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Best Economy in 2004: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the best economy during the 2004 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
TEST
2004
153 entries
1
0.00
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0.50 clear of Gary Kirsten
2
0.50
Gary Kirsten
SA
0.50 off the lead
2
0.50
Nathan Astle
NZ
0.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0.00 · 0.50 better than Kirsten
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Chanderpaul is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.33
The mark at number ten — 143 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
153 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0.00
2
Gary Kirsten
SA
0.50
2
Nathan Astle
NZ
0.50
3
Heath Streak
ZIM
1.53
4
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
2.00
5
Ryan Hinds
WI
2.06
6
Daren Ganga
WI
2.10
7
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
2.15
8
Travis Friend
ZIM
2.22
9
Manjurul Islam
BAN
2.33
10
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2.33
11
Glenn McGrath
AUS
2.39
12
Zander de Bruyn
SA
2.56
13
Jacob Oram
NZ
2.57
14
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
2.57
15
Ian Butler
NZ
2.63
16
Jason Gillespie
AUS
2.67
17
Chris Gayle
WI
2.69
18
Shaun Pollock
SA
2.72
19
Daniel Vettori
NZ
2.72
20
Corey Collymore
WI
2.72
21
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
SL
2.75
22
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
2.76
23
Chaminda Vaas
SL
2.76
24
Brad Williams
AUS
2.79
25
Darren Lehmann
AUS
2.80
26
Riaz Afridi
PAK
2.81
27
Irfan Pathan
IND
2.84
28
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
2.89
29
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2.89
30
Harbhajan Singh
IND
2.89
31
Jacques Kallis
SA
2.91
32
Ashley Giles
ENG
2.91
33
Shane Warne
AUS
2.92
34
Murali Kartik
IND
2.93
35
Martin Saggers
ENG
2.94
36
Vasbert Drakes
WI
2.95
37
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
2.95
38
Nathan Bracken
AUS
2.96
39
Ashish Nehra
IND
2.96
39
Ray Price
ZIM
2.96
40
Sourav Ganguly
IND
2.97
41
Craig McMillan
NZ
2.98
42
Rangana Herath
SL
2.99
43
Neil McKenzie
SA
3.00
43
Damien Martyn
AUS
3.00
43
Steve Waugh
AUS
3.00
44
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
3.00
45
Anil Kumble
IND
3.01
46
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
3.01
47
Danish Kaneria
PAK
3.04
48
Steve Harmison
ENG
3.05
49
Dwayne Smith
WI
3.06
50
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
3.07
51
Zaheer Khan
IND
3.10
52
Scott Styris
NZ
3.12
53
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
3.17
54
Andre Nel
SA
3.18
55
Makhaya Ntini
SA
3.19
56
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
3.22
57
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
3.22
58
Manzarul Islam
BAN
3.22
59
Yuvraj Singh
IND
3.23
60
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
3.25
61
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
3.25
62
Dwayne Bravo
WI
3.26
63
Farveez Maharoof
SL
3.27
64
Tino Best
WI
3.29
65
Paul Adams
SA
3.29
66
Lance Klusener
SA
3.30
67
Sean Ervine
ZIM
3.33
68
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
3.36
69
Pedro Collins
WI
3.36
70
Tatenda Taibu
ZIM
3.38
71
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
3.38
72
Jehan Mubarak
SL
3.40
73
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
3.40
74
Nicky Boje
SA
3.41
75
Dave Mohammed
WI
3.44
76
Jacques Rudolph
SA
3.44
77
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
3.45
78
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
3.48
79
Andrew Hall
SA
3.49
80
Shoaib Malik
PAK
3.50
80
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
3.50
81
Paul Wiseman
NZ
3.53
82
Chris Cairns
NZ
3.53
83
Andrew Symonds
AUS
3.54
84
Graeme Smith
SA
3.55
85
Gareth Batty
ENG
3.56
86
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
3.57
87
James Franklin
NZ
3.58
88
Simon Jones
ENG
3.60
89
Michael Vaughan
ENG
3.63
90
Michael Clarke
AUS
3.63
91
Adam Sanford
WI
3.63
92
Chris Martin
NZ
3.65
93
Rajin Saleh
BAN
3.67
94
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
3.68
95
Mohammad Sami
PAK
3.74
96
Mushfiqur Rahman
BAN
3.74
97
Nathan Hauritz
AUS
3.81
98
Mervyn Dillon
WI
3.82
99
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
3.83
100
Umar Gul
PAK
3.84
101
Mohammad Khalil
PAK
3.85
102
Omari Banks
WI
3.85
103
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
3.90
104
Tapash Baisya
BAN
3.90
105
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
3.94
106
Martin van Jaarsveld
SA
4.00
106
Sylvester Joseph
WI
4.00
106
Kumar Sangakkara
SL
4.00
106
Mark Richardson
NZ
4.00
106
Ajit Agarkar
IND
4.00
106
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
4.00
107
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
4.01
108
James Anderson
ENG
4.03
109
Stuart MacGill
AUS
4.06
110
Kyle Mills
NZ
4.06
111
Dilhara Fernando
SL
4.08
112
Upul Chandana
SL
4.08
113
Lasith Malinga
SL
4.10
114
Fidel Edwards
WI
4.17
115
Dale Steyn
SA
4.21
116
David Terbrugge
SA
4.23
117
Robin Peterson
SA
4.29
118
Justin Ontong
SA
4.32
119
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
4.32
120
Tareq Aziz
BAN
4.35
121
Simon Katich
AUS
4.35
122
Wavell Hinds
WI
4.43
123
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
4.44
124
Jermaine Lawson
WI
4.46
125
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
4.47
126
Ricardo Powell
WI
4.50
127
Nantie Hayward
SA
4.53
128
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
4.58
129
Alok Kapali
BAN
4.60
130
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
4.61
131
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
4.64
132
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4.74
133
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
4.75
134
Michael Mason
NZ
4.77
135
Virender Sehwag
IND
4.82
136
Imran Farhat
PAK
4.83
137
Alamgir Kabir
BAN
4.88
138
Talha Jubair
BAN
5.00
138
Ricky Ponting
AUS
5.00
138
Yasir Hameed
PAK
5.00
138
Mark Vermeulen
ZIM
5.00
139
Brett Lee
AUS
5.36
140
Russel Arnold
SL
9.00
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