Test matches

1972 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	RJ Inverarity	33.0	19	26	3	0.78	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
🥈 2	KJ O'Keeffe	9.0	4	10	1	0.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
🥉 3	JA Snow	13.0	5	11	2	0.84	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
4	RR Jumadeen	19.0	9	18	1	0.94	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
5	RR Jumadeen	45.0	22	46	-	1.02	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
6	VA Holder	15.0	5	17	-	1.13	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
7	DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
8	DK Lillee	29.0	15	35	4	1.20	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
9	AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	1.21	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
10	GS Sobers	13.0	5	16	-	1.23	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
11	BS Bedi	47.0	23	59	2	1.25	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
12	BS Bedi	39.0	20	50	3	1.28	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
13	RAL Massie	36.0	13	49	1	1.36	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
13	PI Pocock	19.0	10	26	-	1.36	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
15	DK Lillee	29.0	14	40	2	1.37	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
16	AW Greig	18.0	9	25	-	1.38	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
17	AW Greig	23.0	8	32	2	1.39	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
18	MLC Foster	14.0	8	20	-	1.42	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
19	RAL Massie	30.0	10	43	4	1.43	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
19	BE Congdon	39.0	19	56	3	1.43	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
19	BL D'Oliveira	16.0	4	23	1	1.43	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
22	DAJ Holford	54.0	24	78	1	1.44	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
22	BS Chandrasekhar	29.0	14	42	4	1.44	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
24	DAJ Holford	44.0	18	64	2	1.45	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
25	DK Lillee	26.1	10	39	2	1.49	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
26	R Illingworth	21.0	11	32	2	1.52	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
27	GS Sobers	26.0	7	40	2	1.53	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
28	GS Sobers	11.0	5	17	2	1.54	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
29	GS Sobers	29.0	12	45	1	1.55	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
30	BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	1.57	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
30	VA Holder	26.0	12	41	4	1.57	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
32	DK Lillee	25.0	10	40	2	1.60	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
33	VA Holder	24.0	8	39	-	1.62	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
33	BE Congdon	16.0	3	26	2	1.62	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
35	JW Gleeson	30.0	13	49	-	1.63	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
36	DAJ Holford	33.0	12	55	4	1.66	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
36	R Illingworth	19.1	5	32	2	1.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
38	CA Davis	25.0	8	42	-	1.68	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
38	GD Watson	19.0	8	32	1	1.68	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
40	BR Taylor	24.0	8	41	5	1.70	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
41	GG Arnold	15.0	5	26	1	1.73	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
42	GS Chappell	16.0	6	28	1	1.75	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
43	JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	1.78	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
44	HJ Howarth	20.0	8	36	1	1.80	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
44	DK Lillee	20.3	7	49	4	1.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
44	GS Sobers	42.0	15	76	-	1.80	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
47	Inshan Ali	33.0	8	60	1	1.81	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
47	GS Sobers	11.0	3	20	-	1.81	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
47	N Gifford	11.0	4	20	-	1.81	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
50	JW Gleeson	24.4	10	45	2	1.82	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
51	AA Mallett	23.6	6	59	8	1.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
51	HJ Howarth	74.0	24	138	2	1.86	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
51	DL Underwood	30.0	13	56	4	1.86	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
54	VA Holder	32.0	13	60	4	1.87	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
55	BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	1.88	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
56	CA Davis	10.0	3	19	-	1.90	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
56	GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	1.90	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
58	LR Gibbs	35.0	14	67	1	1.91	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
58	GD Watson	12.0	4	23	1	1.91	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
60	AW Greig	25.3	10	49	2	1.92	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
60	HJ Howarth	53.0	17	102	3	1.92	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
62	RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	1.93	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
63	Inshan Ali	51.0	16	99	2	1.94	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
64	RMH Cottam	23.0	6	45	3	1.95	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
65	Inshan Ali	46.5	10	92	2	1.96	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
65	GS Chappell	21.2	6	42	1	1.96	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
67	GS Chappell	11.0	2	29	-	1.97	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
68	LR Gibbs	21.0	8	42	-	2.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
69	BR Taylor	20.1	9	41	4	2.03	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
70	DAJ Holford	22.0	6	45	1	2.04	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
70	CM Old	21.0	6	43	4	2.04	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
72	JA Snow	20.0	7	41	4	2.05	England	v Australia	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
72	CH Lloyd	36.0	11	74	-	2.05	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
72	KR Stackpole	17.0	7	35	-	2.05	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
75	EAS Prasanna	16.0	4	33	3	2.06	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
76	HJ Howarth	38.0	10	79	-	2.07	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
77	DL Underwood	20.4	11	43	2	2.08	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
77	LR Gibbs	45.0	9	94	2	2.08	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
77	MHN Walker	14.0	3	39	3	2.08	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
80	BE Congdon	31.0	7	66	2	2.12	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
81	RJ Inverarity	15.0	4	32	-	2.13	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
81	HJ Howarth	51.0	17	109	2	2.13	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
83	DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	2.14	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
84	BR Taylor	12.0	2	26	3	2.16	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
84	IM Chappell	12.0	5	26	1	2.16	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
84	RAL Massie	9.0	3	26	-	2.16	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
87	PI Pocock	33.0	7	72	3	2.18	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
87	RAL Massie	24.0	3	70	4	2.18	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
89	AA Mallett	52.0	20	114	5	2.19	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
90	DK Lillee	30.0	8	66	6	2.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	8 Jun 1972	Test # 698
90	LR Gibbs	29.0	6	64	-	2.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	9 Mar 1972	Test # 694
90	GS Sobers	29.0	6	64	4	2.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
93	Inshan Ali	26.4	8	59	5	2.21	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
94	GG Arnold	20.4	6	46	3	2.22	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
95	AB Howard	62.0	16	140	2	2.25	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	6 Apr 1972	Test # 696
96	DJ Colley	19.0	6	43	-	2.26	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
96	BS Bedi	26.0	7	59	2	2.26	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
98	VA Holder	40.0	13	91	3	2.27	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
98	AW Greig	38.4	9	88	2	2.27	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
98	BL D'Oliveira	18.0	5	41	1	2.27	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700

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