Best Economy in 1957: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best economy in 1957 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.

Position	Best Economy	Player Name	Team Name
1	1.45	Tony Lock	England
2	1.84	John Goddard	West Indies
3	1.93	Trevor Goddard	South Africa
4	1.94	Trevor Bailey	England
5	1.95	Frank Tyson	England
6	1.95	Sonny Ramadhin	West Indies
7	1.99	Jim Laker	England
8	2.07	Don Smith	England
9	2.13	Denis Atkinson	West Indies
10	2.20	Ian Smith	South Africa
11	2.31	Peter Loader	England
12	2.32	Lindsay Kline	Australia
13	2.38	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa
14	2.41	Fred Trueman	England
15	2.48	Johnny Wardle	England
16	2.54	Collie Smith	West Indies
17	2.61	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
18	2.63	Ken Mackay	Australia
19	2.67	Denis Compton	England
20	2.73	Neil Adcock	South Africa
21	2.79	Jim Burke	Australia
22	2.79	Brian Statham	England
23	2.80	Tom Graveney	England
24	2.87	Tom Dewdney	West Indies
25	2.94	Peter Heine	South Africa
26	2.96	Alf Valentine	West Indies
27	3.02	Alan Davidson	Australia
28	3.11	Ian Meckiff	Australia
29	3.15	Roy Gilchrist	West Indies
30	3.31	Frank Worrell	West Indies
31	3.65	Eddie Fuller	South Africa
32	3.87	Clive van Ryneveld	South Africa
33	4.00	Sir Clyde Walcott	West Indies
33	4.00	Brian Close	England
34	4.48	Richie Benaud	Australia
35	4.60	John Watkins	South Africa
36	5.50	Dick Westcott	South Africa
37	7.00	Jackie McGlew	South Africa