Best Australian Fast Bowlers In Tests Against Pakistan Featured

Top 10 Australian Pacers Vs Pakistan In Test Cricket

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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 against Pakistan 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) ALL
Oposition (O) PAK

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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS GD McGrath AUS 33 80 300.00
1 GD McGrath AUS 33 80 300.00
2 DK Lillee AUS 30 71 266.25
3 MA Starc AUS 28 54 202.50
4 PJ Cummins AUS 16 39 146.25
5 JR Hazlewood AUS 18 36 135.00
6 GF Lawson AUS 13 33 123.75
7 DW Fleming AUS 11 29 108.75
8 CG Rackemann AUS 9 26 97.50
9 TM Alderman AUS 10 23 86.25
10 SR Watson AUS 10 17 63.75

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS CG Rackemann 9 434 26 16.69 17.30 250.00
1 CG Rackemann 9 434 26 16.69 17.30 250.00
2 SR Watson 10 302 17 17.76 18.06 239.57
3 GD McGrath 33 1736 80 21.70 20.53 210.77
4 PJ Cummins 16 755 39 19.36 20.60 209.98
5 JR Hazlewood 18 795 36 22.08 24.15 179.17
6 GF Lawson 13 882 33 26.73 24.28 178.19
7 DW Fleming 11 742 29 25.59 25.00 173.03
8 TM Alderman 10 606 23 26.35 25.29 171.09
9 DK Lillee 30 2161 71 30.44 29.67 145.81
10 MA Starc 28 1620 54 30.00 29.73 145.54

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS SR Watson 10 617 17 36.29 41.47 250.00
1 SR Watson 10 617 17 36.29 41.47 250.00
2 CG Rackemann 9 1151 26 44.27 43.57 237.92
3 PJ Cummins 16 1679 39 43.05 45.24 229.17
4 GD McGrath 33 3835 80 47.94 46.10 224.89
5 GF Lawson 13 1815 33 55.00 50.93 203.56
6 DW Fleming 11 1535 29 52.93 52.57 197.18
7 TM Alderman 10 1302 23 56.61 53.59 193.46
8 MA Starc 28 3042 54 56.33 54.85 188.99
9 DK Lillee 30 4433 71 62.44 58.47 177.31
10 JR Hazlewood 18 2044 36 56.78 62.24 166.57

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 5/66 4/35 4/41 5.20 192.59
3 PJ Cummins 5/48 5/49 5/56 5/61 3/23 4.60 170.37
4 MA Starc 6/66 4/33 4/36 4/52 4/55 4.40 162.96
5 CG Rackemann 6/86 5/32 4/40 3/28 3/32 4.20 155.56
6 GF Lawson 5/49 5/59 4/48 4/97 2/47 4.00 148.15
7 TM Alderman 5/65 5/105 4/36 3/30 2/43 3.80 140.74
7 DW Fleming 5/59 4/65 4/75 3/48 3/86 3.80 140.74
9 JR Hazlewood 4/16 4/55 4/63 3/13 3/22 3.60 133.33
10 SR Watson 6/33 5/40 2/38 2/40 1/30 3.20 118.52

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 300.00 210.77 224.89 192.59 928.25
2 DK Lillee 266.25 145.81 177.31 200.00 789.37
3 PJ Cummins 146.25 209.98 229.17 170.37 755.77
4 CG Rackemann 97.50 250.00 237.92 155.56 740.98
5 MA Starc 202.50 145.54 188.99 162.96 699.99
6 SR Watson 63.75 239.57 250.00 118.52 671.83
7 GF Lawson 123.75 178.19 203.56 148.15 653.64
8 DW Fleming 108.75 173.03 197.18 140.74 619.71
9 JR Hazlewood 135.00 179.17 166.57 133.33 614.07
10 TM Alderman 86.25 171.09 193.46 140.74 591.55

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
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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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