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 · 380 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
1Daniel LawrenceENG0.00
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
70Pankaj RoyIND0.25
70Alan MossENG0.25
72Peter LashleyWI0.33
72Joe SolomonWI0.33
72Yashpal SharmaIND0.33
72Geoff HowarthNZ0.33
72Mathew SinclairNZ0.33
77Hanif MohammadPAK0.40
78Rohan KanhaiWI0.50
78Boeta DippenaarSA0.50
78Kane WilliamsonNZ0.50
78Gary KirstenSA0.50
78Jacques KallisSA0.50
78Alistair CampbellZIM0.50
78Mike ShrimptonNZ0.50
78Graham ThorpeENG0.50
78Nathan AstleNZ0.50
78Schofield HaighENG0.50
88George HeadleyWI0.60
89Arthur ShrewsburyENG0.67
89Sammy JonesAUS0.67
89Barry WoodENG0.67
89Azhar KhanPAK0.67
89Hashan TillakaratneSL0.67
89Alex HalesENG0.67
89John WrightNZ0.67
89Murali VijayIND0.67
89Babar AzamPAK0.67
89Walter BrearleyENG0.67
89Asif MujtabaPAK0.67
100Billy BarnesENG0.69
101Charles StuddENG0.70
102William ShaldersSA0.75
102Kim HughesAUS0.75
102Brendon McCullumNZ0.75
105Arun LalIND0.77
106Bapu NadkarniIND0.78
107Dick BarlowENG0.79
108Arjuna RanatungaSL0.80
108Lawrence RoweWI0.80
108Vijay ManjrekarIND0.80
111Billy BatesENG0.83
111Mark DekkerZIM0.83
113Charles JonesWI0.86
113Asif MujtabaPAK0.86
115Angelo MathewsSL0.88
115Edwin EvansAUS0.88
117Alfred ShawENG0.89
118W.G. GraceENG0.90
118Charlie TurnerAUS0.90
120Shubman GillIND0.91
121William AttewellENG0.92
122Allan SteelENG0.95
122William AttewellENG0.95
122Tom GarrettAUS0.95
125Tom GarrettAUS0.96
126Denis AtkinsonWI0.98
126Johnny BriggsENG0.98
128Fred MorleyENG1.00
128Arthur HillENG1.00
128Lord TennysonENG1.00
128Jackie GrantWI1.00
128Gul MohammadIND1.00
128Colin CowdreyENG1.00
128Vijay MehraUAE1.00
128Derek VarnalsSA1.00
128Robin BynoeWI1.00
128Zaheer AbbasPAK1.00
128Zaheer AbbasPAK1.00
128VVS LaxmanIND1.00
128Ajay RatraIND1.00
128Yuvraj SinghIND1.00
128Imrul KayesBAN1.00
128Dhruv JurelIND1.00
128Kuldeep YadavIND1.00
128Asad ShafiqPAK1.00
128MS DhoniIND1.00
128Hashan TillakaratneSL1.00
128Hasan RazaPAK1.00
128VVS LaxmanIND1.00
128Graeme HickENG1.00
128Hashan TillakaratneSL1.00
128Sir Richie RichardsonWI1.00
128Derek RandallENG1.00
128Anshuman GaekwadIND1.00
128Sunil GavaskarIND1.00
128Rohan KanhaiWI1.00
128Vijay ManjrekarIND1.00
128Sir Conrad HunteWI1.00
128Jim BurkeAUS1.00
128Murray ChappleNZ1.00
128Bert SutcliffeNZ1.00
128Reg SimpsonENG1.00
128Doodles TapscottSA1.00
128George McShaneAUS1.00
128Charles LeslieENG1.00
128Vijay MehraUAE1.00
128Tom GraveneyENG1.00
128Geoff BoycottENG1.00
128Colin CowdreyENG1.00
128Mohammad IlyasPAK1.00
128Raphick JumadeenWI1.00
128Mike GattingENG1.00
128Clive LloydWI1.00
128Ranjan MadugalleSL1.00
128Daryll CullinanSA1.00
128Gary SteadNZ1.00
128Mark RamprakashENG1.00
128Mahela JayawardeneSL1.00
128Alastair CookENG1.00
128Usman KhawajaAUS1.00
128Jeet RavalNZ1.00
128Cheteshwar PujaraIND1.00
128Asghar StanikzaiAFG1.00
128Tamim IqbalBAN1.00
128Mark RichardsonNZ1.00
128Clayton LambertWI1.00
128Sandeep PatilIND1.00
128John WrightNZ1.00
128Shafiq AhmedPAK1.00
128Aftab BalochPAK1.00
128Shafqat RanaPAK1.00
128Abdul KardarIND1.00
128Dick BarlowENG1.00
194Billy MidwinterAUS1.01
195Sir Garry SobersWI1.05
196Bobby PeelENG1.07
197Roger HarperWI1.08
198William AttewellENG1.09
199Neil HarveyAUS1.10
199Fazal MahmoodPAK1.10
201Nat ThomsonAUS1.11
202William AttewellENG1.12
202Johnny BriggsENG1.12
204Greg ChappellAUS1.15
