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Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings
Best economy rates in an innings for England in Tests+ODIs+T20Is
Best economy rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
JH Wardle
5.0
5
-
1
-
England
v New Zealand
Auckland
25 Mar 1955
Test # 402
AN Hornby
7.0
7
-
1
-
England
v Australia
Melbourne
02 Jan 1879
Test # 3
KF Barrington
4.0
4
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
Kingston
17 Feb 1960
Test # 489
MM Ali
4.0
4
-
-
-
England
v Sri Lanka
Chester-le-Street
27 May 2016
Test # 2204
DB Close
3.0
3
-
-
-
England
v India
Leeds
08 Jun 1967
Test # 618
CJ Tavare
3.0
3
-
-
-
England
v Sri Lanka
Lord's
23 Aug 1984
Test # 994
C White
3.0
3
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Nottingham
02 Jun 1994
Test # 1260
G Ulyett
4.0
4
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
Cape Town
25 Mar 1889
Test # 32
DL Underwood
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Auckland
05 Mar 1971
Test # 682
G Ulyett
3.0
3
-
1
-
England
v Australia
Lord's
21 Jul 1890
Test # 33
J O'Connor
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
Kingston
03 Apr 1930
Test # 193
GAR Lock
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Birmingham
05 Jun 1958
Test # 454
KF Barrington
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v Pakistan
Birmingham
31 May 1962
Test # 530
R Illingworth
2.0
2
-
1
-
England
v India
Lord's
22 Jun 1967
Test # 619
RM Prideaux
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v Pakistan
Lahore
21 Feb 1969
Test # 647
G Boycott
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v India
Leeds
16 Aug 1979
Test # 853
GA Gooch
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
St John's
27 Mar 1981
Test # 901
GA Gooch
2.0
2
-
1
-
England
v West Indies
Kingston
18 Feb 1986
ODI # 364
GA Gooch
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Nottingham
07 Aug 1986
Test # 1050
MW Gatting
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v Australia
Sydney
10 Jan 1987
Test # 1065
EE Hemmings
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Nottingham
07 Jun 1990
Test # 1145
PAJ DeFreitas
2.0
2
-
1
-
England
v New Zealand
Nottingham
07 Jun 1990
Test # 1145
GA Hick
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v Pakistan
Manchester
02 Jul 1992
Test # 1191
GA Hick
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Lord's
16 Jun 1994
Test # 1261
PD Collingwood
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v Sri Lanka
Birmingham
25 May 2006
Test # 1803
PD Collingwood
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Napier
22 Mar 2008
Test # 1868
RS Bopara
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v India
The Oval
18 Aug 2011
Test # 2004
JL Denly
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v Australia
Lord's
14 Aug 2019
Test # 2355
DW Lawrence
2.0
2
-
1
-
England
v West Indies
North Sound
08 Mar 2022
Test # 2454
JE Root
1.5
1
-
2
-
England
v Sri Lanka
Galle
22 Jan 2021
Test # 2405
TW Hayward
2.0
2
-
1
-
England
v South Africa
Gqeberha
13 Feb 1896
Test # 47
FW Milligan
2.0
2
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
Cape Town
01 Apr 1899
Test # 59
A Flintoff
1.3
1
-
1
-
England
v West Indies
Lord's
22 Jul 2004
Test # 1707
G Miller
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Auckland
04 Mar 1978
Test # 820
PH Edmonds
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
Brisbane
01 Dec 1978
Test # 834
M Hendrick
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
Sydney
13 Jan 1979
ODI # 57
JE Root
1.2
1
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
Manchester
16 Jul 2020
Test # 2389
MC Bird
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
Johannesburg
01 Jan 1910
Test # 106
GTS Stevens
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
Johannesburg
28 Jan 1928
Test # 171
GAE Paine
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
Bridgetown
08 Jan 1935
Test # 238
L Hutton
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Manchester
23 Jul 1949
Test # 316
R Illingworth
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
Lord's
23 Jun 1960
Test # 493
FS Trueman
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
The Oval
22 Aug 1963
Test # 547
FJ Titmus
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
Manchester
23 Jul 1964
Test # 564
DL Underwood
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Pakistan
Leeds
25 Jul 1974
Test # 742
AJ Lamb
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
W.A.C.A
12 Nov 1982
Test # 938
CL Smith
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Pakistan
Lahore
19 Mar 1984
Test # 984
G Fowler
