CAREER RECORD

Men Test: Lowest economy rate

Minimum 300 legal balls. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Lowest economy rate · Men Test

1 William Attewell

1.31

2 Mick Malone

1.35

3 Geff Noblet

1.41

4 Pat Crawford

1.46

5 John Inverarity

1.50

6 Shah Nyalchand

1.51

7 Charles Studd

1.53

8 Reg Scarlett

1.55

9 Alfred Shaw

1.56

10 Cliff Gladwin

1.60

Men Test: Lowest economy rate
Rank	Lowest economy rate	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
1	1.31	William Attewell	England	1884-1892	10	18	2,850	626	28	4/42	22.35	1.31	101.78	0
2	1.35	Mick Malone	Australia	1977-1977	1	2	342	77	6	5/63	12.83	1.35	57.00	1
3	1.41	Geff Noblet	Australia	1950-1953	3	6	774	183	7	3/21	26.14	1.41	110.57	0
4	1.46	Pat Crawford	Australia	1956-1956	4	7	437	107	7	3/28	15.28	1.46	62.42	0
5	1.50	John Inverarity	Australia	1968-1972	6	5	372	93	4	3/26	23.25	1.50	93.00	0
6	1.51	Shah Nyalchand	India	1952-1952	1	1	384	97	3	3/97	32.33	1.51	128.00	0
7	1.53	Charles Studd	England	1882-1883	5	7	384	98	3	2/35	32.66	1.53	128.00	0
8	1.55	Reg Scarlett	West Indies	1960-1960	3	6	804	209	2	1/46	104.50	1.55	402.00	0
9	1.56	Alfred Shaw	England	1877-1882	7	10	1,096	285	12	5/38	23.75	1.56	91.33	1
10	1.60	Cliff Gladwin	England	1947-1949	8	15	2,129	571	15	3/21	38.06	1.60	141.93	0
10	1.60	Morris Sievers	Australia	1936-1937	3	5	602	161	9	5/21	17.88	1.60	66.88	1
12	1.61	Edwin Evans	Australia	1881-1886	6	9	1,237	332	7	3/64	47.42	1.61	176.71	0
12	1.61	Phil Carlson	Australia	1979-1979	2	3	368	99	2	2/41	49.50	1.61	184.00	0
14	1.64	Trevor Goddard	South Africa	1955-1970	41	75	11,736	3,226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	5
15	1.67	Bapu Nadkarni	India	1955-1968	41	65	9,165	2,559	88	6/43	29.07	1.67	104.14	4
15	1.67	David Ironside	South Africa	1953-1954	3	5	986	275	15	5/51	18.33	1.67	65.73	1
17	1.68	Arnold Fothergill	England	1889-1889	2	4	321	90	8	4/19	11.25	1.68	40.12	0
17	1.68	Conky Conyngham	South Africa	1923-1923	1	2	366	103	2	1/40	51.50	1.68	183.00	0
19	1.69	Bert Ironmonger	Australia	1928-1933	14	27	4,695	1,330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4
19	1.69	Jim Burke	Australia	1951-1959	24	16	814	230	8	4/37	28.75	1.69	101.75	0
21	1.70	Albert Padmore	West Indies	1976-1976	2	3	474	135	1	1/36	135.00	1.70	474.00	0
21	1.70	Zulfiqar Ahmed	Pakistan	1952-1956	9	10	1,285	366	20	6/42	18.30	1.70	64.25	2
23	1.71	Tony Dell	Australia	1971-1974	2	4	559	160	6	3/65	26.66	1.71	93.16	0
24	1.72	Arthur Richardson	Australia	1924-1926	9	14	1,812	521	12	2/20	43.41	1.72	151.00	0
25	1.73	Gordon Rorke	Australia	1959-1959	4	7	703	203	10	3/23	20.30	1.73	70.30	0
25	1.73	Jack Iverson	Australia	1950-1951	5	8	1,108	320	21	6/27	15.23	1.73	52.76	1
25	1.73	Neil Harvey	Australia	1948-1963	79	17	414	120	3	1/8	40.00	1.73	138.00	0
25	1.73	Ron Oxenham	Australia	1928-1931	7	12	1,802	522	14	4/39	37.28	1.73	128.71	0
29	1.74	John Watkins	South Africa	1949-1957	15	27	2,805	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.72	0
30	1.76	Billy Ibadulla	Pakistan	1964-1967	4	6	336	99	1	1/42	99.00	1.76	336.00	0
31	1.78	Ken Mackay	Australia	1956-1963	37	53	5,792	1,721	50	6/42	34.42	1.78	115.84	2
