Here is the list of all Best Economy Rates in The Ashes history:
| # | Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | Eco | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Attewell | England | 10 | 475 | 326 | 626 | 28 | 4/42 | 22.36 | 1.32 | 101.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Charles Studd | England | 3 | 52 | 53 | 69 | 2 | 2/35 | 34.50 | 1.33 | 156.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mick Malone | Australia | 1 | 57 | 24 | 77 | 6 | 5/63 | 12.83 | 1.35 | 57.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | John Inverarity | Australia | 5 | 62 | 26 | 93 | 4 | 3/26 | 23.25 | 1.5 | 93.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Otto Nothling | Australia | 1 | 46 | 15 | 72 | 0 | 0/12 | - | 1.57 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Morris Sievers | Australia | 3 | 100.2 | 25 | 161 | 9 | 5/21 | 17.89 | 1.6 | 66.89 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Phil Carlson | Australia | 2 | 61.2 | 10 | 99 | 2 | 2/41 | 49.50 | 1.61 | 184.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Fred Morley | England | 2 | 62.4 | 51 | 101 | 6 | 4/47 | 16.83 | 1.61 | 62.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Tom Cartwright | England | 2 | 139 | 55 | 228 | 5 | 3/110 | 45.60 | 1.64 | 166.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tony Dell | Australia | 1 | 57.1 | 11 | 97 | 5 | 3/65 | 19.40 | 1.7 | 68.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Burke | Australia | 14 | 48 | 15 | 83 | 2 | 2/26 | 41.50 | 1.73 | 144.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Jack Iverson | Australia | 5 | 184.4 | 29 | 320 | 21 | 6/27 | 15.24 | 1.73 | 52.76 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Ron Oxenham | Australia | 3 | 201.2 | 72 | 349 | 7 | 4/67 | 49.86 | 1.73 | 172.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Arthur Richardson | Australia | 9 | 302 | 91 | 521 | 12 | 2/20 | 43.42 | 1.73 | 151.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bert Ironmonger | Australia | 6 | 407.4 | 155 | 711 | 21 | 4/26 | 33.86 | 1.74 | 116.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Gordon Rorke | Australia | 2 | 94.1 | 17 | 165 | 8 | 3/23 | 20.63 | 1.75 | 70.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Jim Higgs | Australia | 5 | 262.2 | 47 | 468 | 19 | 5/148 | 24.63 | 1.78 | 82.84 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Harry Dean | England | 2 | 54 | 19 | 97 | 6 | 4/19 | 16.17 | 1.8 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Sydney Callaway | Australia | 3 | 78.3 | 33 | 142 | 6 | 5/37 | 23.67 | 1.81 | 78.50 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Fred Root | England | 3 | 107 | 47 | 194 | 8 | 4/84 | 24.25 | 1.81 | 80.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Ted a'Beckett | Australia | 3 | 156 | 41 | 282 | 3 | 1/41 | 94.00 | 1.81 | 312.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tom Garrett | Australia | 12 | 269.2 | 194 | 487 | 14 | 3/88 | 34.79 | 1.81 | 115.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dick Barlow | England | 11 | 289.5 | 233 | 528 | 26 | 7/40 | 20.31 | 1.82 | 66.88 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | George Lohmann | England | 15 | 551.4 | 326 | 1002 | 77 | 8/35 | 13.01 | 1.82 | 42.99 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Geoff Miller | England | 13 | 431.1 | 111 | 790 | 39 | 5/44 | 20.26 | 1.83 | 66.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | W.G. Grace | England | 20 | 91.3 | 55 | 168 | 6 | 2/12 | 28.00 | 1.84 | 91.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ken Mackay | Australia | 16 | 471.2 | 126 | 875 | 24 | 5/121 | 36.46 | 1.86 | 117.83 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Ron Gaunt | Australia | 1 | 46 | 10 | 86 | 3 | 3/53 | 28.67 | 1.87 | 92.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jack Young | England | 3 | 156 | 64 | 292 | 5 | 2/118 | 58.40 | 1.87 | 187.