Best economy rates in an innings in 1979 in List A
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| M Hendrick | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | England | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Jan 1979 | ODI # 57 |
| VA Holder | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | Worcs | v Somerset | Worcester | 23 May 1979 | List A |
| AH Wilkins | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | Glamorgan | v MC South | Watford | 23 May 1979 | List A |
| 11.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0.27 | Yorkshire | v Middlesex | Lord's | 23 May 1979 | List A | |
| 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 | Derbyshire | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 26 Aug 1979 | List A | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.50 | England | v Canada | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 | ODI # 67 | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 3 | - | 0.60 | Middlesex | v Notts | Nottingham | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 9.5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.61 | Worcs | v MC South | High Wycombe | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.62 | England | v Canada | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 | ODI # 67 | |
| 8.0 | 6 | 5 | - | 0.62 | Natal | v Transvaal B | Durban | 10 Nov 1979 | List A | |
| 3.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.64 | England XI | v Tasmania | Launceston | 18 Jan 1979 | List A | |
| 10.3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.66 | Derbyshire | v Leics | Leicester | 5 May 1979 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0.80 | England | v Canada | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 | ODI # 67 | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 9 | - | 0.81 | Kent | v MC North | Lincoln | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0.81 | Suffolk | v Bucks | High Wycombe | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 6.0 | 4 | 5 | - | 0.83 | Yorkshire | v MC North | Jesmond | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 5 | - | 0.83 | Worcs | v MC South | High Wycombe | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.87 | Middlesex | v Kent | Canterbury | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.90 | Northants | v Comb Univ | Cambridge | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.91 | Kent | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 9.2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0.96 | Somerset | v Gloucs | Bristol | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1.00 | Kent | v MC North | Lincoln | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1.00 | Pakistan | v Canada | Leeds | 9 Jun 1979 | ODI # 64 | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1.00 | England XI | v Tasmania | Launceston | 18 Jan 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1.00 | Yorkshire | v Middlesex | Lord's | 6 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1.00 | Derbyshire | v Lancashire | Chesterfield | 23 May 1979 | List A | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 4 | - | 1.00 | Yorkshire | v Middlesex | Lord's | 6 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 2.0 | - | 2 | - | 1.00 | West Indies | v Australia | Sydney | 21 Dec 1979 | ODI # 80 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | Somerset | v Worcs | Worcester | 23 May 1979 | List A | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 16 Jun 1979 | ODI # 71 | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | Somerset | v Derbyshire | Taunton | 18 Jul 1979 | List A | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | - | 1.00 | Transvaal | v OFS | Bloemfontein | 20 Oct 1979 | List A | |
| 1.0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | South Aust | v Victoria | Adelaide | 11 Nov 1979 | List A | |
| 10.3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1.04 | England | v Canada | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 | ODI # 67 | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 7 | - | 1.05 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Jan 1979 | ODI # 58 | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1.05 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 7 Feb 1979 | ODI # 60 | |
| 11.0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1.09 | Yorkshire | v Kent | Leeds | 19 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1.09 | N. Transvaal | v E. Province | Pretoria | 10 Nov 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1.12 | Leics | v Devon | Leicester | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 9.4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1.13 | Somerset | v Kent | Taunton | 8 Aug 1979 | List A | |
| 7.0 | 3 | 8 | - | 1.14 | Middlesex | v Notts | Nottingham | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 3.2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1.15 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 13 Jan 1979 | ODI # 57 | |
| 12.0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1.16 | Transvaal B | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 20 Oct 1979 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1.16 | Transvaal | v OFS | Bloemfontein | 20 Oct 1979 | List A | |
| 6.0 | 3 | 7 | - | 1.16 | Durham | v Berkshire | Durham | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 11.5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1.18 | Suffolk | v Bucks | High Wycombe | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 9.1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1.20 | Transvaal B | v Zimbabwe | Johannesburg | 20 Oct 1979 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1.25 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 16 Jun 1979 | ODI # 71 | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1.25 | Northants | v Leics | Northampton | 8 Aug 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1.25 | Somerset | v MC South | Taunton | 19 May 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1.25 | Leics | v Devon | Leicester | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 6 | 14 | - | 1.27 | Surrey | v Sussex | Hove | 19 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1.27 | E. Province | v N. Transvaal | Pretoria | 10 Nov 1979 | List A | |
