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1968 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	DL Underwood	18.0	15	8	2	0.44	England	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
🥈 2	LR Gibbs	14.0	11	11	3	0.78	West Indies	v England	Kingston	08 Feb 1968	Test # 629
🥉 3	BS Bedi	17.4	11	14	3	0.79	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968	Test # 634
4	RG Nadkarni	36.3	19	31	2	0.84	India	v New Zealand	Dunedin	15 Feb 1968	Test # 630
5	BF Butcher	10.0	7	9	-	0.90	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
6	MC Carew	25.0	18	23	1	0.92	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1968	Test # 635
6	AN Connolly	28.0	15	26	1	0.92	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
8	JW Gleeson	15.0	7	20	-	1.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
9	R Illingworth	28.0	18	29	1	1.03	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
10	RG Nadkarni	12.0	7	13	1	1.08	India	v New Zealand	Dunedin	15 Feb 1968	Test # 630
11	KR Stackpole	13.0	9	19	1	1.09	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
12	RG Nadkarni	14.0	6	16	1	1.14	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968	Test # 634
13	DL Underwood	45.1	22	52	2	1.15	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
13	S Abid Ali	19.0	9	22	-	1.15	India	v New Zealand	Dunedin	15 Feb 1968	Test # 630
15	GD McKenzie	28.0	11	33	3	1.17	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
16	LR Gibbs	57.0	24	68	1	1.19	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1968	Test # 635
17	NJN Hawke	15.0	7	18	-	1.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
18	BS Bedi	17.0	9	21	2	1.23	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968	Test # 631
18	BS Bedi	17.0	8	21	2	1.23	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968	Test # 634
20	RG Nadkarni	17.0	8	22	1	1.29	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 1968	Test # 632
21	RM Cowper	12.0	5	21	1	1.31	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
22	RM Cowper	18.0	10	24	1	1.33	Australia	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
23	AN Connolly	19.0	7	35	-	1.38	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
24	RB Simpson	20.0	10	38	3	1.42	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
24	RM Cowper	25.6	12	49	4	1.42	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
26	RG Nadkarni	30.0	12	43	6	1.43	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 1968	Test # 632
27	JW Gleeson	30.0	14	44	3	1.46	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
28	JW Gleeson	25.0	8	49	1	1.47	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
29	EAS Prasanna	27.0	15	40	4	1.48	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968	Test # 634
29	DL Underwood	27.4	13	41	4	1.48	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
31	LR Gibbs	40.0	20	60	6	1.50	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
31	BS Bedi	21.0	4	42	2	1.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
31	BR Knight	10.4	5	16	3	1.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
34	BL D'Oliveira	25.0	11	38	1	1.52	England	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
35	ML Jaisimha	22.0	11	34	-	1.54	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 1968	Test # 632
36	RM Cowper	15.0	5	31	3	1.55	Australia	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
36	FJ Titmus	27.0	13	42	2	1.55	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Jan 1968	Test # 627
38	EAS Prasanna	28.1	11	44	4	1.56	India	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968	Test # 634
38	GD McKenzie	39.0	20	61	2	1.56	Australia	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
40	DL Underwood	31.3	19	50	7	1.58	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
41	JW Gleeson	27.0	11	43	1	1.59	Australia	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
41	BL D'Oliveira	32.0	12	51	2	1.59	England	v West Indies	Kingston	08 Feb 1968	Test # 629
41	CH Lloyd	8.0	1	17	2	1.59	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
44	GS Sobers	14.0	5	30	1	1.60	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
45	R Illingworth	29.0	15	47	1	1.62	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
45	GS Sobers	33.6	12	73	6	1.62	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
45	DAJ Holford	32.0	9	52	-	1.62	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	29 Feb 1968	Test # 633
48	DL Underwood	54.3	21	89	2	1.63	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
49	DAJ Holford	14.0	1	31	-	1.66	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
50	LR Gibbs	39.4	7	88	5	1.67	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
51	R Illingworth	22.0	10	37	3	1.68	England	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
