Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates in 1990s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GR Stead (NZ)	1999-1999	5	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
Mujahid Jamshed (PAK)	1997-1997	4	4.0	1	24	6	1	1/6	6.00	1.50	24.0	-	-	-
RA Smith (ENG)	1990-1996	115	4.0	2	24	6	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
S Young (AUS)	1997-1997	1	8.0	3	48	13	-	-	-	1.62	-	-	-	-
G Sharma (IND)	1990-1990	1	37.0	12	222	65	1	1/26	65.00	1.75	222.0	-	-	-
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1996-1999	21	2.0	1	12	4	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1993-1995	18	1.0	-	6	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
W Larkins (ENG)	1990-1991	20	0.3	-	3	1	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
D Ramnarine (WI)	1997-1999	4	138.0	47	828	286	14	4/29	20.42	2.07	59.1	1	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-1999	1	37.0	8	222	78	7	5/47	11.14	2.10	31.7	-	1	-
CE Eksteen (SA)	1991-1995	12	280.0	97	1680	628	10	3/12	62.80	2.24	168.0	-	-	-
PK Wijetunge (SL)	1993-1993	1	52.0	5	312	118	2	1/58	59.00	2.26	156.0	-	-	-
RB Richardson (WI)	1990-1996	145	4.4	1	28	11	-	-	-	2.35	-	-	-	-
MJ Horne (NZ)	1997-1999	68	11.0	7	66	26	-	-	-	2.36	-	-	-	-
PM Such (ENG)	1993-1999	11	520.4	135	3124	1242	37	6/67	33.56	2.38	84.4	1	2	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1990-1990	1	29.0	12	174	70	2	1/6	35.00	2.41	87.0	-	-	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1998-1999	7	240.0	65	1440	594	21	5/36	28.28	2.47	68.5	2	1	-
MP Jarvis (ZIM)	1992-1995	12	276.4	93	1660	689	18	3/30	38.27	2.49	92.2	-	-	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-1999	11	371.3	90	2229	928	31	4/62	29.93	2.49	71.9	1	-	-
PJ Ongondo (KENYA)	1999-1999	1	4.0	-	24	10	1	1/10	10.00	2.50	24.0	-	-	-
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1990-1996	102	2.0	1	12	5	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-1999	212	2.0	1	12	5	-	-	-	2.50	-	-	-	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1990-1999	60	1972.4	505	11836	4988	138	7/47	36.14	2.52	85.7	7	5	2
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	1998-1999	4	100.0	33	600	253	9	3/27	28.11	2.53	66.6	-	-	-
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1990-1992	7	121.0	25	726	307	13	3/36	23.61	2.53	55.8	-	-	-
Shakeel Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	1	54.1	12	325	139	4	4/91	34.75	2.56	81.2	1	-	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1992-1997	10	297.5	83	1787	784	38	5/48	20.63	2.63	47.0	4	2	-
DM Jones (AUS)	1990-1994	102	11.0	4	66	29	-	-	-	2.63	-	-	-	-
KJ Silva (SL)	1995-1998	8	263.3	72	1581	702	20	4/16	35.10	2.66	79.0	2	-	-
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-1999	168	59.1	18	355	158	2	1/0	79.00	2.67	177.5	-	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1990-1999	206	3879.2	876	23276	10361	469	8/45	22.09	2.67	49.6	16	23	3
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-1999	38	777.5	225	4667	2123	70	6/20	30.32	2.72	66.6	1	2	-
Irfan Bhatti (PAK)	1993-1993	1	8.0	-	48	22	2	2/22	11.00	2.75	24.0	-	-	-
RW Price (ZIM)	1999-1999	1	8.0	3	48	22	-	-	-	2.75	-	-	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1990-1990	15	317.5	68	1907	882	23	3/32	38.34	2.77	82.9	-	-	-
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1990-1994	15	429.2	91	2576	1195	37	4/25	32.29	2.78	69.6	3	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1990-1998	35	757.1	129	4543	2118	54	4/127	39.22	2.79	84.1	1	-	-
TBA May (AUS)	1992-1995	50	1070.4	245	6424	2997	80	5/9	37.46	2.79	80.3	2	3	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-1999	2	69.3	16	417	195	6	4/97	32.50	2.80	69.5	1	-	-
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-1998	80	1693.4	373	10162	4755	155	6/12	30.67	2.80	65.5	3	5	1
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1990-1990	11	262.2	59	1574	737	22	6/85	33.50	2.80	71.5	1	1	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-1999	46	964.1	221	5785	2715	92	5/105	29.51	2.81	62.8	2	1	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1999	79	2012.3	457	12075	5701	211	8/53	27.01	2.83	57.2	5	13	2
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-1999	121	2136.1	479	12817	6053	279	7/87	21.69	2.83	45.9	10	12	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-1999	213	4991.2	1233	29948	14156	563	8/71	25.14	2.83	53.1	34	17	4
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1990-1991	26	400.4	86	2404	1138	40	4/40	28.45	2.84	60.1	2	-	-
Shehzad Altaf (UAE)	1996-1996	2	13.0	3	78	37	1	1/15	37.00	2.84	78.0	-	-	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	1995-1999	124	50.5	11	305	145	5	1/0	29.00	2.85	61.0	-	-	-
DL Maddy (ENG)	1998-1999	4	14.0	1	84	40	-	-	-	2.85	-	-	-	-
NA Mallender (ENG)	1992-1992	2	74.5	20	449	215	10	5/50	21.50	2.87	44.9	-	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-1998	5	135.2	37	812	389	12	4/72	32.41	2.87	67.6	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1990-1994	104	1631.2	348	9788	4709	154	5/97	30.57	2.88	63.5	4	2	-
