Best economy rates in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
RES Wyatt 13.0 10 4 3 0.30 v South Africa Durban 21 Jan 1928 Test # 170
H Verity 13.0 11 4 0 0.30 v South Africa Leeds 13 Jul 1935 Test # 244
JC Laker 14.1x8 9 7 2 0.37 v South Africa Cape Town 1 Jan 1957 Test # 435
H Verity 12.0 9 5 2 0.41 v South Africa Leeds 13 Jul 1935 Test # 244
DA Allen 19.0 15 8 1 0.42 v New Zealand Christchurch 25 Feb 1966 Test # 602
JC Laker 18.0 14 8 3 0.44 v Australia The Oval 23 Aug 1956 Test # 429
DL Underwood 18.0 15 8 2 0.44 v Australia Lord's 20 Jun 1968 Test # 638
DCS Compton 16.0x8 11 11 1 0.51 v South Africa Durban 16 Dec 1948 Test # 306
JC Laker 24.0 20 13 2 0.54 v West Indies Birmingham 30 May 1957 Test # 439
PH Edmonds 34.1 23 20 4 0.58 v New Zealand The Oval 27 Jul 1978 Test # 828
R Illingworth 10.0x8 5 8 0 0.60 v Australia Sydney 15 Feb 1963 Test # 539
R Pollard 10.0 8 6 0 0.60 v Australia Manchester 8 Jul 1948 Test # 301
AW Greig 10.0 7 6 1 0.60 v India Kanpur 25 Jan 1973 Test # 709
RG Barlow 22.0x4 18 9 1 0.61 v Australia Melbourne 19 Jan 1883 Test # 11
GP Swann 21.0 13 13 3 0.61 v West Indies Port of Spain 6 Mar 2009 Test # 1914
WR Cuttell 32.0x5 24 17 3 0.63 v South Africa Johannesburg 14 Feb 1899 Test # 58
R Illingworth 15.0 11 10 1 0.66 v Pakistan Lord's 27 Jul 1967 Test # 621
TE Bailey 25.0x8 12 23 3 0.69 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 1 Mar 1957 Test # 438
FJ Titmus 26.0 17 18 4 0.69 v New Zealand Birmingham 27 May 1965 Test # 591
TE Bailey 13.0x8 4 12 2 0.69 v South Africa Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957 Test # 437
W Bates 17.0x4 11 8 0 0.70 v Australia Sydney 28 Jan 1887 Test # 25
RG Barlow 25.0x4 20 12 2 0.72 v Australia Lord's 19 Jul 1886 Test # 23
FJ Titmus 26.0 17 19 5 0.73 v New Zealand Leeds 8 Jul 1965 Test # 593
G Ulyett 22.2x4 16 11 2 0.73 v Australia Sydney 17 Feb 1882 Test # 6
JC Laker 36.0 23 27 3 0.75 v New Zealand Leeds 3 Jul 1958 Test # 456
JH Wardle 32.0 23 24 4 0.75 v South Africa Nottingham 9 Jun 1955 Test # 407
R Illingworth 9.0x8 5 9 0 0.75 v Australia Sydney 9 Jan 1971 Test # 676
WR Hammond 10.3 5 8 1 0.76 v New Zealand Lord's 27 Jun 1931 Test # 209
DL Underwood 11.6x8 7 12 6 0.76 v New Zealand Christchurch 25 Feb 1971 Test # 681
EG Arnold 13.0 7 10 1 0.76 v South Africa Leeds 29 Jul 1907 Test # 94
GAR Lock 18.1 13 14 4 0.77 v New Zealand Leeds 3 Jul 1958 Test # 456
JC Laker 22.0 12 17 1 0.77 v Pakistan Lord's 10 Jun 1954 Test # 387
JC Laker 22.0 11 17 5 0.77 v New Zealand Leeds 3 Jul 1958 Test # 456
IT Botham 14.0 9 11 5 0.78 v Australia Birmingham 30 Jul 1981 Test # 906
GA Hick 14.0 8 11 0 0.78 v New Zealand Christchurch 18 Jan 1992 Test # 1183
JH Wardle 24.0 16 19 4 0.79 v Pakistan Manchester 22 Jul 1954 Test # 389
R Illingworth 18.0x8 11 19 1 0.79 v Australia Brisbane 27 Nov 1970 Test # 674
H Verity 16.0x8 8 17 0 0.79 v South Africa Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938 Test # 267
G Geary 22.3 13 18 2 0.80 v South Africa Manchester 27 Jul 1929 Test # 184
H Larwood 15.0 8 12 1 0.80 v Australia Nottingham 13 Jun 1930 Test # 194
R Tattersall 15.0 8 12 1 0.80 v Pakistan Lord's 10 Jun 1954 Test # 387
F Barratt 10.0 4 8 1 0.80 v South Africa Manchester 27 Jul 1929 Test # 184
W Attewell 31.0 20 25 1 0.80 v Australia Sydney 29 Jan 1892 Test # 36
KF Barrington 21.0 13 17 0 0.80 v Pakistan Dhaka 19 Jan 1962 Test # 521
JB Mortimore 48.0 31 39 1 0.81 v India Kanpur 15 Feb 1964 Test # 557
R Tattersall 16.0 9 13 0 0.81 v South Africa Leeds 26 Jul 1951 Test # 337
R Appleyard 12.0x8 7 13 3 0.81 v Australia Adelaide 28 Jan 1955 Test # 396
JE Emburey 12.0x8 7 13 2 0.81 v Australia Adelaide 27 Jan 1979 Test # 843
FS Trueman 19.4 8 16 2 0.81 v New Zealand Christchurch 15 Mar 1963 Test # 542
W Rhodes 20.5 12 17 1 0.81 v West Indies Kingston 3 Apr 1930 Test # 193
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war

Minimum of 60 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 [Test # 2301]
New Zealand v England at Auckland, 1st Test, Mar 22-26, 2018 [Test # 2299]
Australia v England at Sydney, 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2018 [Test # 2291]
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