Test matches Cricket – Best career economy rate
Test matches
Averages, strike rates and economy
Best economy rates
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | W Attewell | W Attewell (ENG) | 1884-1892 | 10 | - | 326 | 2850 | 626 | 28 | 4/42 | 22.35 | 1.31 | 101.7 | 2 | - | - |
🥈 2 | C Gladwin | C Gladwin (ENG) | 1947-1949 | 8 | - | 89 | 2129 | 571 | 15 | 3/21 | 38.06 | 1.60 | 141.9 | - | - | - |
🥉 3 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 1955-1970 | 41 | - | 706 | 11736 | 3226 | 123 | 6/53 | 26.22 | 1.64 | 95.4 | 2 | 5 | - |
4 | RG Nadkarni | RG Nadkarni (IND) | 1955-1968 | 41 | - | 665 | 9165 | 2559 | 88 | 6/43 | 29.07 | 1.67 | 104.1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
5 | H Ironmonger | H Ironmonger (AUS) | 1928-1933 | 14 | 782.3 | 328 | 4695 | 1330 | 74 | 7/23 | 17.97 | 1.69 | 63.4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
6 | JC Watkins | JC Watkins (SA) | 1949-1957 | 15 | - | 134 | 2805 | 816 | 29 | 4/22 | 28.13 | 1.74 | 96.7 | 3 | - | - |
7 | KD Mackay | KD Mackay (AUS) | 1956-1963 | 37 | - | 267 | 5792 | 1721 | 50 | 6/42 | 34.42 | 1.78 | 115.8 | 1 | 2 | - |
8 | ARA Murray | ARA Murray (SA) | 1952-1954 | 10 | - | 111 | 2374 | 710 | 18 | 4/169 | 39.44 | 1.79 | 131.8 | 1 | - | - |
9 | GE Gomez | GE Gomez (WI) | 1939-1954 | 29 | - | 289 | 5236 | 1590 | 58 | 7/55 | 27.41 | 1.82 | 90.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
10 | R Kilner | R Kilner (ENG) | 1924-1926 | 9 | - | 82 | 2368 | 734 | 24 | 4/51 | 30.58 | 1.85 | 98.6 | 4 | - | - |
11 | PR Umrigar | PR Umrigar (IND) | 1948-1962 | 59 | 787.3 | 262 | 4725 | 1473 | 35 | 6/74 | 42.08 | 1.87 | 135.0 | 3 | 2 | - |
11 | RG Barlow | RG Barlow (ENG) | 1881-1887 | 17 | 614.0 | 325 | 2456 | 767 | 34 | 7/40 | 22.55 | 1.87 | 72.2 | - | 3 | - |
13 | H Verity | H Verity (ENG) | 1931-1939 | 40 | - | 604 | 11173 | 3510 | 144 | 8/43 | 24.37 | 1.88 | 77.5 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
13 | GA Lohmann | GA Lohmann (ENG) | 1886-1896 | 18 | - | 364 | 3830 | 1205 | 112 | 9/28 | 10.75 | 1.88 | 34.1 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
13 | ERH Toshack | ERH Toshack (AUS) | 1946-1948 | 12 | - | 155 | 3140 | 989 | 47 | 6/29 | 21.04 | 1.88 | 66.8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
16 | JH Wardle | JH Wardle (ENG) | 1948-1957 | 28 | - | 403 | 6597 | 2080 | 102 | 7/36 | 20.39 | 1.89 | 64.6 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
17 | DS Atkinson | DS Atkinson (WI) | 1948-1958 | 22 | - | 311 | 5201 | 1647 | 47 | 7/53 | 35.04 | 1.90 | 110.6 | - | 3 | - |
18 | R Illingworth | R Illingworth (ENG) | 1958-1973 | 61 | - | 715 | 11934 | 3807 | 122 | 6/29 | 31.20 | 1.91 | 97.8 | 5 | 3 | - |
