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Top 10 Australian Fast Bowlers In Tests In England

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers from Australia in England in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T) AUS
Venue (V) ENG
Oposition (O) ALL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS DK Lillee AUS 32 96 300.00
1 DK Lillee AUS 32 96 300.00
2 GD McGrath AUS 28 87 271.88
3 TM Alderman AUS 23 83 259.38
4 MA Starc AUS 28 65 203.13
5 GF Lawson AUS 25 63 196.88
6 PJ Cummins AUS 23 58 181.25
7 JR Hazlewood AUS 24 54 168.75
8 GD McKenzie AUS 23 53 165.63
9 RJ Harris AUS 8 24 75.00
10 RAL Massie AUS 7 23 71.88

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

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 10

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RJ Harris 8 470 24 19.58 15.93 250.00
1 RJ Harris 8 470 24 19.58 15.93 250.00
2 RAL Massie 7 409 23 17.78 17.56 226.82
3 GD McGrath 28 1683 87 19.34 18.96 210.13
4 TM Alderman 23 1605 83 19.34 20.87 190.88
5 DK Lillee 32 1974 96 20.56 21.28 187.24
6 JR Hazlewood 24 1441 54 26.69 25.85 154.14
7 PJ Cummins 23 1473 58 25.40 25.88 153.95
8 MA Starc 28 1910 65 29.38 27.37 145.54
9 GD McKenzie 23 1572 53 29.66 28.43 140.14
10 GF Lawson 25 1906 63 30.25 32.20 123.70

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

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 10

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS MR Marsh 13 645 18 35.83 37.47 250.00
1 RJ Harris 8 973 24 40.54 37.55 249.51
2 GD McGrath 28 3469 87 39.87 40.36 232.14
3 RAL Massie 7 1195 23 51.96 42.21 221.96
4 TM Alderman 23 3566 83 42.96 42.76 219.09
5 DK Lillee 32 4815 96 50.16 44.07 212.56
6 MA Starc 28 2903 65 44.66 47.11 198.85
7 JR Hazlewood 24 2510 54 46.48 50.86 184.20
8 PJ Cummins 23 2627 58 45.29 51.66 181.35
9 GD McKenzie 23 3894 53 73.47 59.16 158.35
10 GF Lawson 25 3776 63 59.94 60.21 155.60

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 GD McGrath 8/38 7/76 7/76 5/43 5/49 6.40 200.00
1 GD McGrath 8/38 7/76 7/76 5/43 5/49 6.40 200.00
2 DK Lillee 7/89 6/66 5/15 5/46 5/58 5.60 175.00
3 TM Alderman 6/128 6/135 5/42 5/44 5/62 5.40 168.75
4 GF Lawson 7/81 6/72 5/103 4/101 3/32 5.00 156.25
5 GD McKenzie 7/153 5/37 5/53 4/74 3/33 4.80 150.00
5 PJ Cummins 6/28 6/91 4/32 4/43 4/63 4.80 150.00
5 MA Starc 6/111 5/78 5/114 4/82 4/100 4.80 150.00
8 RAL Massie 8/53 8/84 4/43 2/77 1/49 4.60 143.75
9 JR Hazlewood 5/30 5/126 4/57 4/85 3/58 4.20 131.25
10 RJ Harris 7/117 5/72 2/13 2/21 2/31 3.60 112.50

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) 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 TVO RAT
1 GD McGrath 271.88 210.13 232.14 200.00 914.15
2 DK Lillee 300.00 187.24 212.56 175.00 874.80
3 TM Alderman 259.38 190.88 219.09 168.75 838.09
4 MA Starc 203.13 145.54 198.85 150.00 697.52
5 RJ Harris 75.00 250.00 249.51 112.50 687.01
6 PJ Cummins 181.25 153.95 181.35 150.00 666.55
7 RAL Massie 71.88 226.82 221.96 143.75 664.41
8 JR Hazlewood 168.75 154.14 184.20 131.25 638.34
9 GF Lawson 196.88 123.70 155.60 156.25 632.43
10 GD McKenzie 165.63 140.14 158.35 150.00 614.12

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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