Best Economy in 1954: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 1954, featuring the most impactful players of the year.

Position	Best Economy	Player Name	Team Name
1	0.00	Frank Mooney	New Zealand
2	1.00	Murray Chapple	New Zealand
3	1.56	Roy Tattersall	England
4	1.67	Johnny Wardle	England
5	1.67	Esmond Kentish	West Indies
6	1.72	Geoff Rabone	New Zealand
7	1.73	John Watkins	South Africa
8	1.77	Sir Clyde Walcott	West Indies
9	1.77	Denis Atkinson	West Indies
10	1.79	Peter Loader	England
11	1.84	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies
12	1.86	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
13	1.88	Keith Miller	Australia
14	1.98	Alf Valentine	West Indies
15	2.00	Robert Christiani	West Indies
15	2.00	Ian Leggat	New Zealand
16	2.01	Jim Laker	England
17	2.03	Guy Overton	New Zealand
18	2.06	Jim McConnon	England
19	2.06	Gerry Gomez	West Indies
20	2.10	Ron Archer	Australia
21	2.24	David Ironside	South Africa
22	2.24	Frank King	West Indies
23	2.25	Ebbu Ghazali	Pakistan
24	2.26	Zulfiqar Ahmed	Pakistan
25	2.27	Bob Blair	New Zealand
26	2.35	Ian Johnson	Australia
27	2.42	Tony Lock	England
28	2.44	Anton Murray	South Africa
29	2.47	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
30	2.53	Tony MacGibbon	New Zealand
31	2.59	John Reid	New Zealand
32	2.59	Sir Alec Bedser	England
33	2.62	Shujauddin	Pakistan
34	2.75	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
35	2.76	Ray Lindwall	Australia
36	2.80	Frank Worrell	West Indies
37	2.86	Mahmood Hussain	Pakistan
38	2.94	Bob Appleyard	England
39	2.95	Neil Adcock	South Africa
40	2.97	Trevor Bailey	England
41	3.00	Charles Palmer	England
41	3.00	Bruce Pairaudeau	West Indies
42	3.00	Brian Statham	England
43	3.11	Richie Benaud	Australia
44	3.13	Jeffrey Stollmeyer	West Indies
45	3.16	Fred Trueman	England
46	3.17	Alan Moss	England
47	3.21	Matt Poore	New Zealand
48	3.23	Bill Johnston	Australia
49	3.30	Wilf Ferguson	West Indies
50	3.44	Alan Davidson	Australia
51	3.68	Eric Dempster	New Zealand
52	3.69	Clive van Ryneveld	South Africa
53	3.81	Frank Tyson	England
54	3.83	Bert Sutcliffe	New Zealand
55	3.83	Bill Bell	New Zealand
56	3.93	Khan Mohammad	Pakistan
57	3.93	Abdul Kardar	India
58	4.00	Clifford McWatt	West Indies
59	4.57	Denis Compton	England
60	4.60	George Headley	West Indies
61	5.00	Lawrie Miller	New Zealand
62	5.52	Khalid Hasan	Pakistan
63	5.57	Maqsood Ahmed	Pakistan
64	5.91	Sir Everton Weekes	West Indies
65	7.17	Sir Leonard Hutton	England
66	7.38	Tom Graveney	England
67	9.33	Bill Edrich	England