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
EE Brown	5.0	5	-	-	-	West Indians	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	6 Jan 1979	First-class
Iqbal Qasim	4.0	4	-	-	-	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
PH Edmonds	1.0	1	-	-	-	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
C van Schalkwyk	1.0	1	-	-	-	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	30 Dec 1978	First-class
K Majola	1.0	1	-	1	-	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Zwide	20 Jan 1979	First-class
KJ Prindiville	1.0	1	-	-	-	West Aust	v Tasmania	Devonport	27 Jan 1979	First-class
GP Howarth	1.0	1	-	-	-	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
JD Higgs	0.7	-	-	1	-	Victoria	v Queensland	Melbourne	2 Mar 1979	First-class
HA Gomes	1.0	1	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
S Shivnarine	1.0	1	-	-	-	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
S Amarnath	1.0	1	-	-	-	North Zone	v West Zone	Delhi	15 Mar 1979	First-class
JE Emburey	4.0	3	1	1	0.18	England XI	v Tasmania	Hobart	19 Jan 1979	First-class
MM Khan	7.0	5	2	1	0.21	Natal (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Durban	26 Dec 1978	First-class
GJ Cosier	3.0	2	1	-	0.25	Queensland	v West Aust	Brisbane	10 Nov 1978	First-class
JH Frans	8.0	5	3	1	0.28	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1978	First-class
HA Gomes	6.0	4	2	-	0.33	West Indians	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	6 Jan 1979	First-class
PJ Cox	6.0	5	3	-	0.37	Victoria	v Tasmania	Launceston	17 Feb 1979	First-class
DC Schuller	4.0	2	2	-	0.37	Queensland	v Tasmania	Brisbane	15 Dec 1978	First-class
JE Mahoney	5.0	3	3	-	0.45	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	30 Dec 1978	First-class
R Witbooi	3.0	1	2	-	0.50	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Cape Town	30 Dec 1978	First-class
RJ Inverarity	3.0	2	2	-	0.50	West Aust	v Tasmania	Devonport	27 Jan 1979	First-class
RR Jadeja	2.0	1	1	-	0.50	West Zone	v North Zone	Delhi	15 Mar 1979	First-class
JD Higgs	7.0	4	5	-	0.53	Victoria	v NSW	Sydney	9 Dec 1978	First-class
MM Khan	1.3	-	1	1	0.54	Natal (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Newcastle	17 Mar 1979	First-class
JK Lever	4.0	1	3	-	0.56	England XI	v Victoria	Melbourne	10 Nov 1978	First-class
GJ Cosier	4.0	2	3	1	0.56	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	24 Feb 1979	First-class
DC Schuller	5.0	2	4	1	0.60	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	19 Jan 1979	First-class
A Sonn	11.0	9	9	2	0.61	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Potchefstroom	17 Mar 1979	First-class
V Malgas	6.0	2	5	2	0.62	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	17 Feb 1979	First-class
S Draai	13.0	3	11	2	0.63	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	17 Feb 1979	First-class
HA Gomes	3.0	2	2	-	0.66	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
S Shivnarine	3.0	2	2	-	0.66	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
A Sonn	10.0	5	9	-	0.67	WPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	17 Feb 1979	First-class
TV Hohns	8.2	4	8	1	0.72	Queensland	v NSW	Brisbane	5 Jan 1979	First-class
I Hendricks	14.2	9	14	5	0.73	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	17 Feb 1979	First-class
GD Porter	16.0	9	16	2	0.75	West Aust	v England XI	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1978	First-class
B David	8.0	6	8	1	0.75	Natal (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	18 Nov 1978	First-class
JH Frans	7.0	3	7	1	0.75	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Zwide	20 Jan 1979	First-class
V Malgas	7.0	2	7	3	0.75	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	17 Feb 1979	First-class
C van Schalkwyk	7.0	4	7	3	0.75	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Potchefstroom	17 Mar 1979	First-class
RK Blewett	6.0	2	6	-	0.75	South Aust	v West Aust	Adelaide	16 Dec 1978	First-class
AG Hurst	5.0	3	5	-	0.75	Victoria	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	18 Nov 1978	First-class
M Hendrick	4.0	2	4	-	0.75	England XI	v NSW	Sydney	17 Nov 1978	First-class
E Amod	4.0	2	4	1	0.75	TVL (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	30 Dec 1978	First-class
BC Green	4.0	1	4	-	0.75	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	26 Jan 1979	First-class
GJ Cosier	4.0	2	4	1	0.75	Queensland	v NSW	Sydney	27 Jan 1979	First-class
GJ Cosier	3.0	2	3	-	0.75	Queensland	v NSW	Brisbane	5 Jan 1979	First-class
Stanley Govender	3.0	1	3	-	0.75	Natal (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Durban	20 Jan 1979	First-class
G Singh	2.0	1	2	-	0.75	Natal (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Durban	26 Dec 1978	First-class
N Edwards	2.0	1	2	-	0.75	TVL (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	30 Dec 1978	First-class
F Timol	2.0	-	2	-	0.75	Natal (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Durban	20 Jan 1979	First-class
