Bowling records (Men's Tests)
Bapu Nadkarni has the best economy rate in men's Tests v Pakistan: 1.15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bapu NadkarniIND | 1960-1961 | 4 | 8 | 191.2 | 119 | 220 | 9 | 4/43 | 5/67 | 24.44 | 1.15 | 127.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny WardleENG | 1954 | 4 | 7 | 142.5 | 82 | 176 | 20 | 7/56 | 7/56 | 8.80 | 1.23 | 42.85 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken MackayAUS | 1959 | 3 | 5 | 129.4 | 59 | 190 | 10 | 6/42 | 7/58 | 19.00 | 1.47 | 77.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy ConeyNZ | 1979-1985 | 9 | 11 | 770b | 30 | 202 | 4 | 2/33 | 2/43 | 50.50 | 1.57 | 192.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Polly UmrigarIND | 1952-1961 | 15 | 14 | 269 | 102 | 425 | 14 | 6/74 | 6/74 | 30.36 | 1.58 | 115.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lala AmarnathIND | 1952 | 5 | 8 | 127.5 | 60 | 202 | 9 | 4/40 | 4/65 | 22.44 | 1.58 | 85.22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | 1956-1959 | 4 | 7 | 241 | 99 | 416 | 19 | 5/93 | 8/111 | 21.89 | 1.73 | 76.11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinoo MankadIND | 1952-1955 | 9 | 16 | 528.4 | 230 | 913 | 37 | 8/52 | 13/131 | 24.68 | 1.73 | 85.73 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Basil D'OliveiraENG | 1967-1971 | 9 | 10 | 174 | 74 | 302 | 10 | 3/46 | 5/62 | 30.20 | 1.74 | 104.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman GiffordENG | 1971-1973 | 4 | 6 | 226.4 | 83 | 398 | 16 | 5/55 | 7/154 | 24.88 | 1.76 | 85.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred TitmusENG | 1962-1967 | 4 | 8 | 116.1 | 40 | 207 | 9 | 2/3 | 4/85 | 23.00 | 1.78 | 77.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan YuileNZ | 1965-1969 | 6 | 10 | 227 | 110 | 406 | 17 | 4/43 | 6/112 | 23.88 | 1.79 | 80.12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray IllingworthENG | 1962-1971 | 5 | 8 | 167 | 75 | 301 | 10 | 3/58 | 3/58 | 30.10 | 1.80 | 100.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | 1956-1959 | 3 | 6 | 102 | 33 | 186 | 4 | 2/72 | 3/86 | 46.50 | 1.82 | 153.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subhash GupteIND | 1952-1960 | 10 | 18 | 458.5 | 182 | 852 | 34 | 5/18 | 7/167 | 25.06 | 1.86 | 80.97 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| David AllenENG | 1961-1962 | 7 | 13 | 345.4 | 162 | 657 | 24 | 5/30 | 7/124 | 27.38 | 1.90 | 86.42 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | 1956-1959 | 4 | 8 | 163.5 | 43 | 313 | 14 | 4/42 | 4/65 | 22.36 | 1.91 | 70.21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry SobersWI | 1958-1959 | 8 | 13 | 237.3 | 89 | 454 | 4 | 2/41 | 3/55 | 113.50 | 1.91 | 356.25 | 0 | 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 |
| Ghulam AhmedIND | 1952-1955 | 8 | 13 | 340.3 | 99 | 659 | 21 | 5/109 | 5/86 | 31.38 | 1.94 | 97.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank CameronNZ | 1965 | 5 | 10 | 208 | 82 | 407 | 21 | 5/34 | 9/70 | 19.38 | 1.96 | 59.43 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul HarrisSA | 2007-2010 | 7 | 13 | 309.1 | 99 | 613 | 25 | 5/73 | 7/131 | 24.52 | 1.98 | 74.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dattu PhadkarIND | 1952-1955 | 5 | 9 | 204.2 | 71 | 407 | 15 | 5/72 | 5/102 | 27.13 | 1.99 | 81.73 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Collie SmithWI | 1958-1959 | 8 | 13 | 275 | 91 | 554 | 16 | 4/71 | 4/102 | 34.63 | 2.01 | 103.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony DodemaideAUS | 1988 | 3 | 5 | 121 | 34 | 246 | 9 | 4/87 | 5/135 | 27.33 | 2.03 | 80.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewen ChatfieldNZ | 1984-1989 | 6 | 9 | 266.2 | 80 | 543 | 14 | 3/47 | 5/71 | 38.79 | 2.04 | 114.