Best Economy – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best economy in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
TESTAll-time500 entries
10.00Monkey HornbyENGlevel with Victor Trumper
10.00Victor TrumperAUS
10.00Rolland BeaumontSA
● LEADS
Monkey HornbyENG
0.00 · level with Trumper
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Neil HarveyAUS
5 separate entries on this list · 381 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
0.25
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
14 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Monkey HornbyENG0.00
1Victor TrumperAUS0.00
1Rolland BeaumontSA0.00
1Herbie TaylorSA0.00
1Wilf BarberENG0.00
1Dudley NourseSA0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1Frank MooneyNZ0.00
1Imtiaz AhmedPAK0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1John HoltWI0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1Bill LawryAUS0.00
1Bruce MurrayNZ0.00
1Roger PrideauxENG0.00
1Ian RedpathAUS0.00
1Terry JarvisNZ0.00
1Zaheer AbbasPAK0.00
1Kim HughesAUS0.00
1Allan LambENG0.00
1Ashok MalhotraIND0.00
1Chris TavaréENG0.00
1Gus LogieWI0.00
1Dean JonesAUS0.00
1Mark GreatbatchNZ0.00
1Dave HoughtonZIM0.00
1David BoonAUS0.00
1Jonty RhodesSA0.00
1Ricky PontingAUS0.00
1Matthew ElliottAUS0.00
1Rahul DravidIND0.00
1Wajahatullah WastiPAK0.00
1Shiv ChanderpaulWI0.00
1Xavier MarshallWI0.00
1Jamie HowNZ0.00
1Raqibul HasanBAN0.00
1Matthew WadeAUS0.00
1Virat KohliIND0.00
1Mominul HaqueBAN0.00
1Shan MasoodPAK0.00
1Azhar AliPAK0.00
1Steven SmithAUS0.00
1Ross TaylorNZ0.00
1Rachin RavindraNZ0.00
1Mahmudul JoyBAN0.00
1Travis HeadAUS0.00
1Kieran PowellWI0.00
1Adam LythENG0.00
1Daniel FlynnNZ0.00
1Yasir HameedPAK0.00
1Hashan TillakaratneSL0.00
1Graham ThorpeENG0.00
1Damien MartynAUS0.00
1Sir Richie RichardsonWI0.00
1John ReidNZ0.00
1Tim RobinsonENG0.00
1Qasim UmarPAK0.00
1Majid KhanPAK0.00
1Seymour NurseWI0.00
1John SparlingNZ0.00
1Eric RowanSA0.00
1Wilf BarberENG0.00
1Roger PrideauxENG0.00
1Larry GomesWI0.00
1Andy FlowerZIM0.00
1Raqibul HasanBAN0.00
1Frank MooneyNZ0.00
1Bruce MurrayNZ0.00
69Pankaj RoyIND0.25
69Alan MossENG0.25
71Peter LashleyWI0.33
71Joe SolomonWI0.33
71Yashpal SharmaIND0.33
71Geoff HowarthNZ0.33
71Mathew SinclairNZ0.33
76Hanif MohammadPAK0.40
77Rohan KanhaiWI0.50
77Boeta DippenaarSA0.50
77Kane WilliamsonNZ0.50
77Gary KirstenSA0.50
77Jacques KallisSA0.50
77Alistair CampbellZIM0.50
77Mike ShrimptonNZ0.50
77Graham ThorpeENG0.50
77Nathan AstleNZ0.50
77Schofield HaighENG0.50
87George HeadleyWI0.60
88Arthur ShrewsburyENG0.67
88Sammy JonesAUS0.67
88Barry WoodENG0.67
88Azhar KhanPAK0.67
88Hashan TillakaratneSL0.67
88Alex HalesENG0.67
88John WrightNZ0.67
88Murali VijayIND0.67
88Babar AzamPAK0.67
88Walter BrearleyENG0.67
88Asif MujtabaPAK0.67
99Billy BarnesENG0.69
100Charles StuddENG0.70
101William ShaldersSA0.75
101Kim HughesAUS0.75
101Brendon McCullumNZ0.75
104Arun LalIND0.77
105Bapu NadkarniIND0.78
106Dick BarlowENG0.79
107Arjuna RanatungaSL0.80
107Lawrence RoweWI0.80
107Vijay ManjrekarIND0.80
110Billy BatesENG0.83
110Mark DekkerZIM0.83
112Charles JonesWI0.86
112Asif MujtabaPAK0.86