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Roy Kilner | England | 7 | 360.4 | 66 | 675 | 24 | 4/51 | 28.13 | 1.87 | 90.17 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Ron Archer | Australia | 12 | 407.3 | 126 | 761 | 35 | 5/53 | 21.74 | 1.87 | 69.86 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | Fred Titmus | England | 19 | 960.5 | 228 | 1794 | 47 | 7/79 | 38.17 | 1.87 | 122.66 | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | John Sharpe | England | 3 | 162.3 | 61 | 305 | 11 | 6/84 | 27.73 | 1.88 | 88.64 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | Basil D'Oliveira | England | 13 | 274 | 71 | 515 | 14 | 2/15 | 36.79 | 1.88 | 117.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Les Jackson | England | 1 | 44 | 16 | 83 | 4 | 2/26 | 20.75 | 1.89 | 66.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Charlie Turner | Australia | 17 | 863.1 | 457 | 1670 | 101 | 7/43 | 16.53 | 1.93 | 51.28 | 3 | 11 |
| 37 | Reg Sinfield | England | 1 | 63 | 16 | 123 | 2 | 1/51 | 61.50 | 1.95 | 189.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Ian Meckiff | Australia | 4 | 149.4 | 24 | 292 | 17 | 6/38 | 17.18 | 1.95 | 52.82 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Geoff Dymock | Australia | 4 | 204.1 | 25 | 399 | 8 | 3/38 | 49.88 | 1.95 | 153.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Allan Border | Australia | 42 | 178.2 | 53 | 351 | 4 | 1/16 | 87.75 | 1.97 | 267.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Ray Illingworth | England | 18 | 556.1 | 180 | 1094 | 34 | 6/87 | 32.18 | 1.97 | 98.15 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Tony Lock | England | 13 | 573.4 | 194 | 1128 | 31 | 5/45 | 36.39 | 1.97 | 111.03 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | Bobby Peel | England | 20 | 869.2 | 444 | 1715 | 101 | 7/31 | 16.98 | 1.97 | 51.64 | 8 | 5 |
| 44 | Bill O'Reilly | Australia | 19 | 1310.4 | 439 | 2587 | 102 | 7/54 | 25.36 | 1.97 | 77.10 | 5 | 8 |
| 45 | Mike Hendrick | England | 12 | 468.4 | 97 | 929 | 41 | 4/41 | 22.66 | 1.98 | 68.59 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | Maurice Tate | England | 20 | 1281 | 330 | 2540 | 83 | 6/99 | 30.60 | 1.98 | 92.60 | 4 | 6 |
| 47 | Ernie Toshack | Australia | 9 | 401.1 | 120 | 801 | 28 | 6/82 | 28.61 | 2 | 85.96 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Alan Davidson | Australia | 25 | 998.5 | 221 | 1996 | 84 | 6/64 | 23.76 | 2 | 71.35 | 2 | 5 |
| 49 | Len Hopwood | England | 2 | 77 | 32 | 155 | 0 | 0/16 | - | 2.01 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Bob Appleyard | England | 5 | 135.2 | 32 | 273 | 13 | 3/13 | 21.00 | 2.02 | 62.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | J.J. Ferris | Australia | 8 | 338.2 | 224 | 684 | 48 | 5/26 | 14.25 | 2.02 | 42.29 | 4 | 4 |
| 52 | Billy Barnes | England | 18 | 350.2 | 256 | 706 | 49 | 6/28 | 14.41 | 2.02 | 42.90 | 1 | 3 |
| 53 | Hedley Verity | England | 18 | 821.4 | 257 | 1656 | 59 | 8/43 | 28.07 | 2.02 | 83.56 | 2 | 3 |
| 54 | Warwick Armstrong | Australia | 42 | 1130.2 | 364 | 2288 | 74 | 6/35 | 30.92 | 2.02 | 91.65 | 1 | 3 |
| 55 | Derek Underwood | England | 25 | 1141.2 | 356 | 2311 | 88 | 7/50 | 26.26 | 2.02 | 77.82 | 5 | 4 |
| 56 | Ray Bright | Australia | 8 | 263.5 | 109 | 537 | 17 | 5/68 | 31.59 | 2.04 | 93.12 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 | Bob Massie | Australia | 4 | 199.1 | 58 | 409 | 23 | 8/53 | 17.78 | 2.05 | 51.96 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 | Walter Mead | England | 1 | 44.1 | 24 | 91 | 1 | 1/91 | 91.00 | 2.06 | 265.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Bob Woolmer | England | 9 | 50 | 14 | 103 | 3 | 1/8 | 34.33 | 2.06 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Keith Miller | Australia | 29 | 947.3 | 225 | 1949 | 87 | 7/60 | 22.40 | 2.06 | 65.34 | 6 | 3 |
| 61 | Mervyn Waite | Australia | 2 | 92 | 23 | 190 | 1 | 1/150 | 190.00 | 2.07 | 552.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Wilfred Flowers | England | 8 | 143 | 92 | 296 | 14 | 5/46 | 21.14 | 2.07 | 61.29 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Charles Kelleway | Australia | 18 | 556.4 | 112 | 1155 | 37 | 4/27 | 31.22 | 2.07 | 90.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 64 | Bill Johnston | Australia | 17 | 877.1 | 224 | 1818 | 75 | 5/35 | 24.24 | 2.07 | 70.17 | 5 | 3 |
| 65 | John Emburey | England | 23 | 1160 | 318 | 2404 | 76 | 7/78 | 31.63 | 2.07 | 91.58 | 5 | 3 |
