Bowling records (Men's First-class)
William Attewell has the best economy rate in men's first-class cricket: 1.32 runs an over (minimum 600 balls bowled).
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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 |
| Malcolm JarvisZIM | 1992-1994 | 5 | 8 | 212.1 | 88 | 393 | 11 | 3/30 | 4/54 | 35.73 | 1.85 | 115.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Ray IllingworthENG | 1958-1973 | 61 | 100 | 11934b | 715 | 3807 | 122 | 6/29 | 7/29 | 31.20 | 1.91 | 97.82 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack YoungENG | 1947-1949 | 8 | 14 | 2368b | 119 | 757 | 17 | 3/65 | 3/65 | 44.53 | 1.92 | 139.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gopal SharmaIND | 1985-1990 | 5 | 8 | 217.5 | 57 | 418 | 10 | 4/88 | 4/88 | 41.80 | 1.92 | 130.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff CopeENG | 1977-1978 | 3 | 5 | 108 | 29 | 277 | 8 | 3/102 | 4/91 | 34.63 | 1.92 | 108.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clive EksteenSA | 1993-2000 | 7 | 14 | 256 | 97 | 494 | 8 | 3/12 | 3/88 | 61.75 | 1.93 | 192.00 | 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 |
| 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 |
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