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Top 10 English Pacers Vs South Africa 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 South Africa 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) SA

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 JB Statham ENG 1951 1965 1958 32 69 270.00
1 JB Statham ENG 1951 1965 1958 32 69 270.00
2 FS Trueman ENG 1955 1960 1957.5 12 27 105.65
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2003 2022 2012.5 52 103 300.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2022 2012.5 52 103 300.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 2008 2022 2015 46 89 259.22
3 A Flintoff ENG 1998 2008 2003 34 48 139.81
4 D Gough ENG 1994 2003 1998.5 22 43 125.24
5 DG Cork ENG 1995 1998 1996.5 15 37 107.77
6 ARC Fraser ENG 1994 1998 1996 15 35 101.94
7 MJ Hoggard ENG 2004 2005 2004.5 10 26 75.73
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS BA Stokes ENG 2015 2022 2018.5 25 39 240.00
1 BA Stokes ENG 2015 2022 2018.5 25 39 240.00

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 JB Statham 32 1426 69 20.67 21.80 300.00
1 JB Statham 32 1426 69 20.67 21.80 300.00
2 MJ Hoggard 10 663 26 25.50 22.66 288.65
3 FS Trueman 12 620 27 22.96 23.32 280.51
4 ARC Fraser 15 924 35 26.40 24.61 265.75
5 SCJ Broad 46 2477 89 27.83 26.85 243.58
6 BA Stokes 25 1028 39 26.36 27.05 241.83
7 DG Cork 15 1058 37 28.59 27.27 239.83
8 JM Anderson 52 3098 103 30.08 27.89 234.50
9 A Flintoff 34 1796 48 37.42 33.17 197.21
10 D Gough 22 1656 43 38.51 35.86 182.40

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 20
RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS FS Trueman 12 1293 27 47.89 41.71 200.00
1 FS Trueman 12 1293 27 47.89 41.71 200.00
2 MJ Hoggard 10 1203 26 46.27 45.30 184.13
3 JB Statham 32 3931 69 56.97 46.13 180.80
4 DG Cork 15 2184 37 59.03 54.30 153.60
5 ARC Fraser 15 2132 35 60.91 55.54 150.17
6 BA Stokes 25 1961 39 50.28 57.54 144.97
7 SCJ Broad 46 5052 89 56.76 61.01 136.72
8 JM Anderson 52 6388 103 62.02 63.90 130.54
9 D Gough 22 3026 43 70.37 65.35 127.63
10 A Flintoff 34 3649 48 76.02 71.74 116.27

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 JB Statham 7/39 6/63 5/34 5/40 3/27 5.20 200.00
1 JB Statham 7/39 6/63 5/34 5/40 3/27 5.20 200.00
2 DG Cork 6/119 5/84 5/93 4/60 4/78 4.80 184.62
2 JM Anderson 5/40 5/63 5/72 5/102 4/38 4.80 184.62
4 D Gough 6/42 5/70 4/46 4/76 4/116 4.60 176.92
4 SCJ Broad 6/17 5/69 4/25 4/41 4/43 4.60 176.92
6 ARC Fraser 5/42 5/60 5/62 4/103 3/50 4.40 169.23
7 MJ Hoggard 7/61 5/144 3/56 3/58 2/58 4.00 153.85
8 FS Trueman 5/27 4/58 4/77 3/58 3/58 3.80 146.15
9 A Flintoff 4/44 4/79 4/89 3/72 2/31 3.40 130.77
10 BA Stokes 4/86 3/35 3/39 3/53 3/71 3.20 123.08

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 JB Statham 270.00 300.00 180.80 200.00 950.80
2 JM Anderson 300.00 234.50 130.54 184.62 849.65
3 SCJ Broad 259.22 243.58 136.72 176.92 816.45
4 BA Stokes 240.00 241.83 144.97 123.08 749.87
5 FS Trueman 105.65 280.51 200.00 146.15 732.32
6 MJ Hoggard 75.73 288.65 184.13 153.85 702.35
7 ARC Fraser 101.94 265.75 150.17 169.23 687.09
8 DG Cork 107.77 239.83 153.60 184.62 685.82
9 D Gough 125.24 182.40 127.63 176.92 612.20
10 A Flintoff 139.81 197.21 116.27 130.77 584.06

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