Top 3 English Spinners In ODIs In South Africa

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 3 Spin bowlers from England in South Africa in ODIs.

CONTENTS

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	AU Rashid	ENG	10	14	300.00
1	AU Rashid	ENG	10	14	300.00
2	AF Giles	ENG	8	9	192.86
3	MM Ali	ENG	9	7	150.00

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	7

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	AF Giles	8	320	9	35.56	28.58	200.00
1	AF Giles	8	320	9	35.56	28.58	200.00
2	AU Rashid	10	500	14	35.71	28.86	198.11
3	MM Ali	9	389	7	55.57	44.74	127.77

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	AF Giles	8	438	320	4.38	4.09	200.00
1	AF Giles	8	438	320	4.38	4.09	200.00
2	MM Ali	9	402	389	5.81	4.82	169.59
3	AU Rashid	10	506	500	5.93	4.95	165.37

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	AU Rashid	3/51	3/68	2/38	2/72	1/43	2.20	150.00
1	AU Rashid	3/51	3/68	2/38	2/72	1/43	2.20	150.00
2	AF Giles	3/18	2/42	1/38	1/38	1/40	1.60	109.09
3	MM Ali	3/43	1/37	1/42	1/51	1/75	1.40	95.45

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	AF Giles	7.0/18	10.0/38	10.0/38	10.0/42	9.0/40	3.57	150.00
1	AF Giles	7.0/18	10.0/38	10.0/38	10.0/42	9.0/40	3.57	150.00
2	MM Ali	10.0/41	10.0/42	9.0/39	8.0/37	8.0/51	3.88	138.12
3	AU Rashid	10.0/43	10.0/45	10.0/51	10.0/55	10.0/59	4.22	126.84

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	AU Rashid	300.00	198.11	165.37	150.00	126.84	940.32
2	AF Giles	192.86	200.00	200.00	109.09	150.00	851.95
3	MM Ali	150.00	127.77	169.59	95.45	138.12	680.93

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

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