51	JW Gleeson	12.0	4	27	1	1.68	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
53	R Illingworth	51.0	22	87	6	1.70	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
53	GS Sobers	31.0	16	53	3	1.70	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
55	JW Gleeson	26.4	9	61	5	1.72	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
55	RG Nadkarni	66.0	34	114	2	1.72	India	v New Zealand	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968	Test # 631
57	S Abid Ali	15.0	6	26	4	1.73	India	v New Zealand	Dunedin	15 Feb 1968	Test # 630
58	DAJ Holford	31.0	10	54	2	1.74	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
58	EAS Prasanna	18.2	6	32	5	1.74	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 1968	Test # 632
60	RG Nadkarni	16.0	3	38	1	1.78	India	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
60	K Higgs	23.0	8	41	-	1.78	England	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
60	JW Gleeson	21.0	6	50	3	1.78	Australia	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
60	LR Gibbs	33.0	9	59	1	1.78	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
64	GS Sobers	31.0	11	56	1	1.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	08 Feb 1968	Test # 629
65	R Illingworth	48.0	15	87	2	1.81	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
65	BL D'Oliveira	27.0	13	49	1	1.81	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Jan 1968	Test # 627
65	IJ Jones	11.0	2	20	-	1.81	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1968	Test # 635
68	RG Nadkarni	14.0	5	34	2	1.82	India	v Australia	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
68	JW Gleeson	46.0	19	84	2	1.82	Australia	v England	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
70	AN Connolly	39.0	13	72	5	1.84	Australia	v England	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
70	RM Cowper	26.0	11	48	4	1.84	Australia	v England	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
72	GS Sobers	41.0	10	76	2	1.85	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	29 Feb 1968	Test # 633
73	BL D'Oliveira	19.0	5	36	-	1.89	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Feb 1968	Test # 633
74	GD McKenzie	28.0	5	71	8	1.90	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1968	Test # 643
75	RC Motz	26.4	12	51	4	1.91	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	07 Mar 1968	Test # 634
75	JA Snow	35.0	12	67	3	1.91	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
77	DL Underwood	25.0	9	48	3	1.92	England	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
77	RB Simpson	23.0	5	59	5	1.92	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
77	JW Gleeson	28.0	7	72	2	1.92	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
77	DJ Brown	14.0	4	27	3	1.92	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Jan 1968	Test # 627
81	LR Gibbs	47.0	18	91	1	1.93	West Indies	v England	Kingston	08 Feb 1968	Test # 629
82	GS Sobers	37.0	15	72	3	1.94	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
83	GS Sobers	16.5	7	33	3	1.96	West Indies	v England	Kingston	08 Feb 1968	Test # 629
83	RM Cowper	39.6	8	104	4	1.96	Australia	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
83	PI Pocock	28.0	11	55	1	1.96	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Feb 1968	Test # 633
83	GD McKenzie	21.0	5	55	2	1.96	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
83	DJ Brown	33.0	9	65	2	1.96	England	v West Indies	Kingston	08 Feb 1968	Test # 629
88	EW Freeman	21.0	1	56	3	2.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
88	BS Bedi	22.0	11	44	1	2.00	India	v New Zealand	Dunedin	15 Feb 1968	Test # 630
88	RF Surti	22.0	6	44	3	2.00	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Feb 1968	Test # 632
88	V Pollard	21.0	8	42	1	2.00	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	07 Mar 1968	Test # 634
88	WW Hall	13.0	6	26	-	2.00	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
88	JA Snow	11.0	5	22	-	2.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
94	JC Alabaster	31.0	13	63	2	2.03	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	22 Feb 1968	Test # 631
95	LR Gibbs	47.5	16	98	3	2.04	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	29 Feb 1968	Test # 633
96	LR Gibbs	30.0	6	82	3	2.05	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
96	PI Pocock	38.0	11	78	1	2.05	England	v West Indies	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
98	LA King	38.2	11	79	2	2.06	West Indies	v England	Georgetown	28 Mar 1968	Test # 636
98	DJ Brown	32.0	10	66	2	2.06	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Feb 1968	Test # 633
100	AN Connolly	26.3	8	55	2	2.07	Australia	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638

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