Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Best economy rates in an innings in 1978 in Tests

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
B Yardley	29.0	17	35	4	1.20	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
GJ Cosier	13.0	6	21	0	1.21	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JD Higgs	19.0	9	32	1	1.26	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
AG Hurst	10.0	4	17	0	1.27	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
B Yardley	30.2	15	40	4	1.31	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
RM Hogg	17.0	7	30	5	1.32	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
JD Higgs	16.0	2	29	2	1.35	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
AG Hurst	12.0	2	24	1	1.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Dymock	18.0	4	37	2	1.54	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Dymock	34.0	4	72	1	1.58	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RM Hogg	17.0	5	36	5	1.58	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RM Hogg	30.5	9	65	5	1.59	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
G Dymock	15.6	4	38	3	1.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
TJ Laughlin	22.0	6	54	0	1.84	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	17.0	5	43	1	1.89	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
B Yardley	16.0	1	41	3	1.92	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
B Yardley	14.0	4	27	0	1.92	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
RM Hogg	28.0	8	74	6	1.98	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	26.0	7	70	3	2.01	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
B Yardley	23.0	6	62	0	2.02	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
B Yardley	23.0	1	62	1	2.02	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
WM Clark	29.0	6	79	2	2.04	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
RM Hogg	12.5	2	35	1	2.07	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GJ Cosier	9.0	1	26	2	2.16	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
JD Higgs	21.0	7	46	1	2.19	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
WM Clark	20.7	6	62	4	2.22	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
RB Simpson	23.4	6	70	1	2.23	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JR Thomson	27.0	8	83	4	2.30	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
B Yardley	43.0	6	134	4	2.33	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JD Higgs	28.4	10	67	3	2.33	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
WM Clark	21.0	3	66	2	2.35	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
B Yardley	13.0	1	41	1	2.36	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
G Dymock	16.3	2	53	1	2.42	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
JB Gannon	20.0	4	65	0	2.43	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
IW Callen	33.0	5	108	3	2.45	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JD Higgs	19.0	3	47	2	2.47	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
RM Hogg	17.0	2	57	5	2.51	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AG Hurst	27.4	6	93	4	2.53	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
WM Clark	16.0	3	41	0	2.56	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
JD Higgs	13.0	4	34	1	2.61	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
AG Hurst	11.0	1	39	1	2.65	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
B Yardley	18.0	5	48	1	2.66	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
RB Simpson	15.0	4	40	0	2.66	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
JD Higgs	12.0	1	43	0	2.68	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
WM Clark	24.0	6	65	4	2.70	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
WM Clark	24.0	6	65	3	2.70	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
RB Simpson	9.0	0	33	0	2.75	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JR Thomson	22.0	4	61	2	2.77	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Thomson	23.0	8	64	3	2.78	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
IW Callen	22.0	0	83	3	2.82	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
JD Higgs	16.0	4	46	1	2.87	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
WM Clark	21.0	4	62	2	2.95	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
JD Higgs	16.5	2	53	3	3.14	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
B Yardley	30.0	6	96	3	3.20	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
WM Clark	24.0	3	77	2	3.20	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
RB Simpson	14.0	2	45	3	3.21	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
B Yardley	19.0	1	64	3	3.36	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
TJ Laughlin	10.0	4	34	1	3.40	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
TJ Laughlin	10.0	1	34	0	3.40	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Thomson	16.2	1	56	4	3.42	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
GJ Cosier	13.0	2	45	0	3.46	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
JR Thomson	15.0	1	53	1	3.53	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
WM Clark	34.4	4	124	4	3.57	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
JD Higgs	24.5	3	91	4	3.66	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
RB Simpson	19.0	4	70	1	3.68	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
AL Mann	20.0	0	101	0	3.78	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
RB Simpson	10.0	0	38	1	3.80	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
TJ Laughlin	25.4	4	101	5	3.93	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
JR Thomson	21.0	6	84	3	4.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
RB Simpson	11.0	4	44	0	4.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1978	Test # 824
RB Simpson	16.0	2	65	0	4.06	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	3 Mar 1978	Test # 819
JR Thomson	20.0	2	83	1	4.15	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
JR Thomson	15.0	1	76	0	5.06	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
B Yardley	10.5	2	55	0	5.07	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821
JR Thomson	13.0	1	77	6	5.92	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Mar 1978	Test # 821

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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]

England vs Australia at W.A.C.A, England tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 15-20, 1978 [Test # 836]