Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JE Emburey	12.0	7	13	2	0.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
AR Border	23.0	11	31	1	1.01	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
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
JE Emburey	21.2	12	30	3	1.05	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Imran Khan	18.0	8	26	4	1.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
G Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
SL Boock	14.6	5	22	2	1.11	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
PH Carlson	27.0	8	41	2	1.13	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JV Coney	25.0	9	38	1	1.14	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
G Miller	34.0	12	52	2	1.14	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GB Troup	16.0	3	25	0	1.17	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
G Miller	27.1	6	44	5	1.21	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JD Higgs	19.0	9	32	1	1.26	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
AG Hurst	10.0	4	17	0	1.27	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
M Hendrick	10.0	3	17	2	1.27	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Wasim Raja	10.4	5	18	2	1.28	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
S Venkataraghavan	46.1	16	60	1	1.29	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
M Hendrick	12.0	2	21	1	1.31	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
S Venkataraghavan	10.4	5	14	2	1.31	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
RM Hogg	17.0	7	30	5	1.32	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JE Emburey	9.0	5	16	0	1.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
M Hendrick	14.0	4	25	1	1.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Sarfraz Nawaz	21.6	6	39	2	1.34	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
JD Higgs	16.0	2	29	2	1.35	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	19.0	6	35	3	1.38	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	20.0	7	38	3	1.42	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	16.0	6	31	1	1.45	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
BS Bedi	22.0	14	32	1	1.45	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
JE Emburey	29.0	10	57	1	1.47	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
BL Cairns	23.0	7	46	1	1.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
G Miller	18.0	3	36	2	1.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
AG Hurst	12.0	2	24	1	1.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RR Jumadeen	21.0	6	32	0	1.52	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
PR Sleep	7.7	2	16	1	1.52	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
G Dymock	18.0	4	37	2	1.54	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Dymock	17.0	4	35	0	1.54	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
M Hendrick	24.0	4	50	2	1.56	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
S Venkataraghavan	30.0	13	47	3	1.56	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
BL Cairns	11.0	2	23	0	1.56	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
JV Coney	10.0	2	21	0	1.57	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
G Dymock	34.0	4	72	1	1.58	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RM Hogg	17.0	5	36	5	1.58	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RM Hogg	30.5	9	65	5	1.59	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RM Hogg	27.6	7	59	3	1.59	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
N Kapil Dev	13.0	6	21	0	1.61	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
Sarfraz Nawaz	28.2	9	61	4	1.61	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
JE Emburey	24.0	4	52	4	1.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
M Hendrick	23.0	3	50	3	1.63	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
S Venkataraghavan	33.0	15	55	4	1.66	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
WM Clark	21.0	6	47	0	1.67	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Imran Khan	32.0	9	72	2	1.68	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
RM Hogg	20.0	5	45	2	1.68	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
PH Edmonds	12.0	1	27	0	1.68	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	19.0	3	43	0	1.69	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JD Higgs	30.0	8	69	4	1.72	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
BS Bedi	19.0	8	33	1	1.73	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
JD Higgs	18.0	4	42	3	1.75	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RM Hogg	18.0	6	42	1	1.75	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RGD Willis	18.5	5	44	5	1.77	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
M Hendrick	19.0	1	45	2	1.77	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RM Hogg	28.0	10	67	4	1.79	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Mushtaq Mohammad	25.0	4	60	4	1.80	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
PH Carlson	10.0	1	24	0	1.80	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
S Venkataraghavan	41.0	15	74	1	1.80	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
G Dymock	15.6	4	38	3	1.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Sarfraz Nawaz	35.4	7	86	9	1.81	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
CM Old	9.7	1	24	2	1.82	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DR Parry	12.0	6	22	1	1.83	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
TJ Laughlin	22.0	6	54	0	1.84	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
S Venkataraghavan	14.0	8	26	1	1.85	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
RM Hogg	10.4	1	26	4	1.85	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JD Higgs	59.6	15	148	5	1.85	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Sir RJ Hadlee	25.0	2	62	5	1.86	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
RGD Willis	27.6	3	69	3	1.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AR Border	14.0	5	35	2	1.87	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
AG Hurst	17.0	5	43	1	1.89	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
B Yardley	16.0	1	41	3	1.92	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
SL Boock	30.0	6	77	2	1.92	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
AG Hurst	10.6	2	28	5	1.95	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Dymock	13.0	1	34	0	1.96	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
AG Hurst	37.0	9	97	4	1.96	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RM Hogg	28.0	8	74	6	1.98	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
IT Botham	14.0	4	37	1	1.98	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
AG Hurst	23.0	4	61	4	1.98	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
JE Emburey	18.0	3	48	2	2.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
KD Ghavri	23.0	8	46	4	2.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
JE Emburey	17.2	7	46	4	2.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
JD Higgs	28.0	4	75	1	2.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Mushtaq Mohammad	22.0	5	59	5	2.01	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
JV Coney	19.0	4	51	0	2.01	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
AG Hurst	26.0	7	70	3	2.01	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
B Yardley	23.0	1	62	1	2.02	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Imran Khan	27.0	9	73	0	2.02	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Mushtaq Mohammad	27.0	10	55	4	2.03	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
IT Botham	15.0	4	41	3	2.05	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Iqbal Qasim	33.0	12	68	0	2.06	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
AG Hurst	20.0	4	55	3	2.06	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
BS Chandrasekhar	16.0	6	33	2	2.06	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
JV Coney	12.0	1	33	2	2.06	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844

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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]