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Best economy rates in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
EG Arnold 13.0 7 10 1 0.76 England v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907 Test # 94
W Rhodes 10.0 5 9 1 0.90 England v Australia Birmingham 29 May 1902 Test # 70
WW Armstrong 34.2 15 36 2 1.04 Australia v England Melbourne 1 Jan 1908 Test # 97
WP Howell 17.0 6 18 4 1.05 Australia v South Africa Cape Town 8 Nov 1902 Test # 77
W Rhodes 11.0 7 12 0 1.09 England v Australia Sydney 26 Feb 1904 Test # 81
WP Howell 31.0 18 35 2 1.12 Australia v England Sydney 11 Dec 1903 Test # 78
FJ Laver 13.0 4 15 1 1.15 Australia v England Leeds 1 Jul 1909 Test # 103
H Trumble 18.0 10 21 0 1.16 Australia v England Sheffield 3 Jul 1902 Test # 72
MA Noble 12.0 6 14 1 1.16 Australia v England Melbourne 7 Feb 1908 Test # 99
FJ Laver 21.0 12 25 1 1.19 Australia v England Manchester 26 Jul 1909 Test # 104
GH Hirst 23.0 8 28 4 1.21 England v Australia Birmingham 27 May 1909 Test # 101
WW Armstrong 27.0 14 33 1 1.22 Australia v England Sydney 13 Dec 1907 Test # 96
WP Howell 34.5 14 43 4 1.23 Australia v England Melbourne 1 Jan 1904 Test # 79
CG Macartney 17.0 6 21 3 1.23 Australia v England Birmingham 27 May 1909 Test # 101
MA Noble 15.0 8 19 4 1.26 Australia v England Melbourne 5 Mar 1904 Test # 82
WW Armstrong 52.0 24 67 1 1.28 Australia v England Nottingham 29 May 1905 Test # 83
H Trumble 43.0 20 58 2 1.34 Australia v England Sydney 26 Feb 1904 Test # 81
GH Hirst 11.0 4 15 3 1.36 England v Australia Birmingham 29 May 1902 Test # 70
WW Armstrong 30.0 11 41 2 1.36 Australia v England Lord's 15 Jun 1905 Test # 84
TW Hayward 16.0 9 22 4 1.37 England v Australia Melbourne 28 Feb 1902 Test # 69
JH Sinclair 25.0 11 35 3 1.40 South Africa v England Johannesburg 6 Mar 1906 Test # 89
WW Armstrong 24.5 11 35 6 1.40 Australia v England Lord's 14 Jun 1909 Test # 102
WS Lees 23.1 10 34 5 1.46 England v South Africa Johannesburg 2 Jan 1906 Test # 88
SF Barnes 25.0 12 37 1 1.48 England v Australia Leeds 1 Jul 1909 Test # 103
W Brearley 24.1 6 36 1 1.48 England v Australia Leeds 1 Jul 1909 Test # 103
LC Braund 26.0 9 39 0 1.50 England v Australia Sydney 11 Dec 1903 Test # 78
WW Armstrong 18.0 7 27 1 1.50 Australia v England Sydney 21 Feb 1908 Test # 100
LC Braund 16.0 3 24 0 1.50 England v Australia Sydney 26 Feb 1904 Test # 81
RO Schwarz 14.0 7 21 3 1.50 South Africa v England The Oval 19 Aug 1907 Test # 95
W Rhodes 10.0 5 15 0 1.50 England v Australia Sydney 21 Feb 1908 Test # 100
JH Sinclair 27.0 10 41 4 1.51 South Africa v England Cape Town 24 Mar 1906 Test # 91
WP Howell 15.0 6 23 0 1.53 Australia v England Melbourne 1 Jan 1902 Test # 66
MA Noble 15.0 5 23 2 1.53 Australia v England Sydney 13 Dec 1907 Test # 96
C Blythe 37.0 17 57 1 1.54 England v Australia Sydney 14 Feb 1902 Test # 68
W Rhodes 11.0 3 17 7 1.54 England v Australia Birmingham 29 May 1902 Test # 70
GA Faulkner 11.0 4 17 6 1.54 South Africa v England Leeds 29 Jul 1907 Test # 94
WS Lees 27.0 12 42 1 1.55 England v South Africa Cape Town 24 Mar 1906 Test # 91
WW Armstrong 18.0 6 28 1 1.55 Australia v England Sydney 11 Dec 1903 Test # 78
GA Faulkner 22.0 7 35 2 1.59 South Africa v England Johannesburg 2 Jan 1906 Test # 88
CG Macartney 15.0 4 24 2 1.60 Australia v England Sydney 21 Feb 1908 Test # 100
WW Armstrong 10.0 6 16 0 1.60 Australia v England Manchester 26 Jul 1909 Test # 104
CG Macartney 16.5 5 27 4 1.60 Australia v England Leeds 1 Jul 1909 Test # 103
SF Barnes 23.0 11 37 1 1.60 England v Australia Melbourne 7 Feb 1908 Test # 99
C Blythe 41.0 16 66 0 1.60 England v Australia Adelaide 17 Jan 1902 Test # 67
C Blythe 16.0 8 26 3 1.62 England v Australia Sydney 13 Dec 1901 Test # 65
GH Hirst 16.0 8 26 1 1.62 England v South Africa Lord's 1 Jul 1907 Test # 93
JH Sinclair 22.0 6 36 2 1.63 South Africa v England Johannesburg 6 Mar 1906 Test # 89
W Rhodes 28.0 9 46 0 1.64 England v Australia The Oval 11 Aug 1902 Test # 74
WH Lockwood 17.0 5 28 5 1.64 England v Australia Manchester 24 Jul 1902 Test # 73
WW Armstrong 26.3 6 44 2 1.66 Australia v England Leeds 3 Jul 1905 Test # 85

Minimum of 60 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:
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 9-11, 1909 [Test # 105]
England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 26-28, 1909 [Test # 104]
England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 1-3, 1909 [Test # 103]
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