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
IT Botham	14.0	9	11	5	0.78	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
JE Emburey	21.0	10	24	-	1.14	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
JE Emburey	25.0	12	35	2	1.40	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
RGD Willis	30.0	14	47	3	1.56	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
JE Emburey	26.5	12	43	4	1.60	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
M Hendrick	20.0	7	33	-	1.65	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RJ Bright	12.0	4	20	2	1.66	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
CM Old	11.0	4	19	1	1.72	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RGD Willis	27.4	9	50	3	1.80	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
TM Alderman	23.1	8	42	5	1.81	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
JE Emburey	22.0	10	40	2	1.81	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RGD Willis	20.0	6	37	2	1.85	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RJ Bright	27.0	12	50	-	1.85	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RJ Bright	36.0	18	67	3	1.86	Australia	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
RJ Bright	16.0	6	30	-	1.87	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
GF Lawson	43.1	14	81	7	1.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GR Dilley	20.0	7	38	3	1.90	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RM Hogg	10.0	3	19	-	1.90	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RJ Bright	21.0	6	41	-	1.95	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
DK Lillee	26.0	9	51	2	1.96	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
RJ Bright	34.0	17	68	5	2.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
IT Botham	16.5	6	34	2	2.01	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
M Hendrick	31.0	8	63	-	2.03	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RJ Bright	15.0	7	31	1	2.06	Australia	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
CM Old	21.0	8	44	3	2.09	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
TM Alderman	52.0	19	109	5	2.09	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
CM Old	43.0	14	91	-	2.11	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GR Dilley	11.1	4	24	4	2.14	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
M Hendrick	20.0	7	43	2	2.15	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RGD Willis	13.0	2	28	1	2.15	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
JE Emburey	49.0	9	107	2	2.18	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
DK Lillee	24.1	8	55	4	2.27	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
DK Lillee	30.0	10	70	4	2.33	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
P Willey	13.0	2	31	1	2.38	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IT Botham	36.0	16	86	2	2.38	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
TM Alderman	35.0	4	84	3	2.40	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RGD Willis	30.0	8	72	-	2.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IT Botham	39.2	11	95	6	2.41	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
GF Lawson	13.0	3	32	3	2.46	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
TM Alderman	17.0	2	42	1	2.47	Australia	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
JE Emburey	23.0	2	58	-	2.52	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RJ Bright	26.4	12	68	1	2.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
DK Lillee	18.5	7	49	4	2.60	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
TM Alderman	30.2	7	79	1	2.60	Australia	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DK Lillee	13.0	3	34	3	2.61	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
IT Botham	47.0	13	125	6	2.65	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GF Lawson	19.0	6	51	1	2.68	Australia	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
IT Botham	26.0	8	71	2	2.73	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
MR Whitney	27.0	6	74	2	2.74	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
DK Lillee	16.4	2	46	5	2.76	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
M Hendrick	29.2	6	82	4	2.79	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GA Gooch	10.0	4	28	-	2.80	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DK Lillee	31.4	4	89	7	2.81	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
TM Alderman	24.0	7	68	4	2.83	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RGD Willis	15.1	3	43	8	2.83	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
DK Lillee	35.4	7	102	-	2.85	Australia	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GR Dilley	27.0	4	78	2	2.88	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
RGD Willis	12.0	3	35	1	2.91	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
RGD Willis	31.0	6	91	4	2.93	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
MR Whitney	17.0	3	50	2	2.94	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
TM Alderman	22.0	5	65	3	2.95	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DK Lillee	46.0	13	137	2	2.97	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
TM Alderman	29.0	5	88	4	3.03	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IT Botham	42.0	9	128	4	3.04	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RM Hogg	16.0	3	49	1	3.06	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DK Lillee	26.4	8	82	3	3.07	Australia	v England	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
TM Alderman	19.0	4	59	3	3.10	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
RGD Willis	30.5	2	96	3	3.11	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
TM Alderman	19.0	6	60	2	3.15	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
IT Botham	20.0	1	64	1	3.20	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
TM Alderman	19.0	3	62	5	3.26	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
MR Whitney	23.0	3	76	-	3.30	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
JE Emburey	23.0	3	76	1	3.30	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RGD Willis	19.0	3	63	-	3.31	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
DK Lillee	18.0	4	61	2	3.38	Australia	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
IT Botham	10.0	1	34	1	3.40	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
GR Dilley	30.0	8	106	3	3.53	England	v Australia	Lord's	2 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DK Lillee	25.0	6	94	3	3.76	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
TM Alderman	35.3	6	135	6	3.80	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
RM Hogg	11.4	1	47	3	4.02	Australia	v England	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
RGD Willis	10.0	-	41	-	4.10	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
GF Lawson	23.0	4	96	1	4.17	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
PJW Allott	17.0	3	71	2	4.17	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
MR Whitney	11.0	4	46	1	4.18	Australia	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
RGD Willis	14.0	-	63	4	4.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]