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
SR Waugh	3.0	3	-	-	-	NSW	v Queensland	Sydney	15 Nov 1996	First-class
SR Tendulkar	2.4	2	-	-	-	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SC Ganguly	2.0	2	-	-	-	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
GS Blewett	2.0	2	-	-	-	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
P Wilson	2.0	2	-	-	-	South Aust	v Tasmania	Adelaide	1 Feb 1997	First-class
RT Ponting	2.0	2	-	-	-	Tasmania	v South Aust	Hobart	11 Feb 1997	First-class
DR Martyn	2.0	2	-	-	-	West Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	13 Mar 1997	First-class
RT Ponting	1.5	1	-	1	-	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
MR Foster	1.0	1	-	-	-	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	15 Nov 1996	First-class
M Suresh Kumar	1.0	1	-	-	-	Central Zone	v South Zone	Mohali	4 Dec 1996	First-class
WA Seccombe	1.0	1	-	-	-	Queensland	v England A	Brisbane	10 Dec 1996	First-class
DC Boon	1.0	1	-	-	-	Tasmania	v South Aust	Adelaide	1 Feb 1997	First-class
DC Boon	1.0	1	-	-	-	Tasmania	v South Aust	Hobart	11 Feb 1997	First-class
GP Thorpe	1.0	1	-	-	-	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
B Mulder	6.0	4	2	5	0.33	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	7 Mar 1997	First-class
SK Warne	3.0	2	1	3	0.33	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
RP Arnold	5.0	3	2	-	0.40	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
A Jadeja	7.0	5	3	1	0.42	North Zone	v East Zone	Delhi	20 Nov 1996	First-class
LD Harper	2.0	1	1	-	0.50	Victoria	v Tasmania	Melbourne	9 Jan 1997	First-class
RT Ponting	2.0	1	1	-	0.50	Tasmania	v South Aust	Hobart	11 Feb 1997	First-class
SC Ganguly	5.0	3	3	1	0.60	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
MJ Horne	6.0	5	4	-	0.66	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
S Chanderpaul	3.0	1	2	1	0.66	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
SCG MacGill	5.2	2	4	-	0.75	NSW	v West Aust	Sydney	9 Jan 1997	First-class
GS Blewett	4.0	2	3	-	0.75	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AR Kapoor	13.0	8	10	-	0.76	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
AA Donald	23.0	13	18	1	0.78	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
PW Jackson	6.0	2	5	-	0.83	Queensland	v England A	Brisbane	10 Dec 1996	First-class
DG Cork	6.0	2	5	1	0.83	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
CA Walsh	8.0	3	7	1	0.87	West Indies	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
AC Dale	19.0	14	17	1	0.89	Queensland	v NSW	Brisbane	19 Dec 1996	First-class
RDB Croft	20.0	9	19	3	0.95	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
PR Reiffel	15.0	6	15	2	1.00	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	15 Nov 1996	First-class
AF Giles	15.0	9	15	-	1.00	England A	v Victoria	Melbourne	21 Nov 1996	First-class
GW Flower	10.0	4	10	-	1.00	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
MS Garnaut	6.0	3	6	-	1.00	West Aust	v Tasmania	Hobart	24 Jan 1997	First-class
SM Pollock	6.0	3	6	2	1.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
MS Kasprowicz	5.0	2	5	-	1.00	Queensland	v South Aust	Adelaide	10 Jan 1997	First-class
WJ Cronje	5.0	3	5	-	1.00	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SR Waugh	4.0	1	4	1	1.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
Jai P Yadav	3.0	-	3	-	1.00	Central Zone	v West Zone	Delhi	27 Nov 1996	First-class
DJ Marsh	2.0	-	2	-	1.00	Tasmania	v Queensland	Brisbane	6 Nov 1996	First-class
BJ Hodge	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	Victoria	v NSW	Sydney	8 Nov 1996	First-class
R Shamshad	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	Central Zone	v West Zone	Delhi	27 Nov 1996	First-class
A Jadeja	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	North Zone	v South Zone	Faridabad	27 Nov 1996	First-class
B Mulder	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	West Aust	v NSW	Sydney	9 Jan 1997	First-class
ME Waugh	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
GRJ Matthews	16.1	7	17	2	1.05	NSW	v South Aust	Adelaide	3 Jan 1997	First-class
CL Hooper	14.0	6	15	-	1.07	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
DL Vettori	12.0	4	13	1	1.08	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
