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Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings
Best economy rates in an innings for Essex in FC
Best economy rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
RNS Hobbs
5.0
5
-
-
-
Essex
v West Indians
Southend-on-Sea
29 Jun 1963
First-class
J O'Connor
2.0
2
-
-
-
Essex
v Notts
Chelmsford
03 Aug 1938
First-class
DL Acfield
2.0
2
-
-
-
Essex
v Lancashire
Manchester
31 Aug 1983
First-class
TJ Phillips
2.0
2
-
-
-
Essex
v Cambs MCCU
Cambridge
02 Apr 2011
First-class
GM Smith
2.0
2
-
2
-
Essex
v Cambs MCCU
Cambridge
05 Apr 2013
First-class
RN ten Doeschate
2.0
2
-
-
-
Essex
v Durham MCCU
Chelmsford
02 Apr 2017
First-class
T Westley
2.0
2
-
-
-
Essex
v Hampshire
Chelmsford
29 Aug 2018
First-class
JH Childs
1.3
1
-
1
-
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
25 Apr 1992
First-class
TPB Smith
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Derbyshire
Chesterfield
06 Jul 1938
First-class
TN Pearce
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Gloucs
Gloucester
31 Aug 1938
First-class
R Smith
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Pakistanis
Southend-on-Sea
21 Aug 1954
First-class
RS Clinton
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Surrey
Ilford
13 Jun 2001
First-class
A Flower
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Worcs
Chelmsford
14 Jun 2006
First-class
TJ Phillips
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Somerset
Southend-on-Sea
02 Aug 2006
First-class
TJ Phillips
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Bangladeshis
Chelmsford
14 May 2010
First-class
MJ Walker
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Durham
Chelmsford
07 Sep 2010
First-class
TR Craddock
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Leics
Southend-on-Sea
27 Jul 2011
First-class
NLJ Browne
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Derbyshire
Chesterfield
07 Jul 2014
First-class
NLJ Browne
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Gloucs
Bristol
21 Jun 2015
First-class
Ashar Zaidi
1.0
1
-
1
-
Essex
v Northants
Northampton
28 May 2016
First-class
RN ten Doeschate
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Gloucs
Cheltenham
13 Jul 2016
First-class
RS Bopara
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Somerset
Chelmsford
28 Aug 2017
First-class
T Westley
1.0
1
-
1
-
Essex
v Somerset
Chelmsford
25 Jun 2018
First-class
DW Lawrence
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Middlesex
Chelmsford
06 Sep 2020
First-class
T Westley
1.0
1
-
-
-
Essex
v Durham
Chelmsford
23 Jun 2024
First-class
SJW Andrew
6.0
5
1
-
0.16
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
01 May 1993
First-class
CAG Russell
4.0
3
1
-
0.25
Essex
v N Zealanders
Leyton
14 May 1927
First-class
S Turner
4.0
3
1
1
0.25
Essex
v Indians
Chelmsford
25 May 1974
First-class
SR Harmer
3.3
2
1
1
0.28
Essex
v Worcs
Chelmsford
18 Sep 2018
First-class
PM Such
13.0
