Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates for Australia in ODIs

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SP Davis (AUS)	1986-1988	39	336.0	46	2016	1133	44	3/10	25.75	3.37	45.8	-	-	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1983-1993	38	351.0	43	2106	1249	46	4/34	27.15	3.55	45.7	2	-	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1992-1997	83	737.0	86	4422	2636	95	4/27	27.74	3.57	46.5	2	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	63	-	80	3593	2145	103	5/34	20.82	3.58	34.8	5	1	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	79	709.5	94	4259	2592	88	4/26	29.45	3.65	48.3	1	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2008	294	2571.4	308	15430	9409	387	6/35	24.31	3.65	39.8	12	5	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	65	561.5	75	3371	2056	88	5/17	23.36	3.65	38.3	1	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	249	2154.4	279	12928	8354	380	7/15	21.98	3.87	34.0	9	7	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1999	92	788.4	85	4732	3096	106	4/13	29.20	3.92	44.6	5	-	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1991	52	465.1	51	2791	1833	82	5/16	22.35	3.94	34.0	3	1	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1979-1985	71	-	57	3677	2418	85	4/29	28.44	3.94	43.2	5	-	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1991-1997	56	500.3	53	3003	1975	79	4/10	25.00	3.94	38.0	3	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1996	138	1243.3	101	7461	5018	203	5/44	24.71	4.03	36.7	4	1	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1971-1983	74	-	41	3108	2097	72	5/15	29.12	4.04	43.1	-	2	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1992	61	541.4	53	3250	2203	63	5/53	34.96	4.06	51.5	-	1	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1999	80	665.1	25	3991	2762	72	4/28	38.36	4.15	55.4	1	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2003	164	1426.5	101	8561	5926	272	6/23	21.78	4.15	31.4	11	2	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1992	83	656.1	33	3937	2740	97	4/38	28.24	4.17	40.5	1	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	97	857.2	79	5144	3611	142	5/22	25.42	4.21	36.2	3	3	-
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1995	47	417.2	17	2504	1772	39	3/19	45.43	4.24	64.2	-	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2003	193	1766.4	110	10600	7514	291	5/33	25.82	4.25	36.4	12	1	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1991	87	725.0	49	4350	3102	108	5/13	28.72	4.27	40.2	5	1	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1984-1993	59	468.0	21	2808	2004	57	3/27	35.15	4.28	49.2	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1991-1998	78	603.5	33	3623	2589	70	4/32	36.98	4.28	51.7	1	-	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1987-1999	76	466.1	31	2797	2014	52	3/25	38.73	4.32	53.7	-	-	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1985	50	-	37	2696	1942	55	4/67	35.30	4.32	49.0	1	-	-
NW Bracken (AUS)	2001-2009	116	959.5	90	5759	4240	174	5/47	24.36	4.41	33.0	5	2	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	88	769.5	62	4619	3402	134	5/36	25.38	4.41	34.4	4	1	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	188	892.5	33	5357	3966	114	5/32	34.78	4.44	46.9	1	1	-
RP Snell (SA)	1991-1996	42	349.1	25	2095	1574	44	5/40	35.77	4.50	47.6	2	1	-
N Boje (SA)	1995-2005	113	742.5	21	4457	3351	95	5/21	35.27	4.51	46.9	2	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	172	1440.5	123	8645	6501	265	6/22	24.53	4.51	32.6	8	4	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1995-2005	43	370.5	28	2225	1674	67	5/45	24.98	4.51	33.2	1	2	-
GB Hogg (AUS)	1996-2008	123	927.2	37	5564	4188	156	5/32	26.84	4.51	35.6	3	2	-
AJ Hall (SA)	1999-2007	88	556.5	30	3341	2515	95	5/18	26.47	4.51	35.1	3	1	-
JR Hopes (AUS)	2005-2010	84	526.1	32	3157	2384	67	5/14	35.58	4.53	47.1	-	1	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2004	67	542.5	28	3257	2463	78	7/20	31.57	4.53	41.7	1	2	-
