Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - England

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches - England

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	14.0	9	11	5	0.78	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
PH Edmonds	15.0	9	13	2	0.86	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
PH Edmonds	27.0	13	25	1	0.92	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
PH Edmonds	12.0	6	12	1	1.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
JE Emburey	27.0	13	28	1	1.03	England	v India	Lord's	05 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
PH Edmonds	28.0	11	31	4	1.10	England	v India	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
JE Emburey	21.0	10	24	0	1.14	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
DL Underwood	31.0	18	38	0	1.22	England	v India	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1982	Test # 916
DJ Capel	13.0	5	16	0	1.23	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
JE Emburey	31.0	15	39	1	1.25	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
DL Underwood	11.0	4	14	0	1.27	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
NGB Cook	14.0	8	18	5	1.28	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Mar 1984	Test # 978
PH Edmonds	22.0	10	29	2	1.31	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
NGB Cook	26.0	11	35	5	1.34	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
PH Edmonds	44.0	24	60	4	1.36	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
PAJ DeFreitas	19.0	6	26	1	1.36	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
JE Emburey	25.0	12	35	2	1.40	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
NA Foster	19.0	6	27	2	1.42	England	v Australia	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
GA Gooch	11.0	4	16	2	1.45	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
JE Emburey	13.0	5	19	1	1.46	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
RD Jackman	28.0	11	41	1	1.46	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
JE Emburey	28.0	11	41	1	1.46	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
PJW Allott	17.0	7	25	3	1.47	England	v West Indies	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
EE Hemmings	29.0	9	43	2	1.48	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
P Willey	20.0	8	30	0	1.50	England	v West Indies	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
IT Botham	12.0	5	18	1	1.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
GR Dilley	24.5	9	38	6	1.53	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
PH Edmonds	47.0	22	72	3	1.53	England	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984	Test # 1007
DL Underwood	29.0	13	45	3	1.55	England	v India	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1982	Test # 916
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RGD Willis	30.0	14	47	3	1.56	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
JE Emburey	57.0	24	91	1	1.59	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
JE Emburey	10.0	4	16	0	1.60	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
JE Emburey	26.5	12	43	4	1.60	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
IT Botham	19.0	8	31	1	1.63	England	v West Indies	Leeds	07 Aug 1980	Test # 884
JE Emburey	17.0	7	28	1	1.64	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
M Hendrick	20.0	7	33	0	1.65	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
JE Emburey	23.0	12	38	2	1.65	England	v West Indies	The Oval	24 Jul 1980	Test # 883
GR Dilley	28.0	7	47	3	1.67	England	v West Indies	Manchester	10 Jul 1980	Test # 882
JE Emburey	46.0	15	78	7	1.69	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
NGB Cook	33.0	12	56	1	1.69	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
JE Emburey	53.0	24	90	1	1.69	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	16 Dec 1987	Test # 1086
IT Botham	17.0	7	29	4	1.70	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
JE Emburey	24.0	7	41	2	1.70	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
CM Old	11.0	4	19	1	1.72	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
NGB Cook	50.0	22	87	4	1.74	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
DR Pringle	27.0	6	47	3	1.74	England	v India	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
JE Emburey	16.0	3	28	0	1.75	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	04 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
PW Jarvis	17.0	7	30	1	1.76	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
GA Gooch	13.0	6	23	1	1.76	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
DL Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	1.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
PAJ DeFreitas	22.0	6	39	2	1.77	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
GR Dilley	18.0	5	32	2	1.77	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1091
G Miller	19.3	4	35	1	1.79	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
NA Foster	15.0	6	27	0	1.80	England	v Australia	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
MW Gatting	10.0	2	18	0	1.80	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	06 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
NGB Cook	20.3	10	37	2	1.80	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	07 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
RGD Willis	27.4	9	50	3	1.80	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
GR Dilley	21.0	8	38	1	1.80	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
VJ Marks	43.0	20	78	3	1.81	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
JE Emburey	22.0	10	40	2	1.81	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
IT Botham	23.0	10	42	0	1.82	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
PI Pocock	41.0	17	75	2	1.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
IT Botham	23.3	12	43	0	1.82	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
JE Emburey	24.0	11	44	2	1.83	England	v India	Eden Gardens	01 Jan 1982	Test # 916
PH Edmonds	43.0	16	79	2	1.83	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
IT Botham	26.0	7	48	7	1.84	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
JE Emburey	26.0	7	48	0	1.84	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
DR Pringle	13.0	4	24	0	1.84	England	v West Indies	The Oval	04 Aug 1988	Test # 1102
RGD Willis	20.0	6	37	2	1.85	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 1981	Test # 906
JE Emburey	20.0	8	37	0	1.85	England	v Australia	Birmingham	06 Jul 1989	Test # 1123
PH Edmonds	28.0	11	52	2	1.85	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
PH Edmonds	22.0	7	41	1	1.86	England	v India	Lord's	05 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
JE Emburey	42.5	14	80	5	1.86	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
NGB Cook	23.0	11	43	1	1.86	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
PH Edmonds	44.2	16	83	2	1.87	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
G Miller	16.0	6	30	1	1.87	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
JE Emburey	43.4	14	82	5	1.87	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
RM Ellison	18.0	3	34	2	1.88	England	v West Indies	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
JE Emburey	18.0	9	34	1	1.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
JE Emburey	30.0	10	57	0	1.90	England	v Australia	Sydney	29 Jan 1988	Test # 1090
GR Dilley	20.0	7	38	3	1.90	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
DJ Capel	21.0	4	40	1	1.90	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
JE Emburey	10.3	1	20	3	1.90	England	v West Indies	Manchester	10 Jul 1980	Test # 882
ARC Fraser	33.0	8	63	4	1.90	England	v Australia	Birmingham	06 Jul 1989	Test # 1123
GR Dilley	23.0	9	44	2	1.91	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	25 Feb 1988	Test # 1093
PH Edmonds	24.0	8	46	0	1.91	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
VJ Marks	12.0	5	23	1	1.91	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Mar 1984	Test # 978
PH Edmonds	12.3	3	24	1	1.92	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
JE Emburey	56.0	23	108	2	1.92	England	v West Indies	Kingston	10 Apr 1981	Test # 902
JE Emburey	51.0	17	99	4	1.94	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
JE Emburey	34.0	11	66	0	1.94	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
RGD Willis	17.0	6	33	2	1.94	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	02 Mar 1984	Test # 978
RM Ellison	18.0	5	35	2	1.94	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
EE Hemmings	18.0	5	35	1	1.94	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	07 Dec 1987	Test # 1083
RGD Willis	19.0	3	37	1	1.94	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
RGD Willis	19.0	7	37	3	1.94	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
NGB Cook	32.0	14	63	5	1.96	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
JH Childs	40.0	16	79	1	1.97	England	v West Indies	The Oval	04 Aug 1988	Test # 1102

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]