114Angelo MathewsSL0.88
114Edwin EvansAUS0.88
116Alfred ShawENG0.89
117W.G. GraceENG0.90
117Charlie TurnerAUS0.90
119Shubman GillIND0.91
120William AttewellENG0.92
121Allan SteelENG0.95
121William AttewellENG0.95
121Tom GarrettAUS0.95
124Tom GarrettAUS0.96
125Denis AtkinsonWI0.98
125Johnny BriggsENG0.98
127Fred MorleyENG1.00
127Arthur HillENG1.00
127Lord TennysonENG1.00
127Jackie GrantWI1.00
127Gul MohammadIND1.00
127Colin CowdreyENG1.00
127Vijay MehraUAE1.00
127Derek VarnalsSA1.00
127Robin BynoeWI1.00
127Zaheer AbbasPAK1.00
127Zaheer AbbasPAK1.00
127VVS LaxmanIND1.00
127Ajay RatraIND1.00
127Yuvraj SinghIND1.00
127Imrul KayesBAN1.00
127Dhruv JurelIND1.00
127Kuldeep YadavIND1.00
127Asad ShafiqPAK1.00
127MS DhoniIND1.00
127Hashan TillakaratneSL1.00
127Hasan RazaPAK1.00
127VVS LaxmanIND1.00
127Graeme HickENG1.00
127Hashan TillakaratneSL1.00
127Sir Richie RichardsonWI1.00
127Derek RandallENG1.00
127Anshuman GaekwadIND1.00
127Sunil GavaskarIND1.00
127Rohan KanhaiWI1.00
127Vijay ManjrekarIND1.00
127Sir Conrad HunteWI1.00
127Jim BurkeAUS1.00
127Murray ChappleNZ1.00
127Bert SutcliffeNZ1.00
127Reg SimpsonENG1.00
127Doodles TapscottSA1.00
127George McShaneAUS1.00
127Charles LeslieENG1.00
127Vijay MehraUAE1.00
127Tom GraveneyENG1.00
127Geoff BoycottENG1.00
127Colin CowdreyENG1.00
127Mohammad IlyasPAK1.00
127Raphick JumadeenWI1.00
127Mike GattingENG1.00
127Clive LloydWI1.00
127Ranjan MadugalleSL1.00
127Daryll CullinanSA1.00
127Gary SteadNZ1.00
127Mark RamprakashENG1.00
127Mahela JayawardeneSL1.00
127Alastair CookENG1.00
127Usman KhawajaAUS1.00
127Jeet RavalNZ1.00
127Cheteshwar PujaraIND1.00
127Asghar StanikzaiAFG1.00
127Tamim IqbalBAN1.00
127Mark RichardsonNZ1.00
127Clayton LambertWI1.00
127Sandeep PatilIND1.00
127John WrightNZ1.00
127Shafiq AhmedPAK1.00
127Aftab BalochPAK1.00
127Shafqat RanaPAK1.00
127Abdul KardarIND1.00
127Dick BarlowENG1.00
193Billy MidwinterAUS1.01
194Sir Garry SobersWI1.05
195Bobby PeelENG1.07
196Roger HarperWI1.08
197William AttewellENG1.09
198Neil HarveyAUS1.10
198Fazal MahmoodPAK1.10
200Nat ThomsonAUS1.11
201William AttewellENG1.12
201Johnny BriggsENG1.12
203Greg ChappellAUS1.15
204Joe SolomonWI1.16
205Geoff BoycottENG1.17
205Alfred MarrAUS1.17
207Woorkeri RamanIND1.21
208Polly UmrigarIND1.23
209Dick PougherENG1.24
210Woorkeri RamanIND1.25
210Younis KhanPAK1.25
210Paul CollingwoodENG1.25
210Senuran MuthusamySA1.25
210Mike SmithENG1.25
215Allan SteelENG1.26
215John TrumbleAUS1.26
217Harold ButlerENG1.27
217Clive LloydWI1.27
217Hiralal GaekwadIND1.27
220Willis CuttellENG1.28
220Abdul KardarIND1.28
222Sunil GavaskarIND1.29
223Michael MelleSA1.31
223Ray IllingworthENG1.31
223Marlon SamuelsWI1.31
223Billy BarnesENG1.31
227Rajendra PisalROM1.33
227Geoff BoycottENG1.33
227Maurice FosterWI1.33
227Gordon GreenidgeWI1.33
227Sir Clyde WalcottWI1.33
232Billy IbadullaPAK1.34
232Bapu NadkarniIND1.34
234Bobby PeelENG1.35
234Mick MaloneAUS1.35
234George LohmannENG1.35
237Tom MoodyAUS1.36
237Edwin EvansAUS1.36
239Sir Clyde WalcottWI1.37
240Coimbatarao GopinathIND1.38
240George MudieWI1.38
242Joey PalmerAUS1.39
243Aravinda de SilvaSL1.40
243Dattu PhadkarIND1.40
