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1946 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	ERH Toshack	10.0	5	6	2	0.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
🥈 2	ERH Toshack	19.0	13	12	4	0.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
🥉 3	ERH Toshack	16.5	11	17	3	0.76	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
4	R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	0.88	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
5	IWG Johnson	30.1	12	42	6	1.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
6	KR Miller	11.0	3	17	2	1.15	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
7	WJ O'Reilly	12.0	5	14	5	1.16	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
8	MH Mankad	20.0	7	28	2	1.40	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
9	RR Lindwall	12.0	4	23	-	1.43	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
10	AV Bedser	26.0	9	41	4	1.57	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
11	GE Tribe	9.0	2	19	-	1.58	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
12	AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	1.68	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
13	LA Butterfield	13.0	6	24	-	1.84	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
14	AV Bedser	32.0	6	60	2	1.87	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
15	L Amarnath	51.0	17	96	5	1.88	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
16	J Cowie	21.0	8	40	6	1.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
17	NWD Yardley	9.0	-	23	1	1.91	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
18	L Amarnath	15.0	6	30	-	2.00	India	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
18	KR Miller	9.0	2	24	-	2.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
18	VS Hazare	10.0	3	20	-	2.00	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
21	KR Miller	22.0	4	60	7	2.04	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
22	L Amarnath	57.0	18	118	5	2.07	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
23	AV Bedser	25.0	4	52	7	2.08	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
24	MH Mankad	21.0	6	45	2	2.14	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
25	MH Mankad	46.0	15	101	5	2.19	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
26	W Voce	20.0	3	44	1	2.20	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
26	James Langridge	29.0	9	64	-	2.20	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
28	MH Mankad	48.0	11	107	2	2.22	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
29	WJ Edrich	26.0	3	79	3	2.27	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
30	L Amarnath	30.0	9	71	3	2.36	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
31	IWG Johnson	29.0	7	92	2	2.37	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
32	CL McCool	23.0	2	73	3	2.38	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
33	W Voce	28.0	9	92	-	2.46	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
34	AV Bedser	46.0	7	153	1	2.49	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
35	GE Tribe	12.0	-	40	-	2.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
36	CL McCool	32.4	4	109	5	2.51	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
37	R Pollard	25.0	10	63	2	2.52	England	v India	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
37	KR Miller	11.0	3	37	1	2.52	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
39	WE Bowes	25.0	7	64	1	2.56	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
40	GE Tribe	20.0	3	70	-	2.62	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
41	AR Gover	21.0	3	56	1	2.66	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
42	NWD Yardley	13.0	1	47	-	2.71	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
43	C Burke	11.0	2	30	2	2.72	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
44	DVP Wright	46.0	8	169	1	2.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
45	TPB Smith	21.0	4	58	1	2.76	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
46	SW Sohoni	11.0	1	31	-	2.81	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
47	FAW Freer	13.0	2	49	2	2.82	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
48	DVP Wright	43.6	4	167	5	2.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
48	SG Shinde	23.0	2	66	1	2.86	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
50	VS Hazare	34.4	4	100	2	2.88	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
51	AV Bedser	41.0	5	159	2	2.90	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
52	TF Smailes	15.0	2	44	3	2.93	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
53	ERH Toshack	20.7	2	82	6	2.94	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
54	AV Bedser	32.1	3	96	4	2.98	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
55	GE Tribe	12.0	2	48	2	3.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
56	DVP Wright	17.0	4	53	2	3.11	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
57	DAN McRae	14.0	3	44	-	3.14	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
58	WJ Edrich	25.0	2	107	3	3.21	England	v Australia	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
59	DVP Wright	20.0	3	68	2	3.40	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276
59	DC Cleverley	15.0	1	51	-	3.40	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
61	VS Hazare	14.0	2	48	-	3.42	India	v England	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	Test # 277
62	TPB Smith	37.0	1	172	2	3.48	England	v Australia	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
63	WJ Edrich	19.2	4	68	4	3.51	England	v India	The Oval	17 Aug 1946	Test # 278
64	JT Ikin	10.0	1	43	1	4.30	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1946	Test # 276

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