CAREER RECORD

Men ODI: Lowest economy rate

Minimum 300 legal balls. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Lowest economy rate · Men ODI

1 John Snow

2.58

2 Sylvester Clarke

2.80

3 Geoff Arnold

2.84

4 Alan Hurst

3.02

5 Geoff Dymock

3.06

6 Mick Malone

3.08

7 Gary Gilmour

3.09

8 Joel Garner

3.09

9 Barry Wood

3.20

10 Max Walker

3.25

Men ODI: Lowest economy rate
Rank	Lowest economy rate	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
1	2.58	John Snow	England	1971-1975	9	8	538	232	14	4/11	16.57	2.58	38.42	0
2	2.80	Sylvester Clarke	West Indies	1978-1982	10	10	524	245	13	3/22	18.84	2.80	40.30	0
3	2.84	Geoff Arnold	England	1972-1975	14	13	714	339	19	4/27	17.84	2.84	37.57	0
4	3.02	Alan Hurst	Australia	1975-1979	8	7	402	203	12	5/21	16.91	3.02	33.50	1
5	3.06	Geoff Dymock	Australia	1974-1980	15	14	806	412	15	2/21	27.46	3.06	53.73	0
6	3.08	Mick Malone	Australia	1977-1982	10	10	612	315	11	2/9	28.63	3.08	55.63	0
7	3.09	Gary Gilmour	Australia	1974-1975	5	5	320	165	16	6/14	10.31	3.09	20.00	2
7	3.09	Joel Garner	West Indies	1977-1987	98	98	5,330	2,752	146	5/31	18.84	3.09	36.50	3
9	3.20	Barry Wood	England	1972-1982	13	10	420	224	9	2/14	24.88	3.20	46.66	0
10	3.25	Max Walker	Australia	1974-1981	17	17	1,006	546	20	4/19	27.30	3.25	50.30	0
11	3.27	Mike Hendrick	England	1973-1981	22	22	1,248	681	35	5/31	19.45	3.27	35.65	1
12	3.28	Bob Willis	England	1973-1984	64	64	3,595	1,968	80	4/11	24.60	3.28	44.93	0
13	3.30	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	1973-1990	115	112	6,182	3,407	158	5/25	21.56	3.30	39.12	5
14	3.32	Michael Holding	West Indies	1976-1987	102	102	5,473	3,034	142	5/26	21.36	3.32	38.54	1
15	3.33	Syed Abid Ali	India	1974-1975	5	5	336	187	7	2/22	26.71	3.33	48.00	0
16	3.34	Richard Collinge	New Zealand	1973-1978	15	15	859	479	18	5/23	26.61	3.34	47.72	1
17	3.37	Simon Davis	Australia	1986-1988	39	39	2,016	1,133	44	3/10	25.75	3.37	45.81	0
18	3.40	Andy Roberts	West Indies	1975-1983	56	56	3,123	1,771	87	5/22	20.35	3.40	35.89	1
18	3.40	Tony Dodemaide	Australia	1988-1993	24	24	1,327	753	36	5/21	20.91	3.40	36.86	1
20	3.41	Chris Old	England	1973-1981	32	31	1,755	999	45	4/8	22.20	3.41	39.00	0
20	3.41	Hedley Howarth	New Zealand	1973-1975	9	8	492	280	11	3/29	25.45	3.41	44.72	0
20	3.41	Majid Khan	Pakistan	1973-1982	23	15	658	374	13	3/27	28.76	3.41	50.61	0
23	3.44	Derek Underwood	England	1973-1982	26	24	1,278	734	32	4/44	22.93	3.44	39.93	0
24	3.45	Bishan Bedi	India	1974-1979	10	10	590	340	7	2/44	48.57	3.45	84.28	0
25	3.47	Colin Croft	West Indies	1977-1981	19	19	1,070	620	30	6/15	20.66	3.47	35.66	1
25	3.47	Dayle Hadlee	New Zealand	1973-1976	11	11	628	364	20	4/34	18.20	3.47	31.40	0
27	3.48	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	1988-2000	176	175	9,353	5,429	225	5/17	24.12	3.48	41.56	4
28	3.49	Asif Masood	Pakistan	1973-1976	7	7	402	234	5	2/9	46.80	3.49	80.40	0
29	3.51	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	1973-1985	87	10	358	210	8	2/4	26.25	3.51	44.75	0
30	3.53	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	1980-1992	136	134	7,175	4,233	157	4/18	26.96	3.53	45.70	0
