Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1972 in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RJ Inverarity	33.0	19	26	3	0.78	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
KJ O'Keeffe	9.0	4	10	1	0.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
JA Snow	13.0	5	11	2	0.84	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
RR Jumadeen	19.0	9	18	1	0.94	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
RR Jumadeen	45.0	22	46	0	1.02	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
VA Holder	15.0	5	17	0	1.13	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
DL Underwood	31.0	16	37	4	1.19	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	29.0	15	35	4	1.20	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	1.21	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
GS Sobers	13.0	5	16	0	1.23	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
BS Bedi	47.0	23	59	2	1.25	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
BS Bedi	39.0	20	50	3	1.28	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
RAL Massie	36.0	13	49	1	1.36	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
PI Pocock	19.0	10	26	0	1.36	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
DK Lillee	29.0	14	40	2	1.37	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AW Greig	18.0	9	25	0	1.38	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
AW Greig	23.0	8	32	2	1.39	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
MLC Foster	14.0	8	20	0	1.42	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
RAL Massie	30.0	10	43	4	1.43	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
BE Congdon	39.0	19	56	3	1.43	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
BL D'Oliveira	16.0	4	23	1	1.43	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
DAJ Holford	54.0	24	78	1	1.44	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972	Test # 696
BS Chandrasekhar	29.0	14	42	4	1.44	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
DAJ Holford	44.0	18	64	2	1.45	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
DK Lillee	26.1	10	39	2	1.49	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
R Illingworth	21.0	11	32	2	1.52	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
GS Sobers	26.0	7	40	2	1.53	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
GS Sobers	11.0	5	17	2	1.54	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
GS Sobers	29.0	12	45	1	1.55	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	1.57	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
VA Holder	26.0	12	41	4	1.57	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
DK Lillee	25.0	10	40	2	1.60	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
VA Holder	24.0	8	39	0	1.62	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972	Test # 696
BE Congdon	16.0	3	26	2	1.62	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
JW Gleeson	30.0	13	49	0	1.63	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
DAJ Holford	33.0	12	55	4	1.66	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
R Illingworth	19.1	5	32	2	1.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
CA Davis	25.0	8	42	0	1.68	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972	Test # 696
GD Watson	19.0	8	32	1	1.68	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
BR Taylor	24.0	8	41	5	1.70	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
GG Arnold	15.0	5	26	1	1.73	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
GS Chappell	16.0	6	28	1	1.75	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
JA Snow	32.0	13	57	5	1.78	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
HJ Howarth	20.0	8	36	1	1.80	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
DK Lillee	20.3	7	49	4	1.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
GS Sobers	42.0	15	76	0	1.80	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972	Test # 696
Inshan Ali	33.0	8	60	1	1.81	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
GS Sobers	11.0	3	20	0	1.81	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
N Gifford	11.0	4	20	0	1.81	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
JW Gleeson	24.4	10	45	2	1.82	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
AA Mallett	23.6	6	59	8	1.86	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
HJ Howarth	74.0	24	138	2	1.86	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
DL Underwood	30.0	13	56	4	1.86	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
VA Holder	32.0	13	60	4	1.87	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	1.88	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
CA Davis	10.0	3	19	0	1.90	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	1.90	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
LR Gibbs	35.0	14	67	1	1.91	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
GD Watson	12.0	4	23	1	1.91	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
AW Greig	25.3	10	49	2	1.92	England	v Australia	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
HJ Howarth	53.0	17	102	3	1.92	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
RAL Massie	27.2	9	53	8	1.93	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1972	Test # 699
Inshan Ali	51.0	16	99	2	1.94	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
RMH Cottam	23.0	6	45	3	1.95	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
Inshan Ali	46.5	10	92	2	1.96	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
GS Chappell	21.2	6	42	1	1.96	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
GS Chappell	11.0	2	29	0	1.97	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
LR Gibbs	21.0	8	42	0	2.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
BR Taylor	20.1	9	41	4	2.03	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
DAJ Holford	22.0	6	45	1	2.04	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
CM Old	21.0	6	43	4	2.04	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
JA Snow	20.0	7	41	4	2.05	England	v Australia	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
CH Lloyd	36.0	11	74	0	2.05	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972	Test # 696
KR Stackpole	17.0	7	35	0	2.05	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
EAS Prasanna	16.0	4	33	3	2.06	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
HJ Howarth	38.0	10	79	0	2.07	New Zealand	v West Indies	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972	Test # 696
DL Underwood	20.4	11	43	2	2.08	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
LR Gibbs	45.0	9	94	2	2.08	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	16 Feb 1972	Test # 693
MHN Walker	14.0	3	39	3	2.08	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	29 Dec 1972	Test # 705
BE Congdon	31.0	7	66	2	2.12	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
RJ Inverarity	15.0	4	32	0	2.13	Australia	v England	The Oval	10 Aug 1972	Test # 702
HJ Howarth	51.0	17	109	2	2.13	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
DL Underwood	21.0	6	45	6	2.14	England	v Australia	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
BR Taylor	12.0	2	26	3	2.16	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
IM Chappell	12.0	5	26	1	2.16	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
RAL Massie	9.0	3	26	0	2.16	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
PI Pocock	33.0	7	72	3	2.18	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
RAL Massie	24.0	3	70	4	2.18	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
AA Mallett	52.0	20	114	5	2.19	Australia	v England	Leeds	27 Jul 1972	Test # 701
DK Lillee	30.0	8	66	6	2.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jun 1972	Test # 698
LR Gibbs	29.0	6	64	0	2.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	09 Mar 1972	Test # 694
GS Sobers	29.0	6	64	4	2.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
Inshan Ali	26.4	8	59	5	2.21	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	20 Apr 1972	Test # 697
GG Arnold	20.4	6	46	3	2.22	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
AB Howard	62.0	16	140	2	2.25	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	06 Apr 1972	Test # 696
DJ Colley	19.0	6	43	0	2.26	Australia	v England	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
BS Bedi	26.0	7	59	2	2.26	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
VA Holder	40.0	13	91	3	2.27	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	23 Mar 1972	Test # 695
AW Greig	38.4	9	88	2	2.27	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700
BL D'Oliveira	18.0	5	41	1	2.27	England	v Australia	Nottingham	13 Jul 1972	Test # 700

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Minimum of 60 balls
Performances in matches that overlap years 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 England at Eden Gardens, 2nd Test, Dec 30, 1972 - Jan 4, 1973 [Test # 706]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1972 - Jan 3, 1973 [Test # 705]

Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, 1st Test, Dec 22-27, 1972 [Test # 704]