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Best Economy in 1962: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best economy in 1962 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS
1962
61 entries
1
1.16
Joe Solomon
WI
0.40 clear of Polly Umrigar
2
1.56
Polly Umrigar
IND
0.40 off the lead
3
1.58
Alf Valentine
WI
0.42 off the lead
● LEADS
Joe Solomon
WI
1.16 · 0.40 better than Umrigar
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Solomon is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
1.89
The mark at number ten — 51 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
13 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
61 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Joe Solomon
WI
1.16
2
Polly Umrigar
IND
1.56
3
Alf Valentine
WI
1.58
4
John Reid
NZ
1.63
5
Bapu Nadkarni
IND
1.68
6
Frank Worrell
WI
1.75
7
Neil Adcock
SA
1.80
8
Mohammad Munaf
PAK
1.83
9
Lance Gibbs
WI
1.85
10
Haseeb Ahsan
PAK
1.89
11
David Allen
ENG
1.92
12
Peter Parfitt
ENG
1.97
13
Lester King
WI
2.00
14
Atholl McKinnon
SA
2.06
15
Harry Bromfield
SA
2.07
16
Sir Garry Sobers
WI
2.12
17
Tony Lock
ENG
2.18
18
Shujauddin
PAK
2.23
19
Erapalli Prasanna
IND
2.30
20
Len Coldwell
ENG
2.30
21
Fred Titmus
ENG
2.38
22
Ray Illingworth
ENG
2.38
23
Gary Bartlett
NZ
2.42
24
Sydney Burke
SA
2.42
25
Fazal Mahmood
PAK
2.44
26
Frank Cameron
NZ
2.44
27
Sir Wes Hall
WI
2.53
28
Peter Pollock
SA
2.55
29
Salim Durani
IND
2.60
30
Ted Dexter
ENG
2.64
31
Dick Motz
NZ
2.64
32
Chandu Borde
IND
2.65
33
Ken Mackay
AUS
2.68
34
Jack Alabaster
NZ
2.68
35
Goofy Lawrence
SA
2.68
36
Ken Barrington
ENG
2.74
37
Barry Knight
ENG
2.74
38
Antao D'Souza
PAK
2.81
39
Brian Statham
ENG
2.81
40
Alan Davidson
AUS
2.98
41
Fred Trueman
ENG
2.99
42
Mahmood Hussain
PAK
2.99
43
Saeed Ahmed
PAK
3.00
44
Motganhalli Jaisimha
IND
3.03
45
Bob Barber
ENG
3.04
46
Graham McKenzie
AUS
3.09
47
Munir Malik
PAK
3.11
48
David Larter
ENG
3.14
49
Rusi Surti
IND
3.15
50
Nasim-ul-Ghani
PAK
3.18
51
Eddie Barlow
SA
3.21
52
Vasant Ranjane
IND
3.23
53
Richie Benaud
AUS
3.34
54
Mohammad Farooq
PAK
3.35
55
Ramakant Desai
IND
3.36
56
Peter Heine
SA
3.42
57
Charlie Stayers
WI
3.43
58
Tiger Lance
SA
3.46
59
Intikhab Alam
PAK
3.67
60
Willie Rodriguez
WI
3.92
61
Bob Simpson
AUS
4.24
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