J Botha (SA)	2005-2012	76	617.1	11	3703	2816	72	4/19	39.11	4.56	51.4	1	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2002	325	1480.3	56	8883	6761	195	4/33	34.67	4.56	45.5	3	-	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	53	452.5	15	2717	2097	70	5/33	29.95	4.63	38.8	3	1	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	79	633.3	58	3801	2935	106	5/45	27.68	4.63	35.8	3	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2019	107	923.3	38	5541	4297	173	7/45	24.83	4.65	32.0	7	3	-
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1994	273	-	11	2661	2071	73	3/20	28.36	4.66	36.4	-	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	171	1222.4	46	7336	5751	192	6/49	29.95	4.70	38.2	1	6	-
IJ Harvey (AUS)	1997-2004	73	546.3	29	3279	2577	85	4/16	30.31	4.71	38.5	4	-	-
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2002-2011	58	454.0	12	2724	2152	63	4/29	34.15	4.74	43.2	2	-	-
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2009-2013	61	494.0	44	2964	2347	94	4/22	24.96	4.75	31.5	7	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2012	221	1864.1	141	11185	8877	380	5/22	23.36	4.76	29.4	14	9	-
XJ Doherty (AUS)	2010-2015	60	465.2	17	2792	2224	55	4/28	40.43	4.77	50.7	3	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2010-2025	93	806.4	60	4840	3856	139	6/52	27.74	4.78	34.8	1	3	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1988-2002	244	614.3	11	3687	2938	85	5/24	34.56	4.78	43.3	1	1	-
CJ McKay (AUS)	2009-2014	59	494.1	38	2965	2364	97	5/28	24.37	4.78	30.5	4	2	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2014	323	1773.0	77	10638	8568	269	5/30	31.85	4.83	39.5	2	2	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2005-2015	153	1248.1	74	7489	6038	239	6/31	25.26	4.83	31.3	9	3	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	123	1032.3	69	6195	5045	194	6/39	26.00	4.88	31.9	4	3	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2014	79	546.2	15	3278	2680	75	4/12	35.73	4.90	43.7	3	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2007-2018	114	930.0	45	5580	4595	180	5/21	25.52	4.94	31.0	7	2	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2015	190	1077.4	35	6466	5342	168	4/36	31.79	4.95	38.4	3	-	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2003-2015	245	430.5	7	2585	2146	57	5/35	37.64	4.98	45.3	1	1	-
A Symonds (AUS)	1998-2009	198	989.1	30	5935	4955	133	5/18	37.25	5.00	44.6	2	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	106	907.2	63	5444	4613	168	6/16	27.45	5.08	32.4	6	2	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2010	72	581.3	29	3489	2962	100	5/39	29.62	5.09	34.8	1	2	-
R McLaren (SA)	2009-2014	54	400.3	13	2403	2102	77	4/19	27.29	5.24	31.2	5	-	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2010-2024	127	1085.2	55	6512	5711	244	6/28	23.40	5.26	26.6	12	9	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2024	90	780.3	46	4683	4116	143	5/70	28.78	5.27	32.7	6	1	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2004-2019	199	585.3	9	3513	3143	69	4/16	45.55	5.36	50.9	1	-	-
GJ Maxwell (AUS)	2012-2025	149	667.0	14	4002	3644	77	4/40	47.32	5.46	51.9	4	-	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2011-2025	96	368.5	9	2213	2036	57	5/33	35.71	5.52	38.8	1	1	-
JP Faulkner (AUS)	2013-2017	69	535.1	12	3211	2962	96	4/32	30.85	5.53	33.4	4	-	-
A Zampa (AUS)	2016-2025	114	987.4	17	5926	5494	192	5/35	28.61	5.56	30.8	11	1	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2016-2025	55	449.3	8	2697	2510	73	5/49	34.38	5.58	36.9	3	1	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	73	537.2	23	3224	3010	99	5/48	30.40	5.60	32.5	3	2	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2016-2024	85	529.1	17	3175	3041	97	4/22	31.35	5.74	32.7	3	-	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	71	548.0	30	3288	3180	112	6/58	28.39	5.80	29.3	4	2	-
MP Stoinis (AUS)	2015-2024	71	345.1	5	2071	2070	48	3/16	43.12	5.99	43.1	-	-	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]