10
5
1
0.38
Essex
v Cambs UCCE
Cambridge
09 May 2001
First-class
WT Greensmith
5.0
3
2
-
0.40
Essex
v Canadians
Clacton-on-Sea
04 Aug 1954
First-class
T Westley
5.0
4
2
-
0.40
Essex
v Warwickshire
Chelmsford
19 Jun 2017
First-class
JP Stephenson
7.0
4
3
3
0.42
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
25 Apr 1992
First-class
SR Harmer
13.0
9
6
2
0.46
Essex
v Surrey
Chelmsford
04 May 2023
First-class
JA Porter
2.1
1
1
1
0.46
Essex
v Kent
Canterbury
18 Aug 2019
First-class
GW Flower
4.0
2
2
-
0.50
Essex
v Northants
Northampton
26 Jul 2006
First-class
JD Middlebrook
4.0
3
2
1
0.50
Essex
v West Indians
Chelmsford
25 Apr 2009
First-class
JA Porter
4.0
2
2
-
0.50
Essex
v Notts
Nottingham
18 May 2023
First-class
RNS Hobbs
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Essex
v West Indians
Southend-on-Sea
29 Jun 1963
First-class
Danish Kaneria
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Essex
v Derbyshire
Derby
30 Aug 2007
First-class
V Chopra
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Essex
v West Indians
Chelmsford
25 Apr 2009
First-class
RS Bopara
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Essex
v Somerset
Chelmsford
25 Jun 2018
First-class
T Westley
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Essex
v Somerset
Chelmsford
25 Jun 2018
First-class
AP Beard
2.0
1
1
-
0.50
Essex
v Hampshire
Chelmsford
26 Jun 2022
First-class
N Phillip
7.3
4
4
6
0.53
Essex
v Surrey
Chelmsford
28 May 1983
First-class
AP Grayson
7.0
4
4
-
0.57
Essex
v Worcs
Chelmsford
19 Jul 2000
First-class
TC Dodds
5.0
4
3
1
0.60
Essex
v Cambridge U
Chelmsford
16 Jun 1956
First-class
MA Chambers
5.0
3
3
-
0.60
Essex
v Cambs MCCU
Cambridge
02 Apr 2011
First-class
DJ Insole
1.4
-
1
1
0.60
Essex
v Indians
Ilford
24 May 1952
First-class
GA Gooch
8.0
4
5
-
0.62
Essex
v Northants
Wellingborough
13 Aug 1983
First-class
SJ Cook
11.0
7
7
2
0.63
Essex
v Worcs
Worcester
29 Apr 2021
First-class
DD Masters
12.0
8
8
1
0.66
Essex
v Glamorgan
Cardiff
11 Jul 2008
First-class
DD Masters
9.0
5
6
1
0.66
Essex
v Derbyshire
Chelmsford
15 Apr 2009
First-class
AP Grayson
3.0
2
2
-
0.66
Essex
v Glamorgan
Cardiff
15 Jun 2000
First-class
RS Bopara
3.0
2
2
-
0.66
Essex
v Notts
Nottingham
30 May 2003
First-class
JD Middlebrook
3.0
2
2
-
0.66
Essex
v Somerset
Southend-on-Sea
02 Aug 2006
First-class
SR Harmer
3.0
1
2
3
0.66
Essex
v Gloucs
Chelmsford
05 Sep 2021
First-class
SR Harmer
3.0
2
2
-
0.66
Essex
v Northants
Chelmsford
21 Sep 2021
First-class
R Smith
7.0
2
5
-
0.71
Essex
v Cambridge U
Westcliff-on-Sea
15 Jun 1935
First-class
SJ Cook
7.0
5
5
-
0.71
Essex
v Warwickshire
Birmingham
21 Apr 2022
First-class
S Turner
8.0
4
6
2
0.75
Essex
v Notts
Nottingham
02 Jul 1983
First-class
MJJ Critchley
4.0
2
3
-
0.75
Essex
v Somerset
Chelmsford
11 Jun 2023
First-class
VJ Evans
17.0
12
13
1
0.76
Essex
v Cambridge U
Chelmsford
24 Jun 1933
First-class
SJ Cook
8.5
5
7
1
0.79
Essex
v Warwickshire
Chelmsford
20 May 2021
First-class
