Bowling records (All cricket)

William Attewell has the best economy rate in men's cricket: 1.32 runs an over (minimum 600 balls bowled) (from the 23,340 of 23,347 matches with full scorecards).

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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 23,340 of the 23,347 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.

Qualification: Minimum 600 balls bowled.

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
William AttewellENG	1884-1892	10	18	2850b	326	626	28	4/42	6/107	22.36	1.32	101.79	2	0	0
Geff NobletAUS	1950-1953	3	6	96.6	25	183	7	3/21	3/37	26.14	1.42	110.57	0	0	0
Reg ScarlettWI	1960	3	6	134	53	209	2	1/46	1/58	104.50	1.56	402.00	0	0	0
Alfred ShawENG	1877-1882	7	10	274	155	285	12	5/38	8/89	23.75	1.56	91.33	0	1	0
Morris SieversAUS	1936-1937	3	5	75.2	25	161	9	5/21	6/60	17.89	1.60	66.89	0	1	0
Cliff GladwinENG	1947-1949	8	15	2129b	89	571	15	3/21	3/36	38.07	1.61	141.93	0	0	0
Edwin EvansAUS	1881-1886	6	9	309.1	166	332	7	3/64	4/113	47.43	1.61	176.71	0	0	0
Trevor GoddardSA	1955-1970	41	75	11736b	706	3226	123	6/53	8/92	26.23	1.65	95.41	2	5	0
David IronsideSA	1953-1954	3	5	123.2	41	275	15	5/51	8/88	18.33	1.67	65.73	1	1	0
Bapu NadkarniIND	1955-1968	41	65	9165b	665	2559	88	6/43	11/122	29.08	1.68	104.15	2	4	1
Jim BurkeAUS	1951-1959	24	16	814b	41	230	8	4/37	4/52	28.75	1.70	101.75	1	0	0
Bert IronmongerAUS	1928-1933	14	27	782.3	328	1330	74	7/23	11/24	17.97	1.70	63.45	4	4	2
Zulfiqar AhmedPAK	1952-1956	9	10	214.1	78	366	20	6/42	11/79	18.30	1.71	64.25	1	2	1
Arthur RichardsonAUS	1924-1926	9	14	1812b	91	521	12	2/20	4/104	43.42	1.73	151.00	0	0	0
Gordon RorkeAUS	1959	4	7	703b	26	203	10	3/23	5/101	20.30	1.73	70.30	0	0	0
Jack IversonAUS	1950-1951	5	8	138.4	29	320	21	6/27	6/52	15.24	1.73	52.76	2	1	0
Ron OxenhamAUS	1928-1931	7	12	300.2	112	522	14	4/39	6/76	37.29	1.74	128.71	2	0	0
John WatkinsSA	1949-1957	15	27	2805b	134	816	29	4/22	6/88	28.14	1.75	96.72	3	0	0
Ken MackayAUS	1956-1963	37	53	5792b	267	1721	50	6/42	7/58	34.42	1.78	115.84	1	2	0
Ted a'BeckettAUS	1928-1931	4	8	177	47	317	3	1/41	1/66	105.67	1.79	354.00	0	0	0
Anton MurraySA	1952-1954	10	16	2374b	111	710	18	4/169	5/49	39.44	1.79	131.89	1	0	0
Hines JohnsonWI	1948-1950	3	5	131.3	37	238	13	5/41	10/96	18.31	1.81	60.69	0	2	1
Fred RootENG	1926	3	3	107	47	194	8	4/84	4/84	24.25	1.81	80.25	1	0	0
Foffie WilliamsWI	1939-1948	4	7	796b	46	241	9	3/51	4/95	26.78	1.82	88.44	0	0	0
Bob NewsonSA	1930-1939	3	6	874b	15	265	4	2/58	2/75	66.25	1.82	218.50	0	0	0
Gerry GomezWI	1948-1954	29	46	5236b	289	1590	58	7/55	10/113	27.41	1.82	90.28	1	1	1
Fred MorleyENG	1880-1883	4	8	243	124	296	16	5/56	8/146	18.50	1.83	60.75	1	1	0
George LohmannENG	1886-1896	18	36	3932b	364	1205	112	9/28	15/45	10.76	1.84	35.11	2	9	5
Roy KilnerENG	1924-1926	9	12	2368b	82	734	24	4/51	8/178	30.58	1.86	98.67	4	0	0
Polly UmrigarIND	1948-1962	59	50	787.3	262	1473	35	6/74	6/74	42.09	1.87	135.00	3	2	0
Dick BarlowENG	1881-1887	17	26	614	325	767	34	7/40	8/63	22.56	1.87	72.24	0	3	0
John SharpeENG	1890-1892	3	6	975b	61	305	11	6/84	8/165	27.73	1.88	88.64	0	1	0
Fred BarrattENG	1929-1930	5	7	125	33	235	5	1/8	2/38	47.00	1.88	150.00	0	0	0
Hedley VerityENG	1931-1939	40	73	11173b	604	3510	144	8/43	15/104	24.38	1.88	77.59	9	5	2
Ernie ToshackAUS	1946-1948	12	23	3140b	155	989	47	6/29	11/31	21.04	1.89	66.81	2	4	1
Johnny WardleENG	1948-1957	28	52	6597b	403	2080	102	7/36	12/89	20.39	1.89	64.68	7	5	1
Tommy GreenhoughENG	1959-1960	4	8	188.1	66	357	16	5/35	7/66	22.31	1.90	70.56	0	1	0
Don WilsonENG	1964-1971	6	12	1472b	93	466	11	2/17	3/72	42.36	1.90	133.82	0	0	0
Denis AtkinsonWI	1948-1958	22	39	5201b	311	1647	47	7/53	7/86	35.04	1.90	110.66	0	3	0
Geoff CopeENG	1977-1978	5	7	122	29	312	10	3/102	4/91	31.20	1.92	97.60	0	0	0
Jack YoungENG	1947-1949	8	14	2368b	119	757	17	3/65	3/65	44.53	1.92	139.29	0	0	0
Charlie TurnerAUS	1887-1895	17	30	5179b	457	1670	101	7/43	12/87	16.53	1.93	51.28	3	11	2
Ray IllingworthENG	1958-1973	64	102	12064b	717	3891	126	6/29	7/29	30.88	1.94	95.75	5	3	0
Maurice TateENG	1924-1935	39	68	12523b	581	4055	155	6/42	11/228	26.16	1.94	80.79	7	7	1
Maurice AllomENG	1930-1931	5	8	136.1	28	265	14	5/38	8/55	18.93	1.95	58.36	1	1	0
Bill O'ReillyAUS	1932-1946	27	48	10024b	585	3254	144	7/54	11/129	22.60	1.95	69.61	8	11	3
Hugh TayfieldSA	1949-1960	37	61	13568b	602	4405	170	9/113	13/165	25.91	1.95	79.81	5	14	2
Alf ValentineWI	1950-1962	36	63	12953b	789	4215	139	8/104	11/204	30.32	1.95	93.19	7	8	2
Ted PeateENG	1881-1886	9	15	524	250	683	31	6/85	8/58	22.03	1.96	67.61	2	2	0
Lindsay KlineAUS	1957-1961	13	22	2373b	113	776	34	7/75	8/90	22.82	1.96	69.79	2	1	0

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