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil EdmondsENG | 1978-1987 | 10 | 13 | 1617b | 75 | 550 | 22 | 7/66 | 7/66 | 25.00 | 2.04 | 73.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John EmbureyENG | 1987 | 7 | 8 | 231 | 69 | 473 | 7 | 3/49 | 3/52 | 67.57 | 2.05 | 198.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | 1967-1974 | 11 | 18 | 422.5 | 163 | 868 | 36 | 8/51 | 13/71 | 24.11 | 2.05 | 70.47 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Lance GibbsWI | 1958-1975 | 9 | 17 | 2283b | 107 | 782 | 32 | 5/80 | 7/136 | 24.44 | 2.06 | 71.34 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gulabrai RamchandIND | 1952-1955 | 8 | 14 | 180 | 65 | 373 | 16 | 6/49 | 7/76 | 23.31 | 2.07 | 67.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan StrangZIM | 1995-1998 | 5 | 9 | 150.3 | 62 | 312 | 15 | 3/43 | 5/50 | 20.80 | 2.07 | 60.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colin de GrandhommeNZ | 2016-2018 | 5 | 9 | 113.5 | 36 | 238 | 14 | 6/41 | 7/64 | 17.00 | 2.09 | 48.79 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken HiggsENG | 1967 | 3 | 6 | 119 | 45 | 249 | 17 | 5/58 | 8/119 | 14.65 | 2.09 | 42.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Pommie MbangwaZIM | 1996-1998 | 5 | 9 | 158 | 59 | 331 | 14 | 3/23 | 6/63 | 23.64 | 2.09 | 67.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len ColdwellENG | 1962 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 30 | 223 | 13 | 6/85 | 9/110 | 17.15 | 2.10 | 48.92 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason HolderWI | 2016-2021 | 8 | 16 | 263.4 | 74 | 558 | 27 | 5/30 | 6/65 | 20.67 | 2.12 | 58.59 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick MotzNZ | 1965 | 4 | 7 | 110 | 42 | 235 | 12 | 4/45 | 7/79 | 19.58 | 2.14 | 55.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John ReidNZ | 1955-1965 | 9 | 13 | 228 | 103 | 498 | 16 | 4/38 | 5/120 | 31.13 | 2.18 | 85.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony LockENG | 1962 | 5 | 9 | 264 | 103 | 577 | 16 | 4/70 | 8/225 | 36.06 | 2.19 | 99.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Viv RichardsWI | 1975-1988 | 16 | 14 | 605b | 24 | 222 | 11 | 2/17 | 3/51 | 20.18 | 2.20 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hedley HowarthNZ | 1969-1973 | 6 | 10 | 2053b | 86 | 763 | 26 | 5/80 | 7/140 | 29.35 | 2.23 | 78.96 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kumar DharmasenaSL | 1994-1997 | 6 | 8 | 236.1 | 58 | 529 | 18 | 6/99 | 8/183 | 29.39 | 2.24 | 78.72 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ollie RobinsonENG | 2022-2026 | 6 | 12 | 167.1 | 46 | 375 | 30 | 5/51 | 8/35 | 12.50 | 2.24 | 33.43 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic PollardNZ | 1965-1973 | 7 | 12 | 1478b | 82 | 555 | 12 | 3/27 | 5/59 | 46.25 | 2.25 | 123.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl RackemannAUS | 1983-1990 | 5 | 9 | 191.5 | 53 | 434 | 26 | 6/86 | 11/118 | 16.69 | 2.26 | 44.27 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Barry KnightENG | 1962 | 4 | 8 | 137 | 41 | 310 | 12 | 4/38 | 5/109 | 25.83 | 2.26 | 68.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry O'KeeffeAUS | 1972-1977 | 5 | 9 | 176.1 | 35 | 533 | 14 | 4/38 | 6/208 | 38.07 | 2.27 | 100.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric AtkinsonWI | 1958-1959 | 5 | 9 | 185.2 | 41 | 426 | 21 | 5/42 | 8/78 | 20.29 | 2.30 | 52.95 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil WagnerNZ | 2016-2022 | 6 | 11 | 200.1 | 49 | 461 | 17 | 3/34 | 6/116 | 27.12 | 2.30 | 70.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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