Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket Records for New Zealand in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JV Coney	1974-1987	52	-	135	2835	966	27	3/28	35.77	2.04	105.0	-	-	-
HJ Howarth	1969-1977	30	-	393	8833	3178	86	5/34	36.95	2.15	102.7	5	2	-
HB Cave	1949-1958	19	679.0	242	4074	1467	34	4/21	43.14	2.16	119.8	2	-	-
JR Reid	1949-1965	58	-	444	7725	2835	85	6/60	33.35	2.20	90.8	5	1	-
NJ Astle	1996-2006	81	948.0	317	5688	2143	51	3/27	42.01	2.26	111.5	-	-	-
AR MacGibbon	1951-1958	26	-	228	5659	2160	70	5/64	30.85	2.29	80.8	6	1	-
EJ Chatfield	1975-1989	43	-	489	10360	3958	123	6/73	32.17	2.29	84.2	9	3	1
BE Congdon	1965-1978	61	-	197	5620	2154	59	5/65	36.50	2.29	95.2	1	1	-
SL Boock	1978-1989	30	-	327	6598	2564	74	7/87	34.64	2.33	89.1	1	4	-
W Watson	1986-1993	15	581.0	182	3486	1387	40	6/78	34.67	2.38	87.1	1	1	-
C de Grandhomme	2016-2022	29	675.4	163	4054	1615	49	6/41	32.95	2.39	82.7	1	1	-
JDP Oram	2002-2009	33	827.2	240	4964	1983	60	4/41	33.05	2.39	82.7	1	-	-
BL Cairns	1974-1985	43	-	447	10628	4280	130	7/74	32.92	2.41	81.7	5	6	1
FJ Cameron	1961-1965	19	761.4	220	4570	1849	62	5/34	29.82	2.42	73.7	3	3	-
BW Yuile	1963-1969	17	-	168	2897	1213	34	4/43	35.67	2.51	85.2	1	-	-
V Pollard	1965-1973	32	-	207	4421	1853	40	3/3	46.32	2.51	110.5	-	-	-
EJ Gray	1983-1988	10	346.0	87	2076	886	17	3/73	52.11	2.56	122.1	-	-	-
DJ Nash	1992-2001	32	1032.4	311	6196	2649	93	6/27	28.48	2.56	66.6	5	3	1
RW Blair	1953-1964	19	-	114	3525	1515	43	4/85	35.23	2.57	81.9	3	-	-
DL Vettori	1997-2014	112	4775.2	1194	28652	12330	361	7/87	34.15	2.58	79.3	19	20	3
JG Bracewell	1980-1990	41	1400.3	360	8403	3653	102	6/32	35.81	2.60	82.3	5	4	1
Sir RJ Hadlee	1973-1990	86	-	809	21918	9611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	50.8	25	36	9
RO Collinge	1965-1978	35	-	228	7689	3393	116	6/63	29.25	2.64	66.2	5	3	-
KA Jamieson	2020-2024	19	593.0	187	3558	1579	80	6/48	19.73	2.66	44.4	4	5	1
RS Cunis	1964-1972	20	-	140	4250	1887	51	6/76	37.00	2.66	83.3	1	1	-
DR O'Sullivan	1973-1976	11	-	75	2744	1224	18	5/148	68.00	2.67	152.4	-	1	-
RC Motz	1961-1969	32	-	279	7034	3148	100	6/63	31.48	2.68	70.3	3	5	-
TB Burtt	1947-1953	10	432.1	119	2593	1170	33	6/162	35.45	2.70	78.5	1	3	-
JA Hayes	1951-1958	15	445.5	86	2675	1217	30	4/36	40.56	2.72	89.1	1	-	-
GB Troup	1976-1986	15	-	105	3183	1454	39	6/95	37.28	2.74	81.6	2	1	1
MJ Santner	2015-2024	26	758.5	164	4553	2080	53	3/34	39.24	2.74	85.9	-	-	-
CZ Harris	1992-2002	23	426.4	106	2560	1170	16	2/16	73.12	2.74	160.0	-	-	-
MC Snedden	1981-1990	25	795.5	194	4775	2199	58	5/68	37.91	2.76	82.3	3	1	-
