Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
J Simmons	2.4	2	-	1	-	Lancashire	v MC North	Manchester	28 Apr 1973	List A
MLC Foster	2.0	2	-	-	-	West Indians	v Hampshire	Southampton	23 Jun 1973	First-class
BD Julien	2.0	2	-	-	-	West Indians	v Sussex	Hove	14 Jul 1973	First-class
MJ Procter	5.0	3	2	2	0.40	Gloucs	v Middlesex	Lydney	22 Jul 1973	List A
DL Williams	7.0	4	3	1	0.42	Glamorgan	v Hampshire	Swansea	12 May 1973	List A
J Davey	10.0	5	5	1	0.50	Gloucs	v MC South	Swindon	12 May 1973	List A
R Illingworth	2.0	1	1	-	0.50	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	5 Jul 1973	Test # 724
D Lloyd	2.0	1	1	-	0.50	-	v West Indians	Manchester	21 Jul 1973	First-class
RE East	10.0	7	6	4	0.60	Essex	v Sussex	Hove	7 May 1973	List A
P Lever	5.0	3	3	2	0.60	Lancashire	v Bedfordshire	Luton	30 Jun 1973	List A
CH Lloyd	8.0	5	5	1	0.62	West Indians	v Notts	Nottingham	30 Jun 1973	First-class
LR Gibbs	3.0	2	2	-	0.66	West Indians	v Middlesex	Lord's	4 Jul 1973	First-class
J Denman	7.0	3	5	4	0.71	Sussex	v Leics	Leicester	27 May 1973	List A
JA Snow	9.0	4	7	1	0.77	Sussex	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	11 Jul 1973	List A
MLC Foster	10.0	7	8	1	0.80	West Indians	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	29 Aug 1973	First-class
RA Woolmer	5.0	3	4	1	0.80	Pearce's XI	v West Indians	Scarborough	1 Sep 1973	First-class
AW Greig	6.0	3	5	1	0.83	Sussex	v Leics	Leicester	27 May 1973	List A
PG Lee	8.0	4	7	1	0.87	Lancashire	v Bedfordshire	Luton	30 Jun 1973	List A
LR Gibbs	35.4	21	32	1	0.89	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
MLC Foster	20.0	12	18	1	0.90	West Indians	v Hampshire	Southampton	23 Jun 1973	First-class
D Shackleton	12.0	8	11	4	0.91	Dorset	v Staffs	Stone	30 Jun 1973	List A
AS Brown	2.1	1	2	1	0.92	Gloucs	v Middlesex	Lydney	22 Jul 1973	List A
VA Holder	19.0	11	19	-	1.00	West Indians	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	29 Aug 1973	First-class
PJ Sainsbury	12.0	4	12	1	1.00	Hampshire	v Wiltshire	Southampton	30 Jun 1973	List A
BS Bedi	12.0	4	12	1	1.00	Northants	v Sussex	Northampton	30 Jun 1973	List A
VA Holder	9.0	2	9	2	1.00	Worcs	v Notts	Worcester	13 Jun 1973	List A
P Lever	7.0	3	7	1	1.00	Lancashire	v MC North	Manchester	28 Apr 1973	List A
JF Steele	7.0	3	7	-	1.00	Leics	v Essex	Ilford	13 Jun 1973	List A
IR Buxton	6.0	2	6	2	1.00	Derbyshire	v Lancashire	Ilkeston	19 May 1973	List A
RH Downend	6.0	3	6	1	1.00	Staffs	v Dorset	Stone	30 Jun 1973	List A
VA Holder	5.0	3	5	1	1.00	West Indians	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	29 Aug 1973	First-class
PJ Sainsbury	4.0	3	4	1	1.00	Hampshire	v West Indians	Southampton	23 Jun 1973	First-class
UC Joshi	3.0	1	3	1	1.00	Sussex	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	11 Jul 1973	List A
CH Lloyd	3.0	1	3	-	1.00	West Indians	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	29 Aug 1973	First-class
JH Merryweather	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	Wiltshire	v Hampshire	Southampton	30 Jun 1973	List A
MLC Foster	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	West Indians	v Kent	Canterbury	18 Jul 1973	First-class
CH Lloyd	1.0	-	1	1	1.00	West Indians	v Minor C	Torquay	1 Aug 1973	First-class
RB Kanhai	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	West Indians	v Yorkshire	Scarborough	18 Aug 1973	First-class
DR O'Sullivan	12.0	8	13	4	1.08	Hampshire	v Wiltshire	Southampton	30 Jun 1973	List A
N Gifford	12.0	7	13	3	1.08	Worcs	v Leics	Worcester	1 Aug 1973	List A
K Higgs	11.0	5	12	2	1.09	Leics	v Oxford Uni	Oxford	28 Apr 1973	List A
AA Jones	11.0	4	12	3	1.09	Somerset	v MC South	Taunton	5 May 1973	List A
LR Gibbs	11.0	4	12	1	1.09	West Indies	v England	The Oval	7 Sep 1973	ODI # 9
BEA Edmeades	8.0	2	9	2	1.12	Essex	v Sussex	Hove	7 May 1973	List A
PJ Timmis	8.0	3	9	2	1.12	Staffs	v Dorset	Stone	30 Jun 1973	List A
VA Holder	7.0	3	8	-	1.14	West Indians	v Essex	Chelmsford	20 Jun 1973	First-class
JA Snow	7.0	5	8	2	1.14	Sussex	v Kent	Hove	1 Aug 1973	List A
R Illingworth	32.0	19	37	1	1.15	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	9 Aug 1973	Test # 726
MNS Taylor	10.2	4	12	3	1.16	Hampshire	v Wiltshire	Southampton	30 Jun 1973	List A
