Bowling Best Career Economy Rate - England

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - England

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
C Gladwin	1947-1949	8	-	89	2129	571	15	3/21	38.06	1.60	141.9	0	0	0
JA Young	1947-1949	8	-	119	2368	757	17	3/65	44.52	1.91	139.2	0	0	0
WE Hollies	1947-1949	8	380.2	114	2282	847	24	5/123	35.29	2.22	95.0	0	3	0
AV Bedser	1946-1949	23	-	231	7548	2959	89	7/49	33.24	2.35	84.8	8	2	2
DCS Compton	1946-1949	28	-	58	2026	969	18	5/70	53.83	2.86	112.5	0	1	0
JC Laker	1948-1949	8	374.0	96	2244	1109	31	7/103	35.77	2.96	72.3	2	1	0
DVP Wright	1946-1949	17	-	105	4445	2238	58	7/105	38.58	3.02	76.6	1	4	1
WJ Edrich	1946-1949	20	-	60	2394	1291	35	4/68	36.88	3.23	68.4	3	0	0

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Minimum of 2000 balls
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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]