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Top 10 English Spinners Vs Australia 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 Spin bowlers from England against Australia 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) AUS

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 DL Underwood ENG 53 105 300.00
1 DL Underwood ENG 53 105 300.00
2 JE Emburey ENG 49 78 222.86
3 GP Swann ENG 34 62 177.14
4 FJ Titmus ENG 31 47 134.29
5 G Miller ENG 24 39 111.43
6 PCR Tufnell ENG 20 36 102.86
7 R Illingworth ENG 29 34 97.14
8 DA Allen ENG 14 28 80.00
9 PM Such ENG 13 27 77.14
10 MJ Leach ENG 11 18 51.43

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 G Miller 24 856 39 21.95 22.00 250.00
1 G Miller 24 856 39 21.95 22.00 250.00
2 DL Underwood 53 2770 105 26.38 25.37 216.75
3 PM Such 13 864 27 32.00 25.95 211.92
4 PCR Tufnell 20 1373 36 38.14 27.85 197.47
5 MJ Leach 11 631 18 35.06 27.91 197.07
6 DA Allen 14 892 28 31.86 28.35 194.01
7 R Illingworth 29 1094 34 32.18 29.60 185.78
8 GP Swann 34 2479 62 39.98 31.26 175.94
9 JE Emburey 49 2698 78 34.59 33.11 166.11
10 FJ Titmus 31 1794 47 38.17 34.09 161.31

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 MJ Leach 11 1053 18 58.50 60.70 250.00
1 MJ Leach 11 1053 18 58.50 60.70 250.00
2 PM Such 13 2140 27 79.26 63.03 240.75
3 G Miller 24 2713 39 69.56 63.67 238.34
4 PCR Tufnell 20 3230 36 89.72 63.81 237.82
5 DL Underwood 53 8000 105 76.19 64.55 235.10
6 DA Allen 14 2492 28 89.00 66.54 228.04
7 GP Swann 34 4683 62 75.53 73.75 205.77
8 R Illingworth 29 3337 34 98.15 77.39 196.08
9 JE Emburey 49 7650 78 98.08 85.35 177.80
10 FJ Titmus 31 5765 47 122.66 93.23 162.76

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 DL Underwood 7/50 7/113 6/45 6/66 4/37 6.00 200.00
1 DL Underwood 7/50 7/113 6/45 6/66 4/37 6.00 200.00
2 JE Emburey 7/78 5/80 5/82 4/43 4/46 5.00 166.67
3 FJ Titmus 7/79 5/103 4/40 4/43 4/69 4.80 160.00
4 PCR Tufnell 7/66 5/61 4/27 4/79 3/90 4.60 153.33
4 GP Swann 5/44 5/91 5/159 4/38 4/78 4.60 153.33
6 PM Such 6/67 5/81 3/90 3/99 2/51 3.80 126.67
7 G Miller 5/44 4/70 3/21 3/35 3/38 3.60 120.00
8 DA Allen 4/47 4/58 4/133 3/26 2/30 3.40 113.33
9 R Illingworth 6/87 3/37 3/39 2/32 2/32 3.20 106.67
10 MJ Leach 4/49 4/84 3/37 2/83 1/19 2.80 93.33

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 DL Underwood 300.00 216.75 235.10 200.00 951.85
2 JE Emburey 222.86 166.11 177.80 166.67 733.44
3 G Miller 111.43 250.00 238.34 120.00 719.76
4 GP Swann 177.14 175.94 205.77 153.33 712.19
5 PCR Tufnell 102.86 197.47 237.82 153.33 691.48
6 PM Such 77.14 211.92 240.75 126.67 656.48
7 FJ Titmus 134.29 161.31 162.76 160.00 618.36
8 DA Allen 80.00 194.01 228.04 113.33 615.38
9 MJ Leach 51.43 197.07 250.00 93.33 591.83
10 R Illingworth 97.14 185.78 196.08 106.67 585.67

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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