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Top 10 English Pacers Vs Australia In Tests In England

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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 against Australia in England 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) ENG
Oposition (O) AUS

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 47 106 300.00
1 SCJ Broad ENG 47 106 300.00
2 IT Botham ENG 32 79 223.58
3 RGD Willis ENG 21 56 158.49
4 JA Snow ENG 27 52 147.17
5 FS Trueman ENG 20 50 141.51
6 JM Anderson ENG 33 49 138.68
7 A Flintoff ENG 16 32 90.57
8 CR Woakes ENG 15 30 84.91
9 JC Archer ENG 8 22 62.26
10 SP Jones ENG 8 18 50.94

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 SP Jones 8 378 18 21.00 16.55 250.00
1 SP Jones 8 378 18 21.00 16.55 250.00
2 JC Archer 8 446 22 20.27 19.13 216.30
3 RGD Willis 21 1200 56 21.43 21.56 191.91
4 FS Trueman 20 1202 50 24.04 22.82 181.37
5 SCJ Broad 47 2825 106 26.65 23.51 176.07
6 CR Woakes 15 772 30 25.73 24.92 166.09
7 A Flintoff 16 1072 32 33.50 25.21 164.14
8 JA Snow 27 1418 52 27.27 25.99 159.22
9 IT Botham 32 2130 79 26.96 27.62 149.86
10 JM Anderson 33 1896 49 38.69 33.11 124.99

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 SP Jones 8 612 18 34.00 32.05 250.00
1 SP Jones 8 612 18 34.00 32.05 250.00
2 FS Trueman 20 2398 50 47.96 40.33 198.68
3 RGD Willis 21 2516 56 44.93 43.09 185.97
4 JC Archer 8 936 22 42.55 45.48 176.20
5 SCJ Broad 47 5058 106 47.72 48.51 165.19
6 CR Woakes 15 1394 30 46.47 50.12 159.87
7 IT Botham 32 4251 79 53.81 52.77 151.86
8 JA Snow 27 3268 52 62.85 53.67 149.32
9 A Flintoff 16 1937 32 60.53 55.29 144.94
10 JM Anderson 33 3652 49 74.53 74.16 108.05

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 8/15 6/50 6/91 5/37 5/71 6.00 200.00
1 SCJ Broad 8/15 6/50 6/91 5/37 5/71 6.00 200.00
2 RGD Willis 8/43 7/78 5/88 5/102 4/63 5.80 193.33
3 IT Botham 6/95 6/125 5/11 5/21 5/74 5.40 180.00
4 FS Trueman 6/30 5/48 5/58 5/90 4/86 5.00 166.67
4 JM Anderson 6/47 5/73 5/80 5/85 4/55 5.00 166.67
6 JA Snow 5/57 5/92 4/41 4/66 4/87 4.40 146.67
7 A Flintoff 5/78 5/92 4/71 4/79 3/52 4.20 140.00
8 JC Archer 6/45 6/62 3/32 3/45 2/40 4.00 133.33
9 CR Woakes 5/62 4/50 3/58 3/61 3/61 3.60 120.00
10 SP Jones 6/53 5/44 2/48 2/69 1/23 3.20 106.67

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 SCJ Broad 300.00 176.07 165.19 200.00 841.27
2 RGD Willis 158.49 191.91 185.97 193.33 729.71
3 IT Botham 223.58 149.86 151.86 180.00 705.30
4 FS Trueman 141.51 181.37 198.68 166.67 688.22
5 SP Jones 50.94 250.00 250.00 106.67 657.61
6 JA Snow 147.17 159.22 149.32 146.67 602.37
7 JC Archer 62.26 216.30 176.20 133.33 588.10
8 A Flintoff 90.57 164.14 144.94 140.00 539.64
9 JM Anderson 138.68 124.99 108.05 166.67 538.38
10 CR Woakes 84.91 166.09 159.87 120.00 530.86

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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