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
CEL Ambrose	33.0	16	42	2	1.27	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
CC Lewis	25.0	12	35	-	1.40	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
PAJ DeFreitas	25.3	9	40	2	1.56	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
CC Lewis	18.0	4	31	2	1.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
PCR Tufnell	14.3	3	25	6	1.72	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
DR Pringle	22.0	6	38	2	1.72	England	v West Indies	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
CEL Ambrose	28.0	6	52	6	1.85	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
CEL Ambrose	26.0	8	49	2	1.88	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
PAJ DeFreitas	17.1	5	34	4	1.98	England	v West Indies	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
CA Walsh	30.0	5	61	1	2.03	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
PAJ DeFreitas	22.0	8	45	1	2.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
CA Walsh	21.0	6	43	2	2.04	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
DR Pringle	23.0	9	48	1	2.08	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
PAJ DeFreitas	20.0	9	42	2	2.10	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
PAJ DeFreitas	31.1	9	67	3	2.14	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
CL Hooper	12.0	3	26	-	2.16	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
CEL Ambrose	34.0	7	74	5	2.17	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
CA Walsh	14.0	7	31	1	2.21	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
CEL Ambrose	27.0	7	61	3	2.25	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
CL Hooper	34.0	1	78	1	2.29	West Indies	v England	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
CEL Ambrose	36.0	8	83	3	2.30	West Indies	v England	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
MD Marshall	25.0	4	58	3	2.32	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
MD Marshall	21.0	6	49	2	2.33	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
UC Hathurusingha	17.0	6	40	1	2.35	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
IT Botham	11.0	4	27	1	2.45	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
MD Marshall	21.5	6	54	2	2.47	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
IT Botham	16.0	4	40	2	2.50	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
BP Patterson	26.2	8	67	3	2.54	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
RJ Ratnayake	27.0	4	69	5	2.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
CEL Ambrose	34.0	10	87	4	2.55	West Indies	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
MD Marshall	24.0	5	62	1	2.58	West Indies	v England	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
MD Marshall	30.0	4	78	2	2.60	West Indies	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
IT Botham	10.0	3	26	1	2.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
MD Marshall	12.4	1	33	4	2.60	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
BP Patterson	31.0	6	81	5	2.61	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
PAJ DeFreitas	11.0	3	29	-	2.63	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
SD Anurasiri	17.0	4	45	2	2.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
CA Walsh	24.0	7	64	4	2.66	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
PAJ DeFreitas	26.0	8	70	7	2.69	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
MD Marshall	19.4	3	53	2	2.69	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
PCR Tufnell	34.3	14	94	5	2.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
CEL Ambrose	23.0	6	64	3	2.78	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
PAJ DeFreitas	21.0	4	59	4	2.80	England	v West Indies	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
CC Lewis	16.0	7	45	-	2.81	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
DR Pringle	25.0	6	71	2	2.84	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
DR Pringle	35.1	6	100	5	2.84	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
CA Walsh	32.0	5	91	3	2.84	West Indies	v England	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
CC Lewis	10.0	5	29	-	2.90	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
PAJ DeFreitas	13.0	6	38	1	2.92	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
PAJ DeFreitas	31.0	6	93	2	3.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
CA Walsh	24.0	4	75	1	3.12	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
CPH Ramanayake	24.0	5	75	2	3.12	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
CC Lewis	35.0	10	111	6	3.17	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
PCR Tufnell	46.0	6	150	1	3.26	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
RK Illingworth	33.0	8	110	3	3.33	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
BP Patterson	25.1	3	87	2	3.45	West Indies	v England	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
CA Walsh	26.0	4	90	1	3.46	West Indies	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
BP Patterson	15.0	1	52	-	3.46	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
RJ Ratnayake	26.0	4	91	-	3.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
MD Marshall	13.0	4	46	3	3.53	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
BP Patterson	11.0	2	39	1	3.54	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
KIW Wijegunawardene	10.0	1	36	-	3.60	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
DV Lawrence	23.0	7	83	2	3.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
SD Anurasiri	36.1	8	135	3	3.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
IBA Allen	23.0	2	88	2	3.82	West Indies	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
SL Watkin	14.0	2	55	2	3.92	England	v West Indies	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
DE Malcolm	19.0	3	76	1	4.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
SL Watkin	15.0	2	60	-	4.00	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
DV Lawrence	15.1	3	61	2	4.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
IBA Allen	17.0	-	69	2	4.05	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
DV Lawrence	25.5	4	106	5	4.10	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
PAJ DeFreitas	13.0	2	54	3	4.15	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
DV Lawrence	16.0	1	67	2	4.18	England	v West Indies	The Oval	8 Aug 1991	Test # 1175
GA Hick	18.0	4	77	2	4.27	England	v West Indies	Lord's	20 Jun 1991	Test # 1172
CPH Ramanayake	20.0	2	86	-	4.30	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
RK Illingworth	17.0	2	75	1	4.41	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991	Test # 1174
DV Lawrence	24.0	2	116	2	4.83	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173
DE Malcolm	14.0	-	69	-	4.92	England	v West Indies	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
DV Lawrence	12.2	-	61	1	4.94	England	v West Indies	Nottingham	4 Jul 1991	Test # 1173

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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]