Bowling Best Career Economy Rate - vs New Zealand

Best economy rates in 2000s in FC - vs New Zealand

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DJ Thornely (NSW)	2004-2008	2	2.0	2	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SG Law (QLD)	2001-2001	1	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JC Tredwell (KEN)	2008-2008	1	6.0	5	36	2	-	-	-	0.33	-	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2002-2002	1	4.0	1	24	3	-	-	-	0.75	-	-	-	-
Junaid Siddique (BAN)	2008-2008	4	2.0	-	12	2	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2007	5	2.0	-	12	2	1	1/2	2.00	1.00	12.0	-	-	-
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2008-2008	4	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	-	1.00	-	-	-	-
CT Perren (QLD)	2001-2001	1	14.0	7	84	15	1	1/15	15.00	1.07	84.0	-	-	-
JP Duminy (/SA-A)	2006-2007	2	2.0	-	12	3	1	1/3	3.00	1.50	12.0	-	-	-
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2002-2004	6	2.0	-	12	3	-	-	-	1.50	-	-	-	-
DM Koch (BOL)	2000-2000	1	32.0	14	192	49	1	1/13	49.00	1.53	192.0	-	-	-
PC Rofe (SOA)	2001-2001	1	31.0	12	186	48	-	-	-	1.54	-	-	-	-
SB Bangar (IND)	2002-2002	2	17.0	5	102	27	2	2/23	13.50	1.58	51.0	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	2002-2002	2	89.0	26	534	150	6	2/44	25.00	1.68	89.0	-	-	-
T Yohannan (IND)	2002-2002	1	25.0	9	150	43	1	1/27	43.00	1.72	150.0	-	-	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2008	10	11.0	4	66	19	-	-	-	1.72	-	-	-	-
S Sreesanth (IND-A)	2003-2003	1	12.0	5	72	21	1	1/21	21.00	1.75	72.0	-	-	-
M Ngam (SA)	2000-2000	1	19.0	8	114	34	2	2/34	17.00	1.78	57.0	-	-	-
Naeem Islam (BAN)	2008-2008	1	15.0	2	90	27	1	1/11	27.00	1.80	90.0	-	-	-
DD Ebrahim (ZIM/ZIM-A)	2000-2005	3	6.0	2	36	11	1	1/11	11.00	1.83	36.0	-	-	-
ND McKenzie (/SA/SA-A)	2000-2007	7	8.0	1	48	15	-	-	-	1.87	-	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2003	2	46.5	12	281	89	17	6/11	5.23	1.90	16.5	-	3	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2008	3	114.4	37	688	222	12	7/36	18.50	1.93	57.3	-	1	-
Manjural Islam Rana (BAN)	2004-2004	1	42.0	12	252	84	3	3/84	28.00	2.00	84.0	-	-	-
LJ Wright (LIONS)	2008-2008	1	11.0	2	66	22	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2008	7	6.0	2	36	12	1	1/12	12.00	2.00	36.0	-	-	-
RW Price (ZCPXI)	2000-2000	1	4.0	2	24	8	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
PA Strang (ZIM/ZIM-A)	2000-2000	3	150.3	34	903	315	15	8/109	21.00	2.09	60.2	-	1	1
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2000	3	40.3	14	243	86	4	3/8	21.50	2.12	60.7	-	-	-
SC Pope (BOR)	2000-2000	1	8.0	4	48	17	-	-	-	2.12	-	-	-	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	1	45.0	15	270	96	2	2/76	48.00	2.13	135.0	-	-	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2009	1	54.5	15	329	117	2	2/91	58.50	2.13	164.5	-	-	-
AR Crook (NOR)	2008-2008	1	2.2	1	14	5	1	1/5	5.00	2.14	14.0	-	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2008	7	116.1	23	697	249	9	4/71	27.66	2.14	77.4	1	-	-
