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Best bowling analysis

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

figs	player	match	season
7-15	GD McGrath	Australia v Namibia at Potchefstroom	2002/03
7-20	AJ Bichel	Australia v England at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
7-51	WW Davis	West Indies v Australia at Leeds	1983
6-14	GJ Gilmour	Australia v England at Leeds	1975
6-23	A Nehra	India v England at Durban	2002/03
6-23	SE Bond	New Zealand v Australia at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
6-25	WPUJC Vaas	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Pietermaritzburg	2002/03
6-39	KH MacLeay	Australia v India at Nottingham	1983
5-14	GD McGrath	Australia v West Indies at Manchester	1999
5-21	AG Hurst	Australia v Canada at Birmingham	1979
5-21	PA Strang	Zimbabwe v Kenya at Patna	1995/96
5-21	L Klusener	South Africa v Kenya at Amstelveen	1999
5-24	CO Obuya	Kenya v Sri Lanka at Nairobi (Gym)	2002/03
5-25	RJ Hadlee	New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Bristol	1983
5-27	BKV Prasad	India v Pakistan at Manchester	1999
5-27	A Codrington	Canada v Bangladesh at Durban	2002/03
5-28	Wasim Akram	Pakistan v Namibia at Kimberley	2002/03
5-29	SF Dukanwala	United Arab Emirates v Netherlands at Lahore	1995/96
5-31	RR Singh	India v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1999
5-32	ALF de Mel	Sri Lanka v New Zealand at Derby	1983
5-33	VC Drakes	West Indies v Kenya at Kimberley	2002/03
5-34	DK Lillee	Australia v Pakistan at Leeds	1975
5-35	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Northampton	1999
5-36	DW Fleming	Australia v India at Mumbai	1995/96
5-36	SM Pollock	South Africa v Australia at Birmingham	1999
5-38	J Garner	West Indies v England at Lord's	1979
5-39	VJ Marks	England v Sri Lanka at Taunton	1983
5-39	ALF de Mel	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Leeds	1983
5-42	B Lee	Australia v New Zealand at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
5-43	N Kapil Dev	India v Australia at Nottingham	1983
5-43	RJ van Vuuren	Namibia v England at Port Elizabeth	2002/03
5-44	Abdul Qadir	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Leeds	1983
5-44	CJ McDermott	Australia v Pakistan at Lahore	1987/88
5-44	VC Drakes	West Indies v Canada at Centurion	2002/03
5-48	GJ Gilmour	Australia v West Indies at Lord's	1975

Best bowling economy rate

(Qualification: 500 balls)

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

econ	player	team	mat	balls	runs	wkts	bb	ave
2.66	RGD Willis	Eng	11	709	315	18	4/11	17.50
2.68	CM Old	Eng	9	543	243	16	4/8	15.18
2.88	RJ Hadlee	NZ	13	877	421	22	5/25	19.13
2.94	MA Holding	WI	11	695	341	20	4/33	17.05
3.03	CEL Ambrose	WI	17	987	499	24	3/28	20.79
3.08	MD Marshall	WI	11	678	349	14	3/28	24.92
3.21	J Garner	WI	8	540	289	13	5/38	22.23
3.24	AME Roberts	WI	16	1021	552	26	3/32	21.23
3.38	BJ McKechnie	NZ	8	539	304	13	3/24	23.38
3.40	JV Coney	NZ	10	534	303	12	3/28	25.25
3.43	IT Botham	Eng	22	1332	762	30	4/31	25.39
3.46	CA Walsh	WI	17	948	547	27	4/25	20.25
3.52	GR Larsen	NZ	19	1020	599	18	3/16	33.27
3.57	AJ Traicos	Zim	20	1128	673	16	3/35	42.06
3.64	SM Pollock	SA	21	1110	674	23	5/36	29.30
3.65	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pak	11	714	435	16	4/44	27.18
3.66	S Madan Lal	Ind	11	698	426	22	4/20	19.36
3.68	M Muralitharan	SL	21	1127	693	30	4/28	23.10
3.69	RA Harper	WI	14	792	488	18	4/47	27.11
3.70	GI Allott	NZ	9	526	325	20	4/37	16.25
3.72	Abdul Qadir	Pak	13	814	506	24	5/44	21.08
3.73	BM McMillan	SA	15	696	433	17	3/11	25.47
3.76	N Kapil Dev	Ind	26	1422	892	28	5/43	31.85
3.78	BL Cairns	NZ	11	692	436	14	3/36	31.14
3.78	Mudassar Nazar	Pak	12	630	397	8	3/43	49.62
3.81	GD McGrath	Aus	28	1470	935	45	7/15	20.77
3.83	SK Warne	Aus	17	977	624	32	4/29	19.50
3.86	Imran Khan	Pak	28	1017	655	34	4/37	19.26
3.86	M Dillon	WI	10	516	332	13	4/46	25.53
3.90	M Amarnath	Ind	14	663	431	16	3/12	26.93
3.92	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	10	512	335	11	2/28	30.45
3.95	PAJ DeFreitas	Eng	22	1127	742	29	3/28	25.58
3.97	DN Patel	NZ	17	840	556	13	3/36	42.76
3.98	EJ Chatfield	NZ	13	789	524	14	2/24	37.42