243Asanka GurusinhaSL1.40
243Rizwan-uz-ZamanPAK1.40
243Syed Abid AliIND1.40
243Doug WaltersAUS1.40
249Tom VeiversAUS1.41
249Asoka de SilvaSL1.41
249Vinoo MankadIND1.41
252Geff NobletAUS1.42
252Trevor GoddardSA1.42
254Joey CarewWI1.43
255Tony LockENG1.44
255Majid KhanPAK1.44
255Gary KirstenSA1.44
255Tom EmmettENG1.44
255Derek UnderwoodENG1.44
255William CooperAUS1.44
261Hedley VerityENG1.45
262Alan MossENG1.46
262Jeremy ConeyNZ1.46
262Ray IllingworthENG1.46
262Billy MidwinterAUS1.46
266Trevor GoddardSA1.47
266Greg ChappellAUS1.47
266Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK1.47
269Hansie CronjeSA1.48
269James Lillywhite (jnr)ENG1.48
271Martyn MoxonENG1.50
271Alviro PetersenSA1.50
271Abdur RazzakBAN1.50
271Not on recordPAN1.50
271Michael HusseyAUS1.50
271Ijaz AhmedPAK1.50
271Ken RutherfordNZ1.50
271Farrukh ZamanPAK1.50
271C.B. FryENG1.50
271Andrew StoddartENG1.50
271Clive LloydWI1.50
271Dean JonesAUS1.50
271Aamer MalikPAK1.50
271Robin SmithENG1.50
271Hashan TillakaratneSL1.50
271Ijaz AhmedPAK1.50
271Dimuth KarunaratneSL1.50
271Sir Richie RichardsonWI1.50
271Venkataraman SubramanyaIND1.50
271Jeffrey StollmeyerWI1.50
271Jack HearneENG1.50
271Roy MarshallWI1.50
271Martin HortonENG1.50
271Javed BurkiPAK1.50
271Colin BlandSA1.50
271Sadiq MohammadPAK1.50
297Dinuka HettiarachchiSL1.52
298Heath StreakZIM1.53
299Charlie TurnerAUS1.54
299Hansie CronjeSA1.54
299Arshad AyubIND1.54
299George LohmannENG1.54
303Roy TattersallENG1.56
303Reg ScarlettWI1.56
303Polly UmrigarIND1.56
306Bob WyattENG1.57
306Maurice TateENG1.57
306Albert RelfENG1.57
306Grant ElliottNZ1.57
306Clive EksteenSA1.57
311Justin VaughanNZ1.58
311Alf ValentineWI1.58
313Hamilton MasakadzaZIM1.59
313Tauseef AhmedPAK1.59
313Liaqat AliPAK1.59
313Ray IllingworthENG1.59
313Norman GiffordENG1.59
318Tip SnookeSA1.60
318Naveen-ul-HaqAFG1.60
318Gerry GomezWI1.60
318Thilan SamaraweeraSL1.60
318Ravindra PushpakumaraSL1.60
318Alf ValentineWI1.60
318Sonny RamadhinWI1.60
318Joe SolomonWI1.60
326Trevor GoddardSA1.61
326Jack HearneENG1.61
326Cliff GladwinENG1.61
329Ray IllingworthENG1.62
329Bill JohnstonAUS1.62
331Chester WatsonWI1.63
332Bobby PeelENG1.64
333Neil HarveyAUS1.65
334Bobby PeelENG1.66
334Jack HearneENG1.66
334Bapu NadkarniIND1.66
337Michael ClarkeAUS1.67
337Dick PollardENG1.67
337Ted a'BeckettAUS1.67
337Johnny WardleENG1.67
337Esmond KentishWI1.67
337Graeme PollockSA1.67
343Sydney CallawayAUS1.68
343W.G. GraceENG1.68
345Conky ConynghamSA1.69
345Sir Viv RichardsWI1.69
345Bert IronmongerAUS1.69
348Victor TrumperAUS1.71
348Wiaan MulderSA1.71
348Chandu SarwateIND1.71
348Albert PadmoreWI1.71
348Tinashe PanyangaraZIM1.71
348Paul HarrisSA1.71
348Alan DavidsonAUS1.71
355Walter MeadENG1.72
356Wasim AkramPAK1.73
356Keith MillerAUS1.73
358Bill HowellAUS1.74
358Roy KilnerENG1.74
358Suranga LakmalSL1.74
358Bill O'ReillyAUS1.74
362Ike TraversAUS1.75
362Tillakaratne DilshanSL1.75
362Geoff BoycottENG1.75
362Not on recordOMN1.75
362Ron OxenhamAUS1.75
367Frank LaverAUS1.76
367Wilfred RhodesENG1.76
367Monty NobleAUS1.76
367Jermaine BlackwoodWI1.76
367Ernie ToshackAUS1.76
372Charlie McLeodAUS1.77
