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
FMM Worrell	27.0	18	16	0	0.59	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
RN Harvey	13.0	7	8	1	0.61	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
LR Gibbs	53.3	37	38	8	0.71	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
JB Mortimore	48.0	31	39	1	0.81	England	v India	Kanpur	15 Feb 1964	Test # 557
GS Sobers	17.0	10	14	0	0.82	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
RS Cunis	14.0	7	12	3	0.85	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	15 Oct 1969	Test # 661
AL Valentine	29.0	19	26	0	0.89	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
JW Gleeson	15.0	7	20	0	1.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
AN Connolly	20.0	10	20	3	1.00	Australia	v India	Brabourne	04 Nov 1969	Test # 664
RS Cunis	12.0	5	12	3	1.00	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	15 Oct 1969	Test # 661
WW Hall	10.0	3	10	0	1.00	West Indies	v India	Brabourne	13 Dec 1966	Test # 610
Fazal Mahmood	25.3	12	26	5	1.01	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
Fazal Mahmood	36.0	14	37	1	1.02	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	16 Dec 1960	Test # 499
AA Mallett	21.0	9	22	2	1.04	Australia	v India	Brabourne	04 Nov 1969	Test # 664
D Wilson	16.0	10	17	2	1.06	England	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Jan 1964	Test # 554
LF Kline	12.0	5	13	1	1.08	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
DA Allen	11.0	5	12	0	1.09	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
AA Mallett	51.5	30	58	3	1.11	Australia	v India	Kanpur	15 Nov 1969	Test # 666
JS Solomon	29.0	17	33	0	1.13	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
GD McKenzie	16.4	8	19	2	1.14	Australia	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
LR Gibbs	30.4	8	36	2	1.17	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
FJ Titmus	60.0	37	73	6	1.21	England	v India	Kanpur	15 Feb 1964	Test # 557
JB Mortimore	23.0	14	28	0	1.21	England	v India	Kanpur	15 Feb 1964	Test # 557
R Benaud	35.0	19	43	3	1.22	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
R Illingworth	22.3	12	29	6	1.28	England	v India	Lord's	22 Jun 1967	Test # 619
RM Cowper	12.0	5	21	1	1.31	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
SC Stayers	18.0	8	24	2	1.33	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
AN Connolly	18.0	8	24	3	1.33	Australia	v India	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
R Benaud	32.1	14	43	5	1.33	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
K Higgs	14.0	8	19	0	1.35	England	v India	Leeds	08 Jun 1967	Test # 618
D Wilson	19.0	10	26	0	1.36	England	v India	Kanpur	15 Feb 1964	Test # 557
LR Gibbs	37.0	17	51	5	1.37	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
DA Allen	39.0	21	54	3	1.38	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
LA King	13.0	3	18	2	1.38	West Indies	v India	Kingston	13 Apr 1962	Test # 529
GD McKenzie	13.4	5	19	0	1.39	Australia	v India	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
LF Kline	15.0	8	21	1	1.40	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
BC Booth	10.0	4	14	0	1.40	Australia	v India	Chennai	02 Oct 1964	Test # 566
R Illingworth	22.0	11	31	3	1.40	England	v India	Leeds	08 Jun 1967	Test # 618
TR Veivers	48.0	20	68	4	1.41	Australia	v India	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
RB Simpson	24.0	12	34	1	1.41	Australia	v India	Brabourne	10 Oct 1964	Test # 567
RB Simpson	20.0	10	38	3	1.42	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
RM Cowper	25.6	12	49	4	1.42	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
AA Mallett	30.0	19	43	0	1.43	Australia	v India	Brabourne	04 Nov 1969	Test # 664
KD Mackay	11.0	5	16	1	1.45	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
FJ Titmus	46.0	23	67	2	1.45	England	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Jan 1964	Test # 554
GS Sobers	28.5	16	42	3	1.45	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
JW Gleeson	35.4	18	52	3	1.45	Australia	v India	Brabourne	04 Nov 1969	Test # 664
Intikhab Alam	24.0	11	35	2	1.45	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
GS Sobers	15.0	7	22	4	1.46	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	16 Feb 1962	Test # 525
HJ Howarth	23.0	11	34	5	1.47	New Zealand	v India	Nagpur	03 Oct 1969	Test # 660
R Benaud	24.0	10	36	0	1.50	Australia	v India	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960	Test # 484
I Meckiff	22.0	10	33	2	1.50	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
