All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards
(Know Why). Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current
bowlers set new benchmarks. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section
(Detailed Explanation). It is to be noted
that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and all stats of Pakistani bowlers are calculated accordingly.
Here are the Top
25 Fast bowlers in matches Away From Home in Test cricket.
*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09
THE CRITERIA
The AWAY Rating is divided into four main sections:-
CRITERIA |
STAT |
POINTS |
Prolific |
Wickets Taken |
200.00 |
Consistent |
Average |
400.00 |
Attacking |
Strike Rate |
300.00 |
Best Bowling |
Top Bowling Performances |
100.00 |
The Trend Setter (TS)
TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark.
Know All About TS. Here is a simple example:-
- TS Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
- TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
- Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
QUALIFICATION
Min Innings |
25 |
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR) |
50 |
PROLIFIC
The Eras
The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make
it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points.
Know More About Eras.
Era 1 | MP before 1991 |
Era 2 | MP between 1990 And 2016 |
Era 3 | MP greater than 2015 |
Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken
RANK | ERA 1 | NAT | FP |
LP |
MP | INNS |
WKTS |
RAT |
TS |
RJ Hadlee |
NZ | 1973 |
1990 |
1981.5 | 75 | 230 |
180.00 |
1 |
RJ Hadlee |
NZ | 1973 |
1990 |
1981.5 | 75 | 230 |
180.00 |
2 |
MD Marshall |
WI | 1978 |
1991 |
1984.5 | 93 | 219 |
171.39 |
3 |
Imran Khan |
PAK | 1971 |
1991 |
1981 | 83 | 199 |
155.74 |
4 |
MA Holding |
WI | 1975 |
1987 |
1981 | 71 | 163 |
127.57 |
5 |
J Garner |
WI | 1977 |
1987 |
1982 | 55 | 136 |
106.43 |
6 |
AME Roberts |
WI | 1974 |
1983 |
1978.5 | 56 | 130 |
101.74 |
7 |
WW Hall |
WI | 1958 |
1969 |
1963.5 | 57 | 118 |
92.35 |
8 |
AK Davidson |
AUS | 1953 |
1963 |
1958 | 50 | 102 |
79.83 |
9 |
BR Taylor |
NZ | 1965 |
1973 |
1969 | 36 | 80 |
62.61 |
10 |
JK Lever |
ENG | 1976 |
1986 |
1981 | 27 | 59 |
46.17 |
RANK | ERA 2 | NAT | FP |
LP |
MP | INNS |
WKTS |
RAT |
TS |
CA Walsh |
WI | 1984 |
2001 |
1992.5 | 137 | 290 |
200.00 |
1 |
CA Walsh |
WI | 1984 |
2001 |
1992.5 | 137 | 290 |
200.00 |
2 |
GD McGrath |
AUS | 1993 |
2007 |
2000 | 112 | 274 |
188.97 |
3 |
Wasim Akram |
PAK | 1985 |
2002 |
1993.5 | 111 | 260 |
179.31 |
4 |
JM Anderson |
ENG | 2003 |
2023 |
2013 | 141 | 256 |
176.55 |
5 |
CEL Ambrose |
WI | 1988 |
2000 |
1994 | 86 | 202 |
139.31 |
6 |
Waqar Younis |
PAK | 1989 |
2003 |
1996 | 88 | 199 |
137.24 |
7 |
SM Pollock |
SA | 1995 |
2008 |
2001.5 | 93 | 186 |
128.28 |
8 |
DW Steyn |
SA | 2004 |
2019 |
2011.5 | 72 | 178 |
122.76 |
9 |
AA Donald |
SA | 1992 |
2002 |
1997 | 61 | 153 |
105.52 |
10 |
Mohammad Asif |
PAK | 2005 |
2010 |
2007.5 | 37 | 96 |
66.21 |
11 |
Shoaib Akhtar |
PAK | 1997 |
2007 |
2002 | 40 | 84 |
57.93 |
RANK | ERA 3 | NAT | FP |
LP |
MP | INNS |
WKTS |
RAT |
TS |
Mohammed Shami |
IND | 2013 |
2023 |
2018 | 80 | 153 |
150.00 |
1 |
MA Starc |
AUS | 2011 |
2023 |
2017 | 69 | 136 |
133.33 |
2 |
JJ Bumrah |
IND | 2018 |
2022 |
2020 | 51 | 114 |
111.76 |
3 |
PJ Cummins |
AUS | 2011 |
2023 |
2017 | 48 | 111 |
108.82 |
4 |
MA Wood |
ENG | 2015 |
2023 |
2019 | 27 | 55 |
53.92 |
CONSISTENT
R Ave
Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average.
