Popular: Kapil Dev | Malcolm Marshall | Sachin Tendulkar
Worst career economy rate
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
GM Andrew 2000-2013 108 3476 3609 104 5/31 34.70 6.22 33.4 1 1
JW Dernbach 2005-2013 114 4823 4917 172 5/31 28.58 6.11 28.0 7 2
RJ Logan 1999-2009 67 2620 2538 70 5/24 36.25 5.81 37.4 4 1
DS Lucas 1999-2013 85 3132 3028 96 5/48 31.54 5.80 32.6 3 1
RM Pyrah 2001-2013 99 3130 3023 120 5/50 25.19 5.79 26.0 5 1
GG Wagg 2000-2013 97 3667 3526 114 4/35 30.92 5.76 32.1 7 0
Tanvir Ahmed 1998-2013 68 2962 2818 78 3/27 36.12 5.70 37.9 0 0
S Sreesanth 2002-2013 86 4108 3906 111 6/55 35.18 5.70 37.0 4 1
GM Smith 2003-2013 91 2545 2400 67 4/53 35.82 5.65 37.9 1 0
Mohammad Irshad 2002-2013 65 2992 2821 72 5/58 39.18 5.65 41.5 3 1
CG Greenidge 1998-2008 67 2849 2684 77 4/15 34.85 5.65 37.0 2 0
SP Kirby 2001-2013 100 4058 3822 135 5/36 28.31 5.65 30.0 4 1
PD Trego 1999-2013 141 4770 4482 142 5/40 31.56 5.63 33.5 7 2
RN ten Doeschate 2003-2013 151 4339 4075 140 5/50 29.10 5.63 30.9 6 1
E Chigumbura 2002-2013 218 5844 5477 152 6/24 36.03 5.62 38.4 2 1
R Clarke 2001-2013 185 4283 4011 102 4/28 39.32 5.61 41.9 4 0
HK Olonga 1995-2003 82 3311 3098 92 6/19 33.67 5.61 35.9 3 2
Shahadat Hossain 2003-2013 77 3340 3124 85 4/34 36.75 5.61 39.2 2 0
CJC Wright 2004-2013 90 3455 3217 91 4/20 35.35 5.58 37.9 1 0
Z de Bruyn 1995-2013 238 5279 4912 158 5/44 31.08 5.58 33.4 2 2
NLTC Perera 2008-2013 96 3560 3307 129 6/44 25.63 5.57 27.5 5 5
SM Ervine 2000-2013 207 6949 6434 196 5/50 32.82 5.55 35.4 5 2
CR Woakes 2007-2013 80 3094 2842 82 6/45 34.65 5.51 37.7 2 1
MA Hardinges 1999-2008 85 2996 2744 77 4/19 35.63 5.49 38.9 2 0
AJ Ireland 2004-2013 74 3091 2828 93 4/16 30.40 5.48 33.2 2 0
ML Nkala 1997-2013 93 3019 2762 71 5/35 38.90 5.48 42.5 2 1
Mohammad Talha 2008-2013 51 2582 2350 86 6/38 27.32 5.46 30.0 3 2
WD Parnell 2007-2012 91 4117 3744 115 5/48 32.55 5.45 35.8 3 2
IG Butler 2001-2013 108 4783 4344 128 5/33 33.93 5.44 37.3 2 2
LE Plunkett 2003-2013 121 5034 4563 142 4/15 32.13 5.43 35.4 4 0
DR Law 1995-2003 150 3029 2745 81 3/26 33.88 5.43 37.3 0 0
DT Christian 2006-2013 74 2667 2416 72 6/48 33.55 5.43 37.0 1 2
RAS Lakmal 2007-2013 73 3245 2936 106 5/31 27.69 5.42 30.6 1 3
AB Dinda 2008-2013 51 2577 2330 77 5/54 30.25 5.42 33.4 1 1
KJ Innes 1994-2005 86 2951 2666 83 5/41 32.12 5.42 35.5 3 1
JAF Yovich 1997-2011 114 3603 3255 123 4/44 26.46 5.42 29.2 3 0
DJ Pattinson 2006-2013 69 2701 2440 93 4/29 26.23 5.42 29.0 3 0
SRG Francis 1997-2006 70 2929 2644 77 8/66 34.33 5.41 38.0 1 1
AJ Hollioake 1992-2004 284 9074 8186 352 6/17 23.25 5.41 25.7 18 7
