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Top 10 English Spin Bowlers In Tests In Australia

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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 England in Australia 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) AUS
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 DL Underwood ENG 27 50 300.00
1 DL Underwood ENG 27 50 300.00
2 FJ Titmus ENG 23 37 222.00
3 G Miller ENG 21 36 216.00
4 JE Emburey ENG 20 35 210.00
5 GP Swann ENG 16 22 132.00
6 PCR Tufnell ENG 14 19 114.00
7 EE Hemmings ENG 10 18 108.00
8 PH Edmonds ENG 11 15 90.00
9 DA Allen ENG 8 14 84.00
10 MS Panesar ENG 8 13 78.00

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 10

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS G Miller 21 809 36 22.47 22.64 250.00
1 G Miller 21 809 36 22.47 22.64 250.00
2 DL Underwood 27 1574 50 31.48 27.82 203.43
3 PCR Tufnell 14 787 19 41.42 28.94 195.61
4 JE Emburey 20 1124 35 32.11 30.42 186.06
5 DA Allen 8 516 14 36.86 31.16 181.65
6 MS Panesar 8 636 13 48.92 33.76 167.66
7 PH Edmonds 11 565 15 37.67 33.80 167.46
8 FJ Titmus 23 1493 37 40.35 35.10 161.26
9 GP Swann 16 1157 22 52.59 38.56 146.80
10 EE Hemmings 10 768 18 42.67 39.78 142.29

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 G Miller 21 2569 36 71.36 65.57 250.00
1 G Miller 21 2569 36 71.36 65.57 250.00
2 DL Underwood 27 4190 50 83.80 66.73 245.66
3 MS Panesar 8 962 13 74.00 67.33 243.46
4 PCR Tufnell 14 2086 19 109.79 73.60 222.72
5 DA Allen 8 1592 14 113.71 79.48 206.24
6 JE Emburey 20 3459 35 98.83 85.20 192.39
7 FJ Titmus 23 4553 37 123.05 90.99 180.15
8 PH Edmonds 11 1674 15 111.60 91.11 179.91
9 GP Swann 16 2167 22 98.50 93.59 175.14
10 EE Hemmings 10 2013 18 111.83 94.75 173.00

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 FJ Titmus 7/79 5/103 4/40 4/43 3/116 4.60 200.00
1 FJ Titmus 7/79 5/103 4/40 4/43 3/116 4.60 200.00
1 JE Emburey 7/78 5/80 4/46 4/52 3/30 4.60 200.00
3 DL Underwood 7/113 4/66 4/102 3/16 3/71 4.20 182.61
4 G Miller 5/44 4/70 3/21 3/35 3/38 3.60 156.52
5 PCR Tufnell 5/61 4/79 3/90 2/25 2/59 3.20 139.13
6 EE Hemmings 3/53 3/68 3/94 3/105 3/116 3.00 130.43
7 DA Allen 4/47 3/26 2/42 2/55 2/87 2.60 113.04
7 GP Swann 5/91 2/52 2/59 2/70 2/71 2.60 113.04
9 PH Edmonds 3/45 3/79 2/55 2/79 2/134 2.40 104.35
9 MS Panesar 5/92 3/145 2/90 1/41 1/41 2.40 104.35

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 DL Underwood 300.00 203.43 245.66 182.61 931.69
2 G Miller 216.00 250.00 250.00 156.52 872.52
3 JE Emburey 210.00 186.06 192.39 200.00 788.45
4 FJ Titmus 222.00 161.26 180.15 200.00 763.42
5 PCR Tufnell 114.00 195.61 222.72 139.13 671.46
6 MS Panesar 78.00 167.66 243.46 104.35 593.46
7 DA Allen 84.00 181.65 206.24 113.04 584.94
8 GP Swann 132.00 146.80 175.14 113.04 566.99
9 EE Hemmings 108.00 142.29 173.00 130.43 553.72
10 PH Edmonds 90.00 167.46 179.91 104.35 541.72

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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