Test matches

1971 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	MLC Foster	14.0	7	10	-	0.71	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	01 Apr 1971	Test # 685
🥈 2	R Illingworth	9.0	5	9	-	0.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
🥈 2	Saleem Altaf	14.3	9	11	4	0.75	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
4	DL Underwood	11.6	7	12	6	0.76	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
5	MLC Foster	12.0	4	10	1	0.83	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
6	GS Sobers	15.0	5	16	-	1.06	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
6	BL D'Oliveira	15.0	7	16	2	1.06	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
8	N Gifford	12.0	6	13	1	1.08	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
9	R Illingworth	11.0	3	16	1	1.09	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
10	R Illingworth	28.0	14	31	-	1.10	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
11	R Illingworth	36.0	15	40	-	1.11	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
12	GS Chappell	15.0	5	24	1	1.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
12	CA Davis	10.0	2	12	-	1.20	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
14	JA Snow	14.0	6	23	1	1.23	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
14	SA Durani	17.0	8	21	2	1.23	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
16	JA Snow	11.0	7	14	1	1.27	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
16	BL D'Oliveira	36.0	18	46	3	1.27	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
18	N Gifford	53.4	26	69	3	1.28	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
19	JA Snow	12.0	4	21	2	1.31	England	v Australia	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
19	K Shuttleworth	8.0	1	14	3	1.31	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
21	HJ Howarth	21.0	8	37	1	1.32	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
22	BL D'Oliveira	15.0	7	20	-	1.33	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
23	GS Sobers	23.0	8	31	2	1.34	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	01 Apr 1971	Test # 685
24	BS Bedi	30.0	13	41	2	1.36	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
25	TJ Jenner	21.0	5	39	1	1.39	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
26	BL D'Oliveira	15.0	4	28	-	1.40	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
27	P Lever	12.0	2	23	1	1.43	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
28	R Illingworth	20.0	7	39	3	1.46	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
29	N Gifford	34.0	14	51	2	1.50	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
29	KJ O'Keeffe	24.0	8	48	3	1.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
29	AR Dell	16.0	8	32	2	1.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
29	P Lever	15.0	3	30	1	1.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
29	BL D'Oliveira	12.0	2	24	-	1.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
34	DL Underwood	13.6	5	28	2	1.52	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
35	BS Bedi	55.0	18	85	2	1.54	India	v West Indies	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
36	LR Gibbs	39.0	17	61	-	1.56	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
36	Imran Khan	23.0	9	36	-	1.56	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
38	S Venkataraghavan	28.0	8	44	2	1.57	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
39	RA Hutton	24.0	8	38	2	1.58	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
40	DL Underwood	8.0	2	17	-	1.59	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
40	RS Cunis	8.0	-	17	-	1.59	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
42	DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	1	1.60	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
42	JRF Duncan	14.0	4	30	-	1.60	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
44	KR Stackpole	13.0	2	28	-	1.61	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
44	RO Collinge	19.0	6	41	4	1.61	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
46	P Lever	11.0	1	24	1	1.63	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
47	BL D'Oliveira	24.0	11	40	2	1.66	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
47	BL D'Oliveira	9.0	2	20	2	1.66	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
49	GS Sobers	43.0	15	72	3	1.67	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	19 Mar 1971	Test # 684
49	BS Bedi	29.5	11	50	2	1.67	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
51	S Venkataraghavan	30.5	11	52	4	1.68	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
51	K Shuttleworth	12.0	1	27	2	1.68	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
53	P Lever	19.0	3	43	-	1.69	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
54	GS Sobers	20.0	9	34	2	1.70	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	01 Apr 1971	Test # 685
54	JA Snow	17.5	5	40	7	1.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
56	R Illingworth	14.0	7	32	-	1.71	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
56	KJ O'Keeffe	31.0	11	71	-	1.71	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
58	R Illingworth	25.0	12	43	-	1.72	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
59	KR Stackpole	17.5	4	41	1	1.74	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
60	RA Hutton	41.0	8	72	3	1.75	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
60	AG Barrett	37.0	13	65	-	1.75	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
62	JW Gleeson	23.0	4	54	-	1.76	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
63	BS Bedi	39.3	18	70	4	1.77	India	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
63	AL Thomson	11.0	5	26	-	1.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
63	KJ O'Keeffe	19.0	3	45	-	1.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
63	AA Mallett	16.7	5	40	4	1.77	Australia	v England	Sydney	09 Jan 1971	Test # 676
67	RS Cunis	21.7	5	52	3	1.78	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
68	BS Bedi	40.0	10	72	1	1.80	India	v England	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
68	JW Gleeson	25.0	7	60	3	1.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
68	JN Shepherd	20.0	7	36	1	1.80	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	01 Apr 1971	Test # 685
68	Asif Iqbal	20.0	6	36	1	1.80	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
72	AR Dell	26.7	3	65	3	1.81	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
72	HJ Howarth	19.0	7	46	4	1.81	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
74	DL Underwood	35.0	7	85	1	1.82	England	v Australia	Adelaide	29 Jan 1971	Test # 678
74	DL Underwood	16.0	3	39	2	1.82	England	v Australia	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
76	JSE Price	25.0	9	46	2	1.84	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
76	N Gifford	45.3	14	84	4	1.84	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jul 1971	Test # 690
76	DK Lillee	13.0	5	32	1	1.84	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
76	Asif Iqbal	13.0	2	24	-	1.84	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 Jun 1971	Test # 688
80	ED Solkar	15.0	4	28	3	1.86	India	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
81	S Abid Ali	31.0	7	58	1	1.87	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
81	R Illingworth	18.0	4	45	-	1.87	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	05 Mar 1971	Test # 682
81	JN Shepherd	24.0	8	45	2	1.87	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
81	Intikhab Alam	27.1	12	51	3	1.87	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	08 Jul 1971	Test # 689
85	DL Underwood	38.0	14	72	3	1.89	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
86	GS Sobers	30.0	8	57	2	1.90	West Indies	v India	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
87	JM Noreiga	49.4	16	95	9	1.91	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
88	Pervez Sajjad	14.0	4	27	-	1.92	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971	Test # 687
89	VA Holder	19.0	8	37	-	1.94	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	06 Mar 1971	Test # 683
90	GS Sobers	42.0	14	82	2	1.95	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	13 Apr 1971	Test # 686
90	S Abid Ali	32.4	5	64	4	1.95	India	v England	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691
92	DL Underwood	25.0	6	49	1	1.96	England	v India	The Oval	19 Aug 1971	Test # 692
92	TJ Jenner	16.0	3	42	3	1.96	Australia	v England	Sydney	12 Feb 1971	Test # 679
92	GS Chappell	8.0	-	21	-	1.96	Australia	v England	Melbourne	21 Jan 1971	Test # 677
92	DL Underwood	32.3	7	85	6	1.96	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
92	EAS Prasanna	33.0	12	65	4	1.96	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
97	BS Bedi	31.5	12	63	2	1.97	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 Feb 1971	Test # 680
98	R Illingworth	17.0	5	45	-	1.98	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
99	D Wilson	21.0	6	56	1	2.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 1971	Test # 681
99	JSE Price	22.0	7	44	2	2.00	England	v India	Manchester	05 Aug 1971	Test # 691

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