Bowling records (Men's Tests)
Bert Ironmonger has the best economy rate in men's Tests v South Africa: 1.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert IronmongerAUS | 1931-1932 | 4 | 8 | 221.5 | 112 | 296 | 31 | 6/18 | 11/24 | 9.55 | 1.33 | 42.94 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Geff NobletAUS | 1950-1953 | 2 | 4 | 80.1 | 24 | 146 | 5 | 3/21 | 3/37 | 29.20 | 1.37 | 128.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedley VerityENG | 1935-1939 | 9 | 16 | 3298b | 167 | 802 | 31 | 5/70 | 6/117 | 25.87 | 1.46 | 106.39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff GladwinENG | 1947-1949 | 7 | 14 | 1961b | 84 | 504 | 14 | 3/21 | 3/36 | 36.00 | 1.54 | 140.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken MackayAUS | 1957-1958 | 5 | 6 | 93.6 | 20 | 193 | 3 | 2/54 | 2/83 | 64.33 | 1.54 | 250.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | 1957-1958 | 5 | 9 | 201.5 | 47 | 425 | 25 | 6/34 | 9/82 | 17.00 | 1.58 | 64.52 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lindsay KlineAUS | 1957-1958 | 5 | 8 | 113.3 | 31 | 245 | 15 | 4/33 | 6/47 | 16.33 | 1.62 | 60.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy TattersallENG | 1951 | 5 | 10 | 261.2 | 99 | 439 | 21 | 7/52 | 12/101 | 20.90 | 1.68 | 74.67 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jim LakerENG | 1951-1957 | 8 | 16 | 2191b | 107 | 616 | 32 | 6/55 | 10/119 | 19.25 | 1.69 | 68.47 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack YoungENG | 1947-1949 | 3 | 6 | 1056b | 42 | 307 | 6 | 2/34 | 2/66 | 51.17 | 1.74 | 176.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack WhiteENG | 1929-1931 | 7 | 12 | 277 | 95 | 495 | 15 | 3/21 | 6/54 | 33.00 | 1.79 | 110.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David AllenENG | 1960-1965 | 6 | 11 | 312.4 | 115 | 559 | 21 | 5/41 | 7/140 | 26.62 | 1.79 | 89.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny WardleENG | 1951-1957 | 9 | 18 | 2687b | 153 | 803 | 46 | 7/36 | 12/89 | 17.46 | 1.79 | 58.41 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Harold LarwoodENG | 1929 | 3 | 5 | 102.4 | 34 | 186 | 8 | 5/57 | 5/69 | 23.25 | 1.81 | 77.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kapil DevIND | 1992-1993 | 4 | 8 | 165 | 46 | 299 | 8 | 3/43 | 3/62 | 37.38 | 1.81 | 123.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic BessENG | 2020 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 40 | 206 | 8 | 5/51 | 6/87 | 25.75 | 1.82 | 84.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor BaileyENG | 1951-1957 | 12 | 20 | 2386b | 100 | 728 | 28 | 5/20 | 8/53 | 26.00 | 1.83 | 85.21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | 1931-1936 | 10 | 18 | 652.1 | 248 | 1199 | 77 | 7/40 | 14/199 | 15.57 | 1.84 | 50.82 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Venkatapathy RajuIND | 1992-1993 | 2 | 4 | 131 | 43 | 242 | 4 | 3/73 | 3/123 | 60.50 | 1.85 | 196.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | 1932-1936 | 7 | 13 | 341 | 140 | 634 | 34 | 5/20 | 8/104 | 18.65 | 1.86 | 60.18 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve WaughAUS | 1994-2002 | 16 | 15 | 144.2 | 50 | 270 | 17 | 5/28 | 5/48 | 15.88 | 1.87 | 50.94 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony LockENG | 1955-1957 | 4 | 8 | 1252b | 76 | 391 | 15 | 4/39 | 8/101 | 26.07 | 1.87 | 83.47 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick TyldesleyENG | 1924 | 4 | 6 | 130.5 | 50 | 249 | 12 | 3/50 | 6/102 | 20.75 | 1.90 | 65.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom VeiversAUS | 1963-1966 | 7 | 8 | 909b | 29 | 295 | 4 | 2/97 | 2/116 | 73.75 | 1.95 | 227.