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Top 10 English Pacers Vs West Indies 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 West Indies 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) WI

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 FS Trueman ENG 19 56 300.00
1 FS Trueman ENG 19 56 300.00
2 JM Anderson ENG 26 55 294.64
3 SCJ Broad ENG 18 47 251.79
4 DG Cork ENG 16 46 246.43
5 JA Snow ENG 19 45 241.07
6 IT Botham ENG 15 35 187.50
7 D Gough ENG 13 31 166.07
8 GR Dilley ENG 9 26 139.29
9 AR Caddick ENG 9 22 117.86
9 AAP Atkinson ENG 6 22 117.86

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 FS Trueman 19 1049 56 18.73 19.75 250.00
1 FS Trueman 19 1049 56 18.73 19.75 250.00
2 DG Cork 16 906 46 19.70 19.94 247.70
3 AAP Atkinson 6 357 22 16.23 20.49 241.00
4 AR Caddick 9 422 22 19.18 21.49 229.85
5 GR Dilley 9 586 26 22.54 21.80 226.51
6 JM Anderson 26 1132 55 20.58 22.30 221.51
7 SCJ Broad 18 1008 47 21.45 22.85 216.09
8 D Gough 13 785 31 25.32 26.86 183.85
9 JA Snow 19 1413 45 31.40 29.66 166.49
10 IT Botham 15 1119 35 31.97 31.24 158.09

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 AAP Atkinson 6 533 22 24.23 32.30 250.00
1 AAP Atkinson 6 533 22 24.23 32.30 250.00
2 DG Cork 16 1765 46 38.37 40.87 197.58
3 FS Trueman 19 2461 56 43.95 41.91 192.67
4 SCJ Broad 18 1922 47 40.89 46.51 173.60
5 GR Dilley 9 1261 26 48.50 49.85 161.98
6 D Gough 13 1463 31 47.19 51.86 155.71
7 JA Snow 19 2604 45 57.87 52.61 153.47
8 AR Caddick 9 1025 22 46.59 52.74 153.12
9 JM Anderson 26 2596 55 47.20 54.06 149.38
10 IT Botham 15 1928 35 55.09 56.53 142.83

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 FS Trueman 7/44 6/100 5/52 5/63 5/75 5.60 200.00
1 FS Trueman 7/44 6/100 5/52 5/63 5/75 5.60 200.00
2 JM Anderson 7/42 5/76 5/87 4/38 4/43 5.00 178.57
3 SCJ Broad 7/72 6/31 4/36 4/93 3/34 4.80 171.43
4 DG Cork 7/43 4/23 4/39 4/69 4/86 4.60 164.29
5 IT Botham 8/103 5/72 3/50 3/64 3/103 4.40 157.14
6 JA Snow 5/114 4/53 4/54 4/68 4/77 4.20 150.00
6 GR Dilley 5/55 4/57 4/73 4/79 4/99 4.20 150.00
8 AAP Atkinson 7/45 5/61 4/67 2/28 2/49 4.00 142.86
9 AR Caddick 5/14 5/16 4/54 3/45 2/94 3.80 135.71
9 D Gough 5/109 4/30 4/72 3/59 3/64 3.80 135.71

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 FS Trueman 300.00 250.00 192.67 200.00 942.67
2 DG Cork 246.43 247.70 197.58 164.29 855.99
3 JM Anderson 294.64 221.51 149.38 178.57 844.10
4 SCJ Broad 251.79 216.09 173.60 171.43 812.91
5 AAP Atkinson 117.86 241.00 250.00 142.86 751.72
6 JA Snow 241.07 166.49 153.47 150.00 711.03
7 GR Dilley 139.29 226.51 161.98 150.00 677.78
8 IT Botham 187.50 158.09 142.83 157.14 645.57
9 D Gough 166.07 183.85 155.71 135.71 641.35
10 AR Caddick 117.86 229.85 153.12 135.71 636.55

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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