32	1.79	Anton Murray	South Africa	1952-1954	10	16	2,374	710	18	4/169	39.44	1.79	131.88	0
32	1.79	Ted a'Beckett	Australia	1928-1932	4	8	1,062	317	3	1/41	105.66	1.79	354.00	0
34	1.80	Hines Johnson	West Indies	1948-1950	3	5	789	238	13	5/41	18.30	1.80	60.69	2
34	1.80	Sydney Callaway	Australia	1892-1895	3	6	471	142	6	5/37	23.66	1.80	78.50	1
36	1.81	Bob Newson	South Africa	1930-1939	3	6	874	265	4	2/58	66.25	1.81	218.50	0
36	1.81	Foffie Williams	West Indies	1939-1948	4	7	796	241	9	3/51	26.77	1.81	88.44	0
36	1.81	Fred Root	England	1926-1926	3	3	642	194	8	4/84	24.25	1.81	80.25	0
36	1.81	Keegan Meth	Zimbabwe	2013-2013	2	3	324	98	4	2/41	24.50	1.81	81.00	0
40	1.82	Fred Morley	England	1880-1883	4	8	972	296	16	5/56	18.50	1.82	60.75	1
40	1.82	Gerry Gomez	West Indies	1939-1954	29	46	5,236	1,590	58	7/55	27.41	1.82	90.27	1
40	1.82	Henry Promnitz	South Africa	1927-1928	2	4	528	161	8	5/58	20.12	1.82	66.00	1
43	1.85	Malcolm Jarvis	Zimbabwe	1992-1994	5	8	1,273	393	11	3/30	35.72	1.85	115.72	0
43	1.85	Roy Kilner	England	1924-1926	9	12	2,368	734	24	4/51	30.58	1.85	98.66	0
43	1.85	Tony White	West Indies	1965-1965	2	3	491	152	3	2/34	50.66	1.85	163.66	0
46	1.86	Les Jackson	England	1949-1961	2	4	498	155	7	2/26	22.14	1.86	71.14	0
47	1.87	Dick Barlow	England	1881-1887	17	26	2,456	767	34	7/40	22.55	1.87	72.23	3
47	1.87	John Sharpe	England	1890-1892	3	6	975	305	11	6/84	27.72	1.87	88.63	1
47	1.87	Polly Umrigar	India	1948-1962	59	50	4,725	1,473	35	6/74	42.08	1.87	135.00	2
50	1.88	Ernie Toshack	Australia	1946-1948	12	23	3,140	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88	66.80	4
50	1.88	Fred Barratt	England	1929-1930	5	7	750	235	5	1/8	47.00	1.88	150.00	0
50	1.88	George Lohmann	England	1886-1896	18	36	3,830	1,205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	9
50	1.88	Hedley Verity	England	1931-1939	40	73	11,173	3,510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	5
54	1.89	Don Wilson	England	1964-1971	6	12	1,472	466	11	2/17	42.36	1.89	133.81	0
54	1.89	Graeme Hole	Australia	1951-1955	18	14	398	126	3	1/9	42.00	1.89	132.66	0
54	1.89	Johnny Wardle	England	1948-1957	28	52	6,597	2,080	102	7/36	20.39	1.89	64.67	5
54	1.89	Tommy Greenhough	England	1959-1960	4	8	1,129	357	16	5/35	22.31	1.89	70.56	1
58	1.90	Colin Bland	South Africa	1961-1966	21	12	394	125	2	2/16	62.50	1.90	197.00	0
58	1.90	Denis Atkinson	West Indies	1948-1958	22	39	5,201	1,647	47	7/53	35.04	1.90	110.65	3
60	1.91	Gopal Sharma	India	1985-1990	5	8	1,307	418	10	4/88	41.80	1.91	130.70	0
60	1.91	Jack Young	England	1947-1949	8	14	2,368	757	17	3/65	44.52	1.91	139.29	0
60	1.91	Ray Illingworth	England	1958-1973	61	100	11,934	3,807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	3
63	1.92	Clive Eksteen	South Africa	1993-2000	7	14	1,536	494	8	3/12	61.75	1.92	192.00	0
63	1.92	Geoff Cope	England	1977-1978	3	5	864	277	8	3/102	34.62	1.92	108.00	0
65	1.93	Charlie Turner	Australia	1887-1895	17	30	5,179	1,670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	11
66	1.94	Bill O'Reilly	Australia	1932-1946	27	48	10,024	3,254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.61	11