MV Nagamootoo (WI)	2002-2002	1	75.0	25	450	163	2	2/75	81.50	2.17	225.0	-	-	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2003	2	107.2	29	644	234	10	5/117	23.40	2.18	64.4	-	1	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2000-2000	2	26.0	9	156	57	-	-	-	2.19	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2004-2004	2	114.1	30	685	252	9	6/122	28.00	2.20	76.1	-	1	-
MC Henriques (NSW)	2008-2008	1	27.0	9	162	60	5	5/51	12.00	2.22	32.4	-	1	-
MJ Smith (SOA)	2001-2001	1	31.0	8	186	69	3	2/31	23.00	2.22	62.0	-	-	-
J Louw (NOR)	2008-2008	1	25.0	8	150	56	3	3/42	18.66	2.24	50.0	-	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	2003-2009	6	379.1	101	2275	854	43	6/87	19.86	2.25	52.9	3	2	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2001-2002	4	172.1	41	1033	391	15	4/24	26.06	2.27	68.8	2	-	-
B Casson (NSW)	2008-2008	1	18.0	4	108	41	-	-	-	2.27	-	-	-	-
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2008-2008	2	97.0	19	582	224	5	3/93	44.80	2.30	116.4	-	-	-
MJ Nicholson (NSW)	2004-2004	1	31.0	9	186	72	4	2/31	18.00	2.32	46.5	-	-	-
RAP Nissanka (SL)	2003-2003	2	55.5	19	335	130	4	2/41	32.50	2.32	83.7	-	-	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2009-2009	1	57.5	12	347	135	3	2/50	45.00	2.33	115.6	-	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	2003-2003	2	140.1	41	841	334	9	4/95	37.11	2.38	93.4	1	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	2000-2000	2	82.3	21	495	197	11	4/69	17.90	2.38	45.0	1	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2003-2009	8	10.0	3	60	24	1	1/10	24.00	2.40	60.0	-	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2009	7	305.4	57	1834	736	27	6/63	27.25	2.40	67.9	1	1	-
RN Lewis (WI)	2006-2006	1	29.0	8	174	70	-	-	-	2.41	-	-	-	-
NM Hauritz (AUS/NSW)	2008-2008	2	63.0	17	378	154	4	2/32	38.50	2.44	94.5	-	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	2002-2002	1	34.0	9	204	84	2	2/73	42.00	2.47	102.0	-	-	-
PT Collins (WI)	2002-2002	2	101.4	29	610	252	12	6/76	21.00	2.47	50.8	1	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS/QLD)	2001-2008	3	104.4	33	628	260	17	5/39	15.29	2.48	36.9	1	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2005	11	425.5	134	2555	1063	44	6/115	24.15	2.49	58.0	4	1	-
PR Adams (SA)	2004-2004	1	48.0	12	288	120	2	2/118	60.00	2.50	144.0	-	-	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2008	1	41.0	7	246	103	1	1/54	103.00	2.51	246.0	-	-	-
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2004-2008	3	12.2	4	74	31	2	2/31	15.50	2.51	37.0	-	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2002-2004	6	214.0	41	1284	538	15	4/46	35.86	2.51	85.6	2	-	-
M Mbangwa (ZCPXI/ZIM)	2000-2000	2	59.2	19	356	151	4	2/58	37.75	2.54	89.0	-	-	-
JM Henderson (BOL)	2000-2000	1	31.0	6	186	79	2	2/65	39.50	2.54	93.0	-	-	-
NM Carter (BOL)	2000-2000	1	34.0	6	204	87	2	2/61	43.50	2.55	102.0	-	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2006	8	283.3	84	1701	727	30	4/37	24.23	2.56	56.7	4	-	-
RS Gavaskar (IND-A)	2003-2003	1	7.0	1	42	18	-	-	-	2.57	-	-	-	-
JC Kent (SAInv)	2007-2007	1	34.0	13	204	88	5	4/45	17.60	2.58	40.8	1	-	-
