Best Economy in 1996: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 1996, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1996147 entries
11.43Jayantha SilvaSL0.89 clear of Phil Tufnell
22.32Phil TufnellENG0.89 off the lead
32.50Mark EalhamENG1.07 off the lead
● LEADS
Jayantha SilvaSL
1.43 · 0.89 better than Tufnell
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Silva is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.82
The mark at number ten — 137 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
11 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

147 entries, ranked
1Jayantha SilvaSL1.43
2Phil TufnellENG2.32
3Mark EalhamENG2.50
4Alan MullallyENG2.58
5Robert CroftENG2.58
6Gavin LarsenNZ2.62
7Michael KasprowiczAUS2.63
8Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.71
9Chris SilverwoodENG2.80
10Peter McIntyreAUS2.82
11Andy CaddickENG2.88
12Rajindra DhanrajWI2.95
13Carl HooperWI2.96
14Devon MalcolmENG3.09
15Graham ThorpeENG3.11
16Anil KumbleIND3.13
17Shane WarneAUS3.14
18Geoff AllottNZ3.17
19Bryan StrangZIM3.17
20Heath StreakZIM3.17
21Paul StrangZIM3.17
22Chris LewisENG3.22
23Narendra HirwaniIND3.23
24Mushtaq AhmedPAK3.23
25Chaminda VaasSL3.26
26Justin VaughanNZ3.27
27Glenn McGrathAUS3.28
28Aashish KapoorIND3.29
29Fanie de VilliersSA3.30
30Courtney WalshWI3.33
31Kenny BenjaminWI3.33
32Sunil JoshiIND3.34
33Muttiah MuralitharanSL3.34
34Greg BlewettAUS3.36
35Tom MoodyAUS3.37
36Andy WhittallZIM3.39
37Brian McMillanSA3.40
38Wasim AkramPAK3.45
39Chris HarrisNZ3.49
40Allan DonaldSA3.49
41Shaun PollockSA3.50
42Grant FlowerZIM3.50
43Peter MartinENG3.51
44Sourav GangulyIND3.52
45Paul AdamsSA3.54
46Dipak PatelNZ3.57
47David JohnsonIND3.58
48Javagal SrinathIND3.59
49Dominic CorkENG3.59
50Hansie CronjeSA3.59
51Simon DoullNZ3.60
52Ian SalisburyENG3.60
53Eddo BrandesZIM3.61
54Darren GoughENG3.63
55Pat SymcoxSA3.64
56Mohammad ZahidPAK3.64
57Guy WhittallZIM3.64
58Mike WatkinsonENG3.64
59Shahid NazirPAK3.69
60Lance KlusenerSA3.71
61Venkatesh PrasadIND3.71
62Ian BishopWI3.71
63Paul ReiffelAUS3.74
64Roland LefebvreNED3.77
65Chris CairnsNZ3.80
66Steve WaughAUS3.80
67Craig WhiteENG3.82
68Aasif KarimKEN3.85
69Craig MatthewsSA3.87
70Roger HarperWI3.90
71Henry OlongaZIM3.91
72Saqlain MushtaqPAK3.91
73Min PatelENG3.91
74Phil SimmonsWI3.94
75Shane LeeAUS3.96
76Craig McDermottAUS3.98
77Nathan AstleNZ3.98
78Jacques KallisSA4.00
79Manjula MunasingheSL4.02
80Waqar YounisPAK4.06
81Venkatapathy RajuIND4.07
82Jason GillespieAUS4.08
83Jimmy AdamsWI4.08
84Ravindra PushpakumaraSL4.10
85Kumar DharmasenaSL4.10
86Shiv ChanderpaulWI4.15
87Graeme HickENG4.15
88Richard SnellSA4.15
89Simon BrownENG4.18
90Michael BevanAUS4.19
91Robert KennedyNZ4.20
92Sajeewa de SilvaSL4.23
93Shahid AfridiPAK4.24
94Paras MhambreyIND4.24
95Mohammad AkramPAK4.28
96Roger TwoseNZ4.29
97Pommie MbangwaZIM4.31
98Ottis GibsonWI4.32
99Brad HoggAUS4.34
100Pramodya WickramasingheSL4.35
101Maurice OdumbeKEN4.36
102Neil SmithENG4.37
103Richard IllingworthENG4.40
104Danny MorrisonNZ4.41
105Phil DeFreitasENG4.41
106Nicky BojeSA4.42
107Dion NashNZ4.43
108Mark WaughAUS4.46
109Upul ChandanaSL4.48
110Aamer SohailPAK4.49
111Aravinda de SilvaSL4.51
112Dermot ReeveENG4.52
113Ronnie IraniENG4.52
114Charlie LockZIM4.55
115Johanne SamarasekeraUAE4.62
116Shaukat DukanwalaUAE4.64
117Ata-ur-RehmanPAK4.65
118Sanath JayasuriyaSL4.66
119Rajab AliKEN4.70
120Shane ThomsonNZ4.70
121John RennieZIM4.71
122Stuart LawAUS4.74
123Damien FlemingAUS4.84
124Derek CrookesSA4.88
125Saleem RazaUAE4.91
126Saleem MalikPAK4.95
127Robin SinghIND4.96
128Stephen PeallZIM4.97
129Paul-Jan BakkerNED5.00
130Everton MatambanadzoZIM5.04
131Sachin TendulkarIND5.05
132Azhar SaeedUAE5.06
133Aaqib JavedPAK5.07
134Thomas OdoyoKEN5.11
135Martin SujiKEN5.16
136Steven LubbersNED5.19
137Keith ArthurtonWI5.30
138Peter CantrellNED5.48
139Ajay JadejaIND5.49
140Manoj PrabhakarIND5.52
141Sultan ZarawaniUAE5.65
142Arjuna RanatungaSL5.82
143Azhar MahmoodPAK5.83
144Tito OdumbeKEN6.00
145Patterson ThompsonWI6.14
146Flavian AponsoNED6.37
147Tim de LeedeNED6.63
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