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Best economy rates
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
BL D'Oliveira (Eng) 1970-1972 19 2376 713 22 3/46 5/62 32.40 1.80 108.0 0 0
PH Edmonds (Eng) 1975-1979 18 4083 1251 49 7/66 7/66 25.53 1.83 83.3 2 0
GS Sobers (WI) 1971-1974 17 4233 1323 42 4/64 5/91 31.50 1.87 100.7 0 0
G Miller (Eng) 1976-1979 24 3693 1200 42 5/44 6/57 28.57 1.94 87.9 1 0
LR Gibbs (WI) 1971-1976 29 9886 3232 100 7/98 9/143 32.32 1.96 98.8 5 0
R Illingworth (Eng) 1970-1973 25 4325 1462 36 5/70 5/110 40.61 2.02 120.1 1 0
DR Doshi (India) 1979-1979 10 2819 960 40 6/103 8/103 24.00 2.04 70.4 2 0
N Gifford (Eng) 1971-1973 13 2586 886 28 5/55 8/127 31.64 2.05 92.3 1 0
M Hendrick (Eng) 1974-1979 25 5072 1766 78 4/28 8/95 22.64 2.08 65.0 0 0
DL Underwood (Eng) 1970-1979 59 15380 5587 202 8/51 13/71 27.65 2.17 76.1 10 4
RR Jumadeen (WI) 1972-1979 12 3140 1141 29 4/72 6/162 39.34 2.18 108.2 0 0
GS Chappell (Aus) 1970-1980 54 3956 1438 34 5/61 5/61 42.29 2.18 116.3 1 0
Iqbal Qasim (Pak) 1976-1979 18 4209 1533 40 6/40 10/175 38.32 2.18 105.2 1 1
BS Bedi (India) 1971-1979 48 15824 5839 196 6/71 10/194 29.79 2.21 80.7 10 1
G Dymock (Aus) 1974-1980 15 4382 1635 62 7/67 12/166 26.37 2.23 70.6 4 1
HJ Howarth (NZ) 1971-1977 21 6212 2324 50 4/46 7/186 46.48 2.24 124.2 0 0
KJ O'Keeffe (Aus) 1971-1977 24 5384 2018 53 5/101 6/106 38.07 2.24 101.5 1 0
MHN Walker (Aus) 1972-1977 34 10094 3792 138 8/143 8/143 27.47 2.25 73.1 6 0
BE Congdon (NZ) 1971-1978 32 4714 1780 48 5/65 5/65 37.08 2.26 98.2 1 0
BL Cairns (NZ) 1974-1979 14 3296 1255 29 5/55 5/104 43.27 2.28 113.6 1 0
S Venkataraghavan (India) 1971-1979 36 9785 3761 98 5/95 7/102 38.37 2.30 99.8 1 0
AG Hurst (Aus) 1974-1979 12 3054 1200 43 5/28 9/155 27.90 2.35 71.0 2 0
EAS Prasanna (India) 1971-1978 27 6797 2685 76 8/76 11/140 35.32 2.37 89.4 2 1
AA Mallett (Aus) 1970-1976 28 6834 2709 91 8/59 9/111 29.76 2.37 75.0 3 0
S Madan Lal (India) 1974-1977 16 2457 977 29 5/72 6/99 33.68 2.38 84.7 2 0
JW Gleeson (Aus) 1970-1972 12 3758 1502 36 5/125 8/186 41.72 2.39 104.3 1 0
VA Holder (WI) 1971-1979 37 8202 3292 100 6/28 8/223 32.92 2.40 82.0 3 0
RM Hogg (Aus) 1978-1980 16 3722 1500 64 6/74 10/66 23.43 2.41 58.1 5 2
B Yardley (Aus) 1978-1979 14 3531 1437 37 4/35 5/88 38.83 2.44 95.4 0 0
BD Julien (WI) 1973-1977 24 4542 1868 50 5/57 5/66 37.36 2.46 90.8 1 0
JK Lever (Eng) 1976-1979 15 2886 1204 51 7/46 10/70 23.60 2.50 56.5 2 1
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pak) 1972-1979 33 8582 3591 120 9/86 11/125 29.92 2.51 71.5 4 1
JD Higgs (Aus) 1978-1980 16 3983 1676 51 7/143 8/190 32.86 2.52 78.0 2 0
P Lever (Eng) 1970-1975 17 3571 1509 41 6/38 9/103 36.80 2.53 87.0 2 0
IT Botham (Eng) 1977-1979 22 5381 2274 118 8/34 11/140 19.27 2.53 45.6 12 2
KD Walters (Aus) 1970-1977 47 2201 946 38 5/66 7/89 24.89 2.57 57.9 1 0
Intikhab Alam (Pak) 1971-1977 21 5310 2289 76 7/52 11/130 30.11 2.58 69.8 3 1
GG Arnold (Eng) 1972-1975 31 7134 3077 107 6/45 9/91 28.75 2.58 66.6 5 0
RO Collinge (NZ) 1971-1978 22 5169 2249 79 6/63 9/166 28.46 2.61 65.4 3 0
Inshan Ali (WI) 1971-1977 12 3718 1621 34 5/59 7/158 47.67 2.61 109.3 1 0
JA Snow (Eng) 1970-1976 24 6044 2663 103 7/40 8/63 25.85 2.64 58.6 4 0
Mushtaq Mohammad (Pak) 1971-1979 35 4285 1893 65 5/28 9/119 29.12 2.65 65.9 3 0
PI Pocock (Eng) 1972-1976 13 3402 1510 35 5/110 8/142 43.14 2.66 97.2 2 0
Saleem Altaf (Pak) 1971-1978 17 3239 1440 37 4/11 7/131 38.91 2.66 87.5 0 0
DR O'Sullivan (NZ) 1973-1976 11 2744 1224 18 5/148 5/148 68.00 2.67 152.4 1 0
WM Clark (Aus) 1977-1979 10 2793 1265 44 4/46 8/147 28.75 2.71 63.4 0 0
RGD Willis (Eng) 1971-1979 51 9916 4511 182 7/78 9/118 24.78 2.72 54.4 11 0
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1979 25 6830 3125 98 6/63 12/165 31.88 2.74 69.6 5 1
DK Lillee (Aus) 1971-1980 35 9510 4376 184 6/26 11/123 23.78 2.76 51.6 12 4
AW Greig (Eng) 1972-1977 58 9802 4541 141 8/86 13/156 32.20 2.77 69.5 6 2

Minimum of 2000 balls
Matches are credited to the decade they start in and no special account is taken of matches that may overlap decades

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]
India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]
India v Pakistan at Mumbai, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]
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