SR Clark (AUS/NSW)	2004-2008	3	83.0	25	498	215	7	4/43	30.71	2.59	71.1	1	-	-
JR Hazlewood (NSW)	2008-2008	1	29.1	8	175	76	4	2/23	19.00	2.60	43.7	-	-	-
AP Palladino (ESS)	2008-2008	1	33.0	15	198	86	5	3/50	17.20	2.60	39.6	-	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	2002-2002	2	47.5	11	287	125	5	3/34	25.00	2.61	57.4	-	-	-
PC Strydom (BOR)	2000-2000	1	23.0	5	138	61	1	1/37	61.00	2.65	138.0	-	-	-
CT Tremlett (LIONS)	2008-2008	1	27.0	4	162	72	4	3/58	18.00	2.66	40.5	-	-	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2005-2009	2	123.1	29	739	329	11	5/139	29.90	2.67	67.1	-	1	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	2001-2001	1	31.0	10	186	83	1	1/62	83.00	2.67	186.0	-	-	-
MN Malik (WOR)	2004-2004	1	25.0	4	150	67	1	1/57	67.00	2.68	150.0	-	-	-
S Prasanna (SLCD)	2009-2009	1	44.0	10	264	118	5	3/66	23.60	2.68	52.8	-	-	-
GP Swann (LIONS)	2008-2008	1	35.0	7	210	94	-	-	-	2.68	-	-	-	-
SCG MacGill (NSW)	2004-2004	1	40.3	10	243	109	8	4/52	13.62	2.69	30.3	2	-	-
GA Lamb (ZIM-A)	2000-2000	1	47.0	13	282	127	2	1/33	63.50	2.70	141.0	-	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	209.4	41	1258	567	12	4/65	47.25	2.70	104.8	2	-	-
NE Mbhalati (SAInv)	2007-2007	1	38.0	14	228	103	6	3/50	17.16	2.71	38.0	-	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2003-2003	2	83.0	21	498	225	4	3/132	56.25	2.71	124.5	-	-	-
MJ Saggers (ENG/KEN)	2004-2008	3	74.0	22	444	201	4	2/80	50.25	2.71	111.0	-	-	-
L Balaji (IND)	2003-2003	2	67.0	21	402	183	1	1/84	183.00	2.73	402.0	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2003-2006	6	60.0	14	360	166	2	2/41	83.00	2.76	180.0	-	-	-
CR Miller (AUS)	2000-2000	3	112.0	29	672	311	12	5/55	25.91	2.77	56.0	-	1	-
GW Flower (ZIM/ZIM-A)	2000-2000	3	81.0	15	486	225	2	1/31	112.50	2.77	243.0	-	-	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2005-2009	2	54.0	13	324	150	3	1/20	50.00	2.77	108.0	-	-	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2008-2008	6	207.3	51	1245	577	20	6/37	28.85	2.78	62.2	-	2	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2005	8	292.4	73	1756	817	26	3/37	31.42	2.79	67.5	-	-	-
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	6	271.0	72	1626	758	41	7/47	18.48	2.79	39.6	2	4	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2003-2006	6	215.3	54	1293	604	20	6/108	30.20	2.80	64.6	-	1	-
R McLaren (KEN)	2008-2008	1	10.2	2	62	29	1	1/29	29.00	2.80	62.0	-	-	-
AC Thomas (NWEST)	2000-2000	1	17.0	6	102	48	-	-	-	2.82	-	-	-	-
MS Mason (WOR)	2004-2004	1	23.0	7	138	65	1	1/46	65.00	2.82	138.0	-	-	-
BC Strang (ZCPXI/ZIM)	2000-2000	3	122.5	38	737	348	7	3/116	49.71	2.83	105.2	-	-	-
HS Williams (BOL)	2000-2000	1	31.0	7	186	88	1	1/18	88.00	2.83	186.0	-	-	-
JF Brown (NOR)	2008-2008	1	38.0	10	228	108	1	1/62	108.00	2.84	228.0	-	-	-

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

Central Zone vs North East Zone at BCCI CEG Ground B, Duleep Trophy Quarter-Final, Aug 28-31, 2025 [First-class]

North Zone vs East Zone at BCCI CEG Ground, Duleep Trophy Quarter-Final, Aug 28-31, 2025 [First-class]

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