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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.
TEST
1997
87 entries
1
1.58
Justin Vaughan
NZ
0.28 clear of Phil Tufnell
2
1.86
Phil Tufnell
ENG
0.28 off the lead
3
1.90
Bryan Strang
ZIM
0.32 off the lead
● LEADS
Justin Vaughan
NZ
1.58 · 0.28 better than Tufnell
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Vaughan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.39
The mark at number ten — 77 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
87 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Justin Vaughan
NZ
1.58
2
Phil Tufnell
ENG
1.86
3
Bryan Strang
ZIM
1.90
4
Alan Mullally
ENG
1.92
5
Chris Harris
NZ
2.24
6
Jacques Kallis
SA
2.26
7
Paul Strang
ZIM
2.35
8
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
2.37
9
Robert Croft
ENG
2.38
10
Heath Streak
ZIM
2.39
11
Asif Mujtaba
PAK
2.42
12
Carl Hooper
WI
2.43
13
Shane Warne
AUS
2.44
14
Hansie Cronje
SA
2.46
15
Nathan Astle
NZ
2.47
16
Brian McMillan
SA
2.49
17
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
2.50
18
Paul Reiffel
AUS
2.51
19
Mark Waugh
AUS
2.52
20
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2.53
21
Rajesh Chauhan
IND
2.56
22
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
2.56
23
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
2.56
24
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
2.56
25
Arjuna Ranatunga
SL
2.56
26
Glenn McGrath
AUS
2.60
27
Dipak Patel
NZ
2.61
28
Daniel Vettori
NZ
2.63
29
Shaun Pollock
SA
2.69
30
Pat Symcox
SA
2.69
31
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2.71
32
Anil Kumble
IND
2.72
33
Sunil Joshi
IND
2.75
34
Heath Davis
NZ
2.76
35
Courtney Walsh
WI
2.76
36
Wasim Akram
PAK
2.77
37
Nilesh Kulkarni
IND
2.79
38
Simon Doull
NZ
2.79
39
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
2.81
40
Allan Donald
SA
2.81
41
Chaminda Vaas
SL
2.86
42
Brett Schultz
SA
2.87
43
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
2.94
44
Steve Waugh
AUS
2.96
45
Greg Blewett
AUS
2.97
46
Chris Cairns
NZ
2.97
47
Ian Bishop
WI
3.00
48
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
3.00
49
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
3.02
50
Andy Caddick
ENG
3.02
51
Abey Kuruvilla
IND
3.03
52
Dominic Cork
ENG
3.04
53
Phil Simmons
WI
3.04
54
Jayantha Silva
SL
3.04
55
Franklyn Rose
WI
3.04
56
Lance Klusener
SA
3.05
57
Craig White
ENG
3.08
58
Paul Adams
SA
3.09
59
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
3.09
60
Mervyn Dillon
WI
3.10
61
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
3.10
62
Adam Huckle
ZIM
3.15
63
Jason Gillespie
AUS
3.17
64
Darren Gough
ENG
3.24
65
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
3.25
66
Waqar Younis
PAK
3.26
67
Mark Ealham
ENG
3.26
68
Michael Bevan
AUS
3.29
69
Devon Malcolm
ENG
3.30
70
Debasis Mohanty
IND
3.33
71
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
3.36
72
Dean Headley
ENG
3.38
73
Geoff Allott
NZ
3.41
74
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
3.48
75
Sourav Ganguly
IND
3.49
76
Cameron Cuffy
WI
3.52
77
Javagal Srinath
IND
3.54
78
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
3.70
79
Shahid Nazir
PAK
3.71
80
Dodda Ganesh
IND
3.74
81
Simon Cook
AUS
3.80
82
Andy Bichel
AUS
3.81
83
Mike Smith
SCO
3.87
84
Rawl Lewis
WI
3.88
85
David Sewell
NZ
3.91
86
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
4.10
87
Danny Morrison
NZ
4.22
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RECENT RESULTS
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ODI
Pakistan Triangular Series
PAK
302/9 (50.0)
ENG
215 (38.4)
T20I
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C
NIG
262/1 (20.0)
GAM
102 (17.2)
T20I
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C
LES
169/8 (20.0)
MOZ
95 (18.2)
T20I
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub Regional Qualifier C
UGA
195/6 (20.0)
ZAM
108 (17.3)
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