Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	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	0	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	0	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	0	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	0	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	0	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	0	3.46	West Indies	v England	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
RJ Ratnayake	26.0	4	91	0	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	0	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	0	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	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	0	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	0	69	0	4.92	England	v West Indies	Leeds	6 Jun 1991	Test # 1171
DV Lawrence	12.2	0	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]