PM Such
6.0
3
5
-
0.83
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
26 Apr 2000
First-class
RC Irani
6.0
2
5
1
0.83
Essex
v Notts
Chelmsford
03 May 2000
First-class
JH Childs
13.0
7
11
3
0.84
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
01 May 1993
First-class
TE Bailey
14.0
8
12
-
0.85
Essex
v Sth Africans
Ilford
30 May 1951
First-class
SR Harmer
40.0
24
35
4
0.87
Essex
v Notts
Nottingham
30 Jun 2019
First-class
TPB Smith
20.0
11
19
6
0.95
Essex
v Northants
Brentwood
22 Jun 1946
First-class
JD Middlebrook
16.0
8
16
1
1.00
Essex
v Glamorgan
Cardiff
26 Apr 2006
First-class
DD Masters
16.0
8
16
3
1.00
Essex
v Gloucs
Bristol
21 Apr 2009
First-class
JD Middlebrook
15.0
7
15
2
1.00
Essex
v Gloucs
Chelmsford
22 Jul 2008
First-class
SJ Cook
14.0
10
14
6
1.00
Essex
v Notts
Nottingham
05 Apr 2024
First-class
DD Masters
12.0
5
12
3
1.00
Essex
v Gloucs
Bristol
21 Apr 2009
First-class
TR Craddock
12.0
8
12
2
1.00
Essex
v Leics
Leicester
10 Jul 2011
First-class
AP Cowan
11.0
6
11
1
1.00
Essex
v Cambs UCCE
Cambridge
20 Apr 2002
First-class
SR Harmer
11.0
5
11
-
1.00
Essex
v Notts
Chelmsford
03 Jun 2021
First-class
DR Pringle
8.0
5
8
3
1.00
Essex
v Derbyshire
Derby
15 Jun 1983
First-class
D Gough
8.0
4
8
-
1.00
Essex
v Derbyshire
Chelmsford
01 Jun 2005
First-class
SR Harmer
8.0
4
8
-
1.00
Essex
v Warwickshire
Birmingham
11 May 2023
First-class
LC Eastman
6.0
4
6
1
1.00
Essex
v Cambridge U
Westcliff-on-Sea
15 Jun 1935
First-class
N Shahid
6.0
4
6
-
1.00
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
01 May 1993
First-class
RC Irani
5.0
3
5
1
1.00
Essex
v Middlesex
Lord's
02 Aug 2000
First-class
JM Dakin
5.0
3
5
1
1.00
Essex
v Cambs UCCE
Cambridge
20 Apr 2002
First-class
AP Grayson
5.0
1
5
-
1.00
Essex
v Glamorgan
Chelmsford
02 Sep 2004
First-class
JD Middlebrook
5.0
1
5
-
1.00
Essex
v Warwickshire
Birmingham
12 Aug 2008
First-class
T Westley
5.0
1
5
1
1.00
Essex
v Derbyshire
Chelmsford
15 May 2016
First-class
TJ Mason
4.0
2
4
-
1.00
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
26 Apr 2000
First-class
TJ Mason
4.0
2
4
-
1.00
Essex
v Glamorgan
Cardiff
15 Jun 2000
First-class
N Wagner
4.0
1
4
-
1.00
Essex
v Warwickshire
Birmingham
12 Sep 2017
First-class
AP Grayson
3.0
1
3
-
1.00
Essex
v Cambs UCCE
Cambridge
12 Apr 2003
First-class
T Westley
3.0
-
3
-
1.00
Essex
v Derbyshire
Derby
23 Sep 2009
First-class
MJ Walker
3.0
1
3
-
1.00
Essex
v Middlesex
Chelmsford
24 May 2011
First-class
T Westley
3.0
2
3
-
1.00
Essex
v Leics
Leicester
10 Jul 2011
First-class
GA Gooch
2.0
1
2
-
1.00
Essex
v Northants
Ilford
22 Jun 1983
First-class
PM Such
2.0
1
2
1
1.00
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
25 Apr 1992
First-class
AP Grayson
2.0
1
2
-
1.00
Essex
v Cambridge U
Cambridge
26 Apr 2000
First-class
T Westley
2.0
1
2
-
1.00
Essex
v Northants
Chelmsford
16 Apr 2008
First-class
RS Bopara
2.0
1
2
-
1.00
Essex
v Surrey
Colchester
19 Aug 2009
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