Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Players

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DD Cherry (GLA)	2002-2002	5	3.0	3	18	0	0	-	-	0.00	-	0	0	0
JD Francis (/HAM)	2002-2002	10	2.0	1	12	1	1	1/1	1.00	0.50	12	0	0	0
MW Goodwin (SUS)	2002-2002	16	2.0	1	12	1	0	-	-	0.50	-	0	0	0
MB Loye (NOR)	2002-2002	13	2.0	1	12	1	0	-	-	0.50	-	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2002-2002	1	4.0	1	24	3	0	-	-	0.75	-	0	0	0
TR Ambrose (SUS)	2002-2002	13	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
D Ganga (/WI-A)	2002-2002	6	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
A Ratra (IND/INDIA)	2002-2002	12	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2002	1	8.2	4	50	11	6	6/11	1.83	1.32	8.3	0	1	0
RR Montgomerie (SUS)	2002-2002	16	6.0	2	36	10	0	-	-	1.66	-	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2002-2002	2	11.0	6	66	19	0	-	-	1.72	-	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2002-2002	10	4.0	1	24	7	0	-	-	1.75	-	0	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	2002-2002	7	153.0	43	918	281	7	2/44	40.14	1.83	131.1	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND/INDIA)	2002-2002	15	17.0	6	102	32	1	1/32	32.00	1.88	102	0	0	0
RS Gavaskar (IND-A)	2002-2002	2	11.0	4	66	21	2	2/21	10.50	1.90	33	0	0	0
DS Lucas (NOT)	2002-2002	1	29.0	11	174	56	2	1/21	28.00	1.93	87	0	0	0
JA Heath (/CambU)	2002-2002	2	16.0	7	96	31	0	-	-	1.93	-	0	0	0
IJ Ward (SUR)	2002-2002	17	9.4	3	58	19	3	1/1	6.33	1.96	19.3	0	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2002-2002	6	235.0	77	1410	468	19	3/53	24.63	1.99	74.2	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL-A)	2002-2002	2	14.0	3	84	28	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND/INDIA)	2002-2002	13	9.0	3	54	18	1	1/18	18.00	2.00	54	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2002	7	6.0	2	36	12	1	1/12	12.00	2.00	36	0	0	0
N Peng (DUR)	2002-2002	12	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
PA Cottey (SUS)	2002-2002	13	16.2	5	98	33	0	-	-	2.02	-	0	0	0
D Ramnarine ()	2002-2002	1	33.0	9	198	68	4	4/49	17.00	2.06	49.5	1	0	0
A Chopra (IND-A)	2002-2002	3	8.0	2	48	17	2	2/7	8.50	2.12	24	0	0	0
RL Griffith ()	2002-2002	1	27.0	9	162	61	2	2/46	30.50	2.25	81	0	0	0
W Jaffer (IND/INDIA)	2002-2002	11	15.0	3	90	34	2	2/18	17.00	2.26	45	0	0	0
KCB Jeremy ()	2002-2002	1	15.0	3	90	34	1	1/16	34.00	2.26	90	0	0	0
KF Bazil ()	2002-2002	1	18.0	6	108	41	1	1/41	41.00	2.27	108	0	0	0
RM Amin (SUR)	2002-2002	1	24.0	8	144	55	2	2/40	27.50	2.29	72	0	0	0
D Daesrath ()	2002-2002	1	24.0	7	144	55	4	3/49	13.75	2.29	36	0	0	0
MM Patel (KEN)	2002-2002	16	525.3	152	3153	1206	36	5/56	33.50	2.29	87.5	2	1	0
MV Nagamootoo (WI)	2002-2002	2	115.0	38	690	266	3	2/75	88.66	2.31	230	0	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2002-2002	3	170.4	44	1024	395	18	5/39	21.94	2.31	56.8	0	3	1