MG Burgess	20.0	9	30	1	1.50	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969	Test # 659
NJN Hawke	17.0	7	26	2	1.52	Australia	v India	Chennai	02 Oct 1964	Test # 566
HJ Howarth	45.0	21	69	2	1.53	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969	Test # 659
Fazal Mahmood	43.0	22	66	0	1.53	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1961	Test # 503
DJ Brown	11.0	6	17	3	1.54	England	v India	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967	Test # 620
DR Hadlee	11.0	7	17	3	1.54	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969	Test # 659
RM Cowper	15.0	5	31	3	1.55	Australia	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
FJ Titmus	36.0	17	56	2	1.55	England	v India	Brabourne	21 Jan 1964	Test # 552
TR Veivers	52.0	18	81	3	1.55	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	17 Oct 1964	Test # 568
R Benaud	41.0	24	64	1	1.56	Australia	v India	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960	Test # 484
LR Gibbs	16.0	7	25	1	1.56	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
Fazal Mahmood	12.0	2	19	0	1.58	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1960	Test # 501
AN Connolly	17.0	5	27	0	1.58	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969	Test # 668
AA Mallett	17.0	5	27	1	1.58	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969	Test # 668
RB Simpson	28.0	12	45	4	1.60	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	17 Oct 1964	Test # 568
JB Mortimore	32.0	11	52	0	1.62	England	v India	Delhi	08 Feb 1964	Test # 556
CH Lloyd	14.0	5	23	2	1.64	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1966	Test # 612
GAR Lock	45.0	22	74	4	1.64	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
GAR Lock	39.3	16	65	6	1.64	England	v India	Chennai	10 Jan 1962	Test # 520
I Meckiff	17.0	5	28	0	1.64	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
AL Valentine	17.0	7	28	1	1.64	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
GD McKenzie	20.0	9	33	4	1.65	Australia	v India	Chennai	02 Oct 1964	Test # 566
NJN Hawke	33.0	13	55	2	1.66	Australia	v India	Chennai	02 Oct 1964	Test # 566
BR Taylor	18.0	8	30	3	1.66	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969	Test # 659
CD Watson	12.0	4	20	1	1.66	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	16 Feb 1962	Test # 525
JW Gleeson	12.0	4	27	1	1.68	Australia	v India	Sydney	26 Jan 1968	Test # 628
LR Gibbs	26.0	8	44	3	1.69	West Indies	v India	Kingston	07 Mar 1962	Test # 526
WW Hall	10.0	3	17	0	1.70	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1962	Test # 527
KD Mackay	21.0	7	36	2	1.71	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	23 Jan 1960	Test # 487
FJ Titmus	46.0	18	79	3	1.71	England	v India	Brabourne	21 Jan 1964	Test # 552
AA Mallett	36.0	18	62	1	1.72	Australia	v India	Kanpur	15 Nov 1969	Test # 666
R Illingworth	58.0	26	100	4	1.72	England	v India	Leeds	08 Jun 1967	Test # 618
FJ Titmus	34.0	12	59	1	1.73	England	v India	Kanpur	15 Feb 1964	Test # 557
AK Davidson	19.0	7	33	2	1.73	Australia	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1960	Test # 486
D Wilson	27.0	9	47	0	1.74	England	v India	Kanpur	15 Feb 1964	Test # 557
DR Smith	31.0	12	54	1	1.74	England	v India	Brabourne	11 Nov 1961	Test # 513
GAR Lock	36.0	19	63	2	1.75	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1961	Test # 518
JW Gleeson	32.0	17	56	4	1.75	Australia	v India	Brabourne	04 Nov 1969	Test # 664
DR Hadlee	17.0	5	30	4	1.76	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	15 Oct 1969	Test # 661
AN Connolly	31.0	11	55	2	1.77	Australia	v India	Brabourne	04 Nov 1969	Test # 664
V Pollard	11.5	4	21	3	1.77	New Zealand	v India	Nagpur	03 Oct 1969	Test # 660
LC Mayne	18.0	8	32	2	1.77	Australia	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
AK Davidson	34.5	9	62	4	1.77	Australia	v India	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960	Test # 484
JW Gleeson	16.0	4	38	2	1.78	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Dec 1967	Test # 624
D Wilson	23.0	10	41	0	1.78	England	v India	Brabourne	21 Jan 1964	Test # 552
GD McKenzie	32.3	8	58	6	1.78	Australia	v India	Chennai	02 Oct 1964	Test # 566
JW Gleeson	21.0	6	50	3	1.78	Australia	v India	Brisbane	19 Jan 1968	Test # 626
AK Davidson	14.0	4	25	0	1.78	Australia	v India	Brabourne	01 Jan 1960	Test # 484

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Minimum of 60 balls
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:

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]