| 7.0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1.28 | Warwickshire | v Hampshire | Bournemouth | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 8.3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1.29 | Somerset | v MC South | Taunton | 19 May 1979 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1.30 | Lancashire | v Warwickshire | Southport | 5 May 1979 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1.30 | Tasmania | v Queensland | Hobart | 10 Nov 1979 | List A | |
| 9.5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1.32 | Natal | v Transvaal B | Durban | 10 Nov 1979 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1.33 | Durham | v Berkshire | Durham | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 9.0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1.33 | England | v Canada | Manchester | 13 Jun 1979 | ODI # 67 | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1.33 | Worcs | v MC South | High Wycombe | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1.36 | Leics | v Derbyshire | Leicester | 5 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1.36 | Middlesex | v Yorkshire | Lord's | 6 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 15 | - | 1.36 | Surrey | v Worcs | Worcester | 6 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 9.3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1.36 | Sussex | v Suffolk | Hove | 18 Jul 1979 | List A | |
| 7.5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1.40 | Yorkshire | v MC North | Jesmond | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1.40 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Jan 1979 | ODI # 58 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1.42 | Middlesex | v Kent | Canterbury | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 13 | - | 1.44 | Middlesex | v Yorkshire | Lord's | 8 Aug 1979 | List A | |
| 10.2 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1.45 | Derbyshire | v Hampshire | Derby | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1.45 | Somerset | v Gloucs | Bristol | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1.45 | Yorkshire | v MC North | Jesmond | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1.45 | Northants | v Comb Univ | Cambridge | 12 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1.45 | Essex | v Sussex | Chelmsford | 23 May 1979 | List A | |
| 6.5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1.46 | Kent | v MC North | Lincoln | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1.50 | Pakistan | v Canada | Leeds | 9 Jun 1979 | ODI # 64 | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1.50 | England XI | v Tasmania | Launceston | 18 Jan 1979 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 1.50 | Somerset | v Kent | Taunton | 8 Aug 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1.50 | Glamorgan | v Worcs | Cardiff | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 12 | - | 1.50 | MC North | v Kent | Lincoln | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 4 | 12 | - | 1.50 | Middlesex | v Yorkshire | Lord's | 6 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | - | 12 | 1 | 1.50 | Derbyshire | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 26 Aug 1979 | List A | |
| 4.0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1.50 | Somerset | v Kent | Taunton | 8 Aug 1979 | List A | |
| 2.0 | - | 3 | - | 1.50 | Yorkshire | v Notts | Bradford | 5 May 1979 | List A | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.50 | Bucks | v Suffolk | High Wycombe | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.50 | Surrey | v Derbyshire | Derby | 4 Jul 1979 | List A | |
| 1.0 | - | 2 | - | 1.50 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Jan 1979 | ODI # 58 | |
| 0.4 | - | 1 | - | 1.50 | Somerset | v Worcs | Worcester | 23 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1.54 | Sussex | v Surrey | Hove | 19 May 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1.54 | Yorkshire | v Middlesex | Lord's | 6 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 9.0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1.55 | Kent | v MC North | Lincoln | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 12.0 | 6 | 19 | - | 1.58 | Hampshire | v Gloucs | Bristol | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1.59 | England XI | v Tasmania | Launceston | 18 Jan 1979 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 1.60 | Tasmania | v England XI | Melbourne | 3 Feb 1979 | List A | |
| 10.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1.60 | Victoria | v NSW | Melbourne | 25 Nov 1979 | List A | |
| 5.0 | 2 | 8 | - | 1.60 | Sussex | v Comb Univ | Oxford | 5 May 1979 | List A | |
| 5.0 | 3 | 8 | - | 1.60 | Derbyshire | v Lancashire | Chesterfield | 23 May 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1.62 | Kent | v MC North | Lincoln | 28 Apr 1979 | List A | |
| 8.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1.62 | Leics | v Devon | Leicester | 27 Jun 1979 | List A | |
| 11.0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1.63 | Gloucs | v MC South | Bristol | 28 Apr 1979 | List A |
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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 Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 8th Match, Dec 26, 1979 [ODI # 82]
England vs West Indies at Brisbane, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 7th Match, Dec 23, 1979 [ODI # 81]
Australia vs West Indies at Sydney, Benson & Hedges World Series Cup 6th Match, Dec 21, 1979 [ODI # 80]