66	1.94	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa	1949-1960	37	61	13,568	4,405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	14
66	1.94	Lester King	West Indies	1962-1968	2	4	476	154	9	5/46	17.11	1.94	52.88	1
66	1.94	Maurice Allom	England	1930-1931	5	8	817	265	14	5/38	18.92	1.94	58.35	1
66	1.94	Maurice Tate	England	1924-1935	39	68	12,523	4,055	155	6/42	26.16	1.94	80.79	7
71	1.95	Alf Valentine	West Indies	1950-1962	36	63	12,953	4,215	139	8/104	30.32	1.95	93.18	8
71	1.95	Basil D'Oliveira	England	1966-1972	44	66	5,706	1,859	47	3/46	39.55	1.95	121.40	0
71	1.95	Fred Titmus	England	1955-1975	53	90	15,118	4,931	153	7/79	32.22	1.95	98.81	7
71	1.95	Reg Sinfield	England	1938-1938	1	2	378	123	2	1/51	61.50	1.95	189.00	0
71	1.95	Ted Peate	England	1881-1886	9	15	2,096	683	31	6/85	22.03	1.95	67.61	2
76	1.96	Charran Singh	West Indies	1960-1960	2	4	506	166	5	2/28	33.20	1.96	101.20	0
76	1.96	Lindsay Kline	Australia	1957-1961	13	22	2,373	776	34	7/75	22.82	1.96	69.79	1
76	1.96	Tom Veivers	Australia	1963-1967	21	31	4,191	1,375	33	4/68	41.66	1.96	127.00	0
79	1.97	Alan Davidson	Australia	1953-1963	44	82	11,587	3,819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.29	14
79	1.97	Alec Hurwood	Australia	1930-1931	2	4	517	170	11	4/22	15.45	1.97	47.00	0
79	1.97	Bobby Peel	England	1884-1896	20	35	5,216	1,715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	5
79	1.97	Cyril Francois	South Africa	1922-1923	5	9	684	225	6	3/23	37.50	1.97	114.00	0
79	1.97	Esmond Kentish	West Indies	1948-1954	2	4	540	178	8	5/49	22.25	1.97	67.50	1
79	1.97	Jack White	England	1921-1931	15	27	4,801	1,581	49	8/126	32.26	1.97	97.97	3
79	1.97	Peter Loader	England	1954-1959	13	26	2,662	878	39	6/36	22.51	1.97	68.25	1
79	1.97	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies	1950-1961	43	76	13,939	4,579	158	7/49	28.98	1.97	88.22	10
87	1.98	Harry Bromfield	South Africa	1961-1965	9	16	1,810	599	17	5/88	35.23	1.98	106.47	1
87	1.98	John Shepherd	West Indies	1969-1971	5	8	1,445	479	19	5/104	25.21	1.98	76.05	1
87	1.98	Lance Gibbs	West Indies	1958-1976	79	148	27,115	8,989	309	8/38	29.09	1.98	87.75	18
87	1.98	Miran Bakhsh	Pakistan	1955-1955	2	3	348	115	2	2/82	57.50	1.98	174.00	0
87	1.98	Tufty Mann	South Africa	1947-1951	19	33	5,796	1,920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	1
92	1.99	Norman Gifford	England	1964-1973	15	21	3,084	1,026	33	5/55	31.09	1.99	93.45	1
93	2.00	Berkeley Gaskin	West Indies	1948-1948	2	4	474	158	2	1/15	79.00	2.00	237.00	0
93	2.00	Brian Booth	Australia	1961-1966	29	12	436	146	3	2/33	48.66	2.00	145.33	0
93	2.00	David Allen	England	1960-1966	39	65	11,297	3,779	122	5/30	30.97	2.00	92.59	4
93	2.00	Vaman Kumar	India	1961-1961	2	3	605	202	7	5/64	28.85	2.00	86.42	1
97	2.01	J.J. Ferris	Australia / England	1887-1892	9	16	2,302	775	61	7/37	12.70	2.01	37.73	6
97	2.01	Len Hopwood	England	1934-1934	2	3	462	155	0	-	N/A	2.01	N/A	0
99	2.02	Maurice Foster	West Indies	1969-1978	14	23	1,776	600	9	2/41	66.66	2.02	197.33	0
99	2.02	Tom Cartwright	England	1964-1965	5	7	1,611	544	15	6/94	36.26	2.02	107.40	1

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