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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). 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 Spin bowlers from England against Australia 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) AUS

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 7

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
6 PH Edmonds ENG 23 36 102.86
8 R Illingworth ENG 29 34 97.14
9 DA Allen ENG 14 28 80.00
10 PM Such ENG 13 27 77.14

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 20.82 300.00
1 G Miller 24 856 39 21.95 20.82 300.00
2 DL Underwood 53 2770 105 26.38 26.38 236.75
3 PM Such 13 864 27 32.00 30.02 208.03
4 DA Allen 14 892 28 31.86 31.20 200.18
5 R Illingworth 29 1094 34 32.18 31.83 196.23
6 JE Emburey 49 2698 78 34.59 33.08 188.81
7 PH Edmonds 23 1338 36 37.17 34.45 181.32
8 GP Swann 34 2479 62 39.98 35.31 176.87
9 FJ Titmus 31 1794 47 38.17 36.44 171.40
10 PCR Tufnell 20 1373 36 38.14 36.73 170.03

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 62.09 200.00
1 G Miller 24 2713 39 69.56 63.28 196.27
2 DL Underwood 53 8000 105 76.19 71.24 174.32
3 PM Such 13 2140 27 79.26 72.99 170.14
4 GP Swann 34 4683 62 75.53 75.68 164.10
5 DA Allen 14 2492 28 89.00 80.86 153.58
6 PCR Tufnell 20 3230 36 89.72 86.22 144.03
7 PH Edmonds 23 3516 36 97.67 86.91 142.90
8 JE Emburey 49 7650 78 98.08 89.69 138.46
9 R Illingworth 29 3337 34 98.15 90.71 136.91
10 FJ Titmus 31 5765 47 122.66 109.55 113.37

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
8 PH Edmonds 5/28 4/40 3/45 3/79 2/13 3.40 113.33
10 R Illingworth 6/87 3/37 3/39 2/32 2/32 3.20 106.67

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 300.00 236.75 174.32 200.00 911.06
2 G Miller 111.43 300.00 196.27 120.00 727.69
3 JE Emburey 222.86 188.81 138.46 166.67 716.80
4 GP Swann 177.14 176.87 164.10 153.33 671.45
5 PM Such 77.14 208.03 170.14 126.67 581.98
6 FJ Titmus 134.29 171.40 113.37 160.00 579.05
7 PCR Tufnell 102.86 170.03 144.03 153.33 570.26
8 DA Allen 80.00 200.18 153.58 113.33 547.10
9 PH Edmonds 102.86 181.32 142.90 113.33 540.40
10 R Illingworth 97.14 196.23 136.91 106.67 536.95

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