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Top 10 English Pacers Vs New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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) NZ

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 24 50 300.00
1 SCJ Broad ENG 24 50 300.00
2 JM Anderson ENG 22 48 288.00
3 IT Botham ENG 16 37 222.00
4 RGD Willis ENG 14 32 192.00
5 PAJ DeFreitas ENG 9 27 162.00
6 SJ Harmison ENG 6 21 126.00
7 AR Caddick ENG 7 20 120.00
8 DE Malcolm ENG 7 17 102.00
8 RJ Sidebottom ENG 6 17 102.00
10 CM Old ENG 5 12 72.00

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 RGD Willis 14 502 32 15.69 18.34 250.00
1 RGD Willis 14 502 32 15.69 18.34 250.00
2 RJ Sidebottom 6 348 17 20.47 20.38 224.99
3 DE Malcolm 7 353 17 20.76 21.09 217.46
4 SJ Harmison 6 464 21 22.10 21.75 210.86
5 AR Caddick 7 412 20 20.60 21.95 208.87
6 PAJ DeFreitas 9 626 27 23.19 23.56 194.58
7 IT Botham 16 759 37 20.51 23.67 193.69
8 JM Anderson 22 1168 48 24.33 24.71 185.53
9 CM Old 5 281 12 23.42 24.76 185.18
10 SCJ Broad 24 1423 50 28.46 28.76 159.45

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 Alan Ward 6 443 10 44.30 40.54 250.00
1 RGD Willis 14 1337 32 41.78 41.76 242.74
2 PAJ DeFreitas 9 1219 27 45.15 42.36 239.27
3 CM Old 5 605 12 50.42 42.41 239.01
4 IT Botham 16 1686 37 45.57 45.33 223.62
5 SJ Harmison 6 1016 21 48.38 46.50 217.98
6 DE Malcolm 7 878 17 51.65 48.21 210.27
7 RJ Sidebottom 6 780 17 45.88 50.35 201.29
8 AR Caddick 7 1045 20 52.25 52.54 192.92
9 JM Anderson 22 2324 48 48.42 54.44 186.19
10 SCJ Broad 24 2545 50 50.90 57.01 177.81

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 IT Botham 6/34 6/101 5/39 4/50 4/62 5.00 200.00
1 IT Botham 6/34 6/101 5/39 4/50 4/62 5.00 200.00
2 JM Anderson 7/43 5/47 4/66 4/118 3/62 4.60 184.00
3 RGD Willis 5/35 5/42 4/16 4/43 4/57 4.40 176.00
3 SCJ Broad 7/44 5/109 4/48 3/50 3/62 4.40 176.00
5 PAJ DeFreitas 5/53 5/71 4/94 3/60 3/61 4.00 160.00
6 SJ Harmison 4/74 4/76 4/126 3/51 3/57 3.60 144.00
7 DE Malcolm 5/46 5/94 3/59 2/45 2/48 3.40 136.00
7 AR Caddick 5/32 3/35 3/57 3/66 3/92 3.40 136.00
9 RJ Sidebottom 6/67 4/55 2/26 2/65 2/86 3.20 128.00
10 CM Old 5/113 4/71 2/41 1/43 2.40 96.00

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 RGD Willis 192.00 250.00 242.74 176.00 860.74
2 JM Anderson 288.00 185.53 186.19 184.00 843.72
3 IT Botham 222.00 193.69 223.62 200.00 839.31
4 SCJ Broad 300.00 159.45 177.81 176.00 813.25
5 PAJ DeFreitas 162.00 194.58 239.27 160.00 755.85
6 SJ Harmison 126.00 210.86 217.98 144.00 698.84
7 DE Malcolm 102.00 217.46 210.27 136.00 665.73
8 AR Caddick 120.00 208.87 192.92 136.00 657.79
9 RJ Sidebottom 102.00 224.99 201.29 128.00 656.29
10 CM Old 72.00 185.18 239.01 96.00 592.19

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
    8. .

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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