Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
EAS Prasanna	8.0	4	5	-	0.46	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
R Illingworth	9.0	5	9	-	0.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
R Illingworth	18.0	11	19	1	0.79	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
JE Emburey	12.0	7	13	2	0.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JA Snow	13.0	5	11	2	0.84	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DL Underwood	20.0	10	23	1	0.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
M Hendrick	14.0	6	19	3	1.01	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
DL Underwood	11.6	2	16	3	1.02	England	v Australia	Melbourne	12 Mar 1977	Test # 800
M Hendrick	8.0	3	11	2	1.03	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
PM Pollock	18.0	12	19	-	1.05	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
JE Emburey	21.2	12	30	3	1.05	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Imran Khan	18.0	8	26	4	1.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
G Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
TL Goddard	24.5	16	27	3	1.08	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
R Illingworth	11.0	3	16	1	1.09	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
G Miller	34.0	12	52	2	1.14	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DL Underwood	19.0	12	22	1	1.15	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
DR Doshi	12.0	5	14	1	1.16	India	v Australia	Kanpur	02 Oct 1979	Test # 857
JA Snow	18.5	7	22	3	1.16	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
ET Willett	28.0	15	33	3	1.17	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
MJ Procter	25.1	11	30	3	1.19	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
G Miller	27.1	6	44	5	1.21	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
JA Snow	14.0	6	23	1	1.23	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
M Hendrick	10.0	3	17	2	1.27	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KD Ghavri	17.4	8	23	-	1.30	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
JA Snow	12.0	4	21	2	1.31	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
M Hendrick	12.0	2	21	1	1.31	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
EAS Prasanna	29.0	11	51	4	1.31	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
JE Emburey	9.0	5	16	-	1.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
M Hendrick	14.0	4	25	1	1.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Sarfraz Nawaz	21.6	6	39	2	1.34	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
G Miller	19.0	6	35	3	1.38	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
AW Greig	18.0	9	25	-	1.38	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
BL D'Oliveira	15.0	4	28	-	1.40	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
PH Edmonds	20.0	7	28	5	1.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
JA Snow	15.0	6	21	-	1.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
EAS Prasanna	7.4	2	14	1	1.40	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
DR Parry	10.4	4	15	5	1.40	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
JA Snow	9.0	4	17	2	1.41	England	v Australia	Perth	11 Dec 1970	Test # 675
G Miller	20.0	7	38	3	1.42	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
P Lever	12.0	2	23	1	1.43	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
BL D'Oliveira	16.0	4	23	1	1.43	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
G Miller	16.0	6	31	1	1.45	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
VA Holder	11.0	3	16	1	1.45	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 1978	Test # 823
NS Yadav	11.0	6	16	2	1.45	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
R Illingworth	20.0	7	39	3	1.46	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
FJ Titmus	22.0	11	43	2	1.46	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
JE Emburey	29.0	10	57	1	1.47	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
TL Goddard	19.4	9	29	1	1.47	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
EAS Prasanna	34.0	7	68	1	1.50	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
G Miller	18.0	3	36	2	1.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
BS Chandrasekhar	15.0	3	30	4	1.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
BL D'Oliveira	12.0	2	24	-	1.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
HJ Howarth	11.0	2	22	-	1.50	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974	Test # 735
AJ Traicos	14.0	5	21	-	1.50	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
DR Doshi	42.0	15	64	2	1.52	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
R Illingworth	21.0	11	32	2	1.52	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DL Underwood	13.6	5	28	2	1.52	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
M Hendrick	24.0	4	50	2	1.56	England	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 1979	Test # 840
TL Goddard	26.0	10	41	1	1.57	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
CH Lloyd	12.0	6	19	-	1.58	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
AW Greig	12.0	6	19	1	1.58	England	v Australia	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
DL Underwood	8.0	2	17	-	1.59	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
DL Underwood	10.0	3	16	2	1.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	1	1.60	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
ET Willett	28.0	15	45	-	1.60	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	09 Mar 1973	Test # 716
JE Emburey	24.0	4	52	4	1.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DL Underwood	18.0	5	39	-	1.62	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Feb 1975	Test # 755
M Hendrick	23.0	3	50	3	1.63	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
P Lever	11.0	1	24	1	1.63	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
DL Underwood	11.0	5	18	1	1.63	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
FJ Titmus	29.0	10	64	2	1.65	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
BS Bedi	28.0	8	62	2	1.66	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978	Test # 814
PM Pollock	12.0	4	20	4	1.66	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
BL D'Oliveira	9.0	2	20	2	1.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
R Illingworth	19.1	5	32	2	1.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
PM Pollock	23.2	10	39	5	1.67	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
BE Congdon	13.0	2	29	1	1.67	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	05 Jan 1974	Test # 729
DL Underwood	25.0	6	42	-	1.68	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
PH Edmonds	12.0	1	27	-	1.68	England	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DL Underwood	19.0	7	43	-	1.69	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1974	Test # 749
JA Snow	17.5	5	40	7	1.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
S Venkataraghavan	45.0	10	77	3	1.71	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
R Illingworth	14.0	7	32	-	1.71	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
MJ Procter	14.0	8	24	3	1.71	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
GG Arnold	15.0	5	26	1	1.73	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
M Hendrick	32.0	14	56	2	1.75	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
TL Goddard	17.0	7	30	1	1.76	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	05 Feb 1970	Test # 671
RGD Willis	18.5	5	44	5	1.77	England	v Australia	Perth	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
M Hendrick	19.0	1	45	2	1.77	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
RR Jumadeen	18.0	5	32	-	1.77	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
AI Kallicharran	18.0	-	32	-	1.77	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	01 Dec 1979	Test # 862
JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	1.78	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
LR Gibbs	26.0	3	62	-	1.78	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	Test # 770
VA Holder	19.0	5	34	1	1.78	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
S Venkataraghavan	23.0	4	55	2	1.79	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
JA Snow	20.0	3	48	2	1.80	England	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970	Test # 674
LR Gibbs	20.0	8	48	1	1.80	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
HR Lance	10.0	4	18	-	1.80	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673

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Performances in matches that overlap decades 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 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 Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]