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Top 10 English Pacers In ODIs In South Africa

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971. They are updated till 2025-09-15. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers from England in South Africa in ODIs.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ECONOMIC
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
8. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.4. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T) ENG
Venue (V) SA
Oposition (O) ALL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Economy Rate 200.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5
Min Wkts 7

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS D Gough ENG 18 36 300.00
1 D Gough ENG 18 36 300.00
2 JM Anderson ENG 12 25 208.33
3 C White ENG 17 22 183.33
4 AR Caddick ENG 11 17 141.67
4 SCJ Broad ENG 7 17 141.67
6 Kabir Ali ENG 7 13 108.33
7 DG Cork ENG 6 10 83.33
7 RJW Topley ENG 7 10 83.33
9 MA Ealham ENG 6 8 66.67
10 A Flintoff ENG 5 7 58.33

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 7

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS D Gough 18 644 36 17.89 17.15 200.00
1 D Gough 18 644 36 17.89 17.15 200.00
2 SCJ Broad 7 345 17 20.29 17.85 192.14
3 JM Anderson 12 526 25 21.04 20.18 169.96
4 AR Caddick 11 350 17 20.59 21.41 160.23
5 MA Ealham 6 182 8 22.75 22.30 153.82
6 A Flintoff 5 140 7 20.00 22.44 152.90
7 Kabir Ali 7 340 13 26.15 23.64 145.09
8 DG Cork 6 264 10 26.40 25.66 133.68
9 C White 17 607 22 27.59 28.16 121.82
10 RJW Topley 7 341 10 34.10 29.22 117.41

ECONOMIC

R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls Bowled 200

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS A Flintoff 5 292 140 2.88 2.83 200.00
1 A Flintoff 5 292 140 2.88 2.83 200.00
2 AR Caddick 11 618 350 3.40 3.38 167.09
3 D Gough 18 1057 644 3.66 3.66 154.29
4 MA Ealham 6 298 182 3.66 3.69 153.23
5 JM Anderson 12 674 526 4.68 4.21 134.27
6 C White 17 858 607 4.24 4.41 128.22
7 SCJ Broad 7 384 345 5.39 4.46 126.62
8 Kabir Ali 7 375 340 5.44 4.94 114.39
9 DG Cork 6 348 264 4.55 5.02 112.59
10 RJW Topley 7 312 341 6.56 5.07 111.43

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 JM Anderson 5/23 4/25 4/29 3/20 3/42 3.80 150.00
1 JM Anderson 5/23 4/25 4/29 3/20 3/42 3.80 150.00
2 D Gough 4/29 4/33 3/18 3/25 3/31 3.40 134.21
3 SCJ Broad 4/39 4/71 3/49 3/67 2/30 3.20 126.32
4 AR Caddick 4/19 4/35 3/69 1/21 1/23 2.60 102.63
5 C White 3/33 3/45 2/18 2/22 2/27 2.40 94.74
6 Kabir Ali 3/44 3/56 2/29 2/66 1/39 2.20 86.84
7 DG Cork 3/44 2/22 2/29 2/51 1/65 2.00 78.95
7 RJW Topley 4/50 3/41 2/39 1/43 2.00 78.95
9 MA Ealham 5/15 1/22 1/35 1/53 1.60 63.16
10 A Flintoff 2/15 2/33 2/37 1/29 1.40 55.26

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS AR Caddick 10.0/19 10.0/21 9.0/19 10.0/23 10.0/29 2.26 150.00
1 AR Caddick 10.0/19 10.0/21 9.0/19 10.0/23 10.0/29 2.26 150.00
2 D Gough 9.0/14 9.0/18 10.0/25 10.0/27 10.0/29 2.36 143.39
3 JM Anderson 9.3/20 10.0/23 10.0/25 10.0/29 10.0/42 2.52 134.00
4 C White 10.0/21 10.0/22 7.0/18 10.0/31 8.1/26 2.71 124.67
5 A Flintoff 10.0/15 9.4/26 10.0/29 10.0/33 9.0/37 2.83 119.69
6 MA Ealham 10.0/15 10.0/22 9.0/35 5.0/24 9.4/53 3.44 98.48
7 SCJ Broad 9.5/30 9.0/34 8.1/39 10.0/49 10.0/67 3.86 87.67
8 Kabir Ali 8.0/29 10.0/39 8.3/44 9.0/48 10.0/58 4.35 77.73
9 DG Cork 8.4/22 9.2/29 10.0/44 10.0/51 10.0/53 4.57 73.98
10 RJW Topley 8.0/39 9.0/50 7.0/41 7.0/48 6.0/43 4.62 73.21

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 BBE TVO RAT
1 D Gough 300.00 200.00 154.29 134.21 143.39 931.89
2 JM Anderson 208.33 169.96 134.27 150.00 134.00 796.57
3 AR Caddick 141.67 160.23 167.09 102.63 150.00 721.62
4 SCJ Broad 141.67 192.14 126.62 126.32 87.67 674.41
5 C White 183.33 121.82 128.22 94.74 124.67 652.79
6 A Flintoff 58.33 152.90 200.00 55.26 119.69 586.19
7 MA Ealham 66.67 153.82 153.23 63.16 98.48 535.35
8 Kabir Ali 108.33 145.09 114.39 86.84 77.73 532.38
9 DG Cork 83.33 133.68 112.59 78.95 73.98 482.53
10 RJW Topley 83.33 117.41 111.43 78.95 73.21 464.33

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. .

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 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. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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