JD Ratcliffe (SUR)	2002-2002	1	6.0	4	36	14	1	1/0	14.00	2.33	36	0	0	0
AD Brown (SUR)	2002-2002	16	3.0	0	18	7	0	-	-	2.33	-	0	0	0
H Harrinarine ()	2002-2002	1	23.0	6	138	54	3	3/54	18.00	2.34	46	0	0	0
BJ Phillips (NOR)	2002-2002	1	17.0	5	102	41	4	3/28	10.25	2.41	25.5	0	0	0
SM Pollock (WAR)	2002-2002	10	301.3	101	1809	733	28	4/37	26.17	2.43	64.6	2	0	0
DK Liyanage (SL-A)	2002-2002	2	38.0	10	228	94	7	4/42	13.42	2.47	32.5	1	0	0
CH Gayle (WI/WI-A)	2002-2002	10	59.0	13	354	146	5	2/30	29.20	2.47	70.8	0	0	0
PJ Martin (LAN)	2002-2002	12	452.0	143	2712	1126	53	5/54	21.24	2.49	51.1	5	1	0
AD Mullally (HAM)	2002-2002	13	463.2	145	2780	1156	46	6/56	25.13	2.49	60.4	2	1	0
AP Grayson (ESS)	2002-2002	7	70.0	18	420	176	8	3/21	22.00	2.51	52.5	0	0	0
T Thushara ()	2002-2002	1	19.0	3	114	48	1	1/48	48.00	2.52	114	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2002-2002	10	72.0	18	432	182	4	3/17	45.50	2.52	108	0	0	0
DR Hewson (DER)	2002-2002	11	13.0	4	78	33	0	-	-	2.53	-	0	0	0
PC Jayasundera ()	2002-2002	1	7.0	1	42	18	0	-	-	2.57	-	0	0	0
RJ Cunliffe (LEI)	2002-2002	5	1.1	0	7	3	0	-	-	2.57	-	0	0	0
N Deonarine ()	2002-2002	1	1.1	0	7	3	0	-	-	2.57	-	0	0	0
RC Irani (ESS)	2002-2002	12	227.5	72	1367	591	29	6/71	20.37	2.59	47.1	0	1	0
DS Lehmann (YOR)	2002-2002	10	133.2	32	800	346	9	3/40	38.44	2.59	88.8	0	0	0
IR Bell (WAR)	2002-2002	16	34.0	8	204	89	2	1/22	44.50	2.61	102	0	0	0
G Yates (LAN)	2002-2002	1	29.0	7	174	76	0	-	-	2.62	-	0	0	0
M Davies (DUR)	2002-2002	14	357.5	106	2147	942	36	5/61	26.16	2.63	59.6	0	1	0
ARC Fraser (MID)	2002-2002	2	72.0	26	432	190	7	5/61	27.14	2.63	61.7	0	1	0
ID Blackwell (SOM)	2002-2002	14	312.5	83	1877	830	22	5/49	37.72	2.65	85.3	1	1	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2002-2002	3	18.0	1	108	48	3	3/48	16.00	2.66	36	0	0	0
PD Collingwood (DUR)	2002-2002	7	96.4	24	580	258	10	4/31	25.80	2.66	58	1	0	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2002-2002	7	23.0	3	138	62	3	2/1	20.66	2.69	46	0	0	0
PCR Tufnell (MID)	2002-2002	14	514.5	104	3089	1390	45	8/66	30.88	2.69	68.6	0	4	0
CP Schofield (LAN)	2002-2002	7	122.2	27	734	331	18	4/35	18.38	2.70	40.7	1	0	0
AD Mascarenhas (HAM)	2002-2002	16	420.5	144	2525	1141	37	5/87	30.83	2.71	68.2	2	1	0
VJ Wells (LEI)	2002-2002	11	155.0	41	930	421	19	5/39	22.15	2.71	48.9	0	1	0
MA Ealham (KEN)	2002-2002	14	351.0	107	2106	954	28	3/22	34.07	2.71	75.2	0	0	0
MS Mason (WOR)	2002-2002	7	224.4	55	1348	613	22	5/50	27.86	2.72	61.2	1	1	0
RDB Croft (GLA)	2002-2002	17	619.0	138	3714	1701	40	5/71	42.52	2.74	92.8	2	1	0
Fahim Muntasir (BAN)	2002-2002	1	37.0	6	222	102	2	2/46	51.00	2.75	111	0	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK/SUR)	2002-2002	11	512.1	116	3073	1418	57	6/121	24.87	2.76	53.9	6	3	1
M Dillon (WI)	2002-2002	6	255.3	61	1533	710	25	5/71	28.40	2.77	61.3	3	1	0
