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Top 10 English Pacers Vs Pakistan In Test Cricket

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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 Pakistan 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) ALL
Oposition (O) PAK

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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 38 82 300.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 38 82 300.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 36 67 245.12
3 IT Botham ENG 18 40 146.34
4 CR Woakes ENG 17 38 139.02
5 RGD Willis ENG 18 34 124.39
6 SJ Harmison ENG 12 32 117.07
7 NA Foster ENG 12 28 102.44
8 JB Statham ENG 13 27 98.78
9 D Gough ENG 9 24 87.80
10 FS Trueman ENG 8 22 80.49

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JM Anderson 38 1577 82 19.23 18.09 250.00
1 JM Anderson 38 1577 82 19.23 18.09 250.00
2 JB Statham 13 491 27 18.19 18.55 243.77
3 RGD Willis 18 820 34 24.12 20.39 221.77
4 SCJ Broad 36 1510 67 22.54 21.25 212.79
5 NA Foster 12 673 28 24.04 21.50 210.32
6 CR Woakes 17 783 38 20.61 21.64 209.03
7 FS Trueman 8 439 22 19.95 22.18 203.92
8 D Gough 9 548 24 22.83 22.71 199.13
9 SJ Harmison 12 931 32 29.09 26.56 170.28
10 IT Botham 18 1271 40 31.78 32.44 139.40

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS JB Statham 13 1255 27 46.48 42.14 250.00
1 JB Statham 13 1255 27 46.48 42.14 250.00
2 D Gough 9 1018 24 42.42 42.79 246.24
3 RGD Willis 18 1772 34 52.12 44.52 236.67
4 FS Trueman 8 989 22 44.95 44.57 236.37
5 CR Woakes 17 1605 38 42.24 44.72 235.59
6 JM Anderson 38 4048 82 49.37 47.30 222.74
7 SJ Harmison 12 1646 32 51.44 51.20 205.77
8 NA Foster 12 1580 28 56.43 53.40 197.30
9 SCJ Broad 36 3708 67 55.34 53.42 197.24
10 IT Botham 18 2491 40 62.28 62.36 168.95

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 8/34 5/74 4/59 4/70 4/70 5.00 200.00
1 IT Botham 8/34 5/74 4/59 4/70 4/70 5.00 200.00
2 JM Anderson 6/17 5/54 5/56 4/17 4/20 4.80 192.00
3 NA Foster 8/107 5/67 4/42 4/59 2/58 4.60 184.00
4 SJ Harmison 6/19 5/57 4/94 4/125 3/37 4.40 176.00
5 CR Woakes 6/70 5/32 4/67 3/41 3/55 4.20 168.00
6 SCJ Broad 4/36 4/38 4/47 4/56 3/28 3.80 152.00
7 JB Statham 4/18 4/50 4/54 3/66 2/26 3.40 136.00
7 FS Trueman 6/31 4/71 3/85 2/33 2/55 3.40 136.00
7 D Gough 5/61 3/30 3/40 3/79 3/82 3.40 136.00
10 RGD Willis 5/47 3/55 3/76 2/26 2/26 3.00 120.00

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 JM Anderson 300.00 250.00 222.74 192.00 964.74
2 SCJ Broad 245.12 212.79 197.24 152.00 807.16
3 CR Woakes 139.02 209.03 235.59 168.00 751.64
4 JB Statham 98.78 243.77 250.00 136.00 728.55
5 RGD Willis 124.39 221.77 236.67 120.00 702.84
6 NA Foster 102.44 210.32 197.30 184.00 694.06
7 D Gough 87.80 199.13 246.24 136.00 669.18
8 SJ Harmison 117.07 170.28 205.77 176.00 669.12
9 FS Trueman 80.49 203.92 236.37 136.00 656.78
10 IT Botham 146.34 139.40 168.95 200.00 654.69

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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