Best bowling strike rate

(Minimum 15 wickets)

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

sr	player	team	mat	wkts	ave	bb	4wi
19.43	VC Drakes	WI	6	16	13.00	5/33	0
21.37	AJ Bichel	Aus	8	16	12.31	7/20	0
22.68	B Lee	Aus	10	22	17.90	5/42	0
25.40	Waqar Younis	Pak	13	22	21.18	4/26	1
26.30	GI Allott	NZ	9	20	16.25	4/37	2
26.39	BP Patterson	WI	7	15	18.53	3/31	0
27.50	L Klusener	SA	14	22	22.13	5/21	1
27.52	SE Bond	NZ	8	17	17.94	6/23	0
27.66	A Nehra	Ind	9	15	19.26	6/23	1
27.74	Shoaib Akhtar	Pak	16	27	23.81	4/46	1
29.30	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pak	14	23	21.47	5/35	0
29.44	Z Khan	Ind	11	18	20.77	4/42	1
29.91	Imran Khan	Pak	28	34	19.26	4/37	2
30.00	RMH Binny	Ind	9	19	20.10	4/29	1
30.11	ALF de Mel	SL	9	18	24.94	5/32	0
30.53	SK Warne	Aus	17	32	19.50	4/29	4
30.66	WPUJC Vaas	SL	21	36	20.94	6/25	1
30.76	DW Fleming	Aus	16	26	22.42	5/36	0
31.15	Mushtaq Ahmed	Pak	15	26	21.11	3/16	0
31.72	S Madan Lal	Ind	11	22	19.36	4/20	1
32.66	GD McGrath	Aus	28	45	20.77	7/15	0
33.11	CJ McDermott	Aus	17	27	22.18	5/44	1
33.91	Abdul Qadir	Pak	13	24	21.08	5/44	2
33.93	CM Old	Eng	9	16	15.18	4/8	1
34.55	AA Donald	SA	25	38	24.02	4/17	2
34.66	PA Strang	Zim	12	15	25.86	5/21	1
34.75	MA Holding	WI	11	20	17.05	4/33	1
35.11	CA Walsh	WI	17	27	20.25	4/25	2
35.14	A Kumble	Ind	17	28	23.92	4/32	1
35.39	Wasim Akram	Pak	38	55	23.83	5/28	2
36.29	M Prabhakar	Ind	19	24	26.66	4/19	1
36.43	CZ Harris	NZ	28	32	26.90	4/7	1
37.56	M Muralitharan	SL	21	30	23.10	4/28	1
38.48	SR Waugh	Aus	33	27	30.14	3/36	0
38.63	J Srinath	Ind	34	44	27.81	4/30	2
38.86	PAJ DeFreitas	Eng	22	29	25.58	3/28	0
38.94	MO Odumbe	Ken	19	18	31.50	4/38	1
39.26	AME Roberts	WI	16	26	21.23	3/32	0
39.38	RGD Willis	Eng	11	18	17.50	4/11	2
39.86	RJ Hadlee	NZ	13	22	19.13	5/25	0
39.86	D Gough	Eng	11	15	28.66	4/34	1

