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Top 10 English Fast Bowlers In Tests In India

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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 Fast bowlers from England in 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) ENG
Venue (V) IND
Oposition (O) ALL

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 5
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 29 44 300.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 29 44 300.00
2 JK Lever ENG 14 37 252.27
3 RGD Willis ENG 18 32 218.18
4 IT Botham ENG 11 30 204.55
5 CM Old ENG 16 25 170.45
6 A Flintoff ENG 14 24 163.64
7 MJ Hoggard ENG 11 22 150.00
8 GG Arnold ENG 8 17 115.91
9 JSE Price ENG 8 14 95.45
9 BA Stokes ENG 14 14 95.45

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 10

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS MJ Hoggard 11 513 22 23.32 20.13 250.00
1 MJ Hoggard 11 513 22 23.32 20.13 250.00
2 GG Arnold 8 300 17 17.65 21.86 230.22
3 JK Lever 14 731 37 19.76 22.78 221.00
4 JM Anderson 29 1332 44 30.27 22.87 220.14
5 RGD Willis 18 716 32 22.38 24.72 203.63
6 A Flintoff 14 731 24 30.46 25.18 199.91
7 IT Botham 11 766 30 25.53 25.58 196.79
8 JSE Price 8 383 14 27.36 26.51 189.91
9 BA Stokes 14 527 14 37.64 27.29 184.42
10 CM Old 16 572 25 22.88 28.69 175.43

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 10

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS JSE Price 8 745 14 53.21 42.65 250.00
1 JSE Price 8 745 14 53.21 42.65 250.00
2 JK Lever 14 1595 37 43.11 45.92 232.19
3 GG Arnold 8 825 17 48.53 47.65 223.75
4 MJ Hoggard 11 1252 22 56.91 47.88 222.71
5 RGD Willis 18 1585 32 49.53 51.43 207.32
6 BA Stokes 14 924 14 66.00 52.64 202.55
7 JM Anderson 29 2914 44 66.23 55.91 190.69
8 CM Old 16 1345 25 53.80 56.39 189.07
9 IT Botham 11 1736 30 57.87 56.60 188.38
10 A Flintoff 14 1686 24 70.25 58.08 183.58

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 IT Botham 7/48 6/58 5/61 4/72 2/63 4.80 200.00
1 IT Botham 7/48 6/58 5/61 4/72 2/63 4.80 200.00
2 JK Lever 7/46 5/59 5/100 3/24 3/42 4.60 191.67
3 RGD Willis 6/53 5/27 3/18 3/75 2/28 3.80 158.33
4 A Flintoff 4/50 4/96 3/14 3/49 3/54 3.40 141.67
4 MJ Hoggard 6/57 4/80 3/98 2/54 2/55 3.40 141.67
4 JM Anderson 4/40 4/81 3/17 3/38 3/44 3.40 141.67
7 GG Arnold 6/45 3/34 3/46 3/64 1/15 3.20 133.33
7 CM Old 4/43 4/69 3/38 3/78 2/19 3.20 133.33
9 JSE Price 5/73 3/66 2/32 2/47 1/36 2.60 108.33
10 BA Stokes 5/73 4/89 1/13 1/17 1/52 2.40 100.00

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 JK Lever 252.27 221.00 232.19 191.67 897.13
2 JM Anderson 300.00 220.14 190.69 141.67 852.50
3 IT Botham 204.55 196.79 188.38 200.00 789.72
4 RGD Willis 218.18 203.63 207.32 158.33 787.46
5 MJ Hoggard 150.00 250.00 222.71 141.67 764.38
6 GG Arnold 115.91 230.22 223.75 133.33 703.22
7 A Flintoff 163.64 199.91 183.58 141.67 688.80
8 CM Old 170.45 175.43 189.07 133.33 668.30
9 JSE Price 95.45 189.91 250.00 108.33 643.69
10 BA Stokes 95.45 184.42 202.55 100.00 582.43

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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