Best Economy in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best economy in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS1997140 entries
11.58Justin VaughanNZ0.30 clear of Phil Tufnell
21.88Phil TufnellENG0.30 off the lead
32.42Asif MujtabaPAK0.84 off the lead
● LEADS
Justin VaughanNZ
1.58 · 0.30 better than Tufnell
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Vaughan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.87
The mark at number ten — 130 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

140 entries, ranked
1Justin VaughanNZ1.58
2Phil TufnellENG1.88
3Asif MujtabaPAK2.42
4Brian McMillanSA2.64
5Alan MullallyENG2.70
6Paul ReiffelAUS2.75
7Glenn McGrathAUS2.82
8Shane WarneAUS2.83
9Brett SchultzSA2.87
10Bryan StrangZIM2.87
11Daniel VettoriNZ2.88
12Robert CroftENG2.93
13Chris HarrisNZ2.95
14Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.97
15Jayantha SilvaSL3.04
16Carl HooperWI3.05
17Simon DoullNZ3.06
18Paul StrangZIM3.07
19Nathan AstleNZ3.07
20Shoaib AkhtarPAK3.09
21Dipak PatelNZ3.11
22Muttiah MuralitharanSL3.12
23Andy CaddickENG3.14
24Courtney WalshWI3.14
25Anil KumbleIND3.20
26Ijaz AhmedPAK3.23
27Michael KasprowiczAUS3.23
28Mushtaq AhmedPAK3.24
29Arjuna RanatungaSL3.24
30Shiv ChanderpaulWI3.24
31Wasim AkramPAK3.24
32Paul AdamsSA3.25
33Chris CairnsNZ3.28
34Shaun PollockSA3.28
35Mark WaughAUS3.29
36Saqlain MushtaqPAK3.29
37Devon MalcolmENG3.30
38Nuwan ZoysaSL3.31
39Allan DonaldSA3.32
40Kumar DharmasenaSL3.37
41Chaminda VaasSL3.39
42Ian BishopWI3.40
43Rajesh ChauhanIND3.41
44Mark EalhamENG3.46
45Pramodya WickramasingheSL3.48
46Jacques KallisSA3.49
47Craig McMillanNZ3.50
48Sunil JoshiIND3.51
49Dominic CorkENG3.51
50Adam HuckleZIM3.53
51Pat SymcoxSA3.53
52Cameron CuffyWI3.55
53Darren GoughENG3.56
54Steve WaughAUS3.58
55Franklyn RoseWI3.59
56Heath StreakZIM3.60
57Dean HeadleyENG3.60
58Ruwan KalpageSL3.61
59Jason GillespieAUS3.62
60Geoff AllottNZ3.63
61Anthony StuartAUS3.63
62Javagal SrinathIND3.66
63Abey KuruvillaIND3.69
64Heath DavisNZ3.71
65Azhar MahmoodPAK3.71
66Dodda GaneshIND3.75
67Shayne O'ConnorNZ3.78
68Simon CookAUS3.80
69Hansie CronjeSA3.81
70Venkatesh PrasadIND3.81
71Ronnie IraniENG3.85
72Michael BevanAUS3.87
73Mike SmithSCO3.87
74Mohammad ZahidPAK3.87
75Nilesh KulkarniIND3.87
76Gavin LarsenNZ3.89
77David SewellNZ3.91
78Lance KlusenerSA3.92
79Mervyn DillonWI3.93
80Greg BlewettAUS3.94
81Waqar YounisPAK3.97
82Mohammad AkramPAK4.00
83Andy WhittallZIM4.01
84Martin SujiKEN4.03
85Shahid NazirPAK4.06
86Sajeewa de SilvaSL4.07
87Sanath JayasuriyaSL4.10
88Craig WhiteENG4.10
89Aasif KarimKEN4.11
90Sourav GangulyIND4.14
91Noel DavidIND4.16
92Adam DaleAUS4.17
93Fanie de VilliersSA4.19
94Danny MorrisonNZ4.22
95Ian HarveyAUS4.22
96Adam HollioakeENG4.22
97Ravindra PushpakumaraSL4.25
98Grant FlowerZIM4.25
99Arshad KhanPAK4.27
100Everton MatambanadzoZIM4.29
101Derek CrookesSA4.33
102Tony SujiKEN4.35
103Mohammad SheikhBAN4.39
104Andy BichelAUS4.41
105Phil SimmonsWI4.41
106Debasis MohantyIND4.42
107John RennieZIM4.46
108Guy WhittallZIM4.46
109Eddo BrandesZIM4.46
110Aamer SohailPAK4.61
111Rawl LewisWI4.65
112Aravinda de SilvaSL4.67
113Craig EvansZIM4.75
114Matthew FlemingENG4.76
115Shafiuddin AhmedBAN4.78
116Jimmy AdamsWI4.80
117Robin SinghIND4.81
118Shahid AfridiGER4.84
119Steve TikoloKEN4.90
120Tom MoodyAUS4.91
121Harvinder SinghIND4.93
122Manzoor AkhtarPAK5.00
123Aaqib JavedPAK5.00
124Upul ChandanaSL5.02
125Maurice OdumbeKEN5.02
126Salil AnkolaIND5.03
127Mohammad HussainPAK5.06
128Sachin TendulkarIND5.11
129Rudi BrysonSA5.13
130Saleem MalikPAK5.18
131Dulip LiyanageSL5.26
132Minhajul AbedinBAN5.38
133Ben HollioakeENG5.41
134Patterson ThompsonWI5.43
135Chris SilverwoodENG5.44
136Thomas OdoyoKEN5.61
137Dougie BrownENG5.67
138Mohammad RafiqueBAN5.85
139Sheikh SalahuddinBAN6.07
140Hasibul HossainBAN7.34
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