Know How It Is Calculated.
Briefly it takes into account:-
- Strength of Opposition.
- Venues at which a player has played.
- Time Period in which a bowler has been active
Criteria: Points For Relative Average
Against All Teams
RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | RUNS |
WKTS |
AVE |
R AVE | RAT |
TS |
GD McGrath | 112 |
5703 |
274 |
20.81 |
19.21 | 200.00 |
1 |
GD McGrath | 112 |
5703 |
274 |
20.81 |
19.21 | 200.00 |
2 |
J Garner | 55 |
2685 |
136 |
19.74 |
20.06 | 191.51 |
3 |
Mohammad Asif | 37 |
2160 |
96 |
22.50 |
20.15 | 190.73 |
4 |
CEL Ambrose | 86 |
4199 |
202 |
20.79 |
20.28 | 189.43 |
5 |
AK Davidson | 50 |
2051 |
102 |
20.11 |
21.23 | 181.01 |
6 |
DW Steyn | 72 |
4434 |
178 |
24.91 |
21.40 | 179.58 |
7 |
MD Marshall | 93 |
4726 |
219 |
21.58 |
21.50 | 178.71 |
8 |
RJ Hadlee | 75 |
4997 |
230 |
21.73 |
21.64 | 177.60 |
9 |
AA Donald | 61 |
3513 |
153 |
22.96 |
21.90 | 175.47 |
10 |
JK Lever | 27 |
1389 |
59 |
23.54 |
21.98 | 174.83 |
11 |
JJ Bumrah | 51 |
2596 |
114 |
22.77 |
22.24 | 172.78 |
12 |
Shoaib Akhtar | 40 |
2156 |
84 |
25.67 |
22.66 | 169.56 |
13 |
MA Wood | 27 |
1355 |
55 |
24.64 |
22.80 | 168.50 |
14 |
SM Pollock | 93 |
4778 |
186 |
25.69 |
22.85 | 168.19 |
15 |
Wasim Akram | 111 |
6356 |
260 |
24.45 |
23.30 | 164.92 |
16 |
AME Roberts | 56 |
3104 |
130 |
23.88 |
23.43 | 164.02 |
17 |
CA Walsh | 137 |
7260 |
290 |
25.03 |
23.63 | 162.64 |
18 |
MA Holding | 71 |
3855 |
163 |
23.65 |
23.88 | 160.94 |
19 |
BR Taylor | 36 |
1918 |
80 |
23.98 |
24.05 | 159.76 |
20 |
PJ Cummins | 48 |
2900 |
111 |
26.13 |
24.33 | 157.94 |
21 |
Waqar Younis | 88 |
5224 |
199 |
26.25 |
24.92 | 154.22 |
22 |
Imran Khan | 83 |
5127 |
199 |
25.76 |
25.18 | 152.60 |
23 |
WW Hall | 57 |
3155 |
118 |
26.74 |
25.86 | 148.60 |
24 |
JM Anderson | 141 |
7600 |
256 |
29.69 |
25.88 | 148.46 |
25 |
MA Starc | 69 |
4013 |
136 |
29.51 |
27.04 | 142.13 |
Against Top Teams
RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | RUNS |
WKTS |
AVE |
R AVE | RAT |
TS |
GD McGrath | 101 |
5241 |
259 |
20.24 |
18.68 | 200.00 |
1 |
GD McGrath | 101 |
5241 |
259 |
20.24 |
18.68 | 200.00 |
2 |
JK Lever | 21 |
883 |
43 |
20.53 |
19.17 | 194.87 |
3 |
J Garner | 55 |
2685 |
136 |
19.74 |
20.06 | 186.19 |
4 |
Mohammad Asif | 37 |
2160 |
96 |
22.50 |
20.15 | 185.43 |
5 |
CEL Ambrose | 80 |
4059 |
194 |
20.92 |
20.42 | 182.97 |
6 |
AK Davidson | 50 |
2051 |
102 |
20.11 |
21.23 | 175.98 |
7 |
MA Wood | 21 |
1063 |
45 |
23.62 |
21.87 | 170.85 |
8 |
MD Marshall | 82 |
4105 |
186 |
22.07 |
21.99 | 169.88 |
9 |
Shoaib Akhtar | 30 |
1663 |
64 |
25.98 |
22.94 | 162.83 |
10 |
AME Roberts | 53 |
2956 |
125 |
23.65 |
23.20 | 161.00 |
11 |
AA Donald | 40 |
2532 |
104 |
24.35 |
23.22 | 160.89 |
12 |
PJ Cummins | 42 |
2606 |
103 |
25.30 |
