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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). 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 South Africa 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) SA

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 52 103 300.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 52 103 300.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 46 89 259.22
3 JB Statham ENG 32 69 200.97
4 BA Stokes ENG 25 39 113.59
5 DG Cork ENG 15 37 107.77
6 ARC Fraser ENG 15 35 101.94
7 FS Trueman ENG 12 27 78.64
8 MJ Hoggard ENG 10 26 75.73
9 FH Tyson ENG 7 22 64.08
10 ST Finn ENG 9 21 61.17

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 FH Tyson 7 358 22 16.27 17.79 250.00
1 FH Tyson 7 358 22 16.27 17.79 250.00
2 MJ Hoggard 10 663 26 25.50 20.37 218.36
3 ST Finn 9 609 21 29.00 22.44 198.20
4 BA Stokes 25 1028 39 26.36 23.76 187.21
5 SCJ Broad 46 2477 89 27.83 23.83 186.61
6 JB Statham 32 1426 69 20.67 24.48 181.69
7 JM Anderson 52 3098 103 30.08 25.50 174.42
8 ARC Fraser 15 924 35 26.40 26.09 170.47
9 DG Cork 15 1058 37 28.59 27.28 163.04
10 FS Trueman 12 620 27 22.96 27.91 159.35

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 FH Tyson 7 1010 22 45.91 37.42 250.00
1 FH Tyson 7 1010 22 45.91 37.42 250.00
2 MJ Hoggard 10 1203 26 46.27 40.40 231.57
3 ST Finn 9 1090 21 51.90 44.87 208.49
4 FS Trueman 12 1293 27 47.89 45.80 204.26
5 JB Statham 32 3931 69 56.97 49.02 190.83
6 BA Stokes 25 1961 39 50.28 49.75 188.02
7 DG Cork 15 2184 37 59.03 52.79 177.22
8 SCJ Broad 46 5052 89 56.76 53.68 174.25
9 ARC Fraser 15 2132 35 60.91 56.86 164.52
10 JM Anderson 52 6388 103 62.02 57.22 163.47

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 SCJ Broad 6/17 5/69 4/25 4/41 4/43 4.60 176.92
5 ARC Fraser 5/42 5/60 5/62 4/103 3/50 4.40 169.23
6 FH Tyson 6/28 6/40 3/55 3/124 2/38 4.00 153.85
6 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 ST Finn 4/42 4/74 4/75 2/49 2/50 3.20 123.08
9 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 JM Anderson 300.00 174.42 163.47 184.62 822.51
2 SCJ Broad 259.22 186.61 174.25 176.92 797.01
3 JB Statham 200.97 181.69 190.83 200.00 773.49
4 FH Tyson 64.08 250.00 250.00 153.85 717.92
5 MJ Hoggard 75.73 218.36 231.57 153.85 679.50
6 DG Cork 107.77 163.04 177.22 184.62 632.64
7 BA Stokes 113.59 187.21 188.02 123.08 611.90
8 ARC Fraser 101.94 170.47 164.52 169.23 606.16
9 ST Finn 61.17 198.20 208.49 123.08 590.93
10 FS Trueman 78.64 159.35 204.26 146.15 588.41

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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