Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DC Boon (AUS)	1985-1993	17	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
R Dravid (IND)	1998-2010	15	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1997-1997	3	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
KJ Hughes (AUS)	1980-1982	6	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
AL Logie (WI)	1985-1987	7	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1997-2004	13	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1992-1997	6	0.5	-	5	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1946	1	0.2	-	2	-	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	2.0	-	-	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1946	1	29.0	18	174	18	6	4/12	3.00	0.62	29.0	1	-	-
RB Richardson (WI)	1985-1987	7	6.0	3	36	4	-	-	0.00	0.66	-	-	-	-
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1969	10	3.0	1	18	2	-	-	0.00	0.66	-	-	-	-
Shafqat Rana (PAK)	1969-1969	2	3.0	1	18	2	1	1/2	2.00	0.66	18.0	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2002-2002	1	4.0	1	24	3	-	-	0.00	0.75	-	-	-	-
DW Randall (ENG)	1978-1984	9	-	-	8	1	-	-	0.00	0.75	-	-	-	-
Talat Ali (PAK)	1973-1979	4	1.0	-	8	1	-	-	0.00	0.75	-	-	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1972-1972	1	64.0	31	384	64	1	1/18	64.00	1.00	384.0	-	-	-
PR Umrigar (IND)	1955-1956	5	21.0	11	126	21	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1946	1	6.0	2	36	6	2	2/6	3.00	1.00	18.0	-	-	-
VL Mehra (IND)	1955-1955	2	3.0	-	18	3	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
Aftab Baloch (PAK)	1969-1969	1	2.0	-	12	2	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
Junaid Siddique (BAN)	2008-2010	5	2.0	-	12	2	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1984-1984	1	2.0	1	12	2	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2007	5	2.0	-	12	2	1	1/2	2.00	1.00	12.0	-	-	-
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1999-2002	7	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2008-2019	11	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2003	13	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1964-1964	3	140.0	81	840	142	7	4/18	20.28	1.01	120.0	1	-	-
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1955-1965	6	26.0	17	156	27	1	1/16	27.00	1.03	156.0	-	-	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1931-1933	2	79.0	32	474	84	6	3/22	14.00	1.06	79.0	-	-	-
AH Kardar (PAK)	1955-1955	3	138.0	62	828	151	10	3/35	15.10	1.09	82.8	-	-	-
Farrukh Zaman (PAK)	1976-1976	1	10.0	2	80	15	-	-	0.00	1.12	-	-	-	-
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1964	8	34.0	15	204	39	2	2/16	19.50	1.14	102.0	-	-	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1981-1981	2	137.0	66	822	164	5	2/18	32.80	1.19	164.4	-	-	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1953-1954	5	-	83	1205	243	18	4/22	13.50	1.20	66.9	2	-	-
K Higgs (ENG)	1966-1966	3	128.0	50	768	157	17	4/5	9.23	1.22	45.1	1	-	-
Maqsood Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	2	3.0	1	18	4	-	-	0.00	1.33	-	-	-	-
MJ North (AUS)	2010-2010	2	11.0	5	66	15	-	-	0.00	1.36	-	-	-	-
TW Cartwright (ENG)	1965-1965	1	19.0	9	114	26	2	2/14	13.00	1.36	57.0	-	-	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1989-1989	1	21.0	7	126	29	1	1/23	29.00	1.38	126.0	-	-	-
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1981	3	55.0	21	330	76	5	2/40	15.20	1.38	66.0	-	-	-
AL Valentine (WI)	1952-1956	6	315.2	154	1892	436	23	5/32	18.95	1.38	82.2	-	1	-
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1964-1964	2	13.0	7	78	18	1	1/6	18.00	1.38	78.0	-	-	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1969-1971	5	-	22	342	79	2	1/6	39.50	1.38	171.0	-	-	-
ARA Murray (SA)	1953-1954	6	-	81	1340	311	12	3/30	25.91	1.39	111.6	-	-	-
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1990	4	38.0	18	228	54	1	1/26	54.00	1.42	228.0	-	-	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1954	7	-	126	2255	539	31	6/13	17.38	1.43	72.7	-	3	-
JM Patel (IND)	1956-1956	1	63.0	30	378	91	4	3/63	22.75	1.44	94.5	-	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1985-1985	1	36.0	18	216	52	2	2/33	26.00	1.44	108.0	-	-	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1989-1990	2	98.0	46	588	143	3	2/39	47.66	1.45	196.0	-	-	-
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1988-1988	3	196.4	75	1180	287	21	5/50	13.66	1.45	56.1	3	1	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1958-1959	7	250.5	133	1505	367	47	7/35	7.80	1.46	32.0	2	5	2