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George LohmannENG | 1896 | 3 | 6 | 103.4 | 38 | 203 | 35 | 9/28 | 15/45 | 5.80 | 1.96 | 17.77 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Peter LoaderENG | 1955-1957 | 5 | 10 | 1256b | 43 | 410 | 13 | 4/52 | 4/119 | 31.54 | 1.96 | 96.62 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice TateENG | 1924-1935 | 14 | 25 | 600.1 | 176 | 1185 | 53 | 6/42 | 9/106 | 22.36 | 1.97 | 67.94 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff RaboneNZ | 1953-1954 | 4 | 6 | 725b | 24 | 239 | 12 | 6/68 | 7/84 | 19.92 | 1.98 | 60.42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| George GearyENG | 1924-1929 | 5 | 7 | 197 | 69 | 390 | 19 | 7/70 | 12/130 | 20.53 | 1.98 | 62.21 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill JohnstonAUS | 1949-1953 | 10 | 19 | 427.4 | 90 | 1129 | 44 | 6/44 | 8/65 | 25.66 | 1.98 | 77.73 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tony MacGibbonNZ | 1953-1954 | 6 | 11 | 1633b | 48 | 543 | 23 | 4/62 | 7/123 | 23.61 | 2.00 | 71.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom GoddardENG | 1938-1939 | 3 | 5 | 105 | 26 | 282 | 8 | 3/54 | 4/132 | 35.25 | 2.01 | 105.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles MacartneyAUS | 1910-1921 | 9 | 11 | 163.4 | 55 | 332 | 12 | 5/44 | 6/91 | 27.67 | 2.03 | 81.83 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim WallAUS | 1931 | 3 | 6 | 129.1 | 38 | 263 | 13 | 5/14 | 7/53 | 20.23 | 2.04 | 59.62 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| John ReidNZ | 1953-1964 | 15 | 22 | 2918b | 151 | 991 | 37 | 6/60 | 6/60 | 26.78 | 2.04 | 78.86 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | 1952-1964 | 13 | 24 | 517 | 116 | 1413 | 52 | 5/49 | 9/144 | 27.17 | 2.05 | 79.54 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| George MacaulayENG | 1923-1924 | 5 | 9 | 199.3 | 56 | 409 | 18 | 5/64 | 7/83 | 22.72 | 2.05 | 66.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Murali KartikIND | 2000-2004 | 3 | 5 | 143 | 40 | 294 | 8 | 3/123 | 3/78 | 36.75 | 2.06 | 107.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert RelfENG | 1906-1914 | 10 | 15 | 219.2 | 67 | 451 | 18 | 3/31 | 3/40 | 25.06 | 2.06 | 73.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian MeckiffAUS | 1957-1963 | 5 | 8 | 131.4 | 24 | 361 | 11 | 5/125 | 8/177 | 32.82 | 2.06 | 95.64 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | 1949-1953 | 8 | 14 | 229.3 | 31 | 631 | 31 | 5/32 | 8/112 | 20.35 | 2.06 | 59.19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alec BedserENG | 1947-1955 | 13 | 26 | 4221b | 148 | 1457 | 54 | 7/58 | 12/112 | 26.98 | 2.07 | 78.17 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Paul ReiffelAUS | 1993-1998 | 5 | 8 | 145 | 41 | 301 | 8 | 3/14 | 3/62 | 37.63 | 2.08 | 108.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter MartinENG | 1995-1996 | 3 | 5 | 105 | 37 | 218 | 11 | 4/60 | 4/60 | 19.82 | 2.08 | 57.27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken FarnesENG | 1938-1939 | 5 | 9 | 186.3 | 35 | 519 | 16 | 4/29 | 7/109 | 32.44 | 2.09 | 93.19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith MillerAUS | 1949-1953 | 9 | 15 | 225.1 | 34 | 631 | 30 | 5/40 | 7/113 | 21.03 | 2.10 | 60.03 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | 1992-1999 | 5 | 9 | 185.3 | 52 | 390 | 21 | 6/34 | 8/79 | 18.57 | 2.10 | 53.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Guy OvertonNZ | 1953-1954 | 3 | 4 | 91.1 | 23 | 258 | 9 | 3/65 | 4/101 | 28.67 | 2.12 | 81.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dinanath RamnarineWI | 2001 | 5 | 10 | 290.3 | 93 | 617 | 20 | 5/78 | 6/164 | 30.85 | 2.12 | 87.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank TysonENG | 1955-1957 | 4 | 7 | 1010b | 33 | 358 | 22 | 6/28 | 8/78 | 16.27 | 2.13 | 45.91 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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