Best Economy in 1998: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 1998, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST1998135 entries
11.00VVS LaxmanINDlevel with Graeme Hick
11.00Graeme HickENG
11.00Daryll CullinanSA
● LEADS
VVS LaxmanIND
1.00 · level with Hick
↑ IN THE CHASE
3
players sit within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.12
The mark at number ten — 125 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

135 entries, ranked
1VVS LaxmanIND1.00
1Graeme HickENG1.00
1Daryll CullinanSA1.00
1Clayton LambertWI1.00
2Jimmy AdamsWI1.27
3Dinanath RamnarineWI1.63
4Dion NashNZ1.76
5Paul ReiffelAUS2.02
6Jayantha SilvaSL2.04
7Nathan AstleNZ2.04
8Phil TufnellENG2.06
9Carl HooperWI2.10
10Niroshan BandaratillekeSL2.12
11Kumar DharmasenaSL2.14
12Pommie MbangwaZIM2.17
13Hansie CronjeSA2.19
14Arshad KhanPAK2.20
15Anil KumbleIND2.24
16Jacques KallisSA2.24
17Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.25
18Venkatapathy RajuIND2.29
19Muttiah MuralitharanSL2.29
20Mark ButcherENG2.30
21Don AnurasiriSL2.30
22Courtney WalshWI2.31
23Alan MullallyENG2.31
24Venkatesh PrasadIND2.33
25Sanath JayasuriyaSL2.35
26Ijaz AhmedPAK2.36
27Shaun PollockSA2.36
28Paul AdamsSA2.40
29Adam HollioakeENG2.40
30Simon DoullNZ2.41
31Steve WaughAUS2.42
32Shahid AfridiPAK2.45
33Daniel VettoriNZ2.45
34Fazl-e-AkbarPAK2.46
35Peter SuchENG2.46
36Suresh PereraSL2.47
37Aravinda de SilvaSL2.49
38Robert CroftENG2.53
39Steve ElworthySA2.55
40David TerbruggeSA2.55
41Ricky PontingAUS2.56
42Shakil AhmedPAK2.59
43Pat SymcoxSA2.60
44Glenn McGrathAUS2.60
45Mark PriestNZ2.61
46Craig McMillanNZ2.62
47Wasim AkramPAK2.62
48Brian McMillanSA2.62
49Colin MillerAUS2.62
50Kenny BenjaminWI2.63
51Pramodya WickramasingheSL2.64
52Azhar MahmoodPAK2.64
53Sourav GangulyIND2.65
54Darren LehmannAUS2.65
55Fanie de VilliersSA2.66
56Bryan StrangZIM2.66
57Craig EvansZIM2.67
58Chris HarrisNZ2.72
59Andy WhittallZIM2.72
60Angus FraserENG2.74
61Mark EalhamENG2.76
62Aamer SohailPAK2.79
63Sachin TendulkarIND2.79
64Damien FlemingAUS2.80
65Mushtaq AhmedPAK2.81
66Greg BlewettAUS2.82
67Javagal SrinathIND2.84
68Michael BevanAUS2.85
69Guy WhittallZIM2.86
70Nuwan ZoysaSL2.86
71Shayne O'ConnorNZ2.87
72Michael KasprowiczAUS2.87
73Makhaya NtiniSA2.87
74Paul WisemanNZ2.87
75Heath StreakZIM2.88
76Paul StrangZIM2.90
77Allan DonaldSA2.93
78Lance KlusenerSA2.93
79Ajit AgarkarIND2.94
80Henry OlongaZIM2.94
81Ashley GilesENG2.94
82Franklyn RoseWI2.95
83Chaminda VaasSL2.96
84Shane WarneAUS2.97
85Stuart MacGillAUS2.97
86Rajesh ChauhanIND2.98
87Mark RamprakashENG2.99
88Nixon McLeanWI2.99
89Grant FlowerZIM3.00
89Mahela JayawardeneSL3.00
89Saleem MalikPAK3.00
90Rawl LewisWI3.09
91Saqlain MushtaqPAK3.11
92Andy BichelAUS3.14
93Shoaib AkhtarPAK3.18
94Robin SinghIND3.20
94Andrew FlintoffENG3.20
95Waqar YounisPAK3.22
96Dominic CorkENG3.23
97Darren GoughENG3.23
98Andy CaddickENG3.23
99Aaqib JavedPAK3.24
100Ian BishopWI3.26
101Adam DaleAUS3.29
102Neil JohnsonZIM3.30
103Mohammad HussainPAK3.30
104Murray GoodwinZIM3.31
105Ruwan KalpageSL3.33
106Harbhajan SinghIND3.34
107Ravindra PushpakumaraSL3.37
108Chris CairnsNZ3.38
109Dean HeadleyENG3.39
110Gavin RobertsonAUS3.45
111Shiv ChanderpaulWI3.50
112Adam HuckleZIM3.50
113Malinga BandaraSL3.76
114Saeed AnwarPAK3.80
115Ian SalisburyENG3.80
116Mark WaughAUS3.91
117Matthew ElliottAUS4.00
117Marvan AtapattuSL4.00
117Mervyn DillonWI4.00
118Paul WilsonAUS4.17
119Dirk ViljoenZIM4.24
120Harvinder SinghIND4.26
121Alex TudorENG4.29
122Ben HollioakeENG4.30
123Mohammad ZahidPAK4.46
124Matthew NicholsonAUS4.60
125Jason GillespieAUS5.00
126Ali NaqviPAK5.50
127Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK6.15
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