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Best Economy in 1948: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 1948, featuring the most impactful players of the year.

TEST194855 entries

11.46Hines Johnson WI0.32 clear of Gerry Gomez

21.78Gerry Gomez WI0.32 off the lead

31.81Foffie Williams WI0.35 off the lead

● LEADS

Hines JohnsonWI

1.46 · 0.32 better than Gomez

↑ IN THE CHASE

players within 10% of the lead — Johnson is out on their own

★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF

2.09

The mark at number ten — 45 entries sit below it

● NATION IN FRONT

England

17 of the top 50 · 5 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

55 entries, ranked

1Hines JohnsonWI1.46

2Gerry GomezWI1.78

3Foffie WilliamsWI1.81

4Cliff GladwinENG1.85

5Jack YoungENG1.87

6John TrimWI1.91

7John GoddardWI1.98

8Berkeley GaskinWI2.00

9Jimmy CameronWI2.05

10Len JohnsonAUS2.09

11Bill JohnstonAUS2.13

12Dick PollardENG2.14

13Frank WorrellWI2.23

14Esmond KentishWI2.26

15Denis AtkinsonWI2.26

16Ernie ToshackAUS2.33

17Eric HolliesENG2.34

18Doug RingAUS2.38

19Norman YardleyENG2.43

20Keith MillerAUS2.44

21Ray LindwallAUS2.51

22Sir Alec BedserENG2.52

23Sam LoxtonAUS2.55

24Wilf FergusonWI2.57

25Tufty MannSA2.57

26Ian JohnsonAUS2.59

27Prior JonesWI2.69

28Dick HoworthENG2.70

29Alec CoxonENG2.73

30Maurice TremlettENG2.76

31Sid BarnesAUS2.78

32Robert ChristianiWI2.79

33Jim LakerENG2.98

34Ghulam AhmedIND3.00

35Denis ComptonENG3.04

36Athol RowanSA3.12

37Lala AmarnathIND3.13

38Doug WrightENG3.14

39Jeffrey StollmeyerWI3.16

40Ken CranstonENG3.19

41Vinoo MankadIND3.22

42Roly JenkinsENG3.32

43Jack IkinENG3.41

44Allan WatkinsENG3.46

45Cuan McCarthySA3.51

46Mantu BanerjeeIND3.55

47Vijay HazareIND3.57

48Harold ButlerENG3.73

49Colin McCoolAUS4.00

50Dattu PhadkarIND4.05

51Commandur RangachariIND4.05

52Bill EdrichENG4.49

53Sir Gubby AllenENG4.56

54Lindsay TuckettSA4.61

55Chandu SarwateIND4.76

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