MJ Ikin	11.0	4	13	3	1.18	Staffs	v Dorset	Stone	30 Jun 1973	List A
B Wood	10.0	4	12	2	1.20	Lancashire	v Glamorgan	Manchester	13 Jun 1973	List A
DW Randall	0.5	-	1	-	1.20	Notts	v Yorkshire	Hull	2 Jun 1973	List A
GS Sobers	22.1	13	27	3	1.21	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GG Arnold	22.0	11	27	5	1.22	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	5 Jul 1973	Test # 724
VA Holder	13.0	6	16	-	1.23	West Indians	v Middlesex	Lord's	4 Jul 1973	First-class
R Illingworth	12.0	5	15	3	1.25	Leics	v Worcs	Worcester	1 Aug 1973	List A
AW Greig	8.0	4	10	1	1.25	Sussex	v Middlesex	Lord's	12 May 1973	List A
VA Holder	6.2	3	8	3	1.26	Worcs	v Oxford Uni	Worcester	19 May 1973	List A
B Wood	11.0	4	14	2	1.27	Lancashire	v Yorkshire	Manchester	12 May 1973	List A
GG Arnold	18.0	8	23	2	1.27	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
VA Holder	14.0	4	18	-	1.28	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
BR Lander	11.4	3	15	5	1.28	Durham	v Yorkshire	Harrogate	30 Jun 1973	List A
J Simmons	3.5	1	5	3	1.30	Lancashire	v Glamorgan	Manchester	13 Jun 1973	List A
B Stead	9.0	4	12	2	1.33	Notts	v MC North	Nottingham	12 May 1973	List A
DL Acfield	9.0	5	12	-	1.33	-	v West Indians	Manchester	21 Jul 1973	First-class
CM Old	11.0	4	15	1	1.36	Yorkshire	v Lancashire	Manchester	12 May 1973	List A
JB Mortimore	11.0	4	15	3	1.36	Gloucs	v MC South	Swindon	12 May 1973	List A
B Wood	11.0	3	15	-	1.36	Lancashire	v Derbyshire	Ilkeston	19 May 1973	List A
DL Acfield	20.0	9	28	4	1.40	Essex	v West Indians	Chelmsford	20 Jun 1973	First-class
JK Lever	10.0	1	14	1	1.40	Essex	v Sussex	Hove	7 May 1973	List A
BE Congdon	5.0	2	7	-	1.40	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
CH Lloyd	5.0	-	7	-	1.40	West Indians	v Glamorgan	Swansea	7 Jul 1973	First-class
RE East	12.0	4	17	-	1.41	Essex	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	11 Jul 1973	List A
AGB Old	7.0	2	10	-	1.42	Durham	v Yorkshire	Harrogate	30 Jun 1973	List A
JSE Price	9.0	2	13	1	1.44	Middlesex	v Sussex	Lord's	12 May 1973	List A
PI Pocock	11.0	2	16	2	1.45	Surrey	v Middlesex	Lord's	7 May 1973	List A
CT Spencer	11.0	3	16	3	1.45	Leics	v Northants	Northampton	2 Jun 1973	List A
R Illingworth	21.0	7	31	-	1.47	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Jun 1973	Test # 722
BEA Edmeades	12.0	3	18	1	1.50	Essex	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	11 Jul 1973	List A
PH Edmonds	12.0	2	18	2	1.50	Middlesex	v Sussex	Lord's	15 Aug 1973	List A
JF Steele	8.0	1	12	3	1.50	Leics	v Sussex	Leicester	27 May 1973	List A
J Spencer	6.4	3	10	2	1.50	Sussex	v Leics	Leicester	27 May 1973	List A
MA Nash	4.0	1	6	1	1.50	Glamorgan	v West Indians	Swansea	8 Jul 1973	List A
MLC Foster	0.4	-	1	-	1.50	West Indians	v Middlesex	Lord's	4 Jul 1973	First-class
B Wood	11.0	3	17	2	1.54	Lancashire	v MC North	Manchester	28 Apr 1973	List A
FE Rumsey	11.0	2	17	1	1.54	Derbyshire	v Notts	Chesterfield	28 Apr 1973	List A
JN Graham	11.0	6	17	2	1.54	Kent	v Surrey	The Oval	2 Jun 1973	List A
NM McVicker	11.0	6	17	-	1.54	Warwickshire	v Worcs	Birmingham	2 Jun 1973	List A
PJ Sainsbury	11.0	4	17	-	1.54	Hampshire	v Somerset	Bournemouth	2 Jun 1973	List A
RA Woolmer	18.0	8	28	3	1.55	Kent	v West Indians	Canterbury	18 Jul 1973	First-class
K Shuttleworth	9.0	3	14	1	1.55	Lancashire	v Glamorgan	Manchester	13 Jun 1973	List A
V Pollard	39.0	11	61	2	1.56	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
RGD Willis	12.0	3	19	4	1.58	Warwickshire	v Worcs	Birmingham	11 Jul 1973	List A
PI Pocock	12.0	2	19	1	1.58	Surrey	v Gloucs	Bristol	11 Jul 1973	List A
SJ Storey	12.0	5	19	-	1.58	Surrey	v Gloucs	Bristol	11 Jul 1973	List A
MWW Selvey	12.0	5	19	1	1.58	Middlesex	v Lancashire	Lord's	1 Aug 1973	List A
A Buss	12.0	2	19	2	1.58	Sussex	v Middlesex	Lord's	15 Aug 1973	List A
LR Gibbs	17.0	4	27	1	1.58	West Indians	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	29 Aug 1973	First-class
JN Graham	10.0	1	16	1	1.60	Kent	v Essex	Canterbury	27 Jun 1973	List A
LR Gibbs	23.0	8	37	-	1.60	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725

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