Highest wicket-takers

Updated to include: Australia v India at Johannesburg, Final, 23 Mar 2003

player	team	mat	balls	runs	wkts	ave	bb	4wi
Wasim Akram	Pak	38	1947	1311	55	23.83	5/28	2
GD McGrath	Aus	28	1470	935	45	20.77	7/15	0
J Srinath	Ind	34	1700	1224	44	27.81	4/30	2
AA Donald	SA	25	1313	913	38	24.02	4/17	2
WPUJC Vaas	SL	21	1104	754	36	20.94	6/25	1
Imran Khan	Pak	28	1017	655	34	19.26	4/37	2
CZ Harris	NZ	28	1166	861	32	26.90	4/7	1
SK Warne	Aus	17	977	624	32	19.50	4/29	4
IT Botham	Eng	22	1332	762	30	25.39	4/31	1
M Muralitharan	SL	21	1127	693	30	23.10	4/28	1
PAJ DeFreitas	Eng	22	1127	742	29	25.58	3/28	0
N Kapil Dev	Ind	26	1422	892	28	31.85	5/43	0
A Kumble	Ind	17	984	670	28	23.92	4/32	1
CA Walsh	WI	17	948	547	27	20.25	4/25	2
SR Waugh	Aus	33	1039	814	27	30.14	3/36	0
CJ McDermott	Aus	17	894	599	27	22.18	5/44	1
Shoaib Akhtar	Pak	16	749	643	27	23.81	4/46	1
AME Roberts	WI	16	1021	552	26	21.23	3/32	0
Mushtaq Ahmed	Pak	15	810	549	26	21.11	3/16	0
DW Fleming	Aus	16	800	583	26	22.42	5/36	0
Abdul Qadir	Pak	13	814	506	24	21.08	5/44	2
M Prabhakar	Ind	19	871	640	24	26.66	4/19	1
CEL Ambrose	WI	17	987	499	24	20.79	3/28	0
SM Pollock	SA	21	1110	674	23	29.30	5/36	0
Saqlain Mushtaq	Pak	14	674	494	23	21.47	5/35	0
RJ Hadlee	NZ	13	877	421	22	19.13	5/25	0
S Madan Lal	Ind	11	698	426	22	19.36	4/20	1
HH Streak	Zim	22	1050	804	22	36.54	3/35	0
Waqar Younis	Pak	13	559	466	22	21.18	4/26	1
L Klusener	SA	14	605	487	22	22.13	5/21	1
B Lee	Aus	10	499	394	22	17.90	5/42	0
MA Holding	WI	11	695	341	20	17.05	4/33	1
ST Jayasuriya	SL	27	911	758	20	37.89	3/12	0
GI Allott	NZ	9	526	325	20	16.25	4/37	2
RMH Binny	Ind	9	570	382	19	20.10	4/29	1
W Watson	NZ	14	792	571	19	30.05	3/37	0
RGD Willis	Eng	11	709	315	18	17.50	4/11	2
ALF de Mel	SL	9	542	449	18	24.94	5/32	0
RA Harper	WI	14	792	488	18	27.11	4/47	1
CL Hooper	WI	20	924	659	18	36.61	3/42	0
CL Cairns	NZ	28	880	755	18	41.94	3/19	0
GR Larsen	NZ	19	1020	599	18	33.27	3/16	0
Aaqib Javed	Pak	15	746	517	18	28.72	3/21	0
MO Odumbe	Ken	19	701	567	18	31.50	4/38	1
Z Khan	Ind	11	530	374	18	20.77	4/42	1
BM McMillan	SA	15	696	433	17	25.47	3/11	0
BKV Prasad	Ind	14	779	578	17	34.00	5/27	0
SE Bond	NZ	8	468	305	17	17.94	6/23	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	Pak	11	714	435	16	27.18	4/44	1
M Amarnath	Ind	14	663	431	16	26.93	3/12	0
CM Old	Eng	9	543	243	16	15.18	4/8	1
AJ Traicos	Zim	20	1128	673	16	42.06	3/35	0
PA de Silva	SL	35	810	671	16	41.93	3/42	0
EA Brandes	Zim	16	775	641	16	40.06	4/21	1
GP Wickramasinghe	SL	17	817	625	16	39.06	3/30	0
TM Odoyo	Ken	17	720	569	16	35.56	4/28	1
VC Drakes	WI	6	311	208	16	13.00	5/33	0
AJ Bichel	Aus	8	342	197	16	12.31	7/20	0
BP Patterson	WI	7	396	278	15	18.53	3/31	0
D Gough	Eng	11	598	430	15	28.66	4/34	1
PA Strang	Zim	12	520	388	15	25.86	5/21	1
A Nehra	Ind	9	415	289	15	19.26	6/23	1

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