Best Australian Fast Bowlers In Tests Against South Africa Featured

Top 10 Australian Pacers Vs South Africa In Tests

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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 South Africa 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) SA

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 MG Johnson AUS 23 64 300.00
1 MG Johnson AUS 23 64 300.00
2 GD McGrath AUS 32 57 267.19
3 B Lee AUS 28 50 234.38
4 PJ Cummins AUS 18 48 225.00
5 MA Starc AUS 19 47 220.31
6 PM Siddle AUS 25 46 215.63
7 GD McKenzie AUS 24 41 192.19
8 JR Hazlewood AUS 17 36 168.75
9 AK Davidson AUS 9 25 117.19
10 SR Waugh AUS 15 17 79.69

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 SR Waugh 15 270 17 15.88 15.34 250.00
1 SR Waugh 15 270 17 15.88 15.34 250.00
2 PJ Cummins 18 879 48 18.31 18.18 210.95
3 AK Davidson 9 425 25 17.00 20.53 186.76
4 MG Johnson 23 1641 64 25.64 20.56 186.52
5 JR Hazlewood 17 988 36 27.44 24.81 154.52
6 GD McGrath 32 1558 57 27.33 25.06 153.00
7 MA Starc 19 1319 47 28.06 25.70 149.19
8 PM Siddle 25 1544 46 33.57 26.49 144.74
9 B Lee 28 1732 50 34.64 29.39 130.47
10 GD McKenzie 24 1646 41 40.15 33.85 113.26

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 PJ Cummins 18 1925 48 40.10 43.55 250.00
1 PJ Cummins 18 1925 48 40.10 43.55 250.00
2 SR Waugh 15 866 17 50.94 44.38 245.33
3 MG Johnson 23 3174 64 49.59 44.42 245.11
4 MA Starc 19 2147 47 45.68 45.85 237.48
5 AK Davidson 9 1613 25 64.52 51.19 212.67
6 B Lee 28 3122 50 62.44 55.31 196.85
7 JR Hazlewood 17 2093 36 58.14 57.92 187.98
8 GD McGrath 32 4082 57 71.61 63.07 172.63
9 PM Siddle 25 3380 46 73.48 64.65 168.42
10 GD McKenzie 24 3745 41 91.34 69.00 157.80

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 MG Johnson 8/61 7/68 5/59 4/25 4/42 5.60 200.00
1 MG Johnson 8/61 7/68 5/59 4/25 4/42 5.60 200.00
2 PJ Cummins 6/28 6/79 5/42 5/83 4/58 5.20 185.71
3 MA Starc 6/154 5/34 4/71 4/75 4/80 4.60 164.29
4 GD McKenzie 5/46 5/65 5/65 4/82 3/67 4.40 157.14
5 GD McGrath 6/86 5/21 4/77 3/13 3/28 4.20 150.00
6 B Lee 5/69 5/93 4/82 3/37 3/40 4.00 142.86
6 JR Hazlewood 6/89 4/48 4/68 3/61 3/69 4.00 142.86
8 AK Davidson 6/34 5/38 4/44 2/18 2/31 3.80 135.71
8 PM Siddle 5/59 4/65 4/81 3/46 3/54 3.80 135.71
10 SR Waugh 5/28 4/26 3/40 1/4 1/12 2.80 100.00

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 MG Johnson 300.00 186.52 245.11 200.00 931.63
2 PJ Cummins 225.00 210.95 250.00 185.71 871.66
3 MA Starc 220.31 149.19 237.48 164.29 771.27
4 GD McGrath 267.19 153.00 172.63 150.00 742.82
5 B Lee 234.38 130.47 196.85 142.86 704.55
6 SR Waugh 79.69 250.00 245.33 100.00 675.02
7 PM Siddle 215.63 144.74 168.42 135.71 664.50
8 JR Hazlewood 168.75 154.52 187.98 142.86 654.11
9 AK Davidson 117.19 186.76 212.67 135.71 652.33
10 GD McKenzie 192.19 113.26 157.80 157.14 620.39

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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