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Best Economy in 2003: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the best economy during the 2003 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
TEST
2003
114 entries
1
1.79
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
0.02 clear of Muttiah Muralitharan
2
1.81
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
0.02 off the lead
3
2.07
Rikki Clarke
ENG
0.28 off the lead
● LEADS
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
1.79 · 0.02 better than Muralitharan
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.36
The mark at number ten — 104 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
10 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
114 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
1.79
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
1.81
3
Rikki Clarke
ENG
2.07
4
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2.08
5
Glenn McGrath
AUS
2.12
6
Darren Lehmann
AUS
2.16
7
Shaun Pollock
SA
2.22
8
Chris Gayle
WI
2.34
9
Upul Chandana
SL
2.35
10
Jason Gillespie
AUS
2.36
11
Steve Waugh
AUS
2.42
12
Enamul Haque
BAN
2.45
13
Charl Willoughby
SA
2.50
14
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
2.51
15
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
2.52
16
Danish Kaneria
PAK
2.55
17
Daniel Vettori
NZ
2.55
18
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
2.56
19
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
2.61
20
Nathan Bracken
AUS
2.63
21
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
2.64
22
Jacob Oram
NZ
2.68
23
Chaminda Vaas
SL
2.70
24
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
2.73
25
Yasir Ali
BAN
2.75
26
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
2.78
27
Alan Dawson
SA
2.79
28
Shoaib Malik
PAK
2.84
29
Steve Harmison
ENG
2.85
30
Robin Peterson
SA
2.85
31
Brad Williams
AUS
2.87
32
Scott Styris
NZ
2.90
33
Rajin Saleh
BAN
2.90
34
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
2.91
35
Andre Nel
SA
2.92
36
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
2.95
37
Ashley Giles
ENG
2.96
38
Anil Kumble
IND
2.97
39
Harbhajan Singh
IND
2.99
40
Andrew Hall
SA
2.99
41
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
3.00
42
Martin Bicknell
ENG
3.01
43
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
SL
3.01
44
Richard Johnson
ENG
3.02
45
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
3.04
46
Gareth Batty
ENG
3.05
47
Jacques Kallis
SA
3.07
48
Michael Vaughan
ENG
3.10
49
Heath Streak
ZIM
3.11
50
James Kirtley
ENG
3.12
51
Mervyn Dillon
WI
3.12
52
Ray Price
ZIM
3.17
53
Omari Banks
WI
3.17
54
Manjurul Islam
BAN
3.17
55
Virender Sehwag
IND
3.17
56
Graeme Smith
SA
3.19
57
Paul Wiseman
NZ
3.21
58
Vasbert Drakes
WI
3.21
59
Stuart MacGill
AUS
3.22
60
Corey Collymore
WI
3.23
61
Shane Bond
NZ
3.29
62
Umar Gul
PAK
3.30
63
Simon Katich
AUS
3.31
64
Makhaya Ntini
SA
3.34
65
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
3.37
66
Tapash Baisya
BAN
3.39
67
Andy Bichel
AUS
3.40
68
Dilhara Fernando
SL
3.42
69
Brad Hogg
AUS
3.42
70
Paul Adams
SA
3.42
71
Marlon Samuels
WI
3.49
72
Brett Lee
AUS
3.52
73
Jerome Taylor
WI
3.55
74
Alok Kapali
BAN
3.57
75
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
3.57
76
Wavell Hinds
WI
3.58
77
James Anderson
ENG
3.63
78
Ajit Agarkar
IND
3.63
79
Fidel Edwards
WI
3.72
80
Mushfiqur Rahman
BAN
3.72
81
Mohammad Sami
PAK
3.73
82
Prabath Nissanka
SL
3.74
83
Zaheer Khan
IND
3.75
84
Ian Butler
NZ
3.78
85
Kabir Ali
ENG
3.78
86
Ashish Nehra
IND
3.78
87
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
3.80
88
Nantie Hayward
SA
3.85
89
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
3.90
90
Jacques Rudolph
SA
3.91
91
Sanwar Hossain
BAN
3.95
92
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
3.96
93
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
3.97
94
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
3.98
95
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
4.01
96
Darren Gough
ENG
4.06
97
Jermaine Lawson
WI
4.17
98
Mark Butcher
ENG
4.18
99
Nicky Boje
SA
4.22
100
Dewald Pretorius
SA
4.26
101
Pedro Collins
WI
4.31
102
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
4.32
103
Waqar Younis
PAK
4.32
104
Richard Dawson
ENG
4.35
105
Adam Sanford
WI
4.43
106
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
4.44
107
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
4.46
108
Anwar Hossain Monir
BAN
4.52
109
Sean Ervine
ZIM
4.61
110
Irfan Pathan
IND
4.71
111
Andy Caddick
ENG
4.78
112
Alamgir Kabir
BAN
4.88
113
Tino Best
WI
4.95
114
Dinusha Fernando
SL
5.10
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