Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
14.0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0.21 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
30.0 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 0.66 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 07 Nov 1955 | Test # 415 | |
14.0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
36.0 | 23 | 27 | 3 | 0.75 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
28.0 | 17 | 21 | 2 | 0.75 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 07 Nov 1955 | Test # 415 | |
18.1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0.77 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
22.0 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 0.77 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
20.0 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0.8 | India | v New Zealand | Delhi | 16 Dec 1955 | Test # 418 | |
12.0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0.81 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
16.0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.81 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 07 Nov 1955 | Test # 415 | |
27.0 | 15 | 22 | - | 0.81 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 | |
23.0 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0.82 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
34.4 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 0.83 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 15 Feb 1952 | Test # 350 | |
20.0 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0.85 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1958 | Test # 454 | |
14.0 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0.85 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 | |
35.0 | 20 | 31 | 1 | 0.88 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
29.3 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 0.89 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 05 Feb 1954 | Test # 382 | |
46.3 | 21 | 42 | 6 | 0.9 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 | |
23.5 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0.92 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
29.0 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0.93 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
31.0 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 0.93 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1953 | Test # 370 | |
8.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.93 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1953 | Test # 378 | |
12.3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0.96 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 19 Jun 1958 | Test # 455 | |
37.2 | 19 | 37 | 5 | 0.99 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 | |
22.0 | 12 | 22 | 3 | 1 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 | |
14.0 | 7 | 14 | - | 1 | India | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 19 Nov 1955 | Test # 416 | |
26.1 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 1 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 | |
38.2 | 21 | 39 | 4 | 1.01 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
19.5 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1.05 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
15.0 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1.06 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Mar 1951 | Test # 333 | |
28.0 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1.07 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
14.0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1.07 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
27.0 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1.07 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
13.0 | 7 | 14 | - | 1.07 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
21.2 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 1.07 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 03 Feb 1956 | Test # 421 | |
12.0 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1.08 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 19 Jun 1958 | Test # 455 | |
19.0 | 6 | 21 | - | 1.1 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Mar 1951 | Test # 333 | |
18.0 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1.11 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 21 Aug 1958 | Test # 458 | |
41.0 | 20 | 46 | 2 | 1.12 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
14.0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1.12 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 05 Feb 1954 | Test # 382 | |
31.0 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 1.12 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 | |
20.0 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 1.15 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1958 | Test # 454 | |
24.0 | 13 | 28 | 2 | 1.16 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 03 Feb 1956 | Test # 421 | |
18.0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1.16 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 21 Aug 1958 | Test # 458 | |
12.0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1.16 | India | v New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 28 Dec 1955 | Test # 419 | |
23.0 | 9 | 27 | - | 1.17 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 | |
17.0 | 9 | 20 | 2 | 1.17 | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 24 Jul 1958 | Test # 457 | |
28.0 | 13 | 33 | - | 1.17 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 | Test # 420 | |
11.0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 1.18 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 | |
26.0 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 1.19 | England | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 | |
26.0 | 15 | 31 | 5 | 1.19 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
15.0 | 9 | 18 | - | 1.2 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Mar 1956 | Test # 423 | |
19.0 | 7 | 23 | 3 | 1.21 | England | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 | |
19.0 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1.21 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Mar 1959 | Test # 472 | |
17.0 | 7 | 21 | - | 1.23 | India | v New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 28 Dec 1955 | Test # 419 | |
38.0 | 15 | 47 | 3 | 1.23 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 26 Oct 1955 | Test # 414 | |
29.0 | 12 | 48 | 2 | 1.24 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
20.0 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1.25 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 21 Aug 1958 | Test # 458 | |
21.0 | 10 | 27 | 1 | 1.28 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 27 Feb 1959 | Test # 470 | |
16.2 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 1.28 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dhaka | 07 Nov 1955 | Test # 415 | |
36.0 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 1.29 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 | |
26.0 | 8 | 45 | 5 | 1.29 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
32.0 | 12 | 42 | 3 | 1.31 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
40.0 | 21 | 53 | 7 | 1.32 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
36.0 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 1.33 | India | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 19 Nov 1955 | Test # 416 | |
12.0 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1.33 | England | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 | |
46.2 | 19 | 62 | 5 | 1.33 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1953 | Test # 370 | |
38.0 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 1.34 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Feb 1952 | Test # 349 | |
38.0 | 20 | 51 | 2 | 1.34 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1953 | Test # 370 | |
20.5 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 1.34 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1953 | Test # 378 | |
25.0 | 11 | 34 | - | 1.36 | India | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 19 Nov 1955 | Test # 416 | |
32.4 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 1.37 | India | v New Zealand | Brabourne | 02 Dec 1955 | Test # 417 | |
28.0 | 9 | 39 | 1 | 1.39 | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 24 Jul 1958 | Test # 457 | |
38.0 | 15 | 53 | 2 | 1.39 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
45.0 | 23 | 63 | 3 | 1.4 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 | Test # 420 | |
15.0 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 1.4 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 | |
32.0 | 14 | 45 | - | 1.4 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
22.4 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 1.41 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 18 Feb 1956 | Test # 422 | |
17.0 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 1.41 | England | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 | |
20.3 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 1.41 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 14 Mar 1959 | Test # 472 | |
36.0 | 17 | 51 | 2 | 1.41 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 03 Feb 1956 | Test # 421 | |
24.0 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 1.41 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 24 Mar 1951 | Test # 333 | |
31.0 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 1.41 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 | |
39.0 | 15 | 56 | 1 | 1.43 | India | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 19 Nov 1955 | Test # 416 | |
35.2 | 20 | 51 | 7 | 1.44 | England | v New Zealand | Leeds | 03 Jul 1958 | Test # 456 | |
18.0 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 1.44 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 26 Oct 1955 | Test # 414 | |
18.0 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 1.44 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Auckland | 09 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
24.0 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 1.45 | England | v New Zealand | Manchester | 24 Jul 1958 | Test # 457 | |
13.0 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1.46 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 21 Aug 1958 | Test # 458 | |
49.0 | 26 | 72 | 5 | 1.46 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 | Test # 420 | |
19.4 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 1.47 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 06 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
21.0 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 1.47 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1958 | Test # 454 | |
11.3 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1.47 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 19 Jun 1958 | Test # 455 | |
31.0 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 1.48 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 13 Oct 1955 | Test # 413 | |
21.0 | 9 | 42 | 1 | 1.5 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 | |
17.0 | 7 | 34 | 1 | 1.5 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 05 Feb 1954 | Test # 382 | |
12.2 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1.54 | England | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 | |
31.0 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 1.54 | India | v New Zealand | Brabourne | 02 Dec 1955 | Test # 417 | |
18.0 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1.55 | India | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 19 Nov 1955 | Test # 416 | |
18.0 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 1.55 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 06 Jan 1956 | Test # 420 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]
India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]
Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]
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