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Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	RES Wyatt	13.0	10	4	3	0.30	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
🥈 2	HL Collins	15.0	12	7	-	0.46	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
🥉 3	WW Armstrong	18.0	12	9	1	0.50	Australia	v England	Lord's	11 Jun 1921	Test # 141
4	HL Collins	11.0	3	10	-	0.68	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
5	JM Gregory	15.0	9	11	-	0.73	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
6	G Geary	22.3	13	18	2	0.80	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
6	F Barratt	10.0	4	8	1	0.80	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
8	JC White	32.0	19	28	-	0.87	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
9	CG Macartney	26.0	16	24	-	0.92	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
9	JC White	13.0	6	12	-	0.92	England	v West Indies	Manchester	21 Jul 1928	Test # 174
9	RK Tyldesley	11.5	4	11	1	0.92	England	v South Africa	Manchester	26 Jul 1924	Test # 156
12	FE Woolley	39.0	22	38	-	0.97	England	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1921	Test # 143
13	J Ryder	10.0	5	10	-	1.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921	Test # 138
14	AJ Richardson	14.0	6	20	2	1.07	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
14	MW Tate	37.1	17	40	3	1.07	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
16	H Larwood	11.0	6	12	-	1.09	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
17	JC White	57.0	30	64	1	1.12	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
18	WR Hammond	22.0	12	25	-	1.13	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
19	CWL Parker	28.0	16	32	2	1.14	England	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1921	Test # 143
20	CG Macartney	11.0	6	13	1	1.18	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
21	R Kilner	34.0	13	54	-	1.19	England	v Australia	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
21	AJ Richardson	22.0	7	35	1	1.19	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
23	C Kelleway	15.0	6	24	1	1.20	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
24	WW Armstrong	27.0	10	33	-	1.22	Australia	v England	Nottingham	28 May 1921	Test # 140
25	AE Hall	24.5	9	31	2	1.24	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
26	WW Armstrong	23.0	10	29	1	1.26	Australia	v England	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921	Test # 137
27	MW Tate	22.0	10	28	2	1.27	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Jun 1928	Test # 173
27	MW Tate	10.0	4	17	-	1.27	England	v Australia	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
29	CH Parkin	29.4	12	38	5	1.28	England	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1921	Test # 143
30	G Geary	81.0	36	105	5	1.29	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
31	CM Francois	10.0	6	13	-	1.30	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
32	FE Woolley	8.0	1	14	1	1.31	England	v Australia	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
33	DP Conyngham	30.0	12	40	1	1.33	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
33	AS Kennedy	18.0	10	24	1	1.33	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
33	WR Hammond	15.0	6	20	1	1.33	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Jun 1928	Test # 173
33	H Larwood	42.4	17	57	5	1.33	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
37	C Kelleway	20.0	6	27	4	1.35	Australia	v England	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
37	G Geary	37.0	18	50	2	1.35	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
39	EP Nupen	38.0	8	52	-	1.36	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	28 Jan 1928	Test # 171
40	AJ Richardson	16.0	7	22	1	1.37	Australia	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1926	Test # 165
41	MW Tate	21.0	9	29	-	1.38	England	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
41	RK Tyldesley	36.0	18	50	3	1.38	England	v South Africa	Lord's	28 Jun 1924	Test # 154
41	SJ Staples	36.0	17	50	3	1.38	England	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
44	W Rhodes	25.0	15	35	2	1.40	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
44	RK Oxenham	47.4	21	67	4	1.40	Australia	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
46	EA McDonald	22.4	10	32	5	1.41	Australia	v England	Nottingham	28 May 1921	Test # 140
46	J Ryder	17.0	6	24	-	1.41	Australia	v England	Sydney	17 Dec 1920	Test # 135
46	JC White	17.0	6	24	-	1.41	England	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
46	MW Tate	24.0	8	34	3	1.41	England	v South Africa	Manchester	26 Jul 1924	Test # 156