NN Odhiambo 2006-2013 78 3181 2857 85 4/61 33.61 5.38 37.4 1 0
CL White 2001-2013 217 3946 3541 97 4/15 36.50 5.38 40.6 4 0
ND Doshi 2001-2013 74 3145 2819 64 5/30 44.04 5.37 49.1 1 1
SI Mahmood 2002-2013 153 6683 5985 210 5/16 28.50 5.37 31.8 7 1
GD Elliott 1998-2013 146 3438 3077 95 5/34 32.38 5.36 36.1 3 1
CO Obuya 1999-2013 147 2827 2523 58 5/24 43.50 5.35 48.7 0 1
Abdur Rauf 1999-2013 85 3939 3511 83 4/47 42.30 5.34 47.4 2 0
AM Blignaut 1997-2010 80 3341 2973 70 4/43 42.47 5.33 47.7 2 0
AK Kruger 2001-2013 92 2688 2390 80 4/20 29.87 5.33 33.6 2 0
MN Malik 2000-2012 83 3298 2928 85 4/40 34.44 5.32 38.8 3 0
L Klazinga 2006-2013 79 3442 3055 125 5/50 24.44 5.32 27.5 4 1
JD Nel 2004-2013 86 3452 3062 83 4/25 36.89 5.32 41.5 1 0
Junaid Zia 2000-2013 105 4651 4125 141 5/53 29.25 5.32 32.9 6 1
ME Claydon 2006-2012 62 2628 2327 78 4/39 29.83 5.31 33.6 2 0
I Sharma 2006-2013 81 3888 3440 120 4/25 28.66 5.30 32.4 7 0
MJ Nicholson 1998-2008 79 3530 3123 85 3/23 36.74 5.30 41.5 0 0
I Udana 2008-2013 61 2516 2225 75 4/36 29.66 5.30 33.5 2 0
LJ Wright 2002-2013 158 4593 4060 104 4/12 39.03 5.30 44.1 3 0
LR Butterworth 2003-2012 63 2572 2271 61 3/32 37.22 5.29 42.1 0 0
RR Watson 2002-2010 143 3527 3114 81 4/24 38.44 5.29 43.5 3 0
GW Mike 1988-1996 69 2945 2596 74 4/41 35.08 5.28 39.7 2 0
TJ Murtagh 2000-2013 136 5930 5221 180 4/14 29.00 5.28 32.9 4 0
CP Schofield 1999-2011 150 4828 4250 158 5/31 26.89 5.28 30.5 8 2
SR Patel 2002-2013 173 5380 4733 156 6/13 30.33 5.27 34.4 1 2
Naved-ul-Hasan 1999-2013 187 8788 7730 281 6/27 27.50 5.27 31.2 10 3
GR Napier 1997-2013 224 7723 6772 260 7/32 26.04 5.26 29.7 9 2
A Shahzad 2004-2013 60 2715 2380 83 5/51 28.67 5.25 32.7 2 1
T Lungley 2000-2010 81 3124 2736 89 4/28 30.74 5.25 35.1 1 0
PS Jones 1994-2011 191 8553 7489 256 6/56 29.25 5.25 33.4 7 3
Zahid Saeed 1997-2006 58 2787 2440 83 6/23 29.39 5.25 33.5 4 2
MA Butcher 1991-2008 191 2527 2210 49 3/23 45.10 5.24 51.5 0 0
KJ O'Brien 2006-2013 127 3398 2971 84 4/31 35.36 5.24 40.4 2 0
Wasim Khan 2000-2012 59 2847 2489 67 4/39 37.14 5.24 42.4 2 0
AP Davies 1997-2007 108 4716 4122 147 5/19 28.04 5.24 32.0 5 2
GD Clough 2001-2007 96 3224 2815 86 6/25 32.73 5.23 37.4 2 1
Kabir Ali 2000-2013 168 7106 6204 244 5/36 25.42 5.23 29.1 10 2
RS Bopara 2002-2013 223 4939 4311 163 5/63 26.44 5.23 30.3 4 1
MG Bevan 1989-2006 427 3546 3095 93 5/29 33.27 5.23 38.1 0 1
Wahab Riaz 2001-2013 94 4284 3733 130 5/24 28.71 5.22 32.9 2 4
SCJ Broad 2005-2013 117 5872 5113 181 5/23 28.24 5.22 32.4 9 1
TG Southee 2007-2013 83 4041 3518 110 5/33 31.98 5.22 36.7 3 1
AU Rashid 2006-2013 81 3111 2705 81 4/38 33.39 5.21 38.4 1 0
