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.
TEST1997123 entries
10.00Matthew ElliottAUSlevel with Graham Thorpe
10.00Graham ThorpeENG
21.50Hashan TillakaratneSL1.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Matthew ElliottAUS
0.00 · level with Thorpe
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.23
The mark at number ten — 113 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Sri Lanka
9 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

123 entries, ranked
1Matthew ElliottAUS0.00
1Graham ThorpeENG0.00
2Hashan TillakaratneSL1.50
3Justin VaughanNZ1.58
4Shaun YoungAUS1.63
5Phil TufnellENG1.87
6Bryan StrangZIM1.90
7Alan MullallyENG1.92
8Rahul DravidIND2.00
8Daryll CullinanSA2.00
9Matt HorneNZ2.20
10Grant FlowerZIM2.23
11Chris HarrisNZ2.24
12Jacques KallisSA2.28
13Paul StrangZIM2.35
14Ruwan KalpageSL2.37
15Russel ArnoldSL2.38
16Robert CroftENG2.39
17Heath StreakZIM2.39
18Asif MujtabaPAK2.42
19Carl HooperWI2.43
20Shane WarneAUS2.44
21Nathan AstleNZ2.47
22Hansie CronjeSA2.49
23Brian McMillanSA2.50
24Kumar DharmasenaSL2.51
25Paul ReiffelAUS2.51
26Mark WaughAUS2.52
27Muttiah MuralitharanSL2.53
28Aravinda de SilvaSL2.56
29Rajesh ChauhanIND2.56
30Shiv ChanderpaulWI2.56
31Saqlain MushtaqPAK2.56
32Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.56
33Arjuna RanatungaSL2.57
34Glenn McGrathAUS2.60
35Dipak PatelNZ2.61
36Daniel VettoriNZ2.63
37Marvan AtapattuSL2.67
38Peter MartinENG2.68
39Shaun PollockSA2.69
40Pat SymcoxSA2.70
41Sanath JayasuriyaSL2.71
42Anil KumbleIND2.72
43Heath DavisNZ2.76
44Sunil JoshiIND2.77
45Courtney WalshWI2.77
46Wasim AkramPAK2.78
47Nilesh KulkarniIND2.79
48Simon DoullNZ2.79
49Allan DonaldSA2.81
50Azhar MahmoodPAK2.82
51Brett SchultzSA2.87
52Chaminda VaasSL2.87
53Craig McMillanNZ2.87
54Jimmy AdamsWI2.88
55Adam HollioakeENG2.89
56Nuwan ZoysaSL2.95
57Steve WaughAUS2.97
58Chris CairnsNZ2.97
59Greg BlewettAUS2.98
60Guy WhittallZIM3.00
61Ian BishopWI3.01
62Michael KasprowiczAUS3.01
63Mushtaq AhmedPAK3.02
64Andy CaddickENG3.03
65Abey KuruvillaIND3.03
66Phil SimmonsWI3.04
67Jayantha SilvaSL3.04
68Franklyn RoseWI3.04
69Dominic CorkENG3.05
70Lance KlusenerSA3.06
71Craig WhiteENG3.08
72Paul AdamsSA3.09
73Shoaib AkhtarPAK3.09
74Venkatesh PrasadIND3.11
75Mervyn DillonWI3.11
76Adam HuckleZIM3.16
77Jason GillespieAUS3.18
78Mahela JayawardeneSL3.18
79Arshad KhanPAK3.20
80Darren GoughENG3.24
81Waqar YounisPAK3.26
82Sajeewa de SilvaSL3.26
83VVS LaxmanIND3.27
84Mark EalhamENG3.27
85Devon MalcolmENG3.30
86Michael BevanAUS3.31
87Debasis MohantyIND3.35
88John RennieZIM3.36
89Shayne O'ConnorNZ3.36
90Dean HeadleyENG3.39
91Geoff AllottNZ3.42
92Sourav GangulyIND3.49
93Pramodya WickramasingheSL3.49
94Cameron CuffyWI3.52
95Javagal SrinathIND3.54
96Ijaz AhmedPAK3.60
97Sachin TendulkarIND3.63
98Saleem MalikPAK3.67
99Mohammad ZahidPAK3.70
100Shahid NazirPAK3.73
101Dodda GaneshIND3.75
102Simon CookAUS3.82
103Andy BichelAUS3.83
104Mike SmithSCO3.87
104Mike SmithSCO3.87
105Rawl LewisWI3.88
106Everton MatambanadzoZIM3.88
107David SewellNZ3.91
108Ali Hussain RizviPAK3.93
109Adam BacherSA4.00
109Mohammad AzharuddinIND4.00
110Ravindra PushpakumaraSL4.11
111Woorkeri RamanIND4.20
112Danny MorrisonNZ4.26
113Blair PocockNZ5.00
113Patterson ThompsonWI5.00
114Brian LaraWI5.33
115Ben HollioakeENG5.53
116Stuart WilliamsZIM6.33
117Alistair CampbellZIM6.50
118Mark ButcherENG7.00
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