Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket Records in 1960s in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1960-1968	33	-	587	7675	1975	76	6/43	25.98	1.54	100.9	2	4	1
PR Umrigar (IND)	1960-1962	15	390.0	150	2340	646	17	5/107	38.00	1.65	137.6	1	1	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1969	16	653.5	294	3923	1128	67	7/32	16.83	1.72	58.5	3	6	2
TL Goddard (SA)	1960-1967	23	-	350	5847	1708	67	6/53	25.49	1.75	87.2	1	3	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1960-1969	33	-	443	6829	2162	79	6/29	27.36	1.89	86.4	5	2	0
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1964-1969	11	482.0	163	2892	923	48	7/74	19.22	1.91	60.2	4	3	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1962-1968	47	-	737	13941	4470	145	7/79	30.82	1.92	96.1	9	7	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1969	14	609.3	230	3657	1183	47	8/72	25.17	1.94	77.8	2	2	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1969	19	-	341	5540	1798	70	7/98	25.68	1.94	79.1	3	4	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1969	9	436.5	164	2621	854	36	5/34	23.72	1.95	72.8	2	2	0
TR Veivers (AUS)	1963-1967	21	-	195	4191	1375	33	4/68	41.66	1.96	127.0	1	0	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1961-1969	42	-	733	15483	5124	184	8/38	27.84	1.98	84.1	8	12	2
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1960-1962	8	336.3	108	2019	669	14	5/26	47.78	1.98	144.2	0	1	0
FMM Worrell (WI)	1960-1963	19	-	112	2452	815	21	4/49	38.80	1.99	116.7	1	0	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1960-1963	16	-	143	3386	1126	30	5/121	37.53	1.99	112.8	1	1	0
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1966	39	-	685	11297	3779	122	5/30	30.97	2.00	92.5	8	4	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1969	7	-	146	2302	785	34	6/64	23.08	2.04	67.7	0	3	1
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1969	25	555.0	191	3330	1146	25	2/38	45.84	2.06	133.2	0	0	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1960-1964	21	-	329	7907	2752	83	6/70	33.15	2.08	95.2	4	5	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1960-1962	7	345.0	107	2070	735	35	6/65	21.00	2.13	59.1	1	2	0
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	15	-	194	4112	1473	71	6/91	20.74	2.14	57.9	6	2	0
AH McKinnon (SA)	1960-1967	8	424.2	153	2546	925	26	4/128	35.57	2.17	97.9	1	0	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1960-1963	17	-	182	5314	1933	94	6/53	20.56	2.18	56.5	3	9	1
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1967-1969	17	-	225	5099	1865	57	5/61	32.71	2.19	89.4	2	2	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1969	17	-	134	2612	962	40	5/48	24.05	2.20	65.3	1	2	0
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	-	136	3684	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.7	3	3	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1969	24	-	229	6316	2378	81	5/72	29.35	2.25	77.9	6	2	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1961-1968	18	838.2	295	5030	1897	51	6/65	37.19	2.26	98.6	4	1	0
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	27	-	138	3005	1139	36	4/48	31.63	2.27	83.4	3	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1961-1965	24	512.5	198	3077	1172	38	6/60	30.84	2.28	80.9	1	1	0
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	27	-	238	6974	2677	91	7/105	29.41	2.30	76.6	2	6	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1960-1969	49	-	514	13399	5232	162	6/73	32.29	2.34	82.7	5	6	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1969	22	-	344	7556	3057	113	6/74	27.05	2.42	66.8	8	8	1
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1965	19	761.4	220	4570	1849	62	5/34	29.82	2.42	73.7	3	3	0
CG Borde (IND)	1960-1969	45	-	201	4507	1831	44	5/88	41.61	2.43	102.4	2	1	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1960-1968	46	-	226	5757	2352	60	5/57	39.20	2.45	95.9	3	2	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1968	16	-	222	4751	1942	62	7/157	31.32	2.45	76.6	5	2	1
SA Durani (IND)	1960-1966	23	990.2	298	5942	2437	71	6/73	34.32	2.46	83.6	2	3	1
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1969	54	-	512	16132	6644	238	8/71	27.91	2.47	67.7	6	16	3
RS Cunis (NZ)	1964-1969	13	-	96	2617	1081	35	4/21	30.88	2.47	74.7	1	0	0
BR Knight (ENG)	1961-1969	29	-	204	5377	2223	70	4/38	31.75	2.48	76.8	4	0	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1960-1962	9	358.3	98	2151	891	20	5/129	44.55	2.48	107.5	0	1	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1960-1965	23	-	216	6061	2524	93	6/63	27.13	2.49	65.1	2	4	1
BW Yuile (NZ)	1963-1969	17	-	168	2897	1213	34	4/43	35.67	2.51	85.2	1	0	0
V Pollard (NZ)	1965-1969	27	-	183	3891	1637	36	3/3	45.47	2.52	108.0	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1960-1969	25	-	189	5014	2143	46	5/91	46.58	2.56	109.0	2	2	1
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1965	10	362.0	87	2172	941	37	5/57	25.43	2.59	58.7	3	2	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1967	24	-	231	5832	2548	101	6/38	25.22	2.62	57.7	0	8	1
DJ Brown (ENG)	1965-1969	26	-	182	5098	2237	79	5/42	28.31	2.63	64.5	1	2	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1960-1965	36	-	290	8978	3940	179	7/44	22.01	2.63	50.1	10	12	3
PI Philpott (AUS)	1965-1966	8	-	67	2262	1000	26	5/90	38.46	2.65	87.0	2	1	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1960-1968	55	-	168	4939	2186	60	4/10	36.43	2.65	82.3	2	0	0
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1969	32	-	279	7034	3148	100	6/63	31.48	2.68	70.3	3	5	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1967	26	-	88	2457	1105	29	5/85	38.10	2.69	84.7	0	1	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1960-1967	18	-	113	2392	1081	18	3/32	60.05	2.71	132.8	0	0	0
DAJ Holford (WI)	1966-1969	15	-	81	2934	1331	29	4/66	45.89	2.72	101.1	1	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1969	13	420.0	102	2520	1144	37	4/85	30.91	2.72	68.1	2	0	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1969	25	996.1	215	5977	2724	99	7/49	27.51	2.73	60.3	5	4	1
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1969	20	-	123	3616	1664	62	5/26	26.83	2.76	58.3	1	2	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1968	11	446.0	118	2676	1233	39	4/59	31.61	2.76	68.6	3	0	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1964-1969	27	-	56	2031	954	11	2/21	86.72	2.81	184.6	0	0	0
RB Desai (IND)	1960-1968	21	-	125	3958	1867	57	6/56	32.75	2.83	69.4	7	1	0
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1969	28	-	177	5631	2683	94	6/36	28.54	2.85	59.9	2	5	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1960-1968	75	-	95	2433	1165	24	3/4	48.54	2.87	101.3	0	0	0
IJ Jones (ENG)	1964-1968	15	-	98	3546	1769	44	6/118	40.20	2.99	80.5	1	1	0
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1969	40	-	229	8486	4249	146	7/69	29.10	3.00	58.1	8	6	0
RF Surti (IND)	1960-1969	26	-	115	3870	1962	42	5/74	46.71	3.04	92.1	0	1	0
RW Barber (ENG)	1960-1968	28	-	101	3426	1806	42	4/132	43.00	3.16	81.5	1	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:

India v Australia at Chennai, 5th Test, Dec 24-28, 1969 [Test # 669]

India v Australia at Eden Gardens, 4th Test, Dec 12-16, 1969 [Test # 668]

India v Australia at Delhi, 3rd Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 1969 [Test # 667]