C Pietersen 2002-2012 69 2625 2279 74 7/10 30.79 5.20 35.4 2 1
Imran Farhat 1997-2013 175 2831 2457 84 4/13 29.25 5.20 33.7 3 0
SD Thomas 1992-2006 140 5384 4668 171 7/16 27.29 5.20 31.4 4 3
BJ Arnel 2006-2013 51 2574 2231 62 4/26 35.98 5.20 41.5 2 0
DJ Bravo 2002-2013 188 7072 6126 212 6/43 28.89 5.19 33.3 6 2
Sohail Tanvir 2006-2013 81 4051 3508 117 7/34 29.98 5.19 34.6 5 2
Rubel Hossain 2007-2013 55 2531 2191 76 4/22 28.82 5.19 33.3 5 0
NC Johnson 1989-2005 232 6135 5310 153 4/19 34.70 5.19 40.0 3 0
CD McMillan 1994-2009 326 3651 3158 106 5/38 29.79 5.18 34.4 1 1
MR Gillespie 2001-2013 109 5337 4616 173 6/38 26.68 5.18 30.8 6 3
TJ Friend 2000-2005 88 3201 2766 77 4/37 35.92 5.18 41.5 2 0
Anwar Ali 2006-2013 58 2737 2364 83 4/37 28.48 5.18 32.9 2 0
Fahad Masood 1999-2013 72 3202 2765 92 7/33 30.05 5.18 34.8 3 2
N Wagner 2006-2012 57 2758 2381 87 5/34 27.36 5.17 31.7 6 1
Waqas Ahmed 1997-2013 71 2942 2536 82 5/54 30.92 5.17 35.8 1 2
DL Maddy 1993-2013 361 7379 6359 220 4/16 28.90 5.17 33.5 4 0
TT Bresnan 2001-2013 215 9554 8231 240 5/48 34.29 5.16 39.8 6 1
A Khan 1999-2012 74 2912 2504 76 4/26 32.94 5.15 38.3 1 0
A Mithun 2008-2013 50 2502 2150 61 3/25 35.24 5.15 41.0 0 0
Hasibul Hossain 1994-2007 85 3913 3360 109 5/19 30.82 5.15 35.8 4 2
V Sehwag 1997-2013 321 5997 5146 142 4/6 36.23 5.14 42.2 3 0
D du Preez 2004-2012 97 4418 3791 122 5/47 31.07 5.14 36.2 3 1
RP Singh 2004-2012 127 5874 5039 174 5/30 28.95 5.14 33.7 4 3
DT Hondo 1999-2012 102 4381 3757 124 4/32 30.29 5.14 35.3 4 0
MN Bowen 1992-2000 71 2858 2448 75 4/29 32.64 5.13 38.1 3 0
D Wiese 2005-2012 81 2513 2152 62 5/25 34.70 5.13 40.5 1 1
G Onions 2003-2013 69 2887 2472 80 4/45 30.90 5.13 36.0 1 0
MF Cleary 2002-2011 80 3616 3095 95 4/55 32.57 5.13 38.0 1 0
APR Gidman 2001-2013 185 3256 2786 71 5/42 39.23 5.13 45.8 0 1
AG Wharf 1994-2009 155 6497 5552 192 6/5 28.91 5.12 33.8 7 1
IK Pathan 2001-2012 168 8254 7036 243 5/27 28.95 5.11 33.9 7 2
JID Kerr 1993-2002 113 4379 3730 124 4/28 30.08 5.11 35.3 1 0
SB Jakati 1998-2013 63 2913 2481 70 5/61 35.44 5.11 41.6 1 1
SW Tait 2002-2011 98 4900 4171 178 8/43 23.43 5.10 27.5 6 3
L Balaji 2001-2012 87 4500 3827 124 5/36 30.86 5.10 36.2 2 3
MJ North 1998-2013 163 2688 2285 71 4/26 32.18 5.10 37.8 1 0
JWM Dalrymple 2000-2011 166 4955 4212 115 4/14 36.62 5.10 43.0 2 0
YK Pathan 2004-2013 140 4627 3929 96 5/52 40.92 5.09 48.1 2 2
AB McDonald 2001-2012 96 3707 3147 79 5/38 39.83 5.09 46.9 1 1
AC Thomas 2000-2013 152 6373 5409 198 4/18 27.31 5.09 32.1 7 0
PW Borren 2006-2013 107 3640 3089 88 4/32 35.10 5.09 41.3 1 0
B Geeves 2000-2010 72 3551 3008 103 5/45 29.20 5.08 34.4 0 1
