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Best Economy in 2006: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 2006, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI
2006
191 entries
2
2.94
Michael Yardy
ENG
0.04 clear of Shaun Pollock
3
2.98
Shaun Pollock
SA
0.04 off the lead
4
3.07
Abdur Rehman
PAK
0.13 off the lead
● LEADS
Michael Yardy
ENG
2.94 · 0.04 better than Pollock
↑ IN THE CHASE
4
players sit within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
3.38
The mark at number ten — 181 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Canada
9 of the top 50 · 18 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
191 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Not on record
CIS
2.63
2
Michael Yardy
ENG
2.94
3
Shaun Pollock
SA
2.98
4
Abdur Rehman
PAK
3.07
5
Not on record
CAN
3.08
6
Hiren Varaiya
KEN
3.16
7
Jon Lewis
ENG
3.23
8
Sunil Dhaniram
CAN
3.31
9
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
3.32
10
Glenn McGrath
AUS
3.38
11
Dwayne Leverock
BER
3.43
12
Abdur Razzak
BAN
3.50
13
Kyle McCallan
IRE
3.57
14
Gary Brent
ZIM
3.61
15
Paul Hoffmann
SCO
3.63
16
John Davison
CAN
3.67
16
Anil Kumble
IND
3.67
17
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
3.67
18
Sean Williams
ZIM
3.72
19
Corey Collymore
WI
3.79
20
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
3.79
21
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
3.82
22
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
3.90
23
Ian Blackwell
ENG
3.90
24
Steve Tikolo
KEN
3.90
25
Sanjayan Thuraisingam
CAN
3.93
26
Umar Bhatti
CAN
3.93
27
Jacob Oram
NZ
3.98
28
Austin Codrington
CAN
3.99
29
Craig Wright
SCO
4.00
30
Daniel Vettori
NZ
4.03
31
Ian Bradshaw
WI
4.04
32
Mohammad Asif
PAK
4.04
33
Peter Ongondo
KEN
4.05
34
Syed Rasel
BAN
4.09
35
Dan Cullen
AUS
4.14
36
Daren Powell
WI
4.15
37
George Codrington
CAN
4.16
38
Harbhajan Singh
IND
4.16
39
Steven Welsh
CAN
4.17
40
Kevin Sandher
CAN
4.18
41
Daan van Bunge
NED
4.18
42
Ryan Higgins
ZIM
4.19
43
Not on record
DEN
4.21
44
Chris Gayle
WI
4.21
45
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
4.22
46
Kyle Mills
NZ
4.24
47
Jamie Dalrymple
ENG
4.25
47
Dave Langford-Smith
IRE
4.25
48
Not on record
ITL
4.29
49
Dinesh Mongia
IND
4.32
50
Saleem Mukuddem
BER
4.33
51
Mark Jonkman
NED
4.35
52
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
4.35
53
Yuvraj Singh
IND
4.35
54
Makhaya Ntini
SA
4.36
55
Andre Nel
SA
4.37
56
Dave Mohammed
WI
4.38
57
Shane Bond
NZ
4.40
58
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
4.40
59
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
4.41
60
Brad Hogg
AUS
4.43
61
Marlon Samuels
WI
4.44
62
Robin Peterson
SA
4.44
63
Nathan Bracken
AUS
4.45
64
Troy Taylor
CIS
4.48
65
Ramesh Powar
IND
4.50
66
Trent Johnston
IRE
4.52
67
Henry Osinde
CAN
4.52
68
Ed Rainsford
ZIM
4.53
69
Jeetan Patel
NZ
4.54
70
Shane Watson
AUS
4.55
71
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4.55
72
Umar Gul
PAK
4.56
73
Dewald Nel
SCO
4.59
74
Shahid Afridi
PAK
4.59
75
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
4.61
76
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
SL
4.62
77
Lasith Malinga
SL
4.62
78
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
4.62
79
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
4.63
80
Dwayne Smith
WI
4.63
81
Dougie Brown
ENG
4.64
82
Tim de Leede
NED
4.65
83
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