46	SJ Snooke	12.0	3	17	3	1.41	South Africa	v England	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
46	H Larwood	12.0	3	17	1	1.41	England	v South Africa	Lord's	29 Jun 1929	Test # 182
46	EL a'Beckett	31.0	8	44	-	1.41	Australia	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
53	CV Grimmett	19.4	3	37	6	1.42	Australia	v England	Sydney	27 Feb 1925	Test # 162
53	OE Nothling	42.0	15	60	-	1.42	Australia	v England	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
55	HSTL Hendry	23.0	5	33	-	1.43	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
56	CL Vincent	15.1	4	22	4	1.45	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
56	RK Oxenham	35.0	14	51	-	1.45	Australia	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
58	GG Macaulay	13.0	5	19	2	1.46	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
59	JM Gregory	19.0	7	28	2	1.47	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	05 Nov 1921	Test # 145
59	MW Tate	44.0	14	65	3	1.47	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	15 Jun 1929	Test # 181
61	MW Tate	47.0	15	70	2	1.48	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
62	AJ Richardson	21.0	7	42	2	1.50	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
62	F Barratt	20.0	7	30	1	1.50	England	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
62	WR Hammond	14.0	3	21	-	1.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
65	EL a'Beckett	27.0	9	41	1	1.51	Australia	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
66	MW Tate	25.0	11	38	1	1.52	England	v Australia	Lord's	26 Jun 1926	Test # 164
66	AJ Richardson	48.0	18	73	1	1.52	Australia	v England	Lord's	26 Jun 1926	Test # 164
66	FE Woolley	23.0	7	35	2	1.52	England	v Australia	Sydney	17 Dec 1920	Test # 135
66	AER Gilligan	23.0	7	35	3	1.52	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
66	GF Bissett	19.0	5	29	7	1.52	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
71	JM Blanckenberg	30.0	10	46	2	1.53	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
71	MW Tate	26.0	8	40	2	1.53	England	v South Africa	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
73	JM Gregory	11.0	4	17	-	1.54	Australia	v England	Manchester	24 Jul 1926	Test # 166
73	AS Kennedy	49.1	19	76	5	1.54	England	v South Africa	Durban	16 Feb 1923	Test # 152
75	C Kelleway	30.0	10	62	2	1.55	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925	Test # 159
75	G Geary	20.0	5	31	1	1.55	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
75	JC White	18.0	8	28	-	1.55	England	v Australia	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
78	J Ryder	16.0	7	25	2	1.56	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Nov 1921	Test # 147
78	HLE Promnitz	37.0	14	58	5	1.56	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	Test # 168
80	RK Oxenham	28.0	10	44	1	1.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928	Test # 178
80	FE Woolley	14.0	4	22	1	1.57	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
82	HSTL Hendry	31.0	14	49	2	1.58	Australia	v England	Adelaide	01 Feb 1929	Test # 179
82	WW Armstrong	12.0	6	19	-	1.58	Australia	v England	Lord's	11 Jun 1921	Test # 141
82	R Kilner	12.0	6	19	-	1.58	England	v South Africa	Manchester	26 Jul 1924	Test # 156
82	HL Collins	9.0	4	19	-	1.58	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
82	GG Macaulay	17.0	6	27	1	1.58	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
87	G Geary	27.0	8	43	-	1.59	England	v Australia	The Oval	14 Aug 1926	Test # 167
88	CV Grimmett	25.0	11	40	-	1.60	Australia	v England	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
88	HSTL Hendry	10.0	4	16	-	1.60	Australia	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1921	Test # 142
88	AP Freeman	33.4	18	54	5	1.60	England	v West Indies	Manchester	21 Jul 1928	Test # 174
88	VWC Jupp	23.0	9	37	4	1.60	England	v West Indies	Lord's	23 Jun 1928	Test # 173
92	J Ryder	18.0	5	29	2	1.61	Australia	v England	Melbourne	08 Mar 1929	Test # 180
92	MW Tate	26.4	8	43	2	1.61	England	v South Africa	Lord's	28 Jun 1924	Test # 154
92	CF Root	52.0	27	84	4	1.61	England	v Australia	Manchester	24 Jul 1926	Test # 166
92	AER Gilligan	7.7	1	17	1	1.61	England	v Australia	Adelaide	16 Jan 1925	Test # 160
96	RK Tyldesley	22.0	6	36	2	1.63	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
97	AS Kennedy	35.2	13	58	4	1.64	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
97	CG Macartney	31.0	13	51	2	1.64	Australia	v England	Leeds	10 Jul 1926	Test # 165
99	WE Astill	29.0	11	48	3	1.65	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
100	WR Hammond	30.0	13	50	2	1.66	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169

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