| 66 | Billy Bates | England | 10 | 197.2 | 136 | 411 | 31 | 7/28 | 13.26 | 2.08 | 38.19 | 1 | 4 |
| 67 | Jack White | England | 7 | 495.4 | 148 | 1033 | 31 | 8/126 | 33.32 | 2.08 | 95.94 | 1 | 3 |
| 68 | John Gleeson | Australia | 13 | 565.1 | 150 | 1179 | 29 | 4/83 | 40.66 | 2.09 | 116.93 | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Bob McLeod | Australia | 6 | 181.3 | 67 | 382 | 12 | 5/53 | 31.83 | 2.1 | 90.75 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Ian Johnson | Australia | 22 | 758 | 187 | 1590 | 42 | 6/42 | 37.86 | 2.1 | 108.29 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 | Don Blackie | Australia | 3 | 210 | 51 | 444 | 14 | 6/94 | 31.71 | 2.11 | 90.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 72 | Colin McCool | Australia | 5 | 233 | 27 | 491 | 18 | 5/44 | 27.28 | 2.11 | 77.67 | 0 | 2 |
| 73 | Stork Hendry | Australia | 9 | 238.2 | 65 | 504 | 14 | 3/36 | 36.00 | 2.11 | 102.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Charles Macartney | Australia | 26 | 429.5 | 122 | 908 | 33 | 7/58 | 27.52 | 2.11 | 78.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Neil Hawke | Australia | 12 | 529.2 | 128 | 1119 | 37 | 7/105 | 30.24 | 2.11 | 85.84 | 0 | 4 |
| 76 | Bill Howell | Australia | 16 | 584.4 | 229 | 1233 | 35 | 4/43 | 35.23 | 2.11 | 100.23 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | Tom Horan | Australia | 7 | 48.1 | 39 | 102 | 9 | 6/40 | 11.33 | 2.12 | 32.11 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | Alan Hurst | Australia | 6 | 272.2 | 44 | 577 | 25 | 5/28 | 23.08 | 2.12 | 65.36 | 2 | 1 |
| 79 | Fred Martin | England | 1 | 47.5 | 21 | 102 | 12 | 6/50 | 8.50 | 2.13 | 23.92 | 0 | 2 |
| 80 | Dick Pollard | England | 2 | 102 | 29 | 218 | 5 | 3/53 | 43.60 | 2.14 | 122.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Tim May | Australia | 8 | 379 | 120 | 811 | 22 | 5/89 | 36.86 | 2.14 | 103.36 | 2 | 1 |
| 82 | David Allen | England | 10 | 415.2 | 120 | 892 | 28 | 4/47 | 31.86 | 2.15 | 89.00 | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Trevor Hohns | Australia | 5 | 139 | 53 | 300 | 11 | 3/59 | 27.27 | 2.16 | 75.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Jim Laker | England | 15 | 668.2 | 204 | 1444 | 79 | 10/53 | 18.28 | 2.16 | 50.76 | 5 | 5 |
| 85 | Terry Jenner | Australia | 4 | 143.4 | 25 | 312 | 9 | 3/42 | 34.67 | 2.17 | 95.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Rodney Hogg | Australia | 11 | 438.1 | 94 | 952 | 56 | 6/74 | 17.00 | 2.17 | 46.95 | 3 | 5 |
| 87 | Richie Benaud | Australia | 27 | 1214 | 289 | 2641 | 83 | 6/70 | 31.82 | 2.18 | 87.76 | 5 | 4 |
| 88 | Norman Gifford | England | 5 | 117 | 41 | 256 | 6 | 2/14 | 42.67 | 2.19 | 117.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Tom Veivers | Australia | 9 | 317.2 | 83 | 694 | 15 | 3/39 | 46.27 | 2.19 | 126.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Jack Hearne | England | 11 | 489.2 | 209 | 1070 | 48 | 6/41 | 22.29 | 2.19 | 61.17 | 4 | 4 |
| 91 | Joey Palmer | Australia | 11 | 406.1 | 247 | 894 | 46 | 7/65 | 19.43 | 2.2 | 52.98 | 3 | 4 |
| 92 | George Geary | England | 9 | 438 | 112 | 963 | 27 | 5/35 | 35.67 | 2.2 | 97.33 | 0 | 2 |
| 93 | John Trumble | Australia | 7 | 100 | 59 | 222 | 10 | 3/29 | 22.20 | 2.22 | 60.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Schofield Haigh | England | 4 | 62 | 21 | 139 | 4 | 2/40 | 34.75 | 2.24 | 93.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Bill Bradley | England | 2 | 104.1 | 49 | 233 | 6 | 5/67 | 38.83 | 2.24 | 104.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 96 | Max Walker | Australia | 15 | 769.2 | 193 | 1721 | 51 | 8/143 | 33.75 | 2.24 | 90.51 | 2 | 2 |
| 97 | Hugh Trumble | Australia | 31 | 1315.5 | 448 | 2945 | 141 | 8/65 | 20.89 | 2.24 | 55.99 | 8 | 9 |
| 98 | Sid Barnes | Australia | 9 | 52.2 | 5 | 118 | 1 | 1/84 | 118.00 | 2.25 | 314.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Keith Stackpole | Australia | 13 | 183.1 | 32 | 412 | 4 | 2/33 | 103.00 | 2.25 | 274.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | George Ulyett | England | 15 | 251.2 | 184 | 566 | 31 | 7/36 | 18.26 | 2.25 | 48.65 | 2 | 1 |