Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1960s in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Underwood	18.0	15	8	2	0.44	England	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
R Illingworth	10.0	5	8	0	0.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
TL Goddard	27.0	15	23	1	0.85	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
TL Goddard	24.7	10	29	2	0.87	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
FJ Titmus	27.0	19	25	2	0.92	England	v Australia	Leeds	02 Jul 1964	Test # 563
AW White	14.5	8	14	1	0.94	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	03 Mar 1965	Test # 580
N Gifford	17.0	9	17	1	1.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jun 1964	Test # 562
DA Allen	19.0	11	26	3	1.02	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
R Illingworth	28.0	18	29	1	1.03	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
FMM Worrell	31.0	16	43	3	1.04	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
EAS Prasanna	15.0	6	17	0	1.13	India	v Australia	Kanpur	15 Nov 1969	Test # 666
DL Underwood	45.1	22	52	2	1.15	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
N Gifford	12.0	6	14	2	1.16	England	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jun 1964	Test # 562
LR Gibbs	28.0	13	44	0	1.17	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
PHJ Trimborn	10.1	4	12	3	1.18	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
BS Bedi	62.4	33	74	3	1.18	India	v Australia	Brabourne	04 Nov 1969	Test # 664
LR Gibbs	16.0	8	19	0	1.18	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	03 Mar 1965	Test # 580
FMM Worrell	17.0	9	27	3	1.19	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
FJ Titmus	42.0	20	51	1	1.21	England	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1964	Test # 565
FJ Titmus	17.0	7	21	2	1.23	England	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jun 1964	Test # 562
LR Gibbs	41.0	19	68	2	1.24	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
M Amarnath	24.0	11	31	2	1.29	India	v Australia	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
LR Gibbs	22.2	9	29	6	1.29	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	14 Apr 1965	Test # 588
TL Goddard	10.0	3	13	3	1.30	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
FJ Titmus	23.0	8	40	0	1.30	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
FJ Titmus	14.0	4	25	1	1.33	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
BS Chandrasekhar	28.5	15	39	1	1.35	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	17 Oct 1964	Test # 568
TL Goddard	11.0	3	20	1	1.36	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1964	Test # 550
DA Allen	16.0	8	22	1	1.37	England	v Australia	Nottingham	04 Jun 1964	Test # 561
FJ Titmus	50.0	24	69	4	1.38	England	v Australia	Leeds	02 Jul 1964	Test # 563
FJ Titmus	20.0	7	37	0	1.38	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
R Illingworth	11.3	5	16	1	1.39	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1961	Test # 508
TL Goddard	16.3	9	23	3	1.39	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
S Venkataraghavan	14.0	4	20	1	1.42	India	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
LR Gibbs	38.4	18	74	4	1.44	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Feb 1961	Test # 506
GS Sobers	20.0	11	29	1	1.45	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	05 May 1965	Test # 589
GS Sobers	20.4	7	30	1	1.45	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	03 Mar 1965	Test # 580
FJ Titmus	22.0	6	43	0	1.46	England	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1965	Test # 598
DL Underwood	27.4	13	41	4	1.48	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
LR Gibbs	23.0	6	46	3	1.50	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
BS Bedi	21.0	4	42	2	1.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
AL Valentine	20.0	7	40	1	1.50	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
TL Goddard	26.0	11	39	2	1.50	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
FMM Worrell	9.0	4	18	0	1.50	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	13 Jan 1961	Test # 502
ER Dexter	9.0	2	18	1	1.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
BR Knight	10.4	5	16	3	1.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	20 Jun 1968	Test # 638
DA Allen	43.0	15	87	2	1.51	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
BL D'Oliveira	25.0	11	38	1	1.52	England	v Australia	Manchester	06 Jun 1968	Test # 637
DA Allen	38.0	25	58	4	1.52	England	v Australia	Manchester	27 Jul 1961	Test # 510
TL Goddard	17.0	6	26	2	1.52	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
