Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TL Goddard	16.0	8	12	2	0.56	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
KD Mackay	9.0	6	7	1	0.58	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
TL Goddard	25.2	15	22	1	0.65	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
HJ Tayfield	24.0	17	21	1	0.65	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TL Goddard	14.0	7	14	1	0.75	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
TL Goddard	13.0	8	13	2	0.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
RG Archer	12.0	7	12	3	0.75	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1954	Test # 392
MH Mankad	76.0	47	58	4	0.76	India	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
GE Gomez	13.0	8	10	1	0.76	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
WA Johnston	18.0	9	14	0	0.77	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
RG Archer	15.0	8	12	1	0.80	Australia	v England	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
AK Davidson	28.0	12	30	2	0.80	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
MG Melle	10.0	6	9	4	0.90	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1951	Test # 338
AK Davidson	14.0	5	13	0	0.92	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
S Ramadhin	53.0	30	50	4	0.94	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
GF Rorke	18.1	7	23	3	0.95	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
KR Miller	11.0	8	14	3	0.95	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
IWG Johnson	36.0	17	46	2	0.95	Australia	v England	Adelaide	28 Jan 1955	Test # 396
R Benaud	28.0	14	27	1	0.96	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
NBF Mann	24.0	16	24	4	1.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951	Test # 334
KR Miller	17.0	8	17	0	1.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
GB Hole	11.0	6	11	0	1.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	15 Aug 1953	Test # 376
Ghulam Ahmed	10.0	1	10	1	1.00	India	v England	Kanpur	12 Jan 1952	Test # 346
JB Iverson	19.4	8	27	6	1.03	Australia	v England	Sydney	05 Jan 1951	Test # 329
HB Cave	24.0	10	25	1	1.04	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
AL Valentine	45.0	28	48	4	1.06	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
VS Hazare	20.0	9	22	1	1.10	India	v England	Leeds	05 Jun 1952	Test # 351
PS Heine	15.0	6	22	4	1.10	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
AL Valentine	71.0	47	79	3	1.11	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
TL Goddard	62.0	37	69	5	1.11	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
AK Davidson	20.4	7	23	1	1.11	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
HJ Tayfield	53.4	29	60	5	1.11	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
JR Reid	25.0	15	28	0	1.12	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	25 Mar 1955	Test # 402
HJ Tayfield	20.0	4	30	0	1.12	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
HB Cave	24.0	15	27	2	1.12	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
ERH Fuller	27.0	11	31	1	1.14	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
AL Valentine	51.5	30	61	3	1.17	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
I Meckiff	19.0	7	30	2	1.18	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
S Ramadhin	72.0	43	86	6	1.19	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1950	Test # 324
GF Cresswell	15.0	6	18	3	1.20	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	24 Mar 1951	Test # 333
AK Davidson	29.3	15	36	2	1.22	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
WA Johnston	18.0	7	22	0	1.22	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
SW Sohoni	13.0	5	16	1	1.23	India	v England	Brabourne	14 Dec 1951	Test # 342
RG Archer	25.0	12	31	1	1.24	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
TL Goddard	25.0	11	42	1	1.26	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
R Benaud	39.2	10	66	4	1.26	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
JW Burke	10.0	5	17	0	1.27	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
KR Miller	11.0	5	19	1	1.29	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
AK Davidson	12.0	3	21	1	1.31	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
NAT Adcock	11.3	4	20	4	1.31	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
Ghulam Ahmed	23.2	9	31	1	1.32	India	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
JR Reid	27.0	11	36	4	1.33	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	11 Mar 1955	Test # 401
KD Mackay	9.0	2	16	0	1.33	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1958	Test # 462
TL Goddard	28.5	9	51	3	1.33	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
KR Miller	47.0	19	63	4	1.34	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
DS Atkinson	58.0	27	78	3	1.34	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	24 Feb 1954	Test # 384
JB Iverson	20.0	4	36	2	1.35	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
NAT Adcock	20.0	6	36	4	1.35	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
DG Phadkar	20.0	7	27	1	1.35	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1951	Test # 344
RG Archer	50.0	24	68	3	1.36	Australia	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1956	Test # 427
DG Phadkar	22.0	10	30	0	1.36	India	v England	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
IWG Johnson	11.0	3	20	1	1.36	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
KD Mackay	11.0	3	15	1	1.36	Australia	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1956	Test # 426
HJ Tayfield	37.7	14	69	8	1.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
TL Goddard	22.4	9	31	5	1.36	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412
RR Lindwall	19.0	3	26	2	1.36	Australia	v England	Lord's	25 Jun 1953	Test # 373
R Benaud	19.0	8	26	0	1.36	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
IWG Johnson	13.0	3	24	1	1.38	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
KR Miller	28.0	13	39	2	1.39	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
NAT Adcock	21.0	8	39	0	1.39	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
S Ramadhin	45.0	23	63	1	1.40	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
RG Archer	15.0	4	28	0	1.40	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
WA Johnston	13.7	1	26	4	1.40	Australia	v England	Melbourne	22 Dec 1950	Test # 328
JDC Goddard	17.4	6	25	4	1.41	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
MH Mankad	38.5	15	55	8	1.41	India	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
KD Mackay	11.0	2	21	0	1.43	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
RR Lindwall	14.0	4	27	3	1.44	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1954	Test # 391
NR Chowdhury	31.0	11	45	0	1.45	India	v England	Delhi	02 Nov 1951	Test # 339
I Meckiff	17.0	5	33	3	1.45	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
Surendranath	51.3	25	75	5	1.45	India	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1959	Test # 478
MH Mankad	24.0	12	35	0	1.45	India	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1952	Test # 352
KR Miller	18.0	6	35	1	1.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	31 Dec 1954	Test # 393
TL Goddard	38.0	12	74	1	1.46	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1957	Test # 435
S Ramadhin	26.0	11	38	3	1.46	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
HJ Tayfield	22.0	8	43	0	1.46	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
AK Davidson	15.0	7	22	2	1.46	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jun 1953	Test # 372
AL Valentine	26.3	10	39	6	1.47	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
AK Davidson	33.0	11	65	1	1.47	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1959	Test # 464
FMM Worrell	20.0	9	30	0	1.50	West Indies	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1950	Test # 326
RR Lindwall	20.0	8	30	2	1.50	Australia	v England	Manchester	09 Jul 1953	Test # 374
RG Archer	18.0	4	27	1	1.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1953	Test # 375
TL Goddard	13.0	5	26	0	1.50	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
PS Heine	11.0	3	22	1	1.50	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
JDC Goddard	12.0	6	18	1	1.50	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
KD Mackay	8.0	1	16	1	1.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	05 Dec 1958	Test # 460
VS Hazare	10.0	5	15	1	1.50	India	v England	Chennai	06 Feb 1952	Test # 348
AL Valentine	92.0	49	140	3	1.52	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	20 Jul 1950	Test # 325
DS Atkinson	23.0	10	35	1	1.52	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	06 Feb 1954	Test # 383
AK Davidson	8.3	3	17	2	1.52	Australia	v England	Adelaide	30 Jan 1959	Test # 466
TL Goddard	19.0	10	29	1	1.52	South Africa	v England	The Oval	13 Aug 1955	Test # 412

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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:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]