Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings IN England

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches IN England

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PH Edmonds	34.1	23	20	4	0.58	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
Saleem Altaf	14.3	9	11	4	0.75	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
RJ Inverarity	33.0	19	26	3	0.78	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
JA Snow	13.0	5	11	2	0.84	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
LR Gibbs	35.4	21	32	1	0.89	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
M Hendrick	14.0	6	13	1	0.92	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
CM Old	41.4	22	41	4	0.98	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
RGD Willis	16.0	8	16	4	1.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
DK Lillee	15.0	8	15	5	1.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	Test # 760
M Hendrick	15.0	7	15	2	1.00	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
VA Holder	12.0	6	12	1	1.00	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
IVA Richards	11.0	6	11	1	1.00	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1976	Test # 781
Iqbal Qasim	11.0	8	11	0	1.00	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	29 Jun 1978	Test # 827
G Miller	34.0	19	35	2	1.02	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
SL Boock	28.0	18	29	2	1.03	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
MA Holding	23.0	15	24	2	1.04	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
BL D'Oliveira	15.0	7	16	2	1.06	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
N Gifford	12.0	6	13	1	1.08	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
R Illingworth	28.0	14	31	0	1.10	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
R Illingworth	36.0	15	40	0	1.11	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
MA Holding	14.5	7	17	5	1.14	West Indies	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1976	Test # 779
R Illingworth	32.0	19	37	1	1.15	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
DL Underwood	19.0	12	22	1	1.15	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
JA Snow	18.5	7	22	3	1.16	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
BD Julien	16.0	8	19	0	1.18	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DL Underwood	15.0	10	18	1	1.20	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
M Hendrick	15.0	9	18	1	1.20	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
DK Lillee	29.0	15	35	4	1.20	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
GS Sobers	22.1	13	27	3	1.21	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
GG Arnold	22.0	11	27	5	1.22	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	05 Jul 1973	Test # 724
G Miller	25.0	10	31	2	1.24	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
CM Old	16.0	7	20	4	1.25	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
JA Snow	11.0	7	14	1	1.27	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
AW Greig	11.0	4	14	1	1.27	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
BL D'Oliveira	36.0	18	46	3	1.27	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
GG Arnold	18.0	8	23	2	1.27	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
N Gifford	53.4	26	69	3	1.28	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
VA Holder	14.0	4	18	0	1.28	West Indies	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1973	Test # 727
SL Boock	25.0	10	33	1	1.32	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
PH Edmonds	33.1	15	44	4	1.32	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
BL D'Oliveira	15.0	7	20	0	1.33	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
MF Malone	47.0	20	63	5	1.34	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
PH Edmonds	15.4	5	21	2	1.34	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
RAL Massie	36.0	13	49	1	1.36	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
BS Bedi	30.0	13	41	2	1.36	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
PH Edmonds	45.0	18	62	2	1.37	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
DK Lillee	29.0	14	40	2	1.37	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AW Greig	18.0	9	25	0	1.38	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
AW Greig	25.1	8	35	3	1.39	England	v India	Manchester	06 Jun 1974	Test # 739
M Hendrick	28.0	14	39	1	1.39	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
PH Edmonds	20.0	7	28	5	1.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
JA Snow	15.0	6	21	0	1.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	14 Aug 1975	Test # 762
MF Malone	10.0	4	14	1	1.40	Australia	v England	The Oval	25 Aug 1977	Test # 808
DL Underwood	14.0	8	20	5	1.42	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
RAL Massie	30.0	10	43	4	1.43	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
BL D'Oliveira	16.0	4	23	1	1.43	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DL Underwood	34.5	17	51	8	1.46	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	08 Aug 1974	Test # 743
R Illingworth	21.0	7	31	0	1.47	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
AA Mallett	64.0	31	95	0	1.48	Australia	v England	The Oval	28 Aug 1975	Test # 763
M Hendrick	24.1	9	36	2	1.48	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DK Lillee	26.1	10	39	2	1.49	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
JE Emburey	26.1	12	39	2	1.49	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
N Gifford	34.0	14	51	2	1.50	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
M Hendrick	20.0	7	30	1	1.50	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
CM Old	25.0	12	38	1	1.52	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
R Illingworth	21.0	11	32	2	1.52	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
BD Julien	13.0	5	20	0	1.53	West Indies	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1976	Test # 778
GG Arnold	23.1	11	36	3	1.55	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
Sarfraz Nawaz	36.0	14	56	4	1.55	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1974	Test # 742
AME Roberts	34.0	15	53	1	1.55	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	03 Jun 1976	Test # 777
V Pollard	39.0	11	61	2	1.56	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
Imran Khan	23.0	9	36	0	1.56	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
Sir RJ Hadlee	11.3	3	18	0	1.56	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
S Venkataraghavan	28.0	8	44	2	1.57	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
RA Hutton	24.0	8	38	2	1.58	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
AW Greig	12.0	6	19	1	1.58	England	v Australia	Manchester	07 Jul 1977	Test # 805
G Miller	12.0	4	19	2	1.58	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	01 Jun 1978	Test # 825
PH Edmonds	12.0	3	19	0	1.58	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Aug 1978	Test # 830
MHN Walker	35.0	13	56	2	1.60	Australia	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
DK Lillee	25.0	10	40	2	1.60	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DL Underwood	10.0	3	16	2	1.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
GA Gooch	10.0	5	16	1	1.60	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
LR Gibbs	23.0	8	37	0	1.60	West Indies	v England	The Oval	26 Jul 1973	Test # 725
JA Snow	13.0	5	21	3	1.61	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Jun 1973	Test # 722
IT Botham	21.0	9	34	6	1.61	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Aug 1978	Test # 829
BL Cairns	40.0	16	65	2	1.62	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 1978	Test # 828
G Miller	32.0	13	52	2	1.62	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
IT Botham	20.5	8	34	8	1.63	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	15 Jun 1978	Test # 826
DL Underwood	24.3	10	40	3	1.63	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	09 Aug 1973	Test # 726
JW Gleeson	30.0	13	49	0	1.63	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DL Underwood	11.0	5	18	1	1.63	England	v Australia	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
G Miller	11.0	3	18	0	1.63	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
Asif Masood	40.0	13	66	1	1.65	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974	Test # 744
BL D'Oliveira	24.0	11	40	2	1.66	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
MHN Walker	24.0	8	40	3	1.66	Australia	v England	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977	Test # 806
R Illingworth	19.1	5	32	2	1.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
HJ Howarth	25.0	6	42	3	1.68	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1973	Test # 723
DL Underwood	25.0	6	42	0	1.68	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jun 1977	Test # 804
GD Watson	19.0	8	32	1	1.68	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702

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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:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]