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1965-1965	3	15.0	7	90	22	2	1/3	11.00	1.46	45.0	-	-	-
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1952-1952	2	8.0	3	48	12	2	2/12	6.00	1.50	24.0	-	-	-
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2012-2023	11	4.0	2	24	6	-	-	0.00	1.50	-	-	-	-
AN Petersen (SA)	2012-2013	5	4.0	-	24	6	-	-	0.00	1.50	-	-	-	-
RA Smith (ENG)	1990-1994	9	4.0	2	24	6	-	-	0.00	1.50	-	-	-	-
RE Marshall (WI)	1952-1952	2	2.0	1	12	3	-	-	0.00	1.50	-	-	-	-
MD Moxon (ENG)	1986-1988	5	2.0	-	12	3	-	-	0.00	1.50	-	-	-	-
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2002-2004	6	2.0	-	12	3	-	-	0.00	1.50	-	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1990	11	-	1	12	3	-	-	0.00	1.50	-	-	-	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1958-1958	3	75.3	34	453	114	6	3/40	19.00	1.50	75.5	-	-	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1955-1955	2	76.3	43	459	116	5	2/41	23.20	1.51	91.8	-	-	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1964-1964	3	162.0	69	972	247	13	6/86	19.00	1.52	74.7	1	1	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1955-1955	3	134.2	53	806	205	13	6/21	15.76	1.52	62.0	1	1	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1963-1965	6	302.0	138	1812	461	28	5/19	16.46	1.52	64.7	3	1	-
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1955-1968	9	367.3	169	2205	561	18	6/43	31.16	1.52	122.5	-	1	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1985	1	11.0	6	66	17	-	-	0.00	1.54	-	-	-	-
NA Quinn (SA)	1932-1932	2	96.0	28	576	151	9	4/37	16.77	1.57	64.0	1	-	-
SB Bangar (IND)	2002-2002	2	17.0	5	102	27	2	2/23	13.50	1.58	51.0	-	-	-
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1955	3	181.1	72	1087	288	19	6/42	15.15	1.58	57.2	1	2	1
ERH Fuller (SA)	1953-1953	2	91.4	29	550	146	4	3/29	36.50	1.59	137.5	-	-	-
DS Atkinson (WI)	1952-1956	5	174.2	70	1046	279	18	7/53	15.50	1.60	58.1	-	2	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1949-1958	5	163.0	73	978	262	21	5/17	12.47	1.60	46.5	2	1	-
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1955-1955	2	57.0	22	342	92	5	3/34	18.40	1.61	68.4	-	-	-
Shujauddin (PAK)	1955-1955	3	123.0	50	738	199	6	3/22	33.16	1.61	123.0	-	-	-
AM Pai (IND)	1969-1969	1	19.0	5	114	31	2	2/29	15.50	1.63	57.0	-	-	-
CA Davis (WI)	1972-1972	5	47.0	17	282	77	-	-	0.00	1.63	-	-	-	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1969-1975	8	-	122	2118	586	48	7/32	12.20	1.66	44.1	1	6	3
S van Zyl (SA)	2016-2016	1	3.0	1	18	5	-	-	0.00	1.66	-	-	-	-
GA Hick (ENG)	1992-1999	7	106.0	44	636	177	5	4/126	35.40	1.66	127.2	1	-	-
DEJ Ironside (SA)	1953-1954	3	123.2	41	986	275	15	5/51	18.33	1.67	65.7	1	1	-
G Miller (ENG)	1978-1978	5	-	44	674	189	7	3/99	27.00	1.68	96.2	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	2002-2002	2	89.0	26	534	150	6	2/44	25.00	1.68	89.0	-	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1976	12	-	251	3883	1091	57	6/42	19.14	1.68	68.1	2	4	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1952-1956	6	284.4	120	1708	482	32	6/23	15.06	1.69	53.3	1	3	-
MA Atherton (ENG)	1990-1999	11	10.0	6	60	17	-	-	0.00	1.70	-	-	-	-
GS Ramchand (IND)	1955-1956	5	162.0	72	972	276	5	2/48	55.20	1.70	194.4	-	-	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	13	-	128	2101	597	22	4/34	27.13	1.70	95.5	3	-	-
DG Phadkar (IND)	1955-1956	4	153.0	57	918	261	6	2/11	43.50	1.70	153.0	-	-	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1946	1	17.0	4	102	29	2	1/13	14.50	1.70	51.0	-	-	-
SA Durani (IND)	1965-1965	3	106.2	48	638	182	9	3/53	20.22	1.71	70.8	-	-	-
JH Parks (ENG)	1937-1937	1	21.0	9	126	36	3	2/26	12.00	1.71	42.0	-	-	-
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1995-1995	2	7.0	1	42	12	-	-	0.00	1.71	-	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1988	6	242.5	95	1457	417	9	2/39	46.33	1.71	161.8	-	-	-
T Yohannan (IND)	2002-2002	1	25.0	9	150	43	1	1/27	43.00	1.72	150.0	-	-	-
FMM Worrell (WI)	1952-1952	2	47.0	14	282	81	2	1/20	40.50	1.72	141.0	-	-	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1946-1946	1	19.0	6	114	33	8	5/14	4.12	1.73	14.2	-	1	-
FM King (WI)	1956-1956	2	16.4	5	100	29	1	1/18	29.00	1.74	100.0	-	-	-
AR Dell (AUS)	1973-1974	1	27.0	7	216	63	1	1/54	63.00	1.75	216.0	-	-	-
CIJ Smith (ENG)	1937-1937	1	36.0	9	216	63	4	2/29	15.75	1.75	54.0	-	-	-

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

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