C Pringle	1990-1995	14	497.3	113	2985	1389	30	7/52	46.30	2.79	99.5	1	1	1
MN Hart	1994-1995	14	514.2	127	3086	1438	29	5/77	49.58	2.79	106.4	-	1	-
BR Taylor	1965-1973	30	-	206	6334	2953	111	7/74	26.60	2.79	57.0	5	4	-
JC Alabaster	1955-1972	21	665.2	178	3992	1863	49	4/46	38.02	2.80	81.4	4	-	-
SB O'Connor	1997-2001	19	611.1	149	3667	1724	53	5/51	32.52	2.82	69.1	2	1	-
SB Doull	1992-2000	32	1008.5	251	6053	2872	98	7/65	29.30	2.84	61.7	4	6	-
J Cowie	1937-1949	9	338.0	65	2028	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.0	3	4	1
DN Patel	1987-1997	37	1099.0	253	6594	3154	75	6/50	42.05	2.86	87.9	3	3	-
ML Su'a	1992-1995	13	473.5	92	2843	1377	36	5/73	38.25	2.90	78.9	-	2	-
DR Hadlee	1969-1978	26	-	114	4883	2389	71	4/30	33.64	2.93	68.7	5	-	-
TG Southee	2008-2024	100	3769.0	868	22614	11255	380	7/64	29.61	2.98	59.5	19	15	1
TA Boult	2011-2022	78	2902.5	656	17417	8717	317	6/30	27.49	3.00	54.9	18	10	1
KD Mills	2004-2009	19	483.4	118	2902	1453	44	4/16	33.02	3.00	65.9	2	-	-
DR Tuffey	2000-2010	26	812.5	209	4877	2445	77	6/54	31.75	3.00	63.3	7	2	-
CD McMillan	1997-2005	55	417.0	101	2502	1257	28	3/48	44.89	3.01	89.3	-	-	-
PJ Wiseman	1998-2005	25	943.2	209	5660	2903	61	5/82	47.59	3.07	92.7	2	2	-
AY Patel	2018-2023	16	595.3	109	3573	1845	62	10/119	29.75	3.09	57.6	2	4	1
MJ Henry	2015-2024	25	990.3	210	5943	3079	95	7/23	32.41	3.10	62.5	4	3	-
N Wagner	2012-2024	64	2287.3	473	13725	7169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.7	13	9	-
JS Patel	2006-2017	24	972.1	202	5833	3078	65	5/110	47.35	3.16	89.7	2	1	-
AM Moir	1951-1959	17	441.4	82	2650	1418	28	6/155	50.64	3.21	94.6	1	2	-
CL Cairns	1989-2004	62	1949.4	414	11698	6410	218	7/27	29.40	3.28	53.6	11	13	1
GI Allott	1996-1999	10	337.1	62	2023	1111	19	4/74	58.47	3.29	106.4	1	-	-
DK Morrison	1987-1997	48	1677.2	313	10064	5549	160	7/89	34.68	3.30	62.9	9	10	-
IE O'Brien	2005-2009	22	732.2	158	4394	2429	73	6/75	33.27	3.31	60.1	3	1	-
DAJ Bracewell	2011-2023	28	860.4	157	5164	2873	74	6/40	38.82	3.33	69.7	-	2	-
KS Williamson	2010-2024	100	358.3	48	2151	1207	30	4/44	40.23	3.36	71.7	1	-	-
CS Martin	2000-2013	71	2337.4	486	14026	7878	233	6/26	33.81	3.37	60.1	10	10	1
SE Bond	2001-2009	18	562.0	113	3372	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.7	7	5	1
JEC Franklin	2001-2013	31	794.3	143	4767	2786	82	6/119	33.97	3.50	58.1	6	3	-
IS Sodhi	2013-2023	20	666.5	91	4001	2464	57	6/86	43.22	3.69	70.1	2	1	-
MD Craig	2014-2016	15	611.3	100	3669	2326	50	7/94	46.52	3.80	73.3	3	1	1

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]