23.56 | 158.55 |
13 |
RJ Hadlee | 64 |
4413 |
185 |
23.85 |
23.76 | 157.26 |
14 |
JJ Bumrah | 47 |
2476 |
101 |
24.51 |
23.94 | 156.04 |
15 |
BR Taylor | 36 |
1918 |
80 |
23.98 |
24.05 | 155.32 |
16 |
DW Steyn | 59 |
3794 |
135 |
28.10 |
24.14 | 154.75 |
17 |
MA Holding | 60 |
3192 |
133 |
24.00 |
24.23 | 154.19 |
18 |
SM Pollock | 66 |
3679 |
133 |
27.66 |
24.60 | 151.85 |
19 |
CA Walsh | 121 |
6405 |
244 |
26.25 |
24.77 | 150.80 |
20 |
Imran Khan | 63 |
3946 |
152 |
25.96 |
25.37 | 147.23 |
21 |
WW Hall | 57 |
3155 |
118 |
26.74 |
25.86 | 144.47 |
22 |
Wasim Akram | 68 |
4141 |
151 |
27.42 |
26.14 | 142.93 |
23 |
JM Anderson | 122 |
6661 |
214 |
31.13 |
27.14 | 137.67 |
24 |
MA Starc | 60 |
3655 |
119 |
30.71 |
28.14 | 132.75 |
25 |
Waqar Younis | 57 |
3565 |
119 |
29.96 |
28.43 | 131.38 |
ATTACKING
R SR
Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.
Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt
RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS |
BLS |
WKTS |
SR |
R SR |
RAT |
TS |
IK Pathan |
28 |
3242 |
73 |
44.41 |
41.06 |
300.00 |
1 |
Shoaib Akhtar |
40 |
3814 |
84 |
45.40 |
41.99 |
293.33 |
2 |
DW Steyn |
72 |
8112 |
178 |
45.57 |
42.89 |
287.17 |
3 |
WW Hall |
57 |
6389 |
118 |
54.14 |
44.54 |
276.54 |
4 |
BR Taylor |
36 |
4114 |
80 |
51.43 |
44.95 |
274.01 |
5 |
Waqar Younis |
88 |
9470 |
199 |
47.59 |
45.59 |
270.17 |
6 |
Mohammad Asif |
37 |
4359 |
96 |
45.41 |
45.81 |
268.87 |
7 |
MA Wood |
27 |
2626 |
55 |
47.75 |
46.34 |
265.81 |
8 |
AA Donald |
61 |
7551 |
153 |
49.35 |
46.97 |
262.27 |
9 |
RJ Hadlee |
75 |
11255 |
230 |
48.93 |
47.16 |
261.17 |
10 |
GD McGrath |
112 |
13419 |
274 |
48.97 |
47.29 |
260.44 |
11 |
MD Marshall |
93 |
10912 |
219 |
49.83 |
49.00 |
251.36 |
12 |
J Garner |
55 |
6885 |
136 |
50.63 |
49.01 |
251.30 |
13 |
MA Starc |
69 |
6764 |
136 |
49.74 |
49.18 |
250.44 |
14 |
MA Holding |
71 |
8367 |
163 |
51.33 |
49.36 |
249.54 |
15 |
AME Roberts |
56 |
6961 |
130 |
53.55 |
49.49 |
248.89 |
16 |
JK Lever |
27 |
3294 |
59 |
55.83 |
50.18 |
245.46 |
17 |
PJ Cummins |
48 |
5568 |
111 |
50.16 |
51.96 |
237.07 |
18 |
CEL Ambrose |
86 |
10778 |
202 |
53.36 |
52.09 |
236.46 |
19 |
Wasim Akram |
111 |
14755 |
260 |
56.75 |
53.81 |
228.91 |
20 |
AK Davidson |
50 |
6753 |
102 |
66.21 |
54.21 |
227.24 |
21 |
JJ Bumrah |
51 |
5758 |
114 |
50.51 |
54.38 |
226.52 |
22 |
CA Walsh |
137 |
16519 |
290 |
56.96 |
54.38 |
226.49 |
23 |
Imran Khan |
83 |
11785 |
199 |
59.22 |
55.91 |
220.31 |
24 |
JM Anderson |
141 |
16451 |
256 |
64.26 |
60.89 |
202.30 |
25 |
SM Pollock |
93 |
12000 |
186 |
64.52 |
61.25 |
201.12 |
BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
BBW
In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is
simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.
Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns
RANK |
BOWLER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | BBW |
RAT |
TS |
N Kapil Dev |
8/85 | 8/106 | 7/220 | 6/84 | 5/28 | 6.80 |
100.00 |
1 |
GD McGrath |
8/38 | 7/76 | 7/76 | 6/47 | 6/86 | 6.80 |
100.00 |
2 |
Imran Khan |
7/40 | 7/52 | 7/80 | 6/63 | 6/90 | 6.60 |
97.06 |
2 |
RJ Hadlee |
9/52 | 6/49 | 6/53 | 6/57 | 6/71 | 6.60 |
97.06 |
4 |
MD Marshall |
7/22 | 7/53 | 6/32 | 6/37 | 6/69 | 6.40 |
94.12 |
4 |
MA Holding |
8/92 | 6/21 | 6/57 | 6/62 | 6/67 | 6.40 |
94.12 |
6 |
CA Walsh |
7/37 | 6/18 | 6/74 | 6/79 | 6/80 | 6.20 |
91.18 |
6 |
Wasim Akram |
7/119 | 6/43 | 6/61 | 6/62 | 6/67 | 6.20 |
91.18 |
8 |
CEL Ambrose |
7/25 | 6/51 | 6/52 | 6/74 | 5/35 | 6.00 |
88.24 |
8 |
AA Donald |
8/71 | 6/59 | 6/88 | 5/32 | 5/69 | 6.00 |
88.24 |
8 |
AME Roberts |
7/54 | 7/64 | 6/37 | 5/50 | 5/57 | 6.00 |
88.24 |
11 |
SM Pollock |
7/87 | 6/39 | 6/78 | 5/28 | 5/33 | 5.80 |
85.29 |
11 |
Waqar Younis |
6/34 | 6/55 | 6/78 | 6/78 | 5/22 | 5.80 |
85.29 |
13 |
AK Davidson |
7/93 | 6/34 | 5/31 | 5/38 | 5/42 | 5.60 |
82.35 |
14 |
Mohammad Asif |
6/41 | 6/44 | 5/27 | 5/67 | 5/76 | 5.40 |
79.41 |
14 |
JJ Bumrah |
6/27 | 6/33 | 5/7 | 5/42 | 5/54 | 5.40 |
79.41 |
14 |
MA Starc |
6/50 | 6/111 | 5/34 | 5/44 | 5/63 | 5.40 |
79.41 |
14 |
DW Steyn |
7/51 | 5/23 | 5/29 | 5/46 | 5/54 | 5.40 |
79.41 |
14 |
JM Anderson |
6/40 | 6/42 | 5/40 | 5/43 | 5/46 | 5.40 |
79.41 |
19 |
Shoaib Akhtar |
6/30 | 5/21 | 5/43 | 5/48 | 5/99 | 5.20 |
76.47 |
19 |
BR Taylor |
7/74 | 5/26 | 5/41 | 5/86 | 4/41 | 5.20 |
76.47 |
19 |
PJ Cummins |
6/79 | 6/91 | 5/56 | 5/83 | 4/32 | 5.20 |
76.47 |
22 |
WW Hall |
6/50 | 5/63 | 5/76 | 5/87 | 4/28 | 5.00 |
73.53 |
22 |
J Garner |
6/56 | 5/51 | 5/55 | 5/56 | 4/30 | 5.00 |
73.53 |
22 |
JK Lever |
7/46 | 5/59 | 5/100 | 4/28 | 4/111 | 5.00 |
73.53 |
25 |
MA Wood |
6/37 | 5/41 | 5/46 | 4/54 | 4/65 | 4.80 |
70.59 |
AWAY RATING
The AWAY (AW) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.
