Best economy rates in an innings in 1978 in FC - Western Australia
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| PA Nicholls | 5.0 | 5 | - | - | - | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class |
| 16.0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0.75 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 0.75 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 4 | 9 | - | 0.96 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1.12 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1.12 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 1.20 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 10 | - | 1.25 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 1.29 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1.35 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 8.6 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1.37 | West Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 1.37 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1.37 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1.37 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1.39 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 1.45 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1.45 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 18 | - | 1.50 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 6 | - | 1.50 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.50 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 1.56 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 25 | - | 1.56 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 37 | 3 | 1.63 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1.66 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 7 | 54 | 1 | 1.76 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 1.77 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 22 | - | 1.83 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 27 | - | 1.84 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 10 | - | 1.87 | West Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 1 | 10 | - | 1.87 | West Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 1.91 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1.93 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 1.98 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2.01 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 10.3 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 2.02 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 2.02 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2.03 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2.04 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.6 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 2.07 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2.10 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 8.3 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 2.14 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 4 | 26 | 5 | 2.16 | West Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2.16 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 2.20 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 34.4 | 3 | 103 | 3 | 2.23 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 60 | - | 2.25 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 1 | 57 | - | 2.25 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 1 | 54 | 2 | 2.25 | West Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 2.25 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2.25 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | - | 9 | 1 | 2.25 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 43 | - | 2.30 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 3 | 65 | 2 | 2.32 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2.32 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | - | 28 | - | 2.33 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 2.34 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 2.35 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | - | 38 | 2 | 2.37 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 2.41 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 55 | 2 | 2.42 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 2.43 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 13 | - | 2.43 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 4 | 59 | 2 | 2.45 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 56 | 2 | 2.47 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 5 | 76 | 1 | 2.47 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 2.50 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 3.0 | - | 10 | - | 2.50 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 34 | - | 2.55 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 5.0 | 1 | 17 | - | 2.55 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 2.58 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 4 | 59 | 4 | 2.60 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.5 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 2.61 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 2.0 | - | 7 | - | 2.62 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 7.7 | - | 28 | 2 | 2.66 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 25.0 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 2.67 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 2.70 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 19.6 | 3 | 72 | 2 | 2.73 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 10.3 | - | 38 | 1 | 2.74 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 3 | 81 | 1 | 2.76 | West Aust | v NSW | W.A.C.A | 2 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 56 | 1 | 2.80 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 15.2 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 2.80 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | - | 45 | - | 2.81 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 2.81 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 28.0 | 4 | 106 | 1 | 2.83 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2.87 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 27 | - | 2.89 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 18.6 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 2.92 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 14 Jan 1978 | First-class | |
| 2.0 | - | 8 | - | 3.00 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 2.0 | - | 8 | - | 3.00 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 1.0 | - | 4 | - | 3.00 | West Aust | v Queensland | Brisbane | 10 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 11.0 | - | 45 | 1 | 3.06 | West Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | - | 29 | - | 3.10 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | - | 54 | 1 | 3.11 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 18 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 54 | 5 | 3.11 | West Aust | v England XI | W.A.C.A | 9 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 2 | 84 | - | 3.15 | West Aust | v Victoria | W.A.C.A | 18 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 35 | - | 3.28 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 17.0 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 3.30 | West Aust | v South Aust | Adelaide | 16 Dec 1978 | First-class | |
| 23.0 | 4 | 102 | 2 | 3.32 | West Aust | v NSW | Sydney | 4 Nov 1978 | First-class | |
| 9.1 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 3.36 | West Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Feb 1978 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 3.37 | West Aust | v Victoria | Melbourne | 24 Feb 1978 | First-class |
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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia vs England at Melbourne, England tour of Australia 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 838]
India vs West Indies at Eden Gardens, West Indies tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 29, 1978 - Jan 3, 1979 [Test # 839]
Victoria vs South Australia at Adelaide, Sheffield Shield , Dec 30, 1978 - Jan 2, 1979 [First-class]