Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
10.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.30 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
11.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.45 | Australia | v England | Perth | 14 Dec 1979 | Test # 864 | |
8.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.46 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 | |
9.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Karachi | 30 Oct 1976 | Test # 784 | |
18.0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0.58 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
34.1 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 0.58 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
17.4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0.60 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
10.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.60 | England | v India | Kanpur | 25 Jan 1973 | Test # 709 | |
16.0 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 0.70 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sydney | 06 Jan 1973 | Test # 707 | |
14.0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.71 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 01 Apr 1971 | Test # 685 | |
9.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.75 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 | Test # 676 | |
9.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.75 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Sind) | 23 Oct 1976 | Test # 783 | |
14.3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.75 | Pakistan | v England | Leeds | 08 Jul 1971 | Test # 689 | |
11.6 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.76 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 1971 | Test # 681 | |
33.0 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 0.78 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 | Test # 701 | |
18.0 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0.79 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 | Test # 674 | |
12.0 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0.81 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
33.0 | 18 | 27 | 5 | 0.81 | India | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 10 Nov 1976 | Test # 785 | |
10.0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0.82 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 | |
12.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.83 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 | |
9.0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.83 | Australia | v Pakistan | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1972 | Test # 705 | |
34.0 | 11 | 38 | 4 | 0.83 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
13.0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.84 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 | Test # 701 | |
20.0 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 0.86 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1970 | Test # 674 | |
12.0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0.87 | Pakistan | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
43.0 | 24 | 38 | 4 | 0.88 | India | v England | Chennai | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 | |
35.4 | 21 | 32 | 1 | 0.89 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 09 Aug 1973 | Test # 726 | |
14.0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0.92 | England | v India | Leeds | 16 Aug 1979 | Test # 853 | |
17.0 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0.94 | England | v India | Chennai | 14 Jan 1977 | Test # 793 | |
16.5 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0.94 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 04 Jan 1975 | Test # 751 | |
19.0 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0.94 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
41.4 | 22 | 41 | 4 | 0.98 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
37.1 | 19 | 49 | 2 | 0.98 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Karachi | 01 Mar 1975 | Test # 759 | |
22.0 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 1.00 | India | v New Zealand | Chennai | 26 Nov 1976 | Test # 787 | |
16.0 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1.00 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 24 Aug 1978 | Test # 830 | |
15.0 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1.00 | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 10 Jul 1975 | Test # 760 | |
15.0 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1.00 | England | v India | Lord's | 02 Aug 1979 | Test # 852 | |
12.0 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
11.0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1.00 | Pakistan | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 16 Mar 1973 | Test # 717 | |
11.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1.00 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 | |
11.0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1.00 | Pakistan | v England | Leeds | 29 Jun 1978 | Test # 827 | |
23.0 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 1.01 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 06 Jan 1979 | Test # 840 | |
14.0 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 1.01 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
11.6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1.02 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Mar 1977 | Test # 800 | |
45.0 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 1.02 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 20 Apr 1972 | Test # 697 | |
34.0 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 1.02 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 | |
8.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1.03 | England | v Australia | Perth | 15 Dec 1978 | Test # 836 | |
28.0 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 1.03 | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
9.3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1.04 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
23.0 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1.04 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
40.0 | 20 | 56 | 3 | 1.05 | Pakistan | v England | Karachi | 18 Jan 1978 | Test # 815 | |
40.0 | 23 | 42 | 3 | 1.05 | India | v New Zealand | Kanpur | 18 Nov 1976 | Test # 786 | |
18.0 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 1.05 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
21.2 | 12 | 30 | 3 | 1.05 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1978 | Test # 838 | |
15.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1.06 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 1971 | Test # 683 | |
15.0 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1.06 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 08 Jul 1971 | Test # 689 | |
25.0 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 1.08 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1975 | Test # 754 | |
18.0 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1.08 | Pakistan | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 Mar 1979 | Test # 849 | |
12.0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | England | v Pakistan | Lord's | 17 Jun 1971 | Test # 688 | |
12.0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1.08 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 06 Mar 1974 | Test # 734 | |
9.0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
24.5 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 1.08 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1970 | Test # 672 | |
11.0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1.09 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 12 Feb 1971 | Test # 679 | |
19.0 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 1.10 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 | Test # 802 | |
28.0 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 1.10 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 08 Jul 1971 | Test # 689 | |
36.0 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 1.11 | England | v India | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 | Test # 692 | |
14.6 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1.11 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 02 Feb 1979 | Test # 844 | |
24.0 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 1.12 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1974 | Test # 749 | |
15.0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1.13 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Port of Spain | 09 Mar 1972 | Test # 694 | |
27.0 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 1.13 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 27 Jan 1979 | Test # 843 | |
25.0 | 9 | 38 | 1 | 1.14 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Napier | 16 Feb 1979 | Test # 847 | |
14.0 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1.14 | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 23 Mar 1973 | Test # 718 | |
14.5 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1.14 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 08 Jul 1976 | Test # 779 | |
34.0 | 12 | 52 | 2 | 1.14 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 01 Dec 1978 | Test # 834 | |
32.0 | 19 | 37 | 1 | 1.15 | England | v West Indies | Birmingham | 09 Aug 1973 | Test # 726 | |
19.0 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1.15 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 14 Aug 1975 | Test # 762 | |
12.0 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1.16 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 02 Feb 1974 | Test # 731 | |
9.0 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1.16 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1975 | Test # 754 | |
12.0 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1.16 | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 | |
18.5 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 1.16 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 14 Aug 1975 | Test # 762 | |
16.0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1.17 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Napier | 16 Feb 1979 | Test # 847 | |
28.0 | 15 | 33 | 3 | 1.17 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 23 Mar 1973 | Test # 718 | |
16.0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1.18 | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 03 Jun 1976 | Test # 777 | |
34.0 | 11 | 54 | 2 | 1.19 | Pakistan | v England | Hyderabad (Sind) | 02 Jan 1978 | Test # 813 | |
25.1 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 1.19 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
31.0 | 16 | 37 | 4 | 1.19 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 27 Jul 1972 | Test # 701 | |
27.0 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 1.19 | Pakistan | v England | Lahore | 14 Dec 1977 | Test # 810 | |
30.0 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 1.20 | India | v England | Wankhede | 11 Feb 1977 | Test # 795 | |
15.0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1.20 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 09 Jan 1971 | Test # 676 | |
15.0 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1.20 | England | v India | Lord's | 20 Jun 1974 | Test # 740 | |
15.0 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1.20 | England | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
10.0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1.20 | England | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
10.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.20 | West Indies | v India | Port of Spain | 13 Apr 1971 | Test # 686 | |
29.0 | 15 | 35 | 4 | 1.20 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 13 Jul 1972 | Test # 700 | |
29.0 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 1.20 | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 28 Apr 1978 | Test # 824 | |
19.5 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1.21 | England | v India | Eden Gardens | 30 Dec 1972 | Test # 706 | |
13.0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1.21 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 28 Jan 1978 | Test # 816 | |
27.1 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 1.21 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 10 Feb 1979 | Test # 846 | |
22.1 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 1.21 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 | Test # 725 | |
36.0 | 18 | 44 | 3 | 1.22 | India | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 24 Mar 1976 | Test # 774 |
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Minimum of 60 ballsPerformances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]
India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]
India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]
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