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
DL Underwood	15.0	10	18	1	1.20	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
CM Old	16.0	7	20	4	1.25	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
AW Greig	11.0	4	14	1	1.27	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
AW Greig	25.1	8	35	3	1.39	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
DL Underwood	14.0	8	20	5	1.42	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
DL Underwood	34.5	17	51	8	1.46	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
GG Arnold	23.1	11	36	3	1.55	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
Sarfraz Nawaz	36.0	14	56	4	1.55	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
Asif Masood	40.0	13	66	1	1.65	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
Mushtaq Mohammad	29.0	12	51	1	1.75	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
Intikhab Alam	14.0	4	25	1	1.78	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
S Madan Lal	31.0	11	56	2	1.80	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
Asif Masood	25.0	10	47	3	1.88	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
Imran Khan	29.0	7	55	1	1.89	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
Sarfraz Nawaz	22.0	8	42	1	1.90	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
M Hendrick	15.0	4	29	-	1.93	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
M Hendrick	14.2	1	28	4	1.95	England	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
DL Underwood	15.0	3	30	1	2.00	England	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
BS Bedi	43.0	14	87	2	2.02	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
GG Arnold	31.5	8	67	3	2.10	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
M Hendrick	18.0	6	39	3	2.16	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
DL Underwood	12.0	6	26	1	2.16	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
Intikhab Alam	51.4	14	116	5	2.24	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
Imran Khan	44.0	16	100	-	2.27	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
M Hendrick	17.0	1	39	1	2.29	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
Sarfraz Nawaz	22.0	4	51	3	2.31	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
DL Underwood	44.0	14	106	2	2.40	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
GG Arnold	15.0	3	37	1	2.46	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
ED Solkar	13.0	4	33	-	2.53	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
M Hendrick	18.0	4	46	3	2.55	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
S Abid Ali	30.3	6	79	3	2.59	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
BS Chandrasekhar	21.0	4	55	2	2.61	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
Imran Khan	21.0	1	55	2	2.61	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
DL Underwood	19.0	7	50	1	2.63	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
RGD Willis	24.0	3	64	4	2.66	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
Imran Khan	18.0	2	48	2	2.66	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
Sarfraz Nawaz	38.0	8	103	1	2.71	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
RGD Willis	12.0	5	33	1	2.75	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
CM Old	14.0	1	39	-	2.78	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
S Abid Ali	11.0	2	31	1	2.81	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
M Hendrick	20.0	4	57	3	2.85	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
GG Arnold	37.0	5	106	1	2.86	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
CM Old	16.0	-	46	1	2.87	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
EAS Prasanna	35.0	4	101	1	2.88	India	v England	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
ED Solkar	18.0	5	52	-	2.88	India	v England	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
AW Greig	19.0	6	55	1	2.89	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
BS Bedi	20.0	2	58	1	2.90	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
M Hendrick	14.4	4	43	3	2.93	England	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
Wasim Raja	23.0	6	68	1	2.95	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
AW Greig	21.0	4	63	1	3.00	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
DL Underwood	15.0	4	45	1	3.00	England	v India	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
AW Greig	16.0	3	49	2	3.06	England	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
GG Arnold	14.0	3	43	3	3.07	England	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
Intikhab Alam	26.0	4	80	2	3.07	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	8 Aug 1974	Test # 743
S Venkataraghavan	23.0	1	71	-	3.08	India	v England	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
CM Old	21.0	4	65	3	3.09	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
S Madan Lal	30.0	6	93	-	3.10	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
Asif Masood	16.0	3	50	3	3.12	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
CM Old	17.0	-	54	3	3.17	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
CM Old	21.0	6	67	4	3.19	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
GG Arnold	19.0	3	61	2	3.21	England	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
S Madan Lal	12.0	2	39	-	3.25	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
EAS Prasanna	51.0	6	166	2	3.25	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
GG Arnold	24.5	6	81	1	3.26	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
CM Old	13.0	-	43	1	3.30	England	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
Asif Masood	19.0	2	63	-	3.31	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
BS Bedi	45.0	4	152	1	3.37	India	v England	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
BS Chandrasekhar	11.0	2	38	-	3.45	India	v England	Manchester	6 Jun 1974	Test # 739
CM Old	15.0	3	52	3	3.46	England	v India	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
M Hendrick	26.0	4	91	2	3.50	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
S Abid Ali	18.0	2	63	-	3.50	India	v England	Birmingham	4 Jul 1974	Test # 741
BS Bedi	64.2	8	226	6	3.51	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
S Abid Ali	22.0	2	79	2	3.59	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
RGD Willis	28.0	3	102	2	3.64	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
AW Greig	25.0	5	92	2	3.68	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
CM Old	29.3	3	143	-	4.84	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]