Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - vs India

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - vs India

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
WA Johnston	13.0	5	15	3	0.86	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	0.88	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
FJ Cameron	10.0	3	9	0	0.90	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
WA Johnston	9.0	6	11	1	0.91	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
KR Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
IWG Johnson	14.0	3	22	2	1.17	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
JDC Goddard	15.0	7	18	1	1.20	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
IWG Johnson	13.0	7	22	2	1.26	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
ERH Toshack	17.0	6	29	6	1.27	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RR Lindwall	10.7	2	19	2	1.31	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WA Johnston	8.0	4	14	0	1.31	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
GE Gomez	28.0	12	37	1	1.32	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
GE Gomez	24.0	9	32	2	1.33	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
GE Gomez	21.0	8	30	2	1.42	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
WA Johnston	17.0	4	33	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
DS Atkinson	14.0	5	21	1	1.50	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
JDC Goddard	12.2	7	19	1	1.54	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
AV Bedser	26.0	9	41	4	1.57	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
WA Johnston	8.0	4	17	2	1.59	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
PEW Jones	21.0	7	34	0	1.61	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
GE Gomez	29.0	10	47	1	1.62	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
LJ Johnson	30.0	8	66	3	1.65	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	1.68	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
GE Gomez	10.0	4	17	0	1.70	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
GE Gomez	20.3	12	35	3	1.70	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
RR Lindwall	16.5	4	38	7	1.71	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
PEW Jones	16.0	5	28	2	1.75	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
J Trim	16.0	5	28	3	1.75	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
J Trim	27.0	7	48	4	1.77	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
JDC Goddard	23.0	11	41	1	1.78	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
FJ Cameron	27.0	10	49	1	1.81	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
AV Bedser	32.0	6	60	2	1.87	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
RR Lindwall	12.0	3	30	1	1.87	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
SG Barnes	9.0	0	23	0	1.91	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
FJ Cameron	27.0	9	52	0	1.92	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
GE Gomez	39.0	14	76	2	1.94	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
RR Lindwall	25.0	5	66	2	1.98	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
DS Atkinson	13.0	4	26	0	2.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
IWG Johnson	20.0	4	54	0	2.02	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
GE Gomez	32.0	10	65	3	2.03	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
WA Johnston	12.0	0	33	2	2.06	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
PEW Jones	41.0	8	85	5	2.07	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
IWG Johnson	23.1	5	64	4	2.07	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DS Atkinson	13.0	3	27	0	2.07	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
AV Bedser	25.0	4	52	7	2.08	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
KR Miller	9.0	3	25	2	2.08	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
PEW Jones	14.4	4	31	1	2.11	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
GE Gomez	26.0	5	55	1	2.11	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
SG Barnes	18.0	4	51	1	2.12	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
GE Gomez	28.0	10	60	1	2.14	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
DT Ring	36.0	8	103	3	2.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	21.0	6	61	1	2.17	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
ERH Toshack	25.0	8	73	1	2.19	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
W Voce	20.0	3	44	1	2.20	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
James Langridge	29.0	9	64	0	2.20	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
W Ferguson	57.0	8	126	4	2.21	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
FJ Cameron	30.0	7	67	0	2.23	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
KR Miller	10.0	2	30	1	2.25	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
RJ Christiani	23.0	1	52	3	2.26	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
W Ferguson	29.0	8	66	3	2.27	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
J Trim	30.0	3	69	3	2.30	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
JB Stollmeyer	10.0	2	23	0	2.30	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
PEW Jones	21.0	5	49	0	2.33	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
DS Atkinson	23.0	2	54	2	2.34	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
SJE Loxton	19.0	1	61	2	2.40	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
R Pollard	25.0	10	63	2	2.52	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
WE Bowes	25.0	7	64	1	2.56	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
JDC Goddard	13.0	3	34	3	2.61	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
KR Miller	13.0	2	46	0	2.65	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
AR Gover	21.0	3	56	1	2.66	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
W Ferguson	39.0	14	105	1	2.69	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
CL McCool	28.0	2	102	1	2.73	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
FJ Cameron	27.0	3	74	2	2.74	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
ERH Toshack	18.0	2	66	1	2.75	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
TPB Smith	21.0	4	58	1	2.76	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
JDC Goddard	30.0	7	83	1	2.76	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
PEW Jones	17.0	3	48	1	2.82	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
TF Smailes	15.0	2	44	3	2.93	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
RR Lindwall	12.0	0	47	0	2.93	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
CL McCool	18.0	2	71	3	2.95	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
AV Bedser	32.1	3	96	4	2.98	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
DS Atkinson	14.0	3	42	1	3.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1948	Test # 308
PEW Jones	10.0	3	30	4	3.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
DVP Wright	17.0	4	53	2	3.11	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
PEW Jones	28.4	5	90	3	3.13	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
IWG Johnson	14.0	1	59	4	3.16	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
PEW Jones	10.0	2	32	0	3.20	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304
KR Miller	9.0	1	39	2	3.25	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
WA Johnston	10.0	1	44	4	3.30	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
DVP Wright	20.0	3	68	2	3.40	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
WJ Edrich	19.2	4	68	4	3.51	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
W Ferguson	11.0	1	39	0	3.54	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
W Ferguson	20.0	2	72	2	3.60	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
B Dooland	12.0	0	68	1	4.25	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
JDC Goddard	27.0	1	116	1	4.29	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	04 Feb 1949	Test # 311
JT Ikin	10.0	1	43	1	4.30	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
PEW Jones	12.0	2	52	1	4.33	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	09 Dec 1948	Test # 305
JB Stollmeyer	15.0	0	80	2	5.33	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948	Test # 304

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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

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]