31	3.54	Angus Fraser	England	1989-1999	42	42	2,392	1,412	47	4/22	30.04	3.54	50.89	0
31	3.54	Tim Shaw	South Africa	1991-1994	9	9	504	298	9	2/19	33.11	3.54	56.00	0
33	3.55	Mike Whitney	Australia	1983-1993	38	38	2,106	1,249	46	4/34	27.15	3.55	45.78	0
33	3.55	Peter Lever	England	1971-1975	10	9	440	261	11	4/35	23.72	3.55	40.00	0
35	3.56	Richard Johnson	England	2003-2003	10	9	402	239	11	3/22	21.72	3.56	36.54	0
36	3.57	Bernard Julien	West Indies	1973-1977	12	12	778	463	18	4/20	25.72	3.57	43.22	0
36	3.57	Ewen Chatfield	New Zealand	1979-1989	114	112	6,065	3,618	140	5/34	25.84	3.57	43.32	1
36	3.57	Fanie de Villiers	South Africa	1992-1997	83	82	4,422	2,636	95	4/27	27.74	3.57	46.54	0
39	3.58	Dennis Lillee	Australia	1972-1983	63	63	3,593	2,145	103	5/34	20.82	3.58	34.88	1
40	3.60	Nigel Jones	Ireland	2010-2011	14	13	389	234	10	2/19	23.40	3.60	38.90	0
41	3.63	Brian McKechnie	New Zealand	1975-1981	14	14	818	495	19	3/23	26.05	3.63	43.05	0
41	3.63	Gary Cosier	Australia	1975-1979	9	8	409	248	14	5/18	17.71	3.63	29.21	1
41	3.63	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan	1973-1984	45	45	2,412	1,463	63	4/27	23.22	3.63	38.28	0
44	3.65	Geoff Lawson	Australia	1980-1989	79	79	4,259	2,592	88	4/26	29.45	3.65	48.39	0
44	3.65	Terry Alderman	Australia	1981-1991	65	65	3,371	2,056	88	5/17	23.36	3.65	38.30	2
46	3.67	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	1996-2008	303	297	15,712	9,631	393	6/35	24.50	3.67	39.97	5
47	3.68	Adam Dale	Australia	1997-2000	30	30	1,596	979	32	3/18	30.59	3.68	49.87	0
48	3.70	Vic Marks	England	1980-1988	34	32	1,838	1,135	44	5/20	25.79	3.70	41.77	2
49	3.71	Akram Raza	Pakistan	1989-1995	49	48	2,601	1,611	38	3/18	42.39	3.71	68.44	0
49	3.71	John Lever	England	1976-1982	22	22	1,152	713	24	4/29	29.70	3.71	48.00	0
49	3.71	Kapil Dev	India	1978-1994	225	221	11,202	6,945	253	5/43	27.45	3.71	44.27	1
52	3.74	Regan West	Ireland	2008-2009	10	9	447	279	9	4/26	31.00	3.74	49.66	0
52	3.74	Srinivas Venkataraghavan	India	1974-1983	15	14	868	542	5	2/34	108.40	3.74	173.60	0
54	3.75	Tom Hogan	Australia	1983-1984	16	15	917	574	23	4/33	24.95	3.75	39.86	0
55	3.76	Gavin Larsen	New Zealand	1990-1999	121	119	6,368	4,000	113	4/24	35.39	3.76	56.35	0
55	3.76	Karim Sadiq	Afghanistan	2009-2016	24	12	320	201	6	2/10	33.50	3.76	53.33	0
57	3.77	Phil Edmonds	England	1977-1987	29	27	1,534	965	26	3/39	37.11	3.77	59.00	0
58	3.79	Graham Dilley	England	1979-1988	36	36	2,043	1,291	48	4/23	26.89	3.79	42.56	0
59	3.83	Asif Iqbal	Pakistan	1973-1979	10	10	592	378	16	4/56	23.62	3.83	37.00	0
59	3.83	Courtney Walsh	West Indies	1985-2000	205	204	10,822	6,918	227	5/1	30.47	3.83	47.67	1
59	3.83	Peter Willey	England	1977-1986	26	22	1,031	659	13	3/33	50.69	3.83	79.30	0
62	3.84	Alan Mullally	England	1996-2001	50	49	2,699	1,728	63	4/18	27.42	3.84	42.84	0
62	3.84	Geoff Miller	England	1977-1984	25	24	1,268	813	25	3/27	32.52	3.84	50.72	0
64	3.86	Gary Robertson	New Zealand	1981-1989	10	10	498	321	6	2/29	53.50	3.86	83.00	0
65	3.88	Glenn McGrath	Australia	1993-2007	250	248	12,970	8,391	381	7/15	22.02	3.88	34.04	7
