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Top 10 English Pacers Vs Australia In Test Cricket

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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 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) ALL
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 10

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 66 148 300.00
1 IT Botham ENG 1977 1989 1983 66 148 300.00
2 RGD Willis ENG 1971 1983 1977 69 128 259.46
3 JA Snow ENG 1968 1975 1971.5 39 83 168.24
4 FS Trueman ENG 1953 1964 1958.5 36 79 160.14
5 FH Tyson ENG 1954 1959 1956.5 13 32 64.86
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2006 2023 2014.5 72 117 280.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2006 2023 2014.5 72 117 280.00
2 D Gough ENG 1994 2001 1997.5 30 74 177.09
3 AR Caddick ENG 1993 2003 1998 30 64 153.16
4 DW Headley ENG 1997 1999 1998 11 35 83.76
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SCJ Broad ENG 2009 2023 2016 74 153 300.00
1 SCJ Broad ENG 2009 2023 2016 74 153 300.00

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 20

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS DW Headley 11 867 35 24.77 23.30 300.00
1 DW Headley 11 867 35 24.77 23.30 300.00
2 FH Tyson 13 810 32 25.31 23.56 296.70
3 FS Trueman 36 1999 79 25.30 23.67 295.29
4 JA Snow 39 2126 83 25.61 25.66 272.40
5 RGD Willis 69 3346 128 26.14 26.14 267.35
6 SCJ Broad 74 4431 153 28.96 26.78 260.97
7 IT Botham 66 4093 148 27.66 27.32 255.87
8 D Gough 30 2280 74 30.81 27.81 251.36
9 JM Anderson 72 4209 117 35.97 31.87 219.31
10 AR Caddick 30 2560 64 40.00 33.71 207.31

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 20
RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS DW Headley 11 1517 35 43.34 40.16 200.00
1 DW Headley 11 1517 35 43.34 40.16 200.00
2 FH Tyson 13 1724 32 53.88 42.66 188.28
3 FS Trueman 36 4361 79 55.20 45.80 175.36
4 D Gough 30 3909 74 52.82 49.82 161.20
5 RGD Willis 69 7294 128 56.98 53.67 149.65
6 IT Botham 66 8479 148 57.29 54.26 148.02
7 JA Snow 39 5073 83 61.12 55.90 143.68
8 SCJ Broad 74 8330 153 54.44 57.52 139.62
9 AR Caddick 30 4089 64 63.89 59.99 133.88
10 JM Anderson 72 8599 117 73.50 75.04 107.03

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 6/81 6/91 5/37 6.20 200.00
1 SCJ Broad 8/15 6/50 6/81 6/91 5/37 6.20 200.00
2 RGD Willis 8/43 7/78 5/44 5/61 5/66 6.00 193.55
3 IT Botham 6/78 6/95 6/125 5/11 5/21 5.60 180.65
4 JA Snow 7/40 6/114 5/57 5/92 4/41 5.40 174.19
5 FS Trueman 6/30 5/48 5/58 5/62 5/90 5.20 167.74
5 AR Caddick 7/94 5/42 5/50 5/101 4/71 5.20 167.74
5 JM Anderson 6/47 5/43 5/73 5/80 5/85 5.20 167.74
8 D Gough 6/49 5/96 5/103 5/149 4/60 5.00 161.29
9 FH Tyson 7/27 6/85 4/45 3/47 3/85 4.60 148.39
10 DW Headley 6/60 4/40 4/62 4/72 4/87 4.40 141.94

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 300.00 260.97 139.62 200.00 900.59
2 IT Botham 300.00 255.87 148.02 180.65 884.54
3 RGD Willis 259.46 267.35 149.65 193.55 870.01
4 FS Trueman 160.14 295.29 175.36 167.74 798.53
5 JM Anderson 280.00 219.31 107.03 167.74 774.08
6 JA Snow 168.24 272.40 143.68 174.19 758.51
7 D Gough 177.09 251.36 161.20 161.29 750.94
8 DW Headley 83.76 300.00 200.00 141.94 725.70
9 FH Tyson 64.86 296.70 188.28 148.39 698.22
10 AR Caddick 153.16 207.31 133.88 167.74 662.10

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