FA Griffith 1988-2000 67 2591 2194 68 4/48 32.26 5.08 38.1 2 0
AJ Harris 1993-2010 150 6658 5635 195 5/35 28.89 5.07 34.1 8 1
GV Palmer 1982-1989 83 2774 2347 77 5/24 30.48 5.07 36.0 1 2
J Theron 2005-2011 81 3516 2974 136 5/44 21.86 5.07 25.8 8 1
SN Hartley 1979-1989 173 2575 2173 67 4/32 32.43 5.06 38.4 2 0
R McLaren 2003-2013 141 5553 4686 175 5/38 26.77 5.06 31.7 9 2
MCJ Nicholas 1979-1995 359 3878 3271 101 4/30 32.38 5.06 38.3 4 0
LL Tsotsobe 2004-2013 111 5135 4330 161 5/28 26.89 5.05 31.8 9 1
PJ Franks 1997-2012 183 6697 5645 195 6/27 28.94 5.05 34.3 3 3
JA Morkel 1999-2012 186 7128 6008 194 4/23 30.96 5.05 36.7 5 0
MH Yardy 1999-2013 201 6167 5196 136 6/27 38.20 5.05 45.3 3 1
A Jadeja 1988-2006 291 2680 2258 49 3/3 46.08 5.05 54.6 0 0
GJ Whittall 1992-2003 207 5868 4941 132 4/35 37.43 5.05 44.4 2 0
JJ van der Wath 1995-2012 170 7475 6294 210 4/26 29.97 5.05 35.5 6 0
SL Malinga 2001-2013 193 9337 7858 312 6/38 25.18 5.04 29.9 10 6
DS Harrison 2000-2010 85 3583 3015 98 5/26 30.76 5.04 36.5 4 2
IP Butchart 1980-1995 92 3796 3191 109 5/31 29.27 5.04 34.8 3 3
Yuvraj Singh 1999-2013 358 6081 5109 150 5/31 34.06 5.04 40.5 2 1
A McGrath 1995-2012 296 3233 2715 83 4/41 32.71 5.03 38.9 2 0
GS Blewett 1992-2006 213 4614 3871 115 4/16 33.66 5.03 40.1 3 0
WA Deacon 2000-2013 106 4606 3864 120 5/15 32.20 5.03 38.3 1 5
DM Benkenstein 1992-2013 300 3197 2681 87 4/16 30.81 5.03 36.7 3 0
JAR Blain 1996-2009 102 4388 3679 143 5/22 25.72 5.03 30.6 3 4
Haaris Ayaz 1998-2013 58 2567 2152 53 3/26 40.60 5.02 48.4 0 0
KA Parsons 1993-2013 288 6345 5319 146 5/39 36.43 5.02 43.4 3 1
Manzoor Akhtar 1989-2005 91 2801 2347 95 4/35 24.70 5.02 29.4 4 0
CRD Fernando 1998-2013 221 9930 8318 312 6/27 26.66 5.02 31.8 6 2
AM Ellis 2003-2013 70 2655 2222 70 3/30 31.74 5.02 37.9 0 0
Umar Gul 2002-2013 162 7655 6406 225 6/42 28.47 5.02 34.0 5 2
KEA Upashantha 1991-2005 73 2613 2186 79 7/30 27.67 5.01 33.0 3 1
WB Rankin 2006-2013 77 3146 2631 90 4/34 29.23 5.01 34.9 1 0
Fawad Alam 2003-2013 101 2527 2111 51 5/53 41.39 5.01 49.5 0 1
PP Chawla 2005-2013 91 4413 3685 130 6/46 28.34 5.01 33.9 5 1
ME Waugh 1985-2004 434 6935 5786 173 5/24 33.44 5.00 40.0 2 1
FH Edwards 2003-2013 66 2877 2399 79 6/22 30.36 5.00 36.4 0 3

Minimum of 2500 balls

Records includes the following recent matches:
Hampshire v Derbyshire at Southampton, Yorkshire Bank 40, Jun 18, 2013 [List A]
Lancashire v Scotland at Manchester, Yorkshire Bank 40, Jun 18, 2013 [List A]
Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval, 12th match, Jun 17, 2013 [ODI # 3374]

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