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Best Economy in 1999: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 1999, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI
1999
132 entries
1
3.06
Courtney Walsh
WI
0.22 clear of Adam Dale
2
3.28
Adam Dale
AUS
0.22 off the lead
3
3.29
Corey Collymore
WI
0.23 off the lead
● LEADS
Courtney Walsh
WI
3.06 · 0.22 better than Dale
↑ IN THE CHASE
3
players sit within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
3.80
The mark at number ten — 122 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
132 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Courtney Walsh
WI
3.06
2
Adam Dale
AUS
3.28
3
Corey Collymore
WI
3.29
4
Angus Fraser
ENG
3.34
5
Shaun Pollock
SA
3.39
6
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
3.56
7
Arshad Khan
PAK
3.66
8
Jason Gillespie
AUS
3.72
9
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
3.77
10
Wasim Akram
PAK
3.80
11
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
3.83
12
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
3.87
13
Allan Donald
SA
3.88
14
Steve Elworthy
SA
3.92
15
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
3.95
16
Alan Mullally
ENG
3.95
17
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
3.97
18
John Rennie
ZIM
3.97
19
Gavin Larsen
NZ
3.99
20
Asim Butt
SCO
4.00
21
Mervyn Dillon
WI
4.02
22
Glenn McGrath
AUS
4.07
23
Shoaib Malik
PAK
4.16
24
Damien Martyn
AUS
4.17
25
Gavin Hamilton
ENG
4.18
26
James Brinkley
SCO
4.18
27
Geoff Allott
NZ
4.18
28
Mark Ealham
ENG
4.18
29
Tom Moody
AUS
4.18
30
Sunil Joshi
IND
4.20
31
Jacques Kallis
SA
4.20
32
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
4.21
33
Damien Fleming
AUS
4.21
34
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
4.22
35
Reon King
WI
4.22
36
Adam Huckle
ZIM
4.23
37
Nikhil Chopra
IND
4.23
38
Mark Waugh
AUS
4.29
39
Heath Streak
ZIM
4.30
40
Hendy Bryan
WI
4.30
41
Phil Simmons
WI
4.32
42
Ian Austin
ENG
4.34
43
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
4.36
44
Paul Strang
ZIM
4.38
45
Robert Croft
ENG
4.38
46
Shane Warne
AUS
4.38
47
Paul Reiffel
AUS
4.40
48
Lance Klusener
SA
4.41
49
Aravinda de Silva
SL
4.42
50
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
4.46
51
Dion Nash
NZ
4.46
52
Chris Gayle
WI
4.47
53
Martin Suji
KEN
4.48
54
Waqar Younis
PAK
4.48
55
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
4.50
55
Nick Dyer
SCO
4.50
56
Darren Gough
ENG
4.51
57
Upul Chandana
SL
4.53
58
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
4.54
59
Javagal Srinath
IND
4.57
60
Anil Kumble
IND
4.58
61
Simon Doull
NZ
4.61
62
Naimur Rahman
BAN
4.61
63
Debasis Mohanty
IND
4.62
64
Andy Whittall
ZIM
4.65
65
Chris Harris
NZ
4.67
66
Neil Johnson
ZIM
4.68
67
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
4.69
68
Russel Arnold
SL
4.70
69
Tony Suji
KEN
4.71
70
Grant Flower
ZIM
4.71
71
Michael Bevan
AUS
4.73
72
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
4.73
73
Vijay Bharadwaj
IND
4.74
74
Guy Whittall
ZIM
4.75
75
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
4.77
76
Sherwin Campbell
WI
4.77
77
Adam Hollioake
ENG
4.79
78
Enamul Haque
BAN
4.80
79
Hansie Cronje
SA
4.82
80
Nathan Astle
NZ
4.82
81
Shahid Afridi
GER
4.83
82
Scott Styris
NZ
4.84
83
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
4.90
84
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4.91
85
Steve Waugh
AUS
4.92
86
Nehemiah Perry
WI
4.93
87
Pat Symcox
SA
4.94
88
Daniel Vettori
NZ
4.95
89
Chris Cairns
NZ
4.97
90
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
4.97
91
Robin Singh
IND
5.00
92
Shane Lee
AUS
5.02
93
Jimmy Adams
WI
5.03
94
Nicky Boje
SA
5.05
95
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
5.06
96
Manjurul Islam
BAN
5.06
97
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
5.08
98
Aasif Karim
KEN
5.11
99
Carl Hooper
WI
5.11
100
David Mutendera
ZIM
5.15
101
Vince Wells
ENG
5.15
102
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
5.16
103
Dean Headley
ENG
5.19
104
Steve Tikolo
KEN
5.22
105
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5.23
106
Nixon McLean
WI
5.27
107
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
5.27
108
Brendon Julian
AUS
5.27
109
Eric Upashantha
SL
5.27
110
Keith Arthurton
WI
5.30
111
Andrew Symonds
AUS
5.30
112
Minhajul Abedin
BAN
5.35
113
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
5.36
114
Sourav Ganguly
IND
5.36
115
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
5.45
116
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
5.47
117
Keith Semple
WI
5.50
118
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
5.51
119
Gary Brent
ZIM
5.53
120
John Blain
SCO
5.65
121
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
5.65
122
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
5.74
123
Derek Crookes
SA
5.78
124
Ajit Agarkar
IND
5.79
125
Henry Olonga
ZIM
5.80
126
Suresh Perera
SL
5.81
127
Aminul Islam
BAN
5.86
128
Ruchira Perera
SL
6.30
129
Joseph Angara
KEN
6.79
130
Neil McGarrell
WI
6.88
131
Chris Drum
NZ
7.25
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