Top 10 English Fast Bowlers In Tests In New Zealand

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 New Zealand in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

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)	NZ
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	SCJ Broad	ENG	19	44	300.00
1	SCJ Broad	ENG	19	44	300.00
2	JM Anderson	ENG	16	36	245.45
3	RGD Willis	ENG	13	28	190.91
4	IT Botham	ENG	12	27	184.09
4	AR Caddick	ENG	10	27	184.09
6	RJ Sidebottom	ENG	6	24	163.64
7	D Gough	ENG	6	19	129.55
8	BA Carse	ENG	6	18	122.73
9	K Higgs	ENG	6	17	115.91
10	GR Dilley	ENG	5	15	102.27

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	GR Dilley	5	210	15	14.00	13.99	250.00
1	GR Dilley	5	210	15	14.00	13.99	250.00
2	BA Carse	6	317	18	17.61	14.26	245.25
3	K Higgs	6	157	17	9.24	14.55	240.47
4	RJ Sidebottom	6	410	24	17.08	16.15	216.61
5	D Gough	6	361	19	19.00	18.91	184.99
6	AR Caddick	10	551	27	20.41	19.49	179.43
7	SCJ Broad	19	1229	44	27.93	24.49	142.81
8	RGD Willis	13	630	28	22.50	24.86	140.67
9	JM Anderson	16	1021	36	28.36	25.28	138.36
10	IT Botham	12	741	27	27.44	28.69	121.94

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	BA Carse	6	535	18	29.72	27.57	250.00
1	BA Carse	6	535	18	29.72	27.57	250.00
2	GR Dilley	5	629	15	41.93	36.74	187.61
3	RJ Sidebottom	6	846	24	35.25	37.46	184.00
4	D Gough	6	765	19	40.26	38.26	180.16
5	AR Caddick	10	1274	27	47.19	43.53	158.32
6	K Higgs	6	768	17	45.18	45.91	150.13
7	IT Botham	12	1598	27	59.19	51.98	132.61
8	RGD Willis	13	1681	28	60.04	53.64	128.49
9	JM Anderson	16	1916	36	53.22	53.73	128.27
10	SCJ Broad	19	2467	44	56.07	55.52	124.14

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	SCJ Broad	6/51	6/54	4/49	4/61	4/73	4.80	200.00
1	SCJ Broad	6/51	6/54	4/49	4/61	4/73	4.80	200.00
2	AR Caddick	6/63	6/122	4/45	4/70	3/50	4.60	191.67
2	RJ Sidebottom	7/47	6/49	5/105	4/90	1/36	4.60	191.67
4	IT Botham	5/59	5/73	5/109	3/38	2/13	4.00	166.67
4	JM Anderson	5/73	4/18	4/76	4/137	3/36	4.00	166.67
6	RGD Willis	5/32	4/14	4/51	3/37	3/109	3.80	158.33
7	D Gough	5/40	4/52	4/91	3/42	2/66	3.60	150.00
7	BA Carse	6/42	4/46	4/64	2/53	2/78	3.60	150.00
9	K Higgs	4/5	3/27	3/29	3/51	2/12	3.00	125.00
9	GR Dilley	6/38	5/60	2/32	2/44		3.00	125.00

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	BA Carse	122.73	245.25	250.00	150.00	767.97
2	SCJ Broad	300.00	142.81	124.14	200.00	766.95
3	RJ Sidebottom	163.64	216.61	184.00	191.67	755.91
4	AR Caddick	184.09	179.43	158.32	191.67	713.51
5	JM Anderson	245.45	138.36	128.27	166.67	678.75
6	GR Dilley	102.27	250.00	187.61	125.00	664.88
7	D Gough	129.55	184.99	180.16	150.00	644.70
8	K Higgs	115.91	240.47	150.13	125.00	631.52
9	RGD Willis	190.91	140.67	128.49	158.33	618.41
10	IT Botham	184.09	121.94	132.61	166.67	605.30

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