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1939 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	8.0	4	9	-	0.84	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
🥈 2	RS Grant	13.2	4	16	2	0.90	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
🥉 3	EA Martindale	8.0	2	10	-	0.93	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
4	LG Hylton	11.0	3	15	1	1.02	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
5	H Verity	14.0	4	20	2	1.07	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
6	H Verity	55.6	14	97	2	1.30	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
7	WE Bowes	17.4	4	33	6	1.41	England	v West Indies	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
8	ES Newson	11.0	2	22	1	1.50	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
9	H Verity	35.0	10	71	3	1.52	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
9	ACB Langton	35.0	12	71	3	1.52	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
11	ES Newson	43.0	4	91	-	1.58	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
12	H Verity	16.0	3	34	-	1.59	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
13	H Verity	40.0	9	87	2	1.63	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
14	N Gordon	37.0	7	82	-	1.66	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
15	K Farnes	13.0	1	29	4	1.67	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
16	ES Newson	25.6	5	58	2	1.68	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
17	WE Bowes	19.0	7	44	1	1.73	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
18	K Farnes	46.0	9	108	1	1.76	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
18	ACB Langton	56.0	12	132	1	1.76	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
20	WR Hammond	14.0	4	34	-	1.82	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
20	RTD Perks	41.0	5	100	5	1.82	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
22	K Farnes	26.0	7	64	2	1.84	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
23	JH Cameron	26.0	6	66	3	1.90	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
24	EAV Williams	9.0	1	23	-	1.91	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
25	N Gordon	22.0	4	58	3	1.97	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
26	K Farnes	28.2	8	80	3	2.12	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
26	EA Martindale	12.0	2	34	2	2.12	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
28	ACB Langton	19.2	1	58	5	2.25	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
29	WE Bowes	28.4	5	86	3	2.26	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
30	DVP Wright	12.0	1	37	2	2.31	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
30	B Mitchell	12.0	3	37	2	2.31	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
32	RTD Perks	32.0	6	99	1	2.32	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
33	N Gordon	15.0	1	47	2	2.35	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
34	N Gordon	55.2	10	174	1	2.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
35	WJ Edrich	9.0	2	29	-	2.41	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
36	TF Johnson	16.0	1	53	2	2.48	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
37	WR Hammond	9.0	1	30	-	2.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
37	K Farnes	22.1	2	74	4	2.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
39	H Verity	37.5	10	127	3	2.53	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
40	WH Copson	9.0	2	31	2	2.58	England	v West Indies	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
41	RS Grant	11.0	1	38	-	2.59	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
42	B Mitchell	12.0	1	42	-	2.62	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
43	WH Copson	24.0	2	85	5	2.65	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
44	B Mitchell	37.0	4	133	1	2.69	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
45	TWJ Goddard	18.0	2	65	1	2.70	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
46	EL Dalton	27.0	3	100	2	2.77	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
47	DVP Wright	15.0	2	56	-	2.80	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
48	LN Constantine	11.0	1	42	4	2.86	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
49	DVP Wright	37.0	6	142	2	2.87	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
50	LL Wilkinson	26.0	4	103	2	2.97	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
51	WH Copson	16.4	2	67	4	3.04	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
52	ES Newson	13.0	-	53	1	3.05	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
52	DVP Wright	13.0	2	53	-	3.05	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
54	LG Hylton	24.0	4	98	1	3.06	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
54	ACB Langton	12.0	1	49	-	3.06	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
56	EA Martindale	20.0	2	86	-	3.22	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
57	LN Constantine	17.3	2	75	5	3.23	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
58	N Gordon	29.0	-	127	2	3.28	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
58	DVP Wright	13.0	1	57	2	3.28	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
60	DVP Wright	17.0	-	75	3	3.30	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
61	ACB Langton	23.5	-	107	1	3.39	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
62	EL Dalton	13.0	1	59	4	3.40	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
62	CB Clarke	13.0	1	59	3	3.40	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
64	DVP Wright	32.0	7	146	3	3.42	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
64	CB Clarke	21.0	-	96	1	3.42	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
66	CB Clarke	17.0	1	78	1	3.44	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
67	EA Martindale	10.0	2	46	-	3.45	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
68	TWJ Goddard	12.0	1	56	1	3.50	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
69	MS Nichols	34.0	4	161	2	3.55	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
70	LN Constantine	20.0	3	97	1	3.63	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
71	LL Wilkinson	9.0	-	45	1	3.75	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
72	RTD Perks	30.5	6	156	5	3.82	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
73	LN Constantine	13.0	-	67	-	3.86	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
74	TF Johnson	14.0	2	76	1	4.07	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
75	B Mitchell	8.0	-	45	-	4.21	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
76	EL Dalton	13.0	-	74	-	4.26	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
77	EA Martindale	7.7	-	51	1	4.85	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
78	EA Martindale	13.0	-	87	1	5.01	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
79	EQ Davies	15.0	-	106	1	5.30	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269

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