Who leads BBL all-time middle economy?

NL McCullum leads BBL all-time middle economy with 3.67. The top three are: NL McCullum, DW Steyn, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

How is BBL middle economy calculated?

Bowling economy in middle overs (7–15) across all BBL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 18 balls bowled in middle overs.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.

Does this BBL middle economy leaderboard include 2025?

Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-only view is shown below the all-time table.

What data source powers this leaderboard?

Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.

BBL leaderboard

BBL — Middle Overs Bowling Economy (Overs 7–15)

NL McCullum leads BBL all-time middle economy with 3.67. Bowling economy in middle overs (7–15) across all BBL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 18 balls bowled in middle overs.

All time (BBL 2011/12–2025)

#	Player	Middle Econ
1	NL McCullumsydney-sixers	3.67
2	DW Steynmelbourne-stars	3.75
3	Fazalhaq Farooqisydney-thunder	4.50
4	FH Edwardssydney-thunder	4.75
5	BMAJ Mendissydney-sixers	5.00
6	CJ Simmonsadelaide-strikers perth-scorchers	5.00
7	SL Malingamelbourne-stars	5.11
8	AR Beadlesydney-thunder	5.14
9	Usman Shinwarimelbourne-renegades	5.29
10	Shakib Al Hasanadelaide-strikers melbourne-renegades	5.33
11	WG Bosistoperth-scorchers	5.33
12	MN Samuelsmelbourne-renegades	5.63
13	M Muralitharanmelbourne-renegades	5.64
14	J Seymourmelbourne-renegades melbourne-stars	5.67
15	M Beanhobart-hurricanes	5.67

Frequently asked questions

Who leads BBL all-time middle economy?: NL McCullum leads BBL all-time middle economy with 3.67. The top three are: NL McCullum, DW Steyn, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
How is BBL middle economy calculated?: Bowling economy in middle overs (7–15) across all BBL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 18 balls bowled in middle overs.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this BBL middle economy leaderboard include 2025?: Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-only view is shown below the all-time table.
What data source powers this leaderboard?: Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.

Sources & methodology

Derived from the canonical BBL SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.

Sample-size floor: Minimum 18 balls bowled in middle overs. Per doctrine §3.1.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-bbl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: NL McCullum leads BBL all-time middle economy with 3.67. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/bbl/leaderboards/middle-economy”