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Top 10 Australian Pacers Vs Pakistan In Tests In Aus

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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). Here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers from Australia against Pakistan in Australia in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
TVO RATING

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

Team (T) AUS
Venue (V) AUS
Oposition (O) PAK

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00
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 5

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 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1984 1978 26 68 300.00
1 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1984 1978 26 68 300.00
2 CG Rackemann AUS 1983 1990 1986.5 9 26 114.71
3 GF Lawson AUS 1983 1984 1983.5 9 24 105.88
4 TM Alderman AUS 1981 1990 1985.5 8 21 92.65
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS GD McGrath AUS 1995 2005 2000 18 47 270.00
1 GD McGrath AUS 1995 2005 2000 18 47 270.00
2 DW Fleming AUS 1999 1999 1999 6 18 103.40
3 MS Kasprowicz AUS 1999 2004 2001.5 6 16 91.91
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2016 2024 2020 16 40 260.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2016 2024 2020 16 40 260.00
2 JR Hazlewood AUS 2016 2024 2020 16 36 234.00
3 PJ Cummins AUS 2019 2024 2021.5 10 27 175.50

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 MS Kasprowicz 6 274 16 17.13 17.16 300.00
1 MS Kasprowicz 6 274 16 17.13 17.16 300.00
2 CG Rackemann 9 434 26 16.69 17.54 293.56
3 PJ Cummins 10 485 27 17.96 19.45 264.65
4 GD McGrath 18 995 47 21.17 20.51 251.00
5 JR Hazlewood 16 734 36 20.39 21.77 236.50
6 DW Fleming 6 401 18 22.28 22.06 233.40
7 TM Alderman 8 452 21 21.52 22.65 227.31
8 GF Lawson 9 580 24 24.17 24.46 210.43
9 MA Starc 16 1028 40 25.70 27.44 187.63
10 DK Lillee 26 1858 68 27.32 27.74 185.59

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 MS Kasprowicz 6 504 16 31.50 34.04 200.00
1 MS Kasprowicz 6 504 16 31.50 34.04 200.00
2 PJ Cummins 10 1018 27 37.70 42.42 160.48
3 CG Rackemann 9 1151 26 44.27 45.26 150.41
4 GF Lawson 9 1131 24 47.13 46.20 147.34
5 DW Fleming 6 826 18 45.89 46.67 145.87
6 GD McGrath 18 2177 47 46.32 46.85 145.30
7 MA Starc 16 1826 40 45.65 50.82 133.97
8 TM Alderman 8 1080 21 51.43 52.24 130.31
9 DK Lillee 26 3821 68 56.19 54.42 125.11
10 JR Hazlewood 16 1858 36 51.61 57.45 118.50

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 DK Lillee 6/82 6/171 5/18 5/81 5/163 5.40 200.00
1 DK Lillee 6/82 6/171 5/18 5/81 5/163 5.40 200.00
2 GD McGrath 8/24 5/61 4/35 4/49 4/50 5.00 185.19
3 MA Starc 6/66 4/36 4/52 4/55 4/119 4.40 162.96
4 PJ Cummins 5/48 5/49 5/61 3/60 3/83 4.20 155.56
4 CG Rackemann 6/86 5/32 4/40 3/28 3/32 4.20 155.56
6 TM Alderman 5/65 5/105 4/36 3/30 2/43 3.80 140.74
7 JR Hazlewood 4/16 4/55 4/63 3/13 3/22 3.60 133.33
7 GF Lawson 5/49 5/59 4/48 2/47 2/53 3.60 133.33
9 DW Fleming 5/59 4/65 3/48 2/54 2/86 3.20 118.52
10 MS Kasprowicz 5/30 4/53 3/79 2/4 1/42 3.00 111.11

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 270.00 251.00 145.30 185.19 851.49
2 DK Lillee 300.00 185.59 125.11 200.00 810.69
3 PJ Cummins 175.50 264.65 160.48 155.56 756.19
4 MA Starc 260.00 187.63 133.97 162.96 744.56
5 JR Hazlewood 234.00 236.50 118.50 133.33 722.33
6 CG Rackemann 114.71 293.56 150.41 155.56 714.24
7 MS Kasprowicz 91.91 300.00 200.00 111.11 703.03
8 DW Fleming 103.40 233.40 145.87 118.52 601.20
9 GF Lawson 105.88 210.43 147.34 133.33 596.98
10 TM Alderman 92.65 227.31 130.31 140.74 591.00

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