TV Hohns	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	3 Nov 1978	First-class
GA Gooch	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	England XI	v NSW	Sydney	17 Nov 1978	First-class
GR Whitney	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	Tasmania	v South Aust	Adelaide	18 Nov 1978	First-class
C Nicholson	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	Natal (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Johannesburg	18 Nov 1978	First-class
GA Gooch	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
G Boycott	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	England XI	v South Aust	Adelaide	22 Dec 1978	First-class
JE Nash	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	South Aust	v England XI	Adelaide	22 Dec 1978	First-class
JK Moss	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	Victoria	v South Aust	Adelaide	30 Dec 1978	First-class
GP Howarth	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
C van Schalkwyk	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	WPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Cape Town	17 Feb 1979	First-class
JM Buchanan	1.0	-	1	-	0.75	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	24 Feb 1979	First-class
MR Magiet	8.3	4	9	4	0.80	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Potchefstroom	17 Mar 1979	First-class
RK Blewett	13.0	6	14	1	0.80	South Aust	v NSW	Sydney	17 Feb 1979	First-class
JE Emburey	12.0	7	13	2	0.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
D Govindjee	9.0	4	10	-	0.83	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	18 Nov 1978	First-class
GG Watson	8.0	2	9	-	0.84	NSW	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	2 Dec 1978	First-class
K Thomas	7.0	4	8	-	0.85	WPR (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	18 Nov 1978	First-class
D Jacobs	6.0	1	7	4	0.87	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Zwide	20 Jan 1979	First-class
PH Carlson	6.0	3	7	-	0.87	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	24 Feb 1979	First-class
A Sonn	10.0	3	12	3	0.90	WPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Potchefstroom	17 Mar 1979	First-class
T Kadi	5.0	1	6	-	0.90	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Cape Town	18 Nov 1978	First-class
PH Edmonds	5.0	2	6	-	0.90	England XI	v Queensland	Brisbane	24 Nov 1978	First-class
AR Border	8.0	3	10	-	0.93	NSW	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	2 Dec 1978	First-class
JK Lever	8.0	3	10	1	0.93	England XI	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	9 Dec 1978	First-class
S Magiet	4.0	1	5	-	0.93	WPR (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	18 Nov 1978	First-class
PJ Cox	11.0	4	14	2	0.95	Victoria	v South Aust	Adelaide	30 Dec 1978	First-class
RK Blewett	10.0	4	13	-	0.97	South Aust	v England XI	Adelaide	3 Nov 1978	First-class
A Jabaar	21.0	9	28	5	1.00	WPR (SACB)	v EPR (SACB)	Cape Town	18 Nov 1978	First-class
JH Frans	12.0	6	16	2	1.00	EPR (SACB)	v Natal (SACB)	Newcastle	17 Mar 1979	First-class
WR Broad	6.0	2	8	-	1.00	Queensland	v Tasmania	Brisbane	15 Dec 1978	First-class
VA Holder	8.0	4	8	1	1.00	West Indians	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	6 Jan 1979	First-class
GJ Cosier	6.0	2	8	-	1.00	Queensland	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	17 Feb 1979	First-class
D Chopra	6.0	2	6	-	1.00	North Zone	v West Zone	Delhi	15 Mar 1979	First-class
Mudassar Nazar	4.0	1	4	2	1.00	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
RK Blewett	3.0	1	4	-	1.00	South Aust	v Tasmania	Adelaide	18 Nov 1978	First-class
I Hendricks	3.0	2	4	-	1.00	EPR (SACB)	v TVL (SACB)	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 1978	First-class
RK Blewett	3.0	1	4	-	1.00	South Aust	v Queensland	Adelaide	24 Feb 1979	First-class
Yashpal Sharma	2.0	1	2	-	1.00	North Zone	v West Indians	Jalandhar	20 Jan 1979	First-class
PH Sharma	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	Ind Pres XI	v West Indians	Brabourne	6 Jan 1979	First-class
AR Border	23.0	11	31	1	1.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JD Higgs	17.0	9	23	2	1.01	Victoria	v Tasmania	Launceston	17 Feb 1979	First-class
M Hendrick	14.0	6	19	3	1.01	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
M Hendrick	8.0	3	11	2	1.03	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
S Draai	10.0	4	14	1	1.05	EPR (SACB)	v WPR (SACB)	Zwide	20 Jan 1979	First-class
JE Emburey	21.2	12	30	3	1.05	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JD Higgs	12.0	6	17	-	1.06	Victoria	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	18 Nov 1978	First-class
TJ Laughlin	12.0	4	17	1	1.06	Victoria	v NSW	Sydney	9 Dec 1978	First-class
JV Coney	7.0	3	10	-	1.07	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Imran Khan	18.0	8	26	4	1.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps