Cricket Records for England (Host) in Test matches
Best economy rates
Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
1882-1886 | 4 | 256.0 | 136 | 1024 | 254 | 9 | 3/88 | 28.22 | 1.48 | 113.7 | - | - | - | |
1950-1957 | 6 | 448.3 | 201 | 2691 | 762 | 33 | 8/104 | 23.09 | 1.69 | 81.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
1882-1886 | 7 | 263.0 | 146 | 1052 | 306 | 16 | 7/44 | 19.12 | 1.74 | 65.7 | - | 2 | - | |
1951-1954 | 7 | 314.2 | 113 | 1886 | 559 | 25 | 7/52 | 22.36 | 1.77 | 75.4 | - | 2 | 1 | |
1947-1951 | 9 | 485.1 | 189 | 2911 | 867 | 25 | 4/24 | 34.68 | 1.78 | 116.4 | 3 | - | - | |
1950-1957 | 15 | 655.5 | 285 | 3935 | 1180 | 57 | 7/56 | 20.70 | 1.79 | 69.0 | 7 | 1 | - | |
1950-1957 | 9 | 639.2 | 248 | 3836 | 1151 | 40 | 7/49 | 28.77 | 1.80 | 95.9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
1955-1960 | 10 | 517.4 | 227 | 3106 | 942 | 42 | 5/31 | 22.42 | 1.81 | 73.9 | 1 | 3 | - | |
1964-1965 | 4 | 189.3 | 73 | 1137 | 348 | 13 | 6/94 | 26.76 | 1.83 | 87.4 | - | 1 | - | |
1966-1972 | 28 | 652.0 | 249 | 3912 | 1219 | 37 | 3/46 | 32.94 | 1.86 | 105.7 | - | - | - | |
1955-1967 | 24 | 853.5 | 321 | 5123 | 1605 | 54 | 5/19 | 29.72 | 1.87 | 94.8 | 3 | 2 | - | |
1952-1963 | 28 | 1075.0 | 449 | 6450 | 2030 | 104 | 7/35 | 19.51 | 1.88 | 62.0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
1958-1973 | 43 | 1463.0 | 568 | 8778 | 2769 | 102 | 6/29 | 27.14 | 1.89 | 86.0 | 4 | 3 | - | |
1959-1960 | 4 | 188.1 | 66 | 1129 | 357 | 16 | 5/35 | 22.31 | 1.89 | 70.5 | - | 1 | - | |
1956-1961 | 8 | 297.0 | 93 | 1782 | 569 | 17 | 5/121 | 33.47 | 1.91 | 104.8 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1909-1926 | 21 | 332.5 | 106 | 1997 | 645 | 26 | 7/58 | 24.80 | 1.93 | 76.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
1888-1890 | 5 | - | 109 | 1043 | 338 | 24 | 5/26 | 14.08 | 1.94 | 43.4 | 1 | 2 | - | |
1964-1964 | 5 | 228.1 | 73 | 1369 | 444 | 11 | 3/39 | 40.36 | 1.94 | 124.4 | - | - | - | |
1969-1973 | 5 | 279.0 | 103 | 1674 | 543 | 15 | 4/144 | 36.20 | 1.94 | 111.6 | 1 | - | - | |
1954-1958 | 7 | 202.0 | 78 | 1212 | 394 | 23 | 6/36 | 17.13 | 1.95 | 52.6 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1964-1973 | 11 | 337.1 | 118 | 2023 | 658 | 20 | 4/43 | 32.90 | 1.95 | 101.1 | 2 | - | - | |
1896-1899 | 6 | 326.4 | 143 | 1634 | 532 | 28 | 6/41 | 19.00 | 1.95 | 58.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
1963-1973 | 16 | 827.0 | 280 | 4962 | 1618 | 62 | 6/39 | 26.09 | 1.95 | 80.0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
1924-1935 | 23 | 1065.3 | 322 | 6393 | 2089 | 84 | 6/42 | 24.86 | 1.96 | 76.1 | 4 | 2 | - | |
1931-1939 | 22 | - | 335 | 5427 | 1781 | 80 | 8/43 | 22.26 | 1.96 | 67.8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
1953-1956 | 8 | 277.1 | 94 | 1663 | 546 | 22 | 5/53 | 24.81 | 1.96 | 75.5 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1902-1921 | 20 | 591.5 | 206 | 3551 | 1166 | 40 | 6/35 | 29.15 | 1.97 | 88.7 | - | 3 | - | |
1953-1961 | 12 | 425.0 | 130 | 2550 | 840 | 33 | 5/42 | 25.45 | 1.97 | 77.2 | 1 | 2 | - | |
1948-1958 | 29 | 1232.5 | 472 | 7397 | 2442 | 135 | 10/53 | 18.08 | 1.98 | 54.7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
1952-1952 | 4 | 185.0 | 57 | 1110 | 371 | 15 | 5/100 | 24.73 | 2.00 | 74.0 | - | 1 | - | |
1948-1953 | 8 | 483.2 | 158 | 2900 | 973 | 34 | 5/36 | 28.61 | 2.01 | 85.2 | 3 | 1 | - | |
1948-1956 | 15 | 529.2 | 159 | 3176 | 1071 | 44 | 5/72 | 24.34 | 2.02 | 72.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
1964-1968 | 7 | 300.1 | 98 | 1801 | 611 | 19 | 6/47 | 32.15 | 2.03 | 94.7 | - | 2 | - | |
1977-1981 | 9 | 309.5 | 124 | 1859 | 631 | 17 | 5/68 | 37.11 | 2.03 | 109.3 | - | 1 | - | |
1955-1960 | 10 | 501.0 | 192 | 3006 | 1022 | 38 | 5/60 | 26.89 | 2.03 | 79.1 | 2 | 3 | - | |
1888-1896 | 6 | - | 108 | 1047 | 357 | 38 | 7/31 | 9.39 | 2.04 | 27.5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
1972-1972 | 4 | 199.1 | 58 | 1195 | 409 | 23 | 8/53 | 17.78 | 2.05 | 51.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
1886-1896 | 9 | - | 173 | 1527 | 524 | 36 | 7/36 | 14.55 | 2.05 | 42.4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
1921-1930 | 6 | 245.3 | 76 | 1473 | 513 | 14 | 3/37 | 36.64 | 2.08 | 105.2 | - | - | - | |
1959-1959 | 5 | 203.4 | 85 | 1222 | 426 | 16 | 5/75 | 26.62 | 2.09 | 76.3 | - | 2 | - | |
1967-1974 | 9 | 200.0 | 60 | 1200 | 420 | 16 | 3/37 | 26.25 | 2.10 | 75.0 | - | - | - | |
1912-1912 | 6 | 189.3 | 60 | 1137 | 398 | 19 | 7/25 | 20.94 | 2.10 | 59.8 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1947-1949 | 6 | 254.4 | 89 | 1528 | 535 | 13 | 3/65 | 41.15 | 2.10 | 117.5 | - | - | - | |
1948-1948 | 4 | 173.1 | 70 | 1039 | 364 | 11 | 5/40 | 33.09 | 2.10 | 94.4 | - | 1 | - | |
1974-1982 | 6 | 184.0 | 50 | 1104 | 388 | 17 | 5/39 | 22.82 | 2.10 | 64.9 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1966-1980 | 42 | 1662.1 | 631 | 9973 | 3515 | 145 | 8/51 | 24.24 | 2.11 | 68.7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
1980-1984 | 10 | 430.3 | 133 | 2583 | 911 | 55 | 5/55 | 16.56 | 2.11 | 46.9 | 5 | 1 | - | |
1968-1972 | 8 | 270.3 | 93 | 1623 | 574 | 15 | 3/44 | 38.26 | 2.12 | 108.2 | - | - | - | |
1993-1993 | 5 | 278.0 | 90 | 1668 | 592 | 21 | 5/89 | 28.19 | 2.12 | 79.4 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1926-1934 | 13 | 940.1 | 285 | 5641 | 2007 | 67 | 6/167 | 29.95 | 2.13 | 84.1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | |
1955-1960 | 9 | 392.0 | 106 | 2352 | 839 | 36 | 6/65 | 23.30 | 2.14 | 65.3 | 1 | 2 | - | |
1888-1893 | 8 | - | 184 | 2051 | 735 | 38 | 6/67 | 19.34 | 2.15 | 53.9 | - | 5 | 1 | |
1967-1971 | 5 | 187.1 | 64 | 1123 | 403 | 10 | 3/25 | 40.30 | 2.15 | 112.3 | - | - | - | |
1946-1952 | 6 | 312.5 | 108 | 1877 | 678 | 20 | 5/101 | 33.90 | 2.16 | 93.8 | - | 2 | - | |
1975-1977 | 9 | 477.3 | 147 | 2865 | 1037 | 28 | 5/48 | 37.03 | 2.17 | 102.3 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1886-1899 | 10 | - | 194 | 1915 | 695 | 51 | 6/45 | 13.62 | 2.17 | 37.5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
1950-1963 | 6 | 317.2 | 89 | 1904 | 692 | 17 | 4/72 | 40.70 | 2.18 | 112.0 | 1 | - | - | |
1882-1886 | 5 | 292.0 | 133 | 1168 | 426 | 20 | 6/85 | 21.30 | 2.18 | 58.4 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1975-1987 | 32 | 1109.0 | 367 | 6654 | 2427 | 74 | 5/28 | 32.79 | 2.18 | 89.9 | 7 | 1 | - | |
1934-1938 | 9 | 596.4 | 206 | 3580 | 1308 | 50 | 7/54 | 26.16 | 2.19 | 71.6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
1924-1934 | 8 | 317.0 | 93 | 1902 | 696 | 15 | 3/101 | 46.40 | 2.19 | 126.8 | - | - | - | |
1924-1930 | 6 | 219.5 | 73 | 1319 | 483 | 19 | 3/50 | 25.42 | 2.19 | 69.4 | - | - | - | |
1931-1946 | 5 | 180.1 | 49 | 1081 | 398 | 12 | 3/23 | 33.16 | 2.20 | 90.0 | - | - | - | |
1968-1968 | 5 | 267.1 | 75 | 1603 | 591 | 23 | 5/72 | 25.69 | 2.21 | 69.6 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1973-1976 | 5 | 196.0 | 55 | 1176 | 434 | 9 | 3/69 | 48.22 | 2.21 | 130.6 | - | - | - | |
1958-1958 | 5 | 175.4 | 50 | 1054 | 389 | 20 | 5/64 | 19.45 | 2.21 | 52.7 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1946-1955 | 32 | 1616.4 | 430 | 9700 | 3600 | 167 | 7/44 | 21.55 | 2.22 | 58.0 | 5 | 13 | 4 | |
1998-2003 | 8 | 396.5 | 129 | 2381 | 884 | 35 | 6/39 | 25.25 | 2.22 | 68.0 | - | 2 | - | |
1978-1995 | 33 | 1142.5 | 334 | 6857 | 2549 | 63 | 5/82 | 40.46 | 2.23 | 108.8 | 3 | 1 | - | |
1948-1956 | 14 | 563.4 | 148 | 3382 | 1258 | 60 | 6/20 | 20.96 | 2.23 | 56.3 | 2 | 5 | - | |
1947-1950 | 10 | 499.2 | 152 | 2996 | 1115 | 34 | 5/63 | 32.79 | 2.23 | 88.1 | - | 4 | - | |
1902-1912 | 10 | 377.3 | 129 | 2265 | 843 | 63 | 8/29 | 13.38 | 2.23 | 35.9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | |
1988-2000 | 20 | 818.3 | 230 | 4911 | 1828 | 88 | 6/52 | 20.77 | 2.23 | 55.8 | 7 | 3 | - | |
1962-1964 | 4 | 170.0 | 44 | 1020 | 381 | 17 | 6/85 | 22.41 | 2.24 | 60.0 | - | 1 | - | |
1960-1966 | 14 | 491.1 | 205 | 2947 | 1111 | 35 | 4/58 | 31.74 | 2.26 | 84.2 | 3 | - | - | |
1969-1976 | 9 | 386.5 | 124 | 2321 | 876 | 31 | 4/48 | 28.25 | 2.26 | 74.8 | 2 | - | - | |
1957-1973 | 21 | 861.5 | 224 | 5171 | 1958 | 62 | 5/41 | 31.58 | 2.27 | 83.4 | 1 | 3 | - | |
1953-1961 | 12 | 436.3 | 143 | 2619 | 992 | 25 | 6/70 | 39.68 | 2.27 | 104.7 | - | 1 | - | |
1993-1999 | 9 | 403.5 | 111 | 2423 | 919 | 26 | 6/67 | 35.34 | 2.27 | 93.1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
1974-1981 | 21 | 732.2 | 207 | 4394 | 1679 | 62 | 4/28 | 27.08 | 2.29 | 70.8 | 5 | - | - | |
1882-1886 | 7 | 425.3 | 185 | 1703 | 651 | 38 | 7/44 | 17.13 | 2.29 | 44.8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
1909-1912 | 7 | 242.0 | 82 | 1452 | 556 | 25 | 5/55 | 22.24 | 2.29 | 58.0 | 3 | 1 | - | |
1951-1965 | 37 | 1460.0 | 399 | 8760 | 3370 | 148 | 7/39 | 22.77 | 2.30 | 59.1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
1964-1964 | 5 | 193.1 | 50 | 1159 | 447 | 12 | 4/60 | 37.25 | 2.31 | 96.5 | 1 | - | - | |
1950-1963 | 14 | 271.4 | 77 | 1630 | 629 | 19 | 7/70 | 33.10 | 2.31 | 85.7 | - | 1 | - | |
1951-1951 | 5 | 177.0 | 31 | 1062 | 413 | 10 | 4/76 | 41.30 | 2.33 | 106.2 | 2 | - | - | |
1965-1968 | 11 | 517.2 | 138 | 3104 | 1214 | 52 | 6/91 | 23.34 | 2.34 | 59.6 | 5 | 2 | - | |
1890-1902 | 16 | - | 229 | 3487 | 1364 | 67 | 8/65 | 20.35 | 2.34 | 52.0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
1978-1983 | 6 | 269.0 | 75 | 1614 | 632 | 20 | 7/74 | 31.60 | 2.34 | 80.7 | - | 1 | 1 | |
1976-1984 | 15 | 274.4 | 84 | 1648 | 647 | 16 | 2/18 | 40.43 | 2.35 | 103.0 | - | - | - | |
1975-1994 | 74 | 307.2 | 87 | 1844 | 728 | 15 | 3/39 | 48.53 | 2.36 | 122.9 | - | - | - | |
1928-1946 | 44 | - | 146 | 3528 | 1394 | 30 | 3/9 | 46.46 | 2.37 | 117.6 | - | - | - | |
1899-1909 | 13 | - | 99 | 1941 | 769 | 34 | 8/31 | 22.61 | 2.37 | 57.0 | - | 2 | - | |
1971-1987 | 12 | 486.3 | 116 | 2919 | 1158 | 47 | 7/40 | 24.63 | 2.38 | 62.1 | - | 4 | 1 | |
1932-1936 | 4 | 199.5 | 56 | 1199 | 476 | 14 | 6/35 | 34.00 | 2.38 | 85.6 | - | 1 | - | |
1998-2006 | 6 | 386.1 | 108 | 2317 | 922 | 48 | 9/65 | 19.20 | 2.38 | 48.2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
1880-1886 | 7 | 369.1 | 140 | 1477 | 588 | 23 | 6/111 | 25.56 | 2.38 | 64.2 | 2 | 1 | - | |
1930-1930 | 5 | 196.1 | 50 | 1177 | 471 | 13 | 7/92 | 36.23 | 2.40 | 90.5 | - | 1 | - | |
1999-2008 | 9 | 323.2 | 78 | 1940 | 777 | 26 | 5/66 | 29.88 | 2.40 | 74.6 | - | 2 | - | |
1964-1965 | 5 | 190.5 | 53 | 1145 | 461 | 17 | 4/25 | 27.11 | 2.41 | 67.3 | 1 | - | - |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]
England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 19-23, 2023 [Test # 2512]
England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 6-9, 2023 [Test # 2509]
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