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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.
TEST
1998
111 entries
1
1.63
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
0.13 clear of Dion Nash
2
1.76
Dion Nash
NZ
0.13 off the lead
3
2.02
Paul Reiffel
AUS
0.39 off the lead
● LEADS
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
1.63 · 0.13 better than Nash
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.17
The mark at number ten — 101 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
South Africa
9 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
111 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
1.63
2
Dion Nash
NZ
1.76
3
Paul Reiffel
AUS
2.02
4
Jayantha Silva
SL
2.02
5
Nathan Astle
NZ
2.04
6
Phil Tufnell
ENG
2.06
7
Carl Hooper
WI
2.09
8
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
2.12
9
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
2.13
10
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
2.17
11
Hansie Cronje
SA
2.18
12
Arshad Khan
PAK
2.20
13
Anil Kumble
IND
2.23
14
Jacques Kallis
SA
2.24
15
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
2.24
16
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2.28
17
Venkatapathy Raju
IND
2.29
18
Mark Butcher
ENG
2.30
19
Don Anurasiri
SL
2.30
20
Courtney Walsh
WI
2.31
21
Alan Mullally
ENG
2.31
22
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
2.33
23
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2.35
24
Shaun Pollock
SA
2.36
25
Paul Adams
SA
2.40
26
Simon Doull
NZ
2.40
27
Steve Waugh
AUS
2.42
28
Shahid Afridi
PAK
2.43
29
Daniel Vettori
NZ
2.45
30
Peter Such
ENG
2.46
31
Suresh Perera
SL
2.47
32
Aravinda de Silva
SL
2.47
33
Robert Croft
ENG
2.53
34
Steve Elworthy
SA
2.55
35
David Terbrugge
SA
2.55
36
Shakil Ahmed
PAK
2.57
37
Pat Symcox
SA
2.60
38
Mark Priest
NZ
2.60
39
Glenn McGrath
AUS
2.60
40
Craig McMillan
NZ
2.61
41
Wasim Akram
PAK
2.62
42
Brian McMillan
SA
2.62
43
Colin Miller
AUS
2.62
44
Sourav Ganguly
IND
2.63
44
Fanie de Villiers
SA
2.63
45
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
2.63
46
Kenny Benjamin
WI
2.63
47
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
2.64
48
Bryan Strang
ZIM
2.65
49
Chris Harris
NZ
2.70
50
Andy Whittall
ZIM
2.72
51
Angus Fraser
ENG
2.74
52
Mark Ealham
ENG
2.76
53
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
2.78
54
Damien Fleming
AUS
2.79
55
Aamer Sohail
PAK
2.79
56
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
2.81
57
Greg Blewett
AUS
2.82
58
Javagal Srinath
IND
2.83
59
Michael Bevan
AUS
2.85
60
Guy Whittall
ZIM
2.85
61
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
2.85
62
Makhaya Ntini
SA
2.86
63
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
2.87
64
Paul Wiseman
NZ
2.87
65
Heath Streak
ZIM
2.87
66
Paul Strang
ZIM
2.89
67
Allan Donald
SA
2.92
68
Lance Klusener
SA
2.93
69
Ajit Agarkar
IND
2.94
70
Henry Olonga
ZIM
2.94
71
Ashley Giles
ENG
2.94
72
Franklyn Rose
WI
2.95
73
Chaminda Vaas
SL
2.96
74
Shane Warne
AUS
2.97
75
Stuart MacGill
AUS
2.97
76
Rajesh Chauhan
IND
2.97
77
Mark Ramprakash
ENG
2.99
78
Nixon McLean
WI
2.99
79
Saleem Malik
PAK
3.00
80
Rawl Lewis
WI
3.06
81
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
3.08
82
Andy Bichel
AUS
3.14
83
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
3.18
84
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
3.20
85
Waqar Younis
PAK
3.21
86
Aaqib Javed
PAK
3.22
87
Dominic Cork
ENG
3.22
88
Darren Gough
ENG
3.22
89
Andy Caddick
ENG
3.23
90
Ian Bishop
WI
3.26
91
Neil Johnson
ZIM
3.29
92
Adam Dale
AUS
3.29
93
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
3.30
94
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
3.33
95
Harbhajan Singh
IND
3.34
96
Chris Cairns
NZ
3.37
97
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
3.37
98
Dean Headley
ENG
3.39
99
Gavin Robertson
AUS
3.44
100
Adam Huckle
ZIM
3.49
101
Malinga Bandara
SL
3.76
102
Ian Salisbury
ENG
3.78
103
Mark Waugh
AUS
3.91
104
Mervyn Dillon
WI
4.00
105
Harvinder Singh
IND
4.26
106
Alex Tudor
ENG
4.26
107
Ben Hollioake
ENG
4.30
108
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
4.46
109
Matthew Nicholson
AUS
4.60
110
Jason Gillespie
AUS
4.97
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