205Joe SolomonWI1.16
206Geoff BoycottENG1.17
206Alfred MarrAUS1.17
208Woorkeri RamanIND1.21
209Polly UmrigarIND1.23
210Dick PougherENG1.24
211Woorkeri RamanIND1.25
211Younis KhanPAK1.25
211Paul CollingwoodENG1.25
211Senuran MuthusamySA1.25
211Mike SmithENG1.25
216Allan SteelENG1.26
216John TrumbleAUS1.26
218Harold ButlerENG1.27
218Clive LloydWI1.27
218Hiralal GaekwadIND1.27
221Willis CuttellENG1.28
221Abdul KardarIND1.28
223Sunil GavaskarIND1.29
224Michael MelleSA1.31
224Ray IllingworthENG1.31
224Marlon SamuelsWI1.31
224Billy BarnesENG1.31
228Rajendra PisalROM1.33
228Geoff BoycottENG1.33
228Maurice FosterWI1.33
228Gordon GreenidgeWI1.33
228Sir Clyde WalcottWI1.33
233Billy IbadullaPAK1.34
233Bapu NadkarniIND1.34
235Bobby PeelENG1.35
235Mick MaloneAUS1.35
235George LohmannENG1.35
238Tom MoodyAUS1.36
238Edwin EvansAUS1.36
240Sir Clyde WalcottWI1.37
241Coimbatarao GopinathIND1.38
241George MudieWI1.38
243Joey PalmerAUS1.39
244Aravinda de SilvaSL1.40
244Dattu PhadkarIND1.40
244Asanka GurusinhaSL1.40
244Rizwan-uz-ZamanPAK1.40
244Syed Abid AliIND1.40
244Doug WaltersAUS1.40
250Tom VeiversAUS1.41
250Asoka de SilvaSL1.41
250Vinoo MankadIND1.41
253Geff NobletAUS1.42
253Trevor GoddardSA1.42
255Joey CarewWI1.43
256Tony LockENG1.44
256Majid KhanPAK1.44
256Gary KirstenSA1.44
256Tom EmmettENG1.44
256Derek UnderwoodENG1.44
256William CooperAUS1.44
262Hedley VerityENG1.45
263Alan MossENG1.46
263Jeremy ConeyNZ1.46
263Ray IllingworthENG1.46
263Billy MidwinterAUS1.46
267Trevor GoddardSA1.47
267Greg ChappellAUS1.47
267Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK1.47
270Hansie CronjeSA1.48
270James Lillywhite (jnr)ENG1.48
272Martyn MoxonENG1.50
272Alviro PetersenSA1.50
272Abdur RazzakBAN1.50
272Not on recordPAN1.50
272Michael HusseyAUS1.50
272Ijaz AhmedPAK1.50
272Ken RutherfordNZ1.50
272Farrukh ZamanPAK1.50
272C.B. FryENG1.50
272Andrew StoddartENG1.50
272Clive LloydWI1.50
272Dean JonesAUS1.50
272Aamer MalikPAK1.50
272Robin SmithENG1.50
272Hashan TillakaratneSL1.50
272Ijaz AhmedPAK1.50
272Dimuth KarunaratneSL1.50
272Sir Richie RichardsonWI1.50
272Venkataraman SubramanyaIND1.50
272Jeffrey StollmeyerWI1.50
272Jack HearneENG1.50
272Roy MarshallWI1.50
272Martin HortonENG1.50
272Javed BurkiPAK1.50
272Colin BlandSA1.50
272Sadiq MohammadPAK1.50
298Dinuka HettiarachchiSL1.52
299Heath StreakZIM1.53
300Charlie TurnerAUS1.54
300Hansie CronjeSA1.54
300Arshad AyubIND1.54
300George LohmannENG1.54
304Roy TattersallENG1.56
304Reg ScarlettWI1.56
304Polly UmrigarIND1.56
307Bob WyattENG1.57
307Maurice TateENG1.57
307Albert RelfENG1.57
307Grant ElliottNZ1.57
307Clive EksteenSA1.57
312Justin VaughanNZ1.58
312Alf ValentineWI1.58
314Hamilton MasakadzaZIM1.59
314Tauseef AhmedPAK1.59
314Liaqat AliPAK1.59
314Ray IllingworthENG1.59
314Norman GiffordENG1.59
319Tip SnookeSA1.60
319Naveen-ul-HaqAFG1.60
319Gerry GomezWI1.60
319Thilan SamaraweeraSL1.60
319Ravindra PushpakumaraSL1.60
319Alf ValentineWI1.60
319Sonny RamadhinWI1.60
319Joe SolomonWI1.60
327Trevor GoddardSA1.61
327Jack HearneENG1.61
327Cliff GladwinENG1.61
330Ray IllingworthENG1.62
330Bill JohnstonAUS1.62
332Chester WatsonWI1.63
333Bobby PeelENG1.64
334Neil HarveyAUS1.65
335Bobby PeelENG1.66
335Jack HearneENG1.66
335Bapu NadkarniIND1.66
338Michael ClarkeAUS1.67
338Dick PollardENG1.67
338Ted a'BeckettAUS1.67
338Johnny WardleENG1.67
338Esmond KentishWI1.67