65	3.88	John Traicos	South Africa / Zimbabwe	1983-1993	27	26	1,524	987	19	3/35	51.94	3.88	80.21	0
67	3.89	Imran Khan	Pakistan	1974-1992	175	153	7,461	4,844	182	6/14	26.61	3.89	40.99	1
67	3.89	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	1984-2003	356	351	18,186	11,812	502	5/15	23.52	3.89	36.22	6
69	3.90	Kaushik Amalean	Sri Lanka	1986-1988	8	8	318	207	9	4/46	23.00	3.90	35.33	0
70	3.91	Matthew Hart	New Zealand	1994-2002	13	12	572	373	13	5/22	28.69	3.91	44.00	1
70	3.91	Rashid Khan	Pakistan	1980-1985	29	28	1,414	923	20	3/47	46.15	3.91	70.70	0
70	3.91	Wayne Daniel	West Indies	1978-1984	18	18	912	595	23	3/27	25.86	3.91	39.65	0
73	3.92	Amir Hamza	Afghanistan	2012-2017	31	31	1,552	1,016	40	4/17	25.40	3.92	38.80	0
73	3.92	Paul Reiffel	Australia	1992-1999	92	92	4,732	3,096	106	4/13	29.20	3.92	44.64	0
73	3.92	Shaun Udal	England	1994-2005	11	11	612	400	9	2/37	44.44	3.92	68.00	0
76	3.93	Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	1993-2011	350	341	18,811	12,326	534	7/30	23.08	3.93	35.22	10
77	3.94	Bevan Congdon	New Zealand	1973-1978	11	10	437	287	7	2/17	41.00	3.94	62.42	0
77	3.94	Carl Rackemann	Australia	1983-1991	52	52	2,791	1,833	82	5/16	22.35	3.94	34.03	1
77	3.94	Craig Matthews	South Africa	1991-1997	56	55	3,003	1,975	79	4/10	25.00	3.94	38.01	0
77	3.94	Jaydev Unadkat	India	2013-2023	8	8	342	225	9	4/41	25.00	3.94	38.00	0
77	3.94	Rodney Hogg	Australia	1979-1985	71	67	3,677	2,418	85	4/29	28.44	3.94	43.25	0
77	3.94	Tony Gray	West Indies	1985-1991	25	24	1,270	835	44	6/50	18.97	3.94	28.86	1
83	3.95	Greg Campbell	Australia	1989-1990	12	12	613	404	18	3/17	22.44	3.95	34.05	0
83	3.95	Maninder Singh	India	1983-1993	59	57	3,133	2,066	66	4/22	31.30	3.95	47.46	0
85	3.96	Dilip Doshi	India	1980-1982	15	15	792	524	22	4/30	23.81	3.96	36.00	0
85	3.96	Ian Botham	England	1976-1992	116	115	6,271	4,139	145	4/31	28.54	3.96	43.24	0
85	3.96	Neal Radford	England	1988-1988	6	6	348	230	2	1/32	115.00	3.96	174.00	0
85	3.96	Phil DeFreitas	England	1987-1997	103	103	5,712	3,775	115	4/35	32.82	3.96	49.66	0
85	3.96	Shaun Graf	Australia	1980-1981	11	10	522	345	8	2/23	43.12	3.96	65.25	0
90	3.97	Roger Harper	West Indies	1983-1996	105	99	5,175	3,431	100	4/40	34.31	3.97	51.75	0
90	3.97	Wasim Raja	Pakistan	1973-1985	54	29	1,036	687	21	4/25	32.71	3.97	49.33	0
92	3.98	Atul Wassan	India	1990-1991	9	9	426	283	11	3/28	25.72	3.98	38.72	0
93	3.99	Dave Mohammed	West Indies	2006-2008	7	6	353	235	10	3/37	23.50	3.99	35.30	0
93	3.99	Keith Boyce	West Indies	1973-1975	8	8	470	313	13	4/50	24.07	3.99	36.15	0
93	3.99	Ray Price	Zimbabwe	2002-2012	102	99	5,374	3,575	100	4/22	35.75	3.99	53.74	0
93	3.99	Simi Singh	Ireland	2017-2022	35	30	1,519	1,011	39	5/10	25.92	3.99	38.94	1
97	4.00	A Martin	West Indies	2011-2011	9	9	444	296	11	4/36	26.90	4.00	40.36	0
97	4.00	Cameron Cuffy	West Indies	1994-2002	41	41	2,153	1,436	41	4/24	35.02	4.00	52.51	0
97	4.00	Eric Simons	South Africa	1994-1995	23	23	1,212	810	33	4/42	24.54	4.00	36.72	0
97	4.00	Vanburn Holder	West Indies	1973-1978	12	12	681	454	19	5/50	23.89	4.00	35.84	1

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