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1938 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

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Best economy rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	H Verity	16.0	8	17	-	0.79	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
🥈 2	H Verity	10.0	5	13	-	0.97	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
🥉 3	H Verity	44.1	16	61	4	1.03	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
4	WR Hammond	12.0	6	15	-	1.25	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
5	TWJ Goddard	38.0	15	64	3	1.26	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
6	H Verity	36.6	13	70	5	1.42	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
7	K Farnes	11.3	4	17	1	1.47	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
8	TWJ Goddard	27.0	5	54	3	1.50	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
9	H Verity	19.0	6	30	1	1.57	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
10	EL McCormick	11.0	4	18	1	1.63	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
11	H Verity	62.0	27	102	3	1.64	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
12	LL Wilkinson	8.0	3	18	-	1.68	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
13	MG Waite	18.0	7	31	-	1.72	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
14	RA Sinfield	28.0	8	51	1	1.82	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
14	WJ O'Reilly	29.0	10	53	2	1.82	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
16	WJ O'Reilly	34.1	17	66	5	1.93	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
17	WR Hammond	10.0	3	27	-	2.02	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
18	ACB Langton	27.0	5	74	-	2.05	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
18	RA Sinfield	35.0	8	72	1	2.05	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
20	MG Waite	72.0	16	150	1	2.08	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
20	WR Hammond	9.0	-	25	-	2.08	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
22	WJ O'Reilly	85.0	26	178	3	2.09	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
23	TWJ Goddard	11.0	3	31	-	2.11	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
24	LO Fleetwood-Smith	16.0	4	34	4	2.12	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
25	K Farnes	13.0	3	37	-	2.13	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
26	K Farnes	8.0	1	23	1	2.15	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
27	SG Barnes	38.0	3	84	1	2.21	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
27	WE Bowes	35.4	6	79	3	2.21	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
29	H Verity	13.0	5	29	2	2.23	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
29	SJ McCabe	38.0	8	85	-	2.23	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
31	DVP Wright	37.0	8	85	1	2.29	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
32	EL McCormick	20.0	6	46	1	2.30	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
32	N Gordon	33.4	3	103	5	2.30	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
34	WR Hammond	19.0	7	44	-	2.31	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
35	DVP Wright	26.0	3	83	2	2.39	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
36	WE Bowes	10.0	3	25	2	2.50	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
37	WJ O'Reilly	37.0	6	93	4	2.51	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
38	DVP Wright	15.0	4	38	2	2.53	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
39	B Mitchell	22.0	2	75	3	2.55	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
40	WJ O'Reilly	21.5	8	56	5	2.56	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
41	WE Bowes	19.0	3	49	5	2.57	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
42	SJ McCabe	31.0	4	86	-	2.77	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
43	K Farnes	23.0	1	87	1	2.83	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
44	ACB Langton	30.7	3	117	3	2.84	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
45	K Farnes	37.0	11	106	4	2.86	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
46	H Verity	35.4	9	103	4	2.88	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
47	LO Fleetwood-Smith	25.0	7	73	3	2.92	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
47	WJ O'Reilly	56.0	11	164	3	2.92	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
49	N Gordon	40.0	3	157	5	2.94	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
50	K Farnes	26.0	3	77	4	2.96	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
51	EL McCormick	24.0	5	72	3	3.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
51	ACB Langton	16.0	3	64	-	3.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
51	WJ Edrich	13.0	2	39	1	3.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
54	B Mitchell	20.0	-	81	-	3.03	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
55	SJ McCabe	21.0	5	64	-	3.04	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
56	LO Fleetwood-Smith	49.0	9	153	4	3.12	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
57	K Farnes	43.0	6	135	3	3.13	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
58	EL Dalton	10.0	1	42	1	3.15	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
59	N Gordon	14.0	-	59	2	3.16	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
60	LL Wilkinson	22.0	-	93	2	3.17	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
61	WE Bowes	11.0	-	35	-	3.18	England	v Australia	Leeds	22 Jul 1938	Test # 265
62	K Farnes	24.0	2	78	-	3.25	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
63	EL McCormick	32.0	4	108	1	3.37	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
64	LO Fleetwood-Smith	87.0	11	298	1	3.42	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
65	EQ Davies	14.0	2	67	-	3.58	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
66	XC Balaskas	24.0	-	115	-	3.59	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
67	EQ Davies	16.0	1	77	1	3.60	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
68	WJ Edrich	9.0	-	44	-	3.66	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
69	EL McCormick	27.0	1	101	4	3.74	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
70	DVP Wright	12.0	-	62	-	3.87	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
71	DVP Wright	39.0	6	153	4	3.92	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
71	K Farnes	13.0	3	51	-	3.92	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
73	B Mitchell	11.0	1	58	-	3.95	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
74	AL Hassett	13.0	2	52	-	4.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
75	EQ Davies	19.0	-	102	1	4.02	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
76	LO Fleetwood-Smith	33.5	2	139	2	4.10	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
77	K Farnes	13.0	2	54	1	4.15	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
78	AW Wellard	23.0	2	96	2	4.17	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
79	DVP Wright	16.0	2	68	1	4.25	England	v Australia	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
80	TWJ Goddard	11.0	1	68	1	4.63	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
81	FA Ward	30.0	2	142	-	4.73	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1938	Test # 263
82	SJ McCabe	12.0	1	58	2	4.83	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1938	Test # 264
83	K Farnes	12.1	1	63	4	5.17	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266
84	WJ Edrich	10.0	2	55	1	5.50	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 1938	Test # 266

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