18 | JA Young | JA Young (ENG) | 1947-1949 | 8 | - | 119 | 2368 | 757 | 17 | 3/65 | 44.52 | 1.91 | 139.2 | - | - | - |
20 | CTB Turner | CTB Turner (AUS) | 1887-1895 | 17 | - | 457 | 5179 | 1670 | 101 | 7/43 | 16.53 | 1.93 | 51.2 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
21 | MW Tate | MW Tate (ENG) | 1924-1935 | 39 | - | 581 | 12523 | 4055 | 155 | 6/42 | 26.16 | 1.94 | 80.7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
21 | WJ O'Reilly | WJ O'Reilly (AUS) | 1932-1946 | 27 | - | 585 | 10024 | 3254 | 144 | 7/54 | 22.59 | 1.94 | 69.6 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
21 | HJ Tayfield | HJ Tayfield (SA) | 1949-1960 | 37 | - | 602 | 13568 | 4405 | 170 | 9/113 | 25.91 | 1.94 | 79.8 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
24 | AL Valentine | AL Valentine (WI) | 1950-1962 | 36 | - | 789 | 12953 | 4215 | 139 | 8/104 | 30.32 | 1.95 | 93.1 | 7 | 8 | 2 |
24 | BL D'Oliveira | BL D'Oliveira (ENG) | 1966-1972 | 44 | - | 318 | 5706 | 1859 | 47 | 3/46 | 39.55 | 1.95 | 121.4 | - | - | - |
24 | E Peate | E Peate (ENG) | 1881-1886 | 9 | 524.0 | 250 | 2096 | 683 | 31 | 6/85 | 22.03 | 1.95 | 67.6 | 2 | 2 | - |
24 | FJ Titmus | FJ Titmus (ENG) | 1955-1975 | 53 | - | 777 | 15118 | 4931 | 153 | 7/79 | 32.22 | 1.95 | 98.8 | 9 | 7 | - |
28 | LF Kline | LF Kline (AUS) | 1957-1961 | 13 | - | 113 | 2373 | 776 | 34 | 7/75 | 22.82 | 1.96 | 69.7 | 2 | 1 | - |
28 | TR Veivers | TR Veivers (AUS) | 1963-1967 | 21 | - | 195 | 4191 | 1375 | 33 | 4/68 | 41.66 | 1.96 | 127.0 | 1 | - | - |
30 | S Ramadhin | S Ramadhin (WI) | 1950-1961 | 43 | - | 813 | 13939 | 4579 | 158 | 7/49 | 28.98 | 1.97 | 88.2 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
30 | R Peel | R Peel (ENG) | 1884-1896 | 20 | - | 444 | 5216 | 1715 | 101 | 7/31 | 16.98 | 1.97 | 51.6 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
30 | JC White | JC White (ENG) | 1921-1931 | 15 | 800.1 | 253 | 4801 | 1581 | 49 | 8/126 | 32.26 | 1.97 | 97.9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
30 | AK Davidson | AK Davidson (AUS) | 1953-1963 | 44 | - | 431 | 11587 | 3819 | 186 | 7/93 | 20.53 | 1.97 | 62.2 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
30 | PJ Loader | PJ Loader (ENG) | 1954-1959 | 13 | - | 115 | 2662 | 878 | 39 | 6/36 | 22.51 | 1.97 | 68.2 | 2 | 1 | - |
35 | NBF Mann | NBF Mann (SA) | 1947-1951 | 19 | - | 260 | 5796 | 1920 | 58 | 6/59 | 33.10 | 1.98 | 99.9 | 5 | 1 | - |
35 | LR Gibbs | LR Gibbs (WI) | 1958-1976 | 79 | - | 1313 | 27115 | 8989 | 309 | 8/38 | 29.09 | 1.98 | 87.7 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
37 | N Gifford | N Gifford (ENG) | 1964-1973 | 15 | 514.0 | 174 | 3084 | 1026 | 33 | 5/55 | 31.09 | 1.99 | 93.4 | 2 | 1 | - |
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