Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1939 in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
H Verity	8.0	4	9	0	0.84	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
RS Grant	13.2	4	16	2	0.90	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
EA Martindale	8.0	2	10	0	0.93	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
LG Hylton	11.0	3	15	1	1.02	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
H Verity	14.0	4	20	2	1.07	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
H Verity	55.6	14	97	2	1.30	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WE Bowes	17.4	4	33	6	1.41	England	v West Indies	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
ES Newson	11.0	2	22	1	1.50	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
H Verity	35.0	10	71	3	1.52	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ACB Langton	35.0	12	71	3	1.52	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
ES Newson	43.0	4	91	0	1.58	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
H Verity	16.0	3	34	0	1.59	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
H Verity	40.0	9	87	2	1.63	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	37.0	7	82	0	1.66	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
K Farnes	13.0	1	29	4	1.67	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ES Newson	25.6	5	58	2	1.68	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WE Bowes	19.0	7	44	1	1.73	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
K Farnes	46.0	9	108	1	1.76	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
ACB Langton	56.0	12	132	1	1.76	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WR Hammond	14.0	4	34	0	1.82	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
RTD Perks	41.0	5	100	5	1.82	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
K Farnes	26.0	7	64	2	1.84	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
JH Cameron	26.0	6	66	3	1.90	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
EAV Williams	9.0	1	23	0	1.91	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
N Gordon	22.0	4	58	3	1.97	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
K Farnes	28.2	8	80	3	2.12	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EA Martindale	12.0	2	34	2	2.12	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
ACB Langton	19.2	1	58	5	2.25	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
WE Bowes	28.4	5	86	3	2.26	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
DVP Wright	12.0	1	37	2	2.31	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
B Mitchell	12.0	3	37	2	2.31	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
RTD Perks	32.0	6	99	1	2.32	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	15.0	1	47	2	2.35	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
N Gordon	55.2	10	174	1	2.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WJ Edrich	9.0	2	29	0	2.41	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
TF Johnson	16.0	1	53	2	2.48	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
WR Hammond	9.0	1	30	0	2.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
K Farnes	22.1	2	74	4	2.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
H Verity	37.5	10	127	3	2.53	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
WH Copson	9.0	2	31	2	2.58	England	v West Indies	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
RS Grant	11.0	1	38	0	2.59	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
B Mitchell	12.0	1	42	0	2.62	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
WH Copson	24.0	2	85	5	2.65	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
B Mitchell	37.0	4	133	1	2.69	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
TWJ Goddard	18.0	2	65	1	2.70	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
EL Dalton	27.0	3	100	2	2.77	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
DVP Wright	15.0	2	56	0	2.80	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
LN Constantine	11.0	1	42	4	2.86	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
DVP Wright	37.0	6	142	2	2.87	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
LL Wilkinson	26.0	4	103	2	2.97	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
WH Copson	16.4	2	67	4	3.04	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
ES Newson	13.0	0	53	1	3.05	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
DVP Wright	13.0	2	53	0	3.05	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
LG Hylton	24.0	4	98	1	3.06	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
ACB Langton	12.0	1	49	0	3.06	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
EA Martindale	20.0	2	86	0	3.22	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
LN Constantine	17.3	2	75	5	3.23	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
N Gordon	29.0	0	127	2	3.28	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
DVP Wright	13.0	1	57	2	3.28	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
DVP Wright	17.0	0	75	3	3.30	England	v West Indies	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
ACB Langton	23.5	0	107	1	3.39	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EL Dalton	13.0	1	59	4	3.40	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
CB Clarke	13.0	1	59	3	3.40	West Indies	v England	Manchester	22 Jul 1939	Test # 273
DVP Wright	32.0	7	146	3	3.42	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
CB Clarke	21.0	0	96	1	3.42	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
CB Clarke	17.0	1	78	1	3.44	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
EA Martindale	10.0	2	46	0	3.45	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
TWJ Goddard	12.0	1	56	1	3.50	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
MS Nichols	34.0	4	161	2	3.55	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
LN Constantine	20.0	3	97	1	3.63	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
LL Wilkinson	9.0	0	45	1	3.75	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
RTD Perks	30.5	6	156	5	3.82	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
LN Constantine	13.0	0	67	0	3.86	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
TF Johnson	14.0	2	76	1	4.07	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
B Mitchell	8.0	0	45	0	4.21	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EL Dalton	13.0	0	74	0	4.26	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EA Martindale	7.7	0	51	1	4.85	West Indies	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1939	Test # 272
EA Martindale	13.0	0	87	1	5.01	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 1939	Test # 274
EQ Davies	15.0	0	106	1	5.30	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v West Indies at The Oval, 3rd Test, Aug 19-22, 1939 [Test # 274]

England v West Indies at Manchester, 2nd Test, Jul 22-25, 1939 [Test # 273]

England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jun 24-27, 1939 [Test # 272]