Aamer Sohail	11.0	6	12	-	1.09	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
WJ Cronje	10.0	5	11	2	1.10	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
L Klusener	7.1	2	8	1	1.11	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
A Kumble	24.0	11	27	1	1.12	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
GJ Whittall	16.0	5	18	4	1.12	Zimbabwe	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
HH Kanitkar	8.0	5	9	-	1.12	West Zone	v Central Zone	Delhi	27 Nov 1996	First-class
SK Warne	17.4	7	20	2	1.13	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
GJ Whittall	14.0	6	16	-	1.14	Zimbabwe	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
CEW Silverwood	7.0	3	8	1	1.14	England	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Dec 1996	Test # 1345
GRJ Matthews	12.0	6	14	1	1.16	NSW	v Tasmania	Hobart	29 Nov 1996	First-class
Mohammad Hussain	6.0	3	7	1	1.16	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
AJ Hollioake	6.0	2	7	-	1.16	England A	v Victoria	Melbourne	21 Nov 1996	First-class
CEL Ambrose	6.0	3	7	-	1.16	West Indies	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
Waqar Younis	11.0	6	13	1	1.18	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
J Angel	11.0	3	13	2	1.18	West Aust	v NSW	W.A.C.A	7 Mar 1997	First-class
PS de Villiers	15.0	7	18	-	1.20	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SG Law	5.0	4	6	-	1.20	Queensland	v South Aust	Brisbane	13 Mar 1997	First-class
PW Jackson	18.0	9	22	1	1.22	Queensland	v NSW	Sydney	15 Nov 1996	First-class
CEL Ambrose	29.0	14	36	-	1.24	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
PW Jackson	4.5	1	6	1	1.24	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	29 Nov 1996	First-class
PR Reiffel	12.0	7	15	2	1.25	Australians	v Border	East London	7 Mar 1997	First-class
PR Adams	4.0	-	5	1	1.25	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AA Donald	11.1	4	14	4	1.25	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
PCR Tufnell	23.0	9	29	1	1.26	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
GW Flower	7.0	2	9	-	1.28	Zimbabwe	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
H Ramkishen	17.0	3	22	1	1.29	Rest of Ind	v Karnataka	Bengaluru	21 Sep 1996	First-class
S Young	19.5	11	26	5	1.31	Tasmania	v South Aust	Adelaide	1 Feb 1997	First-class
PCR Tufnell	40.0	18	53	3	1.32	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
ND Hirwani	21.0	11	28	2	1.33	Rest of Ind	v Karnataka	Bengaluru	21 Sep 1996	First-class
BKV Prasad	13.3	7	18	3	1.33	India	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
SC Ganguly	9.0	4	12	1	1.33	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
MA Butcher	6.0	3	8	-	1.33	England A	v Queensland	Brisbane	10 Dec 1996	First-class
RT Ponting	3.0	1	4	-	1.33	Tasmania	v Queensland	Hobart	7 Mar 1997	First-class
PW Jackson	32.0	14	43	2	1.34	Queensland	v Victoria	Brisbane	29 Nov 1996	First-class
PW Jackson	23.0	10	31	2	1.34	Queensland	v Victoria	Melbourne	5 Feb 1997	First-class
AA Donald	27.0	14	37	4	1.37	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
PCR Tufnell	16.0	6	22	-	1.37	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
AC Dale	21.0	10	29	3	1.38	Queensland	v Tasmania	Brisbane	6 Nov 1996	First-class
MG Bevan	13.0	3	18	3	1.38	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AD Mullally	23.0	7	32	1	1.39	England	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
CEL Ambrose	25.0	10	35	-	1.40	West Indies	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
J Angel	15.0	7	21	1	1.40	West Aust	v Victoria	Melbourne	13 Mar 1997	First-class
GI Foley	10.0	4	14	1	1.40	Queensland	v West Aust	Brisbane	30 Jan 1997	First-class
JN Gillespie	10.0	6	14	2	1.40	Australians	v Natal	Durban	20 Feb 1997	First-class
S Lee	5.0	3	7	1	1.40	NSW	v West Aust	W.A.C.A	7 Mar 1997	First-class
CEL Ambrose	12.0	4	17	4	1.41	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
IJ Harvey	30.5	14	44	7	1.42	Victoria	v South Aust	Melbourne	15 Nov 1996	First-class
WJ Cronje	7.0	2	10	-	1.42	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
WJ Cronje	7.0	4	10	-	1.42	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
L Klusener	9.0	3	13	-	1.44	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349

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