372Ravindra JadejaIND1.77
372Charlie BarnettENG1.77
372Erapalli PrasannaIND1.77
376Imran NiaziPAK1.78
376Imran KhanPAK1.78
376Alvin KallicharranWI1.78
379Albert RelfENG1.79
379Mohammad HafeezPAK1.79
381Shikhar DhawanIND1.80
381Charlie TurnerAUS1.80
383Keegan MethZIM1.81
383Fred RootENG1.81
383Warwick ArmstrongAUS1.81
383Muttiah MuralitharanSL1.81
387Bishan BediIND1.82
387Arthur RichardsonAUS1.82
389Mushtaq MohammadPAK1.83
389Henry PromnitzSA1.83
389Warwick ArmstrongAUS1.83
389Charles MacartneyAUS1.83
393Rathnayake RathnayakeSL1.84
393Bishan BediIND1.84
393David SteeleENG1.84
393Fred TitmusENG1.84
397Bob McLeodAUS1.85
398Maurice TateENG1.86
399Not on recordPAK1.88
399Dave NourseSA1.88
399George LohmannENG1.88
402Sir Garry SobersWI1.89
403Ricky PontingAUS1.90
403Ted ArnoldENG1.90
405Dick TyldesleyENG1.91
405Charlie McLeodAUS1.91
405George GearyENG1.91
405Wilf FlowersENG1.91
409Warwick ArmstrongAUS1.92
409Claude CarterSA1.92
409Arthur GilliganENG1.92
412Trevor GoddardSA1.93
412Colin BlytheENG1.93
414Barry KnightENG1.94
414Tendai ChataraZIM1.94
414Lance GibbsWI1.94
417Lindsay KlineAUS1.95
417Frank TysonENG1.95
419Monty NobleAUS1.99
419Cyril VincentSA1.99
419Jim LakerENG1.99
422Not on recordUAE2.00
422Harry TectorIRE2.00
422Arthur JonesENG2.00
422John LyonsAUS2.00
422Nawab of PataudiIND2.00
422Mahela JayawardeneSL2.00
422MS DhoniIND2.00
422Dimuth KarunaratneSL2.00
422Aiden MarkramSA2.00
422Keaton JenningsENG2.00
422Darren BravoWI2.00
422Ross TaylorNZ2.00
422Sir Richie RichardsonWI2.00
422Sunil GavaskarIND2.00
422George GiffenAUS2.00
422Lawrence RoweWI2.00
438Hugh TrumbleAUS2.01
438Lance GibbsWI2.01
440Nathan AstleNZ2.02
441Charles MacartneyAUS2.03
442Dwaine PretoriusSA2.04
442Walter BrearleyENG2.04
444Jason GillespieAUS2.09
444Tim MurtaghIRE2.09
444Joe CoxSA2.09
447Albert RelfENG2.10
447Mehidy HasanBAN2.10
447Glenn McGrathAUS2.10
447Wally HammondENG2.10
451Wilfred RhodesENG2.12
451Ewart AstillENG2.12
451Bob WoolmerENG2.12
454Kane WilliamsonNZ2.13
454Derek ShackletonENG2.13
454Maurice TateENG2.13
454William BruceAUS2.13
454George HirstENG2.13
459John GunnENG2.14
459David AllenENG2.14
461Hedley VerityENG2.16
461Bert VoglerSA2.16
463Barry RichardsSA2.17
463Arthur RichardsonAUS2.17
465Arthur RichardsonAUS2.18
466Jimmy BlanckenbergSA2.19
467Dave NourseSA2.20
467Amir FarooqQTR2.20
469Colin MunroNZ2.22
469Hugh TrumbleAUS2.22
471Roy KilnerENG2.23
472Walter LeesENG2.24
473Andy McBrineIRE2.25
473Ashwell PrinceSA2.25
473Peter PollockSA2.25
473Frank WoolleyENG2.25
477Charles KellewayAUS2.27
477Bill HowellAUS2.27
477Kelly SeymourSA2.27
480Frank LaverAUS2.29
480Aubrey FaulknerSA2.29
482Alick AthanazeWI2.33
482Len BraundENG2.33
484Wilfred RhodesENG2.35
484Bill HowellAUS2.35
486Gilbert JessopENG2.38
486George HirstENG2.38
486Wilfred RhodesENG2.38
489Colin BlytheENG2.41
489Johnny BriggsENG2.41
491Bob NewsonSA2.42
492Albert TrottAUS2.43
493Tom McKibbinAUS2.47
494Bill BowesENG2.52
495Foffie WilliamsWI2.56
496Schofield HaighENG2.57
497Charlie McLeodAUS2.60
498Herbie CollinsAUS2.62
498Ken FarnesENG2.62
500Clarrie GrimmettAUS2.64
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