Best Australian Spin Bowlers In Tests Against West Indies Featured

Top 10 Australian Spinners Vs West Indies 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 Spin bowlers from Australia against West Indies 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) WI

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 SK Warne AUS 33 65 300.00
1 SK Warne AUS 33 65 300.00
2 NM Lyon AUS 26 63 290.77
3 SCG MacGill AUS 30 60 276.92
4 R Benaud AUS 21 42 193.85
5 B Yardley AUS 14 35 161.54
6 JW Gleeson AUS 10 26 120.00
7 CR Miller AUS 8 23 106.15
8 AR Border AUS 19 19 87.69
9 JD Higgs AUS 8 18 83.08
10 TBA May AUS 7 14 64.62

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 CR Miller 8 431 23 18.74 19.63 250.00
1 CR Miller 8 431 23 18.74 19.63 250.00
2 AR Border 19 462 19 24.32 19.81 247.69
3 TBA May 7 350 14 25.00 21.12 232.35
4 B Yardley 14 823 35 23.51 21.36 229.78
5 JD Higgs 8 506 18 28.11 23.81 206.09
6 JW Gleeson 10 844 26 32.46 26.24 187.02
7 NM Lyon 26 1404 63 22.29 26.25 186.95
8 SK Warne 33 1947 65 29.95 27.12 180.98
9 R Benaud 21 1278 42 30.43 27.51 178.38
10 SCG MacGill 30 2045 60 34.08 34.12 143.82

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 B Yardley 14 1776 35 50.74 45.65 250.00
1 TBA May 7 677 14 48.36 44.42 250.00
2 B Yardley 14 1776 35 50.74 45.65 250.00
3 JD Higgs 8 1044 18 58.00 48.15 237.00
4 AR Border 19 1066 19 56.11 49.09 232.46
5 CR Miller 8 1088 23 47.30 52.16 218.77
6 JW Gleeson 10 2006 26 77.15 60.57 188.40
7 NM Lyon 26 2990 63 47.46 61.22 186.42
8 SK Warne 33 4078 65 62.74 61.84 184.54
9 R Benaud 21 3289 42 78.31 66.36 171.97
10 SCG MacGill 30 3730 60 62.17 66.46 171.71

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 SK Warne 7/52 6/80 5/48 4/70 4/95 5.20 200.00
1 SK Warne 7/52 6/80 5/48 4/70 4/95 5.20 200.00
2 B Yardley 7/98 5/132 4/35 4/38 4/40 4.80 184.62
3 SCG MacGill 7/104 5/75 4/107 3/18 3/41 4.40 169.23
3 NM Lyon 6/128 5/68 4/66 4/69 3/42 4.40 169.23
5 R Benaud 5/96 4/15 4/86 4/113 3/43 4.00 153.85
5 JW Gleeson 5/61 5/122 4/91 3/84 3/91 4.00 153.85
7 CR Miller 5/32 5/81 4/102 3/40 2/39 3.80 146.15
8 AR Border 7/46 5/68 4/50 1/10 1/28 3.60 138.46
9 JD Higgs 4/91 3/53 3/67 3/122 2/47 3.00 115.38
10 TBA May 5/9 3/90 2/40 2/41 2/60 2.80 107.69

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 SK Warne 300.00 180.98 184.54 200.00 865.52
2 NM Lyon 290.77 186.95 186.42 169.23 833.37
3 B Yardley 161.54 229.78 250.00 184.62 825.93
4 SCG MacGill 276.92 143.82 171.71 169.23 761.68
5 CR Miller 106.15 250.00 218.77 146.15 721.08
6 AR Border 87.69 247.69 232.46 138.46 706.30
7 R Benaud 193.85 178.38 171.97 153.85 698.05
8 TBA May 64.62 232.35 250.00 107.69 654.66
9 JW Gleeson 120.00 187.02 188.40 153.85 649.26
10 JD Higgs 83.08 206.09 237.00 115.38 641.55

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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