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Best economy rates in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Match Date Scorecard
R Pollard 10.0 8 6 0 0.60 England v Australia 8 Jul 1948 Test # 301
JH Wardle 24.0 16 19 4 0.79 England v Pakistan 22 Jul 1954 Test # 389
G Geary 22.3 13 18 2 0.80 England v South Africa 27 Jul 1929 Test # 184
RG Archer 15.0 8 12 1 0.80 Australia v England 9 Jul 1953 Test # 374
F Barratt 10.0 4 8 1 0.80 England v South Africa 27 Jul 1929 Test # 184
R Pollard 27.0 16 24 5 0.88 England v India 20 Jul 1946 Test # 277
RS Grant 13.2x8 4 16 2 0.90 West Indies v England 22 Jul 1939 Test # 273
JC White 13.0 6 12 0 0.92 England v West Indies 21 Jul 1928 Test # 174
AN Connolly 28.0 15 26 1 0.92 Australia v England 6 Jun 1968 Test # 637
RK Tyldesley 11.5 4 11 1 0.92 England v South Africa 26 Jul 1924 Test # 156
JB Statham 16.0 10 15 0 0.93 England v Australia 26 Jul 1956 Test # 428
EA Martindale 8.0x8 2 10 0 0.93 West Indies v England 22 Jul 1939 Test # 273
FE Woolley 39.0 22 38 0 0.97 England v Australia 23 Jul 1921 Test # 143
R Illingworth 16.0 10 16 2 1.00 England v India 23 Jul 1959 Test # 477
LG Hylton 11.0x8 3 15 1 1.02 West Indies v England 22 Jul 1939 Test # 273
JC Laker 51.2 23 53 10 1.03 England v Australia 26 Jul 1956 Test # 428
MA Holding 23.0 15 24 2 1.04 West Indies v England 8 Jul 1976 Test # 779
KR Miller 14.0 7 15 0 1.07 Australia v England 8 Jul 1948 Test # 301
TL Goddard 24.0 16 26 3 1.08 South Africa v England 21 Jul 1960 Test # 495
JT Hearne 24.0x5 13 22 0 1.10 England v Australia 16 Jul 1896 Test # 51
CWL Parker 28.0 16 32 2 1.14 England v Australia 23 Jul 1921 Test # 143
WR Hammond 21.0 6 24 2 1.14 England v Australia 25 Jul 1930 Test # 197
MA Holding 14.5 7 17 5 1.14 West Indies v England 8 Jul 1976 Test # 779
AG Fairfax 13.0 5 15 0 1.15 Australia v England 25 Jul 1930 Test # 197
C Gladwin 50.0 24 58 2 1.16 England v South Africa 5 Jul 1947 Test # 287
R Illingworth 17.0 9 20 2 1.17 England v New Zealand 24 Jul 1958 Test # 457
GD McKenzie 28.0 11 33 3 1.17 Australia v England 6 Jun 1968 Test # 637
FJ Laver 21.0 12 25 1 1.19 Australia v England 26 Jul 1909 Test # 104
H Verity 20.0 10 24 0 1.20 England v South Africa 27 Jul 1935 Test # 245
NJN Hawke 15.0 7 18 0 1.20 Australia v England 6 Jun 1968 Test # 637
OC Da Costa 10.0 6 12 0 1.20 West Indies v England 22 Jul 1933 Test # 228
JL Hopwood 38.0 20 46 0 1.21 England v Australia 6 Jul 1934 Test # 235
TW Garrett 17.0x4 9 14 1 1.23 Australia v England 5 Jul 1886 Test # 22
RG Barlow 23.0x4 15 19 1 1.23 England v Australia 5 Jul 1886 Test # 22
CM Old 16.0 7 20 4 1.25 England v India 6 Jun 1974 Test # 739
DL Underwood 12.0 6 15 1 1.25 England v West Indies 12 Jun 1969 Test # 653
BR Knight 12.0 3 15 2 1.25 England v West Indies 12 Jun 1969 Test # 653
GAR Lock 55.0 30 69 0 1.25 England v Australia 26 Jul 1956 Test # 428
RG Barlow 52.0x4 34 44 7 1.26 England v Australia 5 Jul 1886 Test # 22
NJ Astle 11.0 5 14 0 1.27 New Zealand v England 5 Aug 1999 Test # 1457
CH Parkin 29.4 12 38 5 1.28 England v Australia 23 Jul 1921 Test # 143
G Giffen 29.0x4 15 25 1 1.29 Australia v England 10 Jul 1884 Test # 14
MW Tate 30.0 11 39 1 1.30 England v Australia 25 Jul 1930 Test # 197
LR Gibbs 28.1 13 37 5 1.31 West Indies v England 2 Jun 1966 Test # 605
CIJ Smith 22.0 7 29 2 1.31 England v New Zealand 24 Jul 1937 Test # 261
TJ Matthews 12.0 3 16 3 1.33 Australia v South Africa 27 May 1912 Test # 121
ER Dexter 12.0 4 16 0 1.33 England v West Indies 6 Jun 1963 Test # 543
DG Cork 17.1 8 23 4 1.33 England v West Indies 3 Aug 2000 Test # 1506
G Geary 37.0 18 50 2 1.35 England v South Africa 27 Jul 1929 Test # 184

Minimum of 60 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v Bangladesh at Manchester, 2nd Test, Jun 4-6, 2010 [Test # 1959]
England v New Zealand at Manchester, 2nd Test, May 23-26, 2008 [Test # 1876]
England v West Indies at Manchester, 3rd Test, Jun 7-11, 2007 [Test # 1835]
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