RANK |
BOWLER |
PRO |
CON | ATT |
BBW | AW RAT |
1 |
GD McGrath |
188.97 | 400.00 |
260.44 |
100.00 | 949.41 |
2 |
RJ Hadlee |
180.00 | 334.86 |
261.17 |
97.06 | 873.09 |
3 |
MD Marshall |
171.39 | 348.59 |
251.36 |
94.12 | 865.46 |
4 |
CEL Ambrose |
139.31 | 372.39 |
236.46 |
88.24 | 836.40 |
5 |
CA Walsh |
200.00 | 313.44 |
226.49 |
91.18 | 831.11 |
6 |
DW Steyn |
122.76 | 334.33 |
287.17 |
79.41 | 823.67 |
7 |
J Garner |
106.43 | 377.69 |
251.30 |
73.53 | 808.96 |
8 |
Wasim Akram |
179.31 | 307.85 |
228.91 |
91.18 | 807.25 |
9 |
AA Donald |
105.52 | 336.35 |
262.27 |
88.24 | 792.37 |
10 |
Mohammad Asif |
66.21 | 376.16 |
268.87 |
79.41 | 790.65 |
11 |
MA Holding |
127.57 | 315.13 |
249.54 |
94.12 | 786.35 |
12 |
Waqar Younis |
137.24 | 285.61 |
270.17 |
85.29 | 778.32 |
13 |
Imran Khan |
155.74 | 299.83 |
220.31 |
97.06 | 772.93 |
14 |
AME Roberts |
101.74 | 325.02 |
248.89 |
88.24 | 763.89 |
15 |
Shoaib Akhtar |
57.93 | 332.39 |
293.33 |
76.47 | 760.13 |
16 |
JJ Bumrah |
111.76 | 328.82 |
226.52 |
79.41 | 746.52 |
17 |
AK Davidson |
79.83 | 356.99 |
227.24 |
82.35 | 746.40 |
18 |
JM Anderson |
176.55 | 286.13 |
202.30 |
79.41 | 744.40 |
19 |
PJ Cummins |
108.82 | 316.49 |
237.07 |
76.47 | 738.86 |
20 |
MA Starc |
133.33 | 274.87 |
250.44 |
79.41 | 738.06 |
21 |
WW Hall |
92.35 | 293.07 |
276.54 |
73.53 | 735.49 |
22 |
JK Lever |
46.17 | 369.70 |
245.46 |
73.53 | 734.86 |
23 |
SM Pollock |
128.28 | 320.03 |
201.12 |
85.29 | 734.72 |
24 |
MA Wood |
53.92 | 339.34 |
265.81 |
70.59 | 729.66 |
25 |
BR Taylor |
62.61 | 315.07 |
274.01 |
76.47 | 728.16 |
TOP TEAMS
Top Teams In Asia
DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1950s | AUS | WI | PAK | IND | ENG | |
1960s | WI | AUS | PAK | IND | ENG | SA |
1970s | PAK | ENG | IND | WI | SA | AUS |
1980s | PAK | WI | ENG | NZ | AUS | |
1990s | IND | PAK | SA | AUS | WI | |
2000s | AUS | SL | IND | PAK | SA | ENG |
2010s | IND | PAK | SL | ENG | SA | AUS |
2020s | IND | ENG | PAK | AUS | NZ | |
Top Teams Outside Asia
DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1950s | AUS | ENG | WI | SA | PAK |
1960s | ENG | AUS | WI | SA | NZ |
1970s | SA | ENG | WI | AUS | IND |
1980s | WI | NZ | AUS | ENG | PAK |
1990s | AUS | SA | WI | PAK | ENG |
2000s | AUS | SA | ENG | IND | NZ |
2010s | SA | AUS | ENG | NZ | IND |
2020s | AUS | NZ | SA | ENG | IND |