TW Cartwright	77.0	32	118	2	1.53	England	v Australia	Manchester	23 Jul 1964	Test # 564
FJ Titmus	42.0	12	86	1	1.53	England	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Feb 1966	Test # 601
JH du Preez	14.0	6	22	2	1.57	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
MA Seymour	38.0	9	80	3	1.57	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
DL Underwood	31.3	19	50	7	1.58	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
CH Lloyd	8.0	1	17	2	1.59	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
RG Nadkarni	20.4	10	33	4	1.59	India	v Australia	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
FJ Titmus	37.0	14	79	7	1.60	England	v Australia	Sydney	11 Jan 1963	Test # 537
DA Allen	28.0	12	45	1	1.60	England	v Australia	Leeds	06 Jul 1961	Test # 509
GS Sobers	14.0	5	30	1	1.60	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
BS Bedi	23.0	11	37	5	1.60	India	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
LR Gibbs	44.0	17	71	3	1.61	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	14 May 1965	Test # 590
TL Goddard	32.5	14	53	6	1.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
R Illingworth	29.0	15	47	1	1.62	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
GS Sobers	33.6	12	73	6	1.62	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
TL Goddard	24.0	6	52	2	1.62	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548
DL Underwood	54.3	21	89	2	1.63	England	v Australia	The Oval	22 Aug 1968	Test # 641
FJ Titmus	47.2	9	103	5	1.63	England	v Australia	Sydney	15 Feb 1963	Test # 539
RG Nadkarni	22.0	10	36	0	1.63	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
RB Desai	11.0	4	18	0	1.63	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
ML Jaisimha	11.0	4	18	0	1.63	India	v Australia	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
EJ Barlow	11.0	4	18	3	1.63	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
DA Allen	19.0	5	42	2	1.65	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
DAJ Holford	14.0	1	31	0	1.66	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
RG Nadkarni	54.4	21	91	6	1.66	India	v Australia	Chennai	02 Oct 1964	Test # 566
LR Gibbs	39.4	7	88	5	1.67	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1968	Test # 642
GS Sobers	39.0	11	87	2	1.67	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1961	Test # 504
BS Bedi	49.0	21	82	1	1.67	India	v Australia	Kanpur	15 Nov 1969	Test # 666
PHJ Trimborn	28.0	9	47	1	1.67	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1967	Test # 615
R Illingworth	22.0	10	37	3	1.68	England	v Australia	Birmingham	11 Jul 1968	Test # 639
BS Bedi	42.0	15	71	4	1.69	India	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
JB Statham	23.0	1	52	2	1.69	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962	Test # 536
RG Nadkarni	44.0	15	75	3	1.70	India	v Australia	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
R Illingworth	51.0	22	87	6	1.70	England	v Australia	Leeds	25 Jul 1968	Test # 640
FJ Titmus	17.0	6	29	0	1.70	England	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jun 1964	Test # 562
PM Pollock	14.0	6	24	1	1.71	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
RG Nadkarni	18.0	6	31	5	1.72	India	v Australia	Chennai	02 Oct 1964	Test # 566
EAS Prasanna	24.2	10	42	5	1.72	India	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
PM Pollock	12.1	3	21	1	1.72	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
FJ Titmus	17.3	4	40	4	1.72	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
BS Bedi	26.0	10	45	1	1.73	India	v Australia	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
GS Ramchand	15.0	6	26	0	1.73	India	v Australia	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
CG Borde	13.1	4	23	3	1.74	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
TL Goddard	36.0	12	63	3	1.75	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	24 Feb 1967	Test # 617
JA Flavell	16.0	3	28	1	1.75	England	v Australia	Nottingham	04 Jun 1964	Test # 561
GS Sobers	37.0	13	65	1	1.75	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	14 May 1965	Test # 590
DA Allen	20.0	8	47	4	1.76	England	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1966	Test # 599
TW Cartwright	62.0	23	110	3	1.77	England	v Australia	The Oval	13 Aug 1964	Test # 565
MJ Procter	18.0	7	32	4	1.77	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
RG Nadkarni	16.0	3	38	1	1.78	India	v Australia	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Chennai, 5th Test, Dec 24-28, 1969 [Test # 669]

India v Australia at Eden Gardens, 4th Test, Dec 12-16, 1969 [Test # 668]

India v Australia at Delhi, 3rd Test, Nov 28-Dec 2, 1969 [Test # 667]