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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). 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers from England against Australia in England in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
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 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is a simple example:-

  • TS 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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS IT Botham ENG 1977 1989 1983 32 79 270.00
1 IT Botham ENG 1977 1989 1983 32 79 270.00
2 RGD Willis ENG 1977 1981 1979 21 56 191.39
3 JA Snow ENG 1968 1975 1971.5 27 52 177.72
4 FS Trueman ENG 1953 1964 1958.5 20 50 170.89
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS AR Caddick ENG 1993 2001 1997 23 44 240.00
1 AR Caddick ENG 1993 2001 1997 23 44 240.00
2 D Gough ENG 1997 2001 1999 14 33 180.00
3 A Flintoff ENG 2005 2009 2007 16 32 174.55
4 SP Jones ENG 2005 2005 2005 8 18 98.18
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SCJ Broad ENG 2009 2023 2016 47 106 300.00
1 SCJ Broad ENG 2009 2023 2016 47 106 300.00
2 JC Archer ENG 2019 2019 2019 8 22 62.26

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 16.79 300.00
1 SP Jones 8 378 18 21.00 16.79 300.00
2 JC Archer 8 446 22 20.27 19.68 255.84
3 RGD Willis 21 1200 56 21.43 21.48 234.46
4 FS Trueman 20 1202 50 24.04 23.87 210.97
5 SCJ Broad 47 2825 106 26.65 24.88 202.43
6 A Flintoff 16 1072 32 33.50 26.12 192.77
7 IT Botham 32 2130 79 26.96 26.32 191.36
8 JA Snow 27 1418 52 27.27 27.28 184.59
9 D Gough 14 1168 33 35.39 30.26 166.42
10 AR Caddick 23 1870 44 42.50 37.39 134.67

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 32.81 200.00
1 SP Jones 8 612 18 34.00 32.81 200.00
2 FS Trueman 20 2398 50 47.96 41.18 159.37
3 RGD Willis 21 2516 56 44.93 42.87 153.07
4 JC Archer 8 936 22 42.55 46.35 141.58
5 IT Botham 32 4251 79 53.81 50.99 128.70
6 SCJ Broad 47 5058 106 47.72 51.13 128.35
7 D Gough 14 1783 33 54.03 52.00 126.21
8 JA Snow 27 3268 52 62.85 57.06 115.02
9 A Flintoff 16 1937 32 60.53 57.26 114.61
10 AR Caddick 23 3063 44 69.61 66.36 98.90

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
5 JA Snow 5/57 5/92 4/41 4/66 4/87 4.40 146.67
5 AR Caddick 5/42 5/50 5/101 4/71 3/32 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 D Gough 5/103 5/149 3/43 3/52 3/115 3.80 126.67
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 300.00 202.43 128.35 200.00 830.78
2 RGD Willis 191.39 234.46 153.07 193.33 772.26
3 IT Botham 270.00 191.36 128.70 180.00 770.06
4 FS Trueman 170.89 210.97 159.37 166.67 707.90
5 SP Jones 98.18 300.00 200.00 106.67 704.85
6 JA Snow 177.72 184.59 115.02 146.67 623.99
7 A Flintoff 174.55 192.77 114.61 140.00 621.93
8 AR Caddick 240.00 134.67 98.90 146.67 620.24
9 D Gough 180.00 166.42 126.21 126.67 599.30
10 JC Archer 62.26 255.84 141.58 133.33 593.02

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