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1998	56	1063.5	250	6383	3073	76	4/48	40.43	2.88	83.9	1	-	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1990-1996	16	467.0	98	2802	1349	31	6/59	43.51	2.88	90.3	1	1	-
PR Adams (SA)	1995-1999	41	1051.2	252	6308	3037	105	6/55	28.92	2.88	60.0	4	1	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-1999	4	69.0	8	414	201	3	1/27	67.00	2.91	138.0	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1990-1999	197	4039.2	749	24236	11805	432	7/37	27.32	2.92	56.1	20	13	1
BA Reid (AUS)	1990-1992	29	542.1	107	3253	1592	66	7/51	24.12	2.93	49.2	2	5	2
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1999	12	468.3	94	2811	1376	59	7/50	23.32	2.93	47.6	3	3	1
MN Hart (NZ)	1994-1999	26	605.4	132	3634	1785	42	5/22	42.50	2.94	86.5	-	2	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1999	71	1527.0	363	9162	4506	124	6/64	36.33	2.95	73.8	8	3	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1990-1994	51	1452.0	344	8712	4293	157	5/64	27.34	2.95	55.4	12	3	-
PE McIntyre (AUS)	1995-1996	2	65.3	10	393	194	5	3/103	38.80	2.96	78.6	-	-	-
TA Munton (ENG)	1992-1992	2	67.3	15	405	200	4	2/22	50.00	2.96	101.2	-	-	-
SD Jack (SA)	1994-1995	4	95.0	24	570	282	11	4/69	25.63	2.96	51.8	1	-	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1993-1993	3	85.0	12	510	253	8	4/66	31.62	2.97	63.7	1	-	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1990-1993	25	565.4	119	3394	1684	36	4/76	46.77	2.97	94.2	1	-	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1991-1997	74	1163.5	284	6983	3477	131	5/42	26.54	2.98	53.3	4	2	-
W Watson (NZ)	1990-1994	45	771.2	181	4628	2312	78	6/78	29.64	2.99	59.3	2	1	-
N Hussain (ENG)	1990-1999	77	5.0	-	30	15	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
AC Hudson (SA)	1991-1998	124	1.0	-	6	3	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-1999	159	3234.1	739	19405	9731	413	8/38	23.56	3.00	46.9	17	18	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-1999	177	3644.2	682	21866	10997	404	9/65	27.22	3.01	54.1	18	19	2
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-1999	37	1164.3	262	6987	3530	121	7/46	29.17	3.03	57.7	2	7	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1993-1995	7	218.0	43	1308	661	10	2/48	66.10	3.03	130.8	-	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1990-1999	242	4680.2	862	28082	14202	508	10/74	27.95	3.03	55.2	19	17	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1990-1990	13	341.2	69	2048	1036	44	5/39	23.54	3.03	46.5	2	2	-
ESH Giddins (ENG)	1999-1999	1	26.0	7	156	79	4	3/38	19.75	3.03	39.0	-	-	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1992-1998	101	1537.5	307	9227	4699	180	6/23	26.10	3.05	51.2	8	5	2
MA Butcher (ENG)	1997-1999	25	52.2	10	314	160	3	2/32	53.33	3.05	104.6	-	-	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1990-1991	31	493.0	100	2958	1518	66	6/47	23.00	3.07	44.8	1	4	-
WV Raman (IND)	1990-1997	26	50.0	13	300	154	-	-	-	3.08	-	-	-	-
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1991-1999	61	486.0	108	2916	1498	31	4/57	48.32	3.08	94.0	2	-	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1996-1999	59	953.5	172	5723	2947	77	5/95	38.27	3.08	74.3	-	1	-
KP Walmsley (NZ)	1995-1995	2	111.0	22	666	344	7	3/70	49.14	3.09	95.1	-	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1990-1996	121	2586.3	512	15519	8030	324	8/97	24.78	3.10	47.8	14	11	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1990-1992	42	673.5	110	4043	2099	72	4/18	29.15	3.11	56.1	3	-	-
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1993-1999	110	43.0	8	258	134	2	2/15	67.00	3.11	129.0	-	-	-
T Kumaran (IND)	1999-1999	2	17.0	4	102	53	4	3/24	13.25	3.11	25.5	-	-	-
MC Ilott (ENG)	1993-1995	5	173.4	38	1042	542	12	3/48	45.16	3.12	86.8	-	-	-
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-1999	150	659.4	132	3958	2060	43	4/126	47.90	3.12	92.0	1	-	-
MJ Haslam (NZ)	1992-1995	5	87.1	19	523	273	3	1/28	91.00	3.13	174.3	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1990-1995	94	270.0	49	1620	846	17	3/39	49.76	3.13	95.2	-	-	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1993-1993	1	30.0	4	180	94	-	-	-	3.13	-	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1990-1999	257	4060.0	649	24360	12731	568	7/119	22.41	3.13	42.8	28	20	3
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1990-1990	3	41.0	9	246	129	1	1/47	129.00	3.14	246.0	-	-	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1991-1993	37	527.5	90	3167	1667	52	7/27	32.05	3.15	60.9	2	1	1
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1995	25	551.0	98	3306	1744	45	5/73	38.75	3.16	73.4	1	2	-
JE Benjamin (ENG)	1994-1995	3	40.0	3	240	127	5	4/42	25.40	3.17	48.0	1	-	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1999	127	1855.5	364	11135	5900	210	6/71	28.09	3.17	53.0	8	5	-

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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:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]