338Graeme PollockSA1.67
344Sydney CallawayAUS1.68
344W.G. GraceENG1.68
346Conky ConynghamSA1.69
346Sir Viv RichardsWI1.69
346Bert IronmongerAUS1.69
349Victor TrumperAUS1.71
349Wiaan MulderSA1.71
349Chandu SarwateIND1.71
349Albert PadmoreWI1.71
349Tinashe PanyangaraZIM1.71
349Paul HarrisSA1.71
349Alan DavidsonAUS1.71
356Walter MeadENG1.72
357Wasim AkramPAK1.73
357Keith MillerAUS1.73
359Bill HowellAUS1.74
359Roy KilnerENG1.74
359Suranga LakmalSL1.74
359Bill O'ReillyAUS1.74
363Ike TraversAUS1.75
363Tillakaratne DilshanSL1.75
363Geoff BoycottENG1.75
363Not on recordOMN1.75
363Ron OxenhamAUS1.75
368Frank LaverAUS1.76
368Wilfred RhodesENG1.76
368Monty NobleAUS1.76
368Jermaine BlackwoodWI1.76
368Ernie ToshackAUS1.76
373Charlie McLeodAUS1.77
373Ravindra JadejaIND1.77
373Charlie BarnettENG1.77
373Erapalli PrasannaIND1.77
377Imran NiaziPAK1.78
377Imran KhanPAK1.78
377Alvin KallicharranWI1.78
380Albert RelfENG1.79
380Mohammad HafeezPAK1.79
382Shikhar DhawanIND1.80
382Charlie TurnerAUS1.80
384Keegan MethZIM1.81
384Fred RootENG1.81
384Warwick ArmstrongAUS1.81
384Muttiah MuralitharanSL1.81
388Bishan BediIND1.82
388Arthur RichardsonAUS1.82
390Mushtaq MohammadPAK1.83
390Henry PromnitzSA1.83
390Warwick ArmstrongAUS1.83
390Charles MacartneyAUS1.83
394Rathnayake RathnayakeSL1.84
394Bishan BediIND1.84
394David SteeleENG1.84
394Fred TitmusENG1.84
398Bob McLeodAUS1.85
399Maurice TateENG1.86
400Not on recordPAK1.88
400Dave NourseSA1.88
400George LohmannENG1.88
403Sir Garry SobersWI1.89
404Ricky PontingAUS1.90
404Ted ArnoldENG1.90
406Dick TyldesleyENG1.91
406Charlie McLeodAUS1.91
406George GearyENG1.91
406Wilf FlowersENG1.91
410Warwick ArmstrongAUS1.92
410Claude CarterSA1.92
410Arthur GilliganENG1.92
413Trevor GoddardSA1.93
413Colin BlytheENG1.93
415Barry KnightENG1.94
415Tendai ChataraZIM1.94
415Lance GibbsWI1.94
418Lindsay KlineAUS1.95
418Frank TysonENG1.95
420Monty NobleAUS1.99
420Cyril VincentSA1.99
420Jim LakerENG1.99
423Harry TectorIRE2.00
423Arthur JonesENG2.00
423John LyonsAUS2.00
423Nawab of PataudiIND2.00
423Mahela JayawardeneSL2.00
423MS DhoniIND2.00
423Not on recordUAE2.00
423Dimuth KarunaratneSL2.00
423Aiden MarkramSA2.00
423Keaton JenningsENG2.00
423Darren BravoWI2.00
423Ross TaylorNZ2.00
423Sir Richie RichardsonWI2.00
423Sunil GavaskarIND2.00
423George GiffenAUS2.00
423Lawrence RoweWI2.00
439Hugh TrumbleAUS2.01
439Lance GibbsWI2.01
441Nathan AstleNZ2.02
442Charles MacartneyAUS2.03
443Dwaine PretoriusSA2.04
443Walter BrearleyENG2.04
445Jason GillespieAUS2.09
445Tim MurtaghIRE2.09
445Joe CoxSA2.09
448Albert RelfENG2.10
448Glenn McGrathAUS2.10
448Wally 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
468Colin MunroNZ2.22
468Hugh TrumbleAUS2.22
470Roy KilnerENG2.23
471Walter LeesENG2.24
472Andy McBrineIRE2.25
472Ashwell PrinceSA2.25
472Peter PollockSA2.25
472Frank WoolleyENG2.25
476Charles KellewayAUS2.27
476Bill HowellAUS2.27
476Kelly SeymourSA2.27
479Frank LaverAUS2.29
479Aubrey FaulknerSA2.29
481Alick AthanazeWI2.33
481Len BraundENG2.33
483Wilfred RhodesENG2.35
483Bill HowellAUS2.35
485Gilbert JessopENG2.38
485George HirstENG2.38
485Wilfred RhodesENG2.38
488Colin BlytheENG2.41
488Johnny BriggsENG2.41
490Bob NewsonSA2.42
491Albert TrottAUS2.43
492Tom McKibbinAUS2.47
493Not on recordSPN2.50
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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