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Top 10 Australian Pacers Vs West Indies In Tests

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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 West Indies 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) ALL
Oposition (O) WI

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 10

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 JR Thomson AUS 1975 1982 1978.5 26 62 260.00
1 JR Thomson AUS 1975 1982 1978.5 26 62 260.00
2 CJ McDermott AUS 1984 1993 1988.5 25 59 247.42
3 DK Lillee AUS 1973 1982 1977.5 23 55 230.65
4 GD McKenzie AUS 1965 1969 1967 20 47 197.10
5 MHN Walker AUS 1973 1976 1974.5 15 37 155.16
6 NJN Hawke AUS 1965 1965 1965 10 24 100.65
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS GD McGrath AUS 1995 2005 2000 46 110 300.00
1 GD McGrath AUS 1995 2005 2000 46 110 300.00
2 B Lee AUS 2000 2008 2004 24 64 174.55
3 JN Gillespie AUS 1996 2003 1999.5 24 50 136.36
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JR Hazlewood AUS 2015 2024 2019.5 15 36 230.00
1 JR Hazlewood AUS 2015 2024 2019.5 15 36 230.00

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 20

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JR Hazlewood 15 567 36 15.75 18.43 300.00
1 JR Hazlewood 15 567 36 15.75 18.43 300.00
2 GD McGrath 46 2132 110 19.38 19.30 286.46
3 NJN Hawke 10 524 24 21.83 19.82 279.00
4 JN Gillespie 24 1056 50 21.12 20.59 268.49
5 MHN Walker 15 859 37 23.22 21.33 259.23
6 B Lee 24 1472 64 23.00 21.45 257.79
7 DK Lillee 23 1526 55 27.75 25.97 212.85
8 JR Thomson 26 1818 62 29.32 27.22 203.10
9 GD McKenzie 20 1435 47 30.53 27.77 199.10
10 CJ McDermott 25 1703 59 28.86 29.42 187.94

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 20
RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS B Lee 24 2705 64 42.27 41.45 200.00
1 B Lee 24 2705 64 42.27 41.45 200.00
2 JR Thomson 26 2774 62 44.74 41.85 198.05
3 DK Lillee 23 2677 55 48.67 46.62 177.81
4 NJN Hawke 10 1312 24 54.67 46.85 176.92
5 JR Hazlewood 15 1502 36 41.72 49.81 166.43
6 GD McGrath 46 5475 110 49.77 51.73 160.24
7 CJ McDermott 25 3036 59 51.46 52.88 156.75
8 JN Gillespie 24 2706 50 54.12 54.37 152.45
9 MHN Walker 15 2262 37 61.14 55.89 148.33
10 GD McKenzie 20 3185 47 67.77 58.03 142.84

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 6/17 6/47 5/28 5/50 5/50 5.40 200.00
1 GD McGrath 6/17 6/47 5/28 5/50 5/50 5.40 200.00
2 DK Lillee 7/83 5/63 5/78 4/56 4/104 5.00 185.19
2 JR Thomson 6/50 6/77 5/62 4/57 4/68 5.00 185.19
4 MHN Walker 6/114 5/75 5/97 4/45 4/70 4.80 177.78
4 GD McKenzie 8/71 5/33 4/85 4/114 3/90 4.80 177.78
6 B Lee 5/30 5/59 5/61 4/46 4/63 4.60 170.37
6 JN Gillespie 6/40 5/39 5/89 4/18 3/31 4.60 170.37
8 CJ McDermott 5/80 4/35 4/42 4/49 4/66 4.20 155.56
8 JR Hazlewood 5/35 5/38 4/44 4/45 3/23 4.20 155.56
10 NJN Hawke 6/72 4/43 3/31 3/42 3/135 3.80 140.74

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 300.00 286.46 160.24 200.00 946.70
2 JR Hazlewood 230.00 300.00 166.43 155.56 851.98
3 JR Thomson 260.00 203.10 198.05 185.19 846.34
4 DK Lillee 230.65 212.85 177.81 185.19 806.49
5 B Lee 174.55 257.79 200.00 170.37 802.70
6 CJ McDermott 247.42 187.94 156.75 155.56 747.67
7 MHN Walker 155.16 259.23 148.33 177.78 740.50
8 JN Gillespie 136.36 268.49 152.45 170.37 727.67
9 GD McKenzie 197.10 199.10 142.84 177.78 716.82
10 NJN Hawke 100.65 279.00 176.92 140.74 697.31

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