Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - Australia

Cricket Records in 1940s in Test matches - Australia

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
ERH Toshack	10.0	5	6	2	0.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
ERH Toshack	19.0	13	12	4	0.63	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
ERH Toshack	16.5	11	17	3	0.76	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
WA Johnston	13.0	5	15	3	0.86	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	9.0	6	11	1	0.91	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
IWG Johnson	30.1	12	42	6	1.04	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
KR Miller	14.0	7	15	0	1.07	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
KR Miller	9.0	3	13	1	1.08	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
KR Miller	11.0	3	17	2	1.15	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
WJ O'Reilly	12.0	5	14	5	1.16	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	29 Mar 1946	Test # 275
IWG Johnson	14.0	3	22	2	1.17	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
RR Lindwall	16.1	5	20	6	1.23	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
WA Johnston	16.0	4	20	2	1.25	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
CL McCool	9.0	3	15	1	1.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
IWG Johnson	13.0	7	22	2	1.26	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
ERH Toshack	18.0	11	23	0	1.27	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
ERH Toshack	17.0	6	29	6	1.27	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
CL McCool	24.0	9	41	1	1.28	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
RR Lindwall	10.7	2	19	2	1.31	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WA Johnston	12.0	4	21	2	1.31	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
WA Johnston	8.0	4	14	0	1.31	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	12.0	4	23	0	1.43	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
WA Johnston	25.0	11	36	5	1.44	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
WA Johnston	27.3	12	40	4	1.45	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
WA Johnston	17.0	4	33	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	45.5	13	67	3	1.46	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
KR Miller	15.0	6	22	2	1.46	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
ERH Toshack	30.0	13	59	1	1.47	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
IWG Johnson	12.0	4	24	0	1.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
KR Miller	15.3	2	31	1	1.51	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
IWG Johnson	18.2	6	37	3	1.52	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
IWG Johnson	25.0	8	51	1	1.53	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
CL McCool	21.4	5	44	5	1.53	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
RR Lindwall	15.4	2	32	5	1.54	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
IWG Johnson	42.0	15	66	1	1.57	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
DT Ring	28.0	13	44	1	1.57	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
ERH Toshack	36.0	6	76	4	1.58	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
GE Tribe	9.0	2	19	0	1.58	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
WA Johnston	8.0	4	17	2	1.59	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
SJE Loxton	10.0	2	16	0	1.60	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
CL McCool	19.0	3	41	0	1.61	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
WA Johnston	20.1	5	44	6	1.63	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
LJ Johnson	30.0	8	66	3	1.65	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	10.0	1	22	0	1.65	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
RR Lindwall	23.0	5	52	4	1.69	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
RR Lindwall	16.5	4	38	7	1.71	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
ERH Toshack	33.0	14	60	1	1.81	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
ERH Toshack	16.0	5	39	1	1.82	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
ERH Toshack	41.0	20	75	2	1.82	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
KR Miller	11.0	1	27	0	1.84	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
ERH Toshack	16.0	4	40	0	1.87	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
RR Lindwall	12.0	3	30	1	1.87	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
WA Johnston	33.0	15	62	2	1.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
B Dooland	27.0	5	69	4	1.91	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
SG Barnes	9.0	0	23	0	1.91	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
WA Johnston	22.0	4	43	2	1.95	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
CL McCool	13.0	0	34	1	1.96	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
RR Lindwall	25.0	5	66	2	1.98	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
ERH Toshack	20.1	6	40	5	1.98	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
RR Lindwall	25.0	3	50	3	2.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	14 Aug 1948	Test # 303
KR Miller	15.0	3	40	5	2.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
KR Miller	19.0	8	38	3	2.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
ERH Toshack	14.0	8	28	1	2.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
KR Miller	9.0	2	24	0	2.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
IWG Johnson	20.0	4	54	0	2.02	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
IWG Johnson	38.0	16	77	0	2.02	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
KR Miller	22.0	4	60	7	2.04	Australia	v England	Brisbane	29 Nov 1946	Test # 279
IWG Johnson	35.0	13	72	3	2.05	Australia	v England	Lord's	24 Jun 1948	Test # 300
WA Johnston	12.0	0	33	2	2.06	Australia	v India	Melbourne	01 Jan 1948	Test # 292
RR Lindwall	12.0	2	33	0	2.06	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
IWG Johnson	23.1	5	64	4	2.07	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
RR Lindwall	38.0	10	79	2	2.07	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
KR Miller	9.0	3	25	2	2.08	Australia	v India	Sydney	12 Dec 1947	Test # 291
CL McCool	19.0	3	53	2	2.09	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
KR Miller	16.0	0	45	1	2.10	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
SJE Loxton	26.0	4	55	3	2.11	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
SG Barnes	18.0	4	51	1	2.12	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
DT Ring	36.0	8	103	3	2.14	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
RR Lindwall	22.0	3	63	7	2.14	Australia	v England	Sydney	28 Feb 1947	Test # 283
ERH Toshack	12.0	5	26	1	2.16	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
RR Lindwall	21.0	6	61	1	2.17	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
WA Johnston	24.0	2	70	3	2.18	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
ERH Toshack	25.0	8	73	1	2.19	Australia	v India	Adelaide	23 Jan 1948	Test # 294
KR Miller	10.0	2	30	1	2.25	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
WA Johnston	38.0	12	86	1	2.26	Australia	v England	Leeds	22 Jul 1948	Test # 302
RR Lindwall	13.0	5	30	1	2.30	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
KR Miller	11.0	0	34	1	2.31	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
WA Johnston	17.0	3	53	0	2.33	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
RR Lindwall	8.0	1	25	0	2.34	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
IWG Johnson	22.0	3	69	0	2.35	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
CL McCool	29.0	1	91	1	2.35	Australia	v England	Adelaide	31 Jan 1947	Test # 282
IWG Johnson	29.0	7	92	2	2.37	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
CL McCool	23.0	2	73	3	2.38	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280
KR Miller	17.0	3	54	3	2.38	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
RR Lindwall	20.0	1	64	2	2.40	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947	Test # 281
SJE Loxton	19.0	1	61	2	2.40	Australia	v India	Melbourne	06 Feb 1948	Test # 295
WA Johnston	14.0	3	34	0	2.42	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
RR Lindwall	40.0	8	99	4	2.47	Australia	v England	Manchester	08 Jul 1948	Test # 301
WA Johnston	59.0	12	147	4	2.49	Australia	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 1948	Test # 299
GE Tribe	12.0	0	40	0	2.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	13 Dec 1946	Test # 280

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Minimum of 60 balls
Performances 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:

South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Dec 31, 1949 - Jan 4, 1950 [Test # 319]

South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 1st Test, Dec 24-28, 1949 [Test # 318]

England v New Zealand at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 13-16, 1949 [Test # 317]