4.67
84
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
4.67
85
Not on record
DEN
4.68
86
Farveez Maharoof
SL
4.69
87
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
4.70
88
Munaf Patel
IND
4.71
89
Fidel Edwards
WI
4.72
90
Brett Lee
AUS
4.73
91
Virender Sehwag
IND
4.73
92
Ajit Agarkar
IND
4.73
93
Ronald Ebanks
CIS
4.74
94
Paul Collingwood
ENG
4.74
95
Malinga Bandara
SL
4.80
96
Jacques Kallis
SA
4.82
97
Jerome Taylor
WI
4.84
98
John Mooney
IRE
4.86
99
Kevin Hurdle
BER
4.86
100
Ryan ten Doeschate
NED
4.86
101
Irving Romaine
BER
4.86
102
Janeiro Tucker
BER
4.87
102
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
4.87
103
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
4.89
104
Not on record
CIS
4.90
105
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
4.91
106
Hasan Durham
BER
4.92
107
Andrew Hall
SA
4.92
108
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
4.93
109
Shoaib Malik
PAK
4.93
110
Graeme Smith
SA
4.95
111
Nathan Astle
NZ
4.95
112
Johan Botha
SA
4.96
113
Justin Kemp
SA
4.97
114
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
4.98
115
James Hopes
AUS
5.02
116
Irfan Pathan
IND
5.06
117
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
5.06
118
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
5.07
119
James Franklin
NZ
5.07
120
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
5.10
121
Dwayne Bravo
WI
5.13
122
Farhad Reza
BAN
5.16
123
Alok Kapali
BAN
5.18
124
Stuart Broad
ENG
5.19
125
George O'Brien
BER
5.21
126
Ruchira Perera
SL
5.22
127
John Blain
SCO
5.22
128
Mohammad Sami
PAK
5.25
129
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
5.26
130
James Anderson
ENG
5.26
131
Not on record
CIS
5.28
132
Not on record
DEN
5.29
133
Not on record
DEN
5.29
134
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
5.30
135
Rajin Saleh
BAN
5.36
136
Michael Clarke
AUS
5.36
137
Not on record
ITL
5.38
138
Luuk van Troost
NED
5.38
139
Brett Dorey
AUS
5.41
140
Pieter Seelaar
NED
5.43
141
Tafadzwa Kamungozi
ZIM
5.43
142
Sreesanth
IND
5.46
143
Andrew Symonds
AUS
5.52
144
Dhammika Prasad
SL
5.52
145
Charl Langeveldt
SA
5.57
146
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
5.59
147
Michael Mason
NZ
5.60
148
Liam Plunkett
ENG
5.61
149
Josephat Ababu
KEN
5.63
150
Darron Reekers
NED
5.63
151
Alfred Luseno
KEN
5.66
152
RP Singh
IND
5.67
153
Stuart Clark
AUS
5.68
154
Scott Styris
NZ
5.69
155
Dilhara Fernando
SL
5.78
156
Chris Cairns
NZ
5.81
157
Zishan Shah
DEN
5.84
158
Billy Stelling
NED
5.86
159
Piet Rinke
ZIM
5.91
160
Roger Telemachus
SA
5.92
161
Not on record
ITL
5.92
162
Zaheer Khan
IND
5.94
163
Ryan Steede
BER
5.95
164
Steve Harmison
ENG
5.97
165
Sajid Mahmood
ENG
5.98
166
Wavell Hinds
WI
6.00
166
Not on record
ARG
6.00
167
Garnett Kruger
SA
6.04
168
Ross Lyons
SCO
6.07
169
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
6.09
170
Mohammad Kashif
NED
6.10
171
Stefan Kelly
BER
6.11
172
Martin Suji
KEN
6.14
173
Peter Borren
NED
6.14
174
Yasir Arafat
PAK
6.23
175
Johan van der Wath
SA
6.25
176
Not on record
USA
6.27
177
Chamu Chibhabha
ZIM
6.55
178
Not on record
ARG
6.59
179
Monde Zondeki
SA
6.74
180
Abdool Samad
CAN
6.75
181
Tim Bresnan
ENG
6.76
182
Mick Lewis
AUS
6.79
183
Malachi Jones
BER
6.83
184
Tony Suji
KEN
6.86
185
Ryan Watson
SCO
7.07
186
Kabir Ali
ENG
7.34
187
Esteban Nino
ARG
7.39
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