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
MD Marshall	15.4	5	22	7	1.40	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
CEL Ambrose	20.0	6	31	3	1.55	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
MD Marshall	12.0	5	19	2	1.58	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
CA Walsh	12.0	5	21	2	1.75	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
MD Marshall	13.0	4	23	1	1.76	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
MD Marshall	18.0	5	32	6	1.77	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
DR Pringle	13.0	4	24	-	1.84	England	v West Indies	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
JE Emburey	18.0	9	34	1	1.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
CA Walsh	20.0	9	38	3	1.90	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
CA Walsh	20.0	4	39	-	1.95	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
JH Childs	40.0	16	79	1	1.97	England	v West Indies	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
CEL Ambrose	19.5	4	40	3	2.01	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
CEL Ambrose	26.0	10	53	4	2.03	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
CEL Ambrose	17.0	5	35	2	2.05	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
CEL Ambrose	24.1	10	50	1	2.06	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
MD Marshall	25.0	6	52	1	2.08	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
CA Walsh	10.0	1	21	-	2.10	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
JE Emburey	25.0	7	54	-	2.16	England	v West Indies	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
CA Walsh	16.0	6	36	2	2.25	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
CEL Ambrose	16.0	4	36	2	2.25	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
JH Childs	40.0	12	91	1	2.27	England	v West Indies	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
MD Marshall	30.0	4	69	6	2.30	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
CEL Ambrose	25.1	8	58	4	2.30	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
PAJ DeFreitas	35.0	5	81	1	2.31	England	v West Indies	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
CEL Ambrose	20.0	4	47	1	2.35	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
CL Hooper	14.0	1	33	-	2.35	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
WKM Benjamin	14.0	2	33	1	2.35	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
WKM Benjamin	22.0	4	52	4	2.36	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
RA Harper	21.0	7	50	3	2.38	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
WKM Benjamin	13.0	4	31	2	2.38	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
GR Dilley	23.0	6	55	5	2.39	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
MD Marshall	23.0	8	55	3	2.39	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
MD Marshall	25.0	5	60	4	2.40	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
DR Pringle	34.0	11	82	1	2.41	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
NA Foster	21.0	5	51	3	2.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
CEL Ambrose	23.0	4	56	1	2.43	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
DV Lawrence	15.0	4	37	1	2.46	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
CA Walsh	18.2	4	46	4	2.50	West Indies	v England	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
PAJ DeFreitas	13.0	4	33	-	2.53	England	v West Indies	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
MAWR Madurasinghe	16.0	4	41	-	2.56	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
MD Marshall	24.3	3	64	3	2.61	West Indies	v England	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
DR Pringle	17.0	4	45	3	2.64	England	v West Indies	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
GR Dilley	27.0	6	73	4	2.70	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
PAJ DeFreitas	17.0	2	46	-	2.70	England	v West Indies	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
DR Pringle	11.0	2	30	1	2.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
MD Marshall	17.0	4	47	2	2.76	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
DR Pringle	21.0	4	60	2	2.85	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
BP Patterson	24.0	6	69	1	2.87	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
NA Foster	18.0	3	52	1	2.88	England	v West Indies	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
GR Dilley	20.0	5	59	1	2.95	England	v West Indies	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
NA Foster	33.0	10	98	2	2.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GR Dilley	34.0	5	101	1	2.97	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
GF Labrooy	40.0	7	119	4	2.97	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
MAR Samarasekera	22.0	5	66	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
NA Foster	32.2	6	98	3	3.03	England	v West Indies	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
BP Patterson	16.0	2	49	-	3.06	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
CPH Ramanayake	27.2	3	86	2	3.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
DJ Capel	12.0	2	38	1	3.16	England	v West Indies	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
CEL Ambrose	12.0	1	39	1	3.25	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
PJ Newport	26.3	7	87	4	3.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
JR Ratnayeke	32.0	3	107	2	3.34	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
CA Walsh	25.0	5	84	-	3.36	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
GC Small	18.5	5	64	4	3.39	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
PAJ DeFreitas	27.0	5	93	2	3.44	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
PW Jarvis	18.1	1	63	2	3.46	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
CA Walsh	12.0	4	42	-	3.50	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
GR Dilley	28.1	4	99	4	3.51	England	v West Indies	Manchester	30 Jun 1988	Test # 1100
DR Pringle	27.0	7	95	5	3.51	England	v West Indies	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
DV Lawrence	21.0	5	74	2	3.52	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
PW Jarvis	13.0	2	47	-	3.61	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
PJ Newport	21.0	4	77	3	3.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
CA Walsh	20.0	1	75	1	3.75	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
MAR Samarasekera	10.0	-	38	2	3.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GC Small	19.0	1	76	-	4.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
NA Foster	16.0	2	64	5	4.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	4 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
BP Patterson	13.0	3	52	1	4.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
PW Jarvis	26.0	3	107	4	4.11	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
JE Emburey	15.0	1	62	-	4.13	England	v West Indies	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
BP Patterson	21.5	2	100	2	4.58	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
JE Emburey	16.0	4	95	2	5.93	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	2 Jun 1988	Test # 1098

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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]