GW Flower (LEI)	2002-2002	1	35.0	12	210	98	6	4/66	16.33	2.80	35	1	0	0
LR Prittipaul (HAM)	2002-2002	3	38.3	10	231	108	3	2/43	36.00	2.80	77	0	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas (LEI)	2002-2002	16	566.4	150	3400	1594	51	6/101	31.25	2.81	66.6	1	2	0
N Boje (NOT)	2002-2002	9	238.0	58	1428	671	27	6/128	24.85	2.81	52.8	1	2	0
PT Collins (/WI)	2002-2002	6	230.4	48	1384	651	23	6/76	28.30	2.82	60.1	1	1	0
RWMGA Ratnayake ()	2002-2002	1	34.0	5	204	96	3	3/96	32.00	2.82	68	0	0	0
GJ Batty (WOR)	2002-2002	18	613.1	162	3679	1733	56	6/71	30.94	2.82	65.6	0	3	0
J Srinath (IND/INDIA/LEI)	2002-2002	11	409.2	92	2456	1158	47	5/25	24.63	2.82	52.2	2	2	0
U Afzaal (MCC/NOT)	2002-2002	18	63.3	20	381	180	4	3/32	45.00	2.83	95.2	0	0	0
AL Penberthy (NOR)	2002-2002	16	292.0	76	1752	833	17	3/21	49.00	2.85	103	0	0	0
A McGrath (YOR)	2002-2002	14	174.3	38	1047	498	18	4/49	27.66	2.85	58.1	1	0	0
MV Fleming (KEN)	2002-2002	5	102.0	19	612	292	6	4/68	48.66	2.86	102	1	0	0
MR Ramprakash (SUR)	2002-2002	15	8.0	1	48	23	0	-	-	2.87	-	0	0	0
P Aldred (DER)	2002-2002	2	73.2	19	440	211	5	2/30	42.20	2.87	88	0	0	0
JC Tredwell (KEN)	2002-2002	4	124.2	29	746	358	10	4/103	35.80	2.87	74.6	1	0	0
A Kumble (IND/INDIA)	2002-2002	9	336.4	77	2020	971	34	5/50	28.55	2.88	59.4	2	1	0
G Welch (DER)	2002-2002	14	486.1	157	2917	1409	55	6/60	25.61	2.89	53	3	2	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2002-2002	4	50.0	13	300	145	4	1/11	36.25	2.90	75	0	0	0
MS Panesar (/NOR)	2002-2002	6	190.5	55	1145	554	17	4/42	32.58	2.90	67.3	1	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (SUR)	2002-2002	2	105.0	23	630	305	8	5/71	38.12	2.90	78.7	0	1	0
AF Giles (ENG/WAR)	2002-2002	9	419.1	67	2515	1222	36	7/142	33.94	2.91	69.8	2	3	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2002-2002	5	186.1	30	1117	543	9	3/79	60.33	2.91	124.1	0	0	0
SG Law (LAN)	2002-2002	15	24.4	5	148	72	1	1/24	72.00	2.91	148	0	0	0
WS Kendall (HAM)	2002-2002	17	63.4	14	382	186	3	1/8	62.00	2.92	127.3	0	0	0
MJ Rawnsley (WOR)	2002-2002	4	93.0	28	558	274	2	1/26	137.00	2.94	279	0	0	0
OT Parkin (GLA)	2002-2002	3	83.4	19	502	247	7	2/47	35.28	2.95	71.7	0	0	0
G Chapple (LAN)	2002-2002	16	539.3	128	3237	1594	54	6/30	29.51	2.95	59.9	1	3	1
RS Thomas ()	2002-2002	1	22.0	7	132	65	0	-	-	2.95	-	0	0	0
SD Udal (HAM)	2002-2002	17	627.1	146	3763	1858	56	5/56	33.17	2.96	67.1	2	4	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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 211/3 (59.0 ov, L Botha 64*, J van Briesies 17*, C Fryer 0/24) - Stumps

KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Lions at Johannesburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 28th Match, Feb 9-11, 2026 [First-class]

Water and Power Development Authority vs Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Lahore, President's Trophy Grade-I Final, Feb 8-11, 2026 [First-class]