Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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
JC Laker	14.1	9	7	2	0.37	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
JW Burke	15.0	10	8	-	0.40	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
H Verity	12.0	9	5	2	0.41	England	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1935	Test # 244
UT Yadav	21.0	16	9	3	0.42	India	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
NM Lyon	22.0	17	10	-	0.45	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
HL Collins	15.0	12	7	-	0.46	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
DCS Compton	16.0	11	11	1	0.51	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
RA Jadeja	46.0	33	26	2	0.56	India	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
WR Cuttell	32.0	24	17	3	0.63	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1899	Test # 58
TE Bailey	25.0	12	23	3	0.69	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
TE Bailey	13.0	4	12	2	0.69	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
JM Gregory	15.0	9	11	-	0.73	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
JH Wardle	32.0	23	24	4	0.75	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
KD Mackay	11.0	5	11	-	0.75	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
EG Arnold	13.0	7	10	1	0.76	England	v South Africa	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
AR Kapoor	13.0	8	10	-	0.76	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
H Verity	16.0	8	17	-	0.79	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
G Geary	22.3	13	18	2	0.80	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
F Barratt	10.0	4	8	1	0.80	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
TBA May	32.0	20	26	2	0.81	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
R Tattersall	16.0	9	13	-	0.81	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
WR Hammond	11.0	6	9	2	0.81	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Jan 1931	Test # 204
H Verity	8.0	4	9	-	0.84	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
GAR Lock	15.0	6	17	1	0.85	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
A Kumble	23.0	11	20	1	0.86	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
JC White	32.0	19	28	-	0.87	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
R Illingworth	17.0	11	15	3	0.88	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	09 Jun 1960	Test # 492
TE Bailey	11.0	5	13	-	0.88	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	0.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
H Ironmonger	47.0	29	42	5	0.89	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
AK Davidson	15.0	6	18	2	0.90	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
G Noblet	17.1	7	21	3	0.91	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	03 Mar 1950	Test # 322
TW Wall	15.1	7	14	5	0.92	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
GD McGrath	14.0	8	13	3	0.92	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
RK Tyldesley	11.5	4	11	1	0.92	England	v South Africa	Manchester	26 Jul 1924	Test # 156
I Meckiff	16.0	8	20	-	0.93	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
AJ Fothergill	24.0	15	15	1	0.93	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Mar 1889	Test # 31
WJ O'Reilly	21.0	11	20	5	0.95	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936	Test # 250
JA Young	11.0	6	14	-	0.95	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
TE Bailey	15.4	6	20	5	0.96	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
H Verity	10.0	5	13	-	0.97	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
JR Reid	45.0	27	44	4	0.97	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
NM Lyon	50.0	31	49	3	0.98	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
RO Hinds	27.0	13	27	1	1.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
FJ Titmus	20.0	9	20	1	1.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
N Kapil Dev	19.0	11	19	-	1.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
Mohammed Shami	10.0	6	10	3	1.00	India	v South Africa	Ranchi	19 Oct 2019	Test # 2365
SK Warne	30.5	15	31	4	1.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	28 Jan 1994	Test # 1246
H Verity	44.1	16	61	4	1.03	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
TR Veivers	34.0	15	48	1	1.05	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
WP Howell	17.0	6	18	4	1.05	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Nov 1902	Test # 77
WJ Whitty	16.0	7	17	6	1.06	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
AR MacGibbon	16.0	6	17	1	1.06	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
SJ McCabe	12.0	5	13	4	1.08	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
WR Hammond	12.0	6	13	1	1.08	England	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1935	Test # 244
C Gladwin	20.0	6	29	1	1.08	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
AK Davidson	26.1	8	38	5	1.09	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
KD Mackay	11.0	3	16	-	1.09	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	28 Feb 1958	Test # 451
H Larwood	11.0	6	12	-	1.09	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
Azhar Mahmood	11.0	4	12	-	1.09	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
JA Young	23.0	9	34	2	1.10	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
A Kumble	24.0	11	27	1	1.12	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
JB Statham	8.0	2	12	-	1.12	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
MJ Leach	23.0	13	26	-	1.13	England	v South Africa	Manchester	25 Aug 2022	Test # 2475
SK Warne	17.4	7	20	2	1.13	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
WR Hammond	22.0	12	25	-	1.13	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
LF Kline	19.1	5	29	3	1.13	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1957	Test # 445
JH Wardle	29.0	17	33	1	1.13	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	09 Jun 1955	Test # 407
WW Hinds	14.0	5	16	-	1.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
JM Anderson	14.0	7	16	3	1.14	England	v South Africa	Manchester	04 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
I Sharma	20.0	12	23	-	1.15	India	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
DA Allen	39.0	19	45	1	1.15	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
H Ironmonger	19.0	10	22	3	1.15	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
C Gladwin	50.0	24	58	2	1.16	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
H Ironmonger	15.3	7	18	6	1.16	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	12 Feb 1932	Test # 216
N Deonarine	30.0	15	35	1	1.16	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
CV Grimmett	24.0	12	28	4	1.16	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	18 Dec 1931	Test # 213
W Voce	12.0	3	14	1	1.16	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Jan 1931	Test # 204
PR Reiffel	12.0	3	14	3	1.16	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
WJ O'Reilly	40.1	18	47	4	1.17	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	28 Feb 1936	Test # 251
TE Bailey	24.7	5	39	2	1.17	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
GD McGrath	17.0	9	20	1	1.17	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
JC Laker	21.0	10	33	1	1.17	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
PJ Loader	21.0	5	33	2	1.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
CG Macartney	11.0	6	13	1	1.18	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
CV Grimmett	41.1	21	49	2	1.19	Australia	v South Africa	Brisbane	27 Nov 1931	Test # 212
NJ Astle	26.0	15	31	-	1.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
JR Reid	32.0	16	51	4	1.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
H Verity	20.0	10	24	-	1.20	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1935	Test # 245
DVP Wright	20.0	9	24	2	1.20	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
GO Rabone	10.0	6	16	1	1.20	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
AV Bedser	38.0	9	61	4	1.20	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1949	Test # 313
A Kumble	44.0	22	53	6	1.20	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
JC Laker	18.0	7	29	2	1.20	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
HJ Butler	28.0	15	34	4	1.21	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
WPUJC Vaas	14.0	6	17	1	1.21	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
M Kartik	14.0	6	17	2	1.21	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
FR Foster	13.1	7	16	5	1.21	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jun 1912	Test # 122

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