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v India
Eden Gardens
31 Dec 1984
Test # 1007
RT Robinson
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v India
Eden Gardens
31 Dec 1984
Test # 1007
AJ Lamb
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
W.A.C.A
28 Nov 1986
Test # 1059
MA Atherton
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Lord's
21 Jun 1990
Test # 1146
GA Hick
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
Birmingham
25 Jul 1991
Test # 1174
GA Hick
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Auckland
30 Jan 1992
Test # 1185
GA Gooch
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
W.A.C.A
03 Feb 1995
Test # 1287
GP Thorpe
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Christchurch
14 Feb 1997
Test # 1355
RDB Croft
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A
29 Jan 1999
ODI # 1396
MA Butcher
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v India
Leeds
22 Aug 2002
Test # 1613
MP Vaughan
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
Nottingham
14 Aug 2003
Test # 1654
MP Vaughan
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
Durban
26 Dec 2004
Test # 1730
PD Collingwood
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Sri Lanka
Colombo (SSC)
09 Dec 2007
Test # 1853
MS Panesar
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Napier
22 Mar 2008
Test # 1868
SCJ Broad
1.0
1
-
1
-
England
v South Africa
Cardiff
03 Sep 2008
ODI # 2761
GP Swann
1.0
1
-
1
-
England
v Pakistan
Dubai (DICS)
03 Feb 2012
Test # 2034
GS Ballance
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v India
Nottingham
09 Jul 2014
Test # 2128
A Lyth
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
Lord's
16 Jul 2015
Test # 2171
JM Vince
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Sri Lanka
Chester-le-Street
27 May 2016
Test # 2204
JE Root
1.0
1
-
1
-
England
v Pakistan
Manchester
22 Jul 2016
Test # 2208
JE Root
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
Manchester
16 Jul 2020
Test # 2389
JE Root
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v New Zealand
Mount Maunganui
16 Feb 2023
Test # 2492
JE Root
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Zimbabwe
Nottingham
22 May 2025
Test # 2584
T Richardson
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
The Oval
10 Aug 1896
Test # 52
KP Pietersen
0.5
-
-
-
-
England
v West Indies
Bridgetown
29 Mar 2009
ODI # 2829
AG Steel
1.0
1
-
-
-
England
v Australia
Lord's
16 Jul 1888
Test # 28
SJ Harmison
0.4
-
-
-
-
England
v Australia
The Oval
08 Sep 2005
Test # 1763
KP Pietersen
0.3
-
-
1
-
England
v South Africa
Lord's
10 Jul 2008
Test # 1880
W Barber
0.2
-
-
1
-
England
v South Africa
Leeds
13 Jul 1935
Test # 244
ER Dexter
0.2
-
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
The Oval
18 Aug 1960
Test # 496
ST Finn
0.2
-
-
-
-
England
v Pakistan
The Oval
11 Aug 2016
Test # 2216
CJ Jordan
0.2
-
-
1
-
England
v South Africa
Durban
07 Feb 2020
ODI # 4238
MC Bird
0.1
-
-
-
-
England
v South Africa
Johannesburg
26 Feb 1910
Test # 108
FE Woolley
0.1
-
-
1
-
England
v Australia
Melbourne
30 Dec 1911
Test # 117
WE Hollies
7.0
6
1
-
0.14
England
v West Indies
Nottingham
20 Jul 1950
Test # 325
R Illingworth
7.0
6
1
-
0.14
England
v Pakistan
Lord's
17 Jun 1971
Test # 688
P Lever
5.0
4
1
-
0.15
England
v New Zealand
Christchurch
25 Feb 1971
Test # 681
GAR Lock
6.0
5
1
-
0.16
England
v India
The Oval
14 Aug 1952
Test # 354
PJ Loader
4.0
3
1
-
0.18
England
v South Africa
Gqeberha
01 Mar 1957
Test # 438
ER Dexter
5.0
4
1
-
0.20
England
v Pakistan
Dhaka
19 Jan 1962
Test # 521
BL D'Oliveira
5.0
4
1
1
0.20
England
v Australia
The Oval
22 Aug 1968
Test # 641
RES Wyatt
4.0
3
1
1
0.25
England
v South Africa
Leeds
13 Jul 1935
Test # 244
AJ Watkins
4.0
3
1
-
0.25
England
v India
Manchester
17 Jul 1952
Test # 353
AE Moss
4.0
3
1
-
0.25
England
v Australia
Nottingham
07 Jun 1956
Test # 425
RGD Willis
3.0
2
1
1
0.25
England
v Australia
Sydney
09 Jan 1971
Test # 676
JM Anderson
4.0
3
1
-
0.25
England
v Australia
Birmingham
01 Aug 2019
Test # 2353
WG Grace
11.0
10
2
1
0.27
England
v Australia
Manchester
10 Jul 1884
Test # 14
SM Curran
3.4
2
1
1
0.27
England
v India
Southampton
30 Aug 2018
Test # 2317
PH Edmonds
7.0
5
2
1
0.28
England
v Pakistan
Manchester
04 Jun 1987
Test # 1075
RES Wyatt
13.0
10
4
3
0.30
England
v South Africa
Durban
21 Jan 1928
Test # 170
H Verity
13.0
11
4
-
0.30
England
v South Africa
Leeds
13 Jul 1935
Test # 244
W Voce
6.0
5
2
-
0.33
England
v India
Manchester
20 Jul 1946
Test # 277
FJ Titmus
6.0
5
2
1
0.33
England
v New Zealand
Auckland
23 Feb 1963
Test # 540
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