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Top 7 Australian Spinners Vs India 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 7 Spin bowlers from Australia against India 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) IND

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 NM Lyon AUS 56 130 300.00
1 NM Lyon AUS 56 130 300.00
2 R Benaud AUS 16 52 120.00
3 SK Warne AUS 25 43 99.23
4 AA Mallett AUS 10 28 64.62
5 RB Simpson AUS 19 23 53.08
6 SNJ O'Keefe AUS 7 19 43.85
7 RM Cowper AUS 9 13 30.00

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS AA Mallett 10 535 28 19.11 19.58 250.00
1 AA Mallett 10 535 28 19.11 19.58 250.00
2 R Benaud 16 956 52 18.38 20.58 237.87
3 SNJ O'Keefe 7 442 19 23.26 20.90 234.16
4 RM Cowper 9 295 13 22.69 25.67 190.67
5 NM Lyon 56 4151 130 31.93 26.17 187.00
6 RB Simpson 19 647 23 28.13 27.49 178.07
7 SK Warne 25 2029 43 47.19 35.07 139.58

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 AA Mallett 10 1792 28 64.00 54.14 250.00
1 AA Mallett 10 1792 28 64.00 54.14 250.00
2 RB Simpson 19 1624 23 70.61 57.92 233.70
3 R Benaud 16 2953 52 56.79 58.30 232.17
4 SNJ O'Keefe 7 1075 19 56.58 62.66 216.01
5 NM Lyon 56 8231 130 63.32 65.54 206.53
6 RM Cowper 9 966 13 74.31 66.46 203.66
7 SK Warne 25 3925 43 91.28 75.71 178.78

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 NM Lyon 8/50 8/64 7/94 7/152 6/122 7.20 200.00
1 NM Lyon 8/50 8/64 7/94 7/152 6/122 7.20 200.00
2 R Benaud 7/72 6/52 5/43 5/53 5/76 5.60 155.56
3 AA Mallett 6/64 5/53 5/91 3/55 3/58 4.40 122.22
4 SK Warne 6/125 4/47 4/85 4/92 3/106 4.20 116.67
5 SNJ O'Keefe 6/35 6/35 3/199 2/36 1/40 3.60 100.00
6 RB Simpson 5/59 4/45 3/38 3/44 1/5 3.20 88.89
7 RM Cowper 4/49 4/104 3/31 1/20 1/21 2.60 72.22

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 NM Lyon 300.00 187.00 206.53 200.00 893.53
2 R Benaud 120.00 237.87 232.17 155.56 745.59
3 AA Mallett 64.62 250.00 250.00 122.22 686.84
4 SNJ O'Keefe 43.85 234.16 216.01 100.00 594.02
5 RB Simpson 53.08 178.07 233.70 88.89 553.74
6 SK Warne 99.23 139.58 178.78 116.67 534.26
7 RM Cowper 30.00 190.67 203.66 72.22 496.55

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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