Top 7 English Spinners Vs India In Tests In England

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 7 Spin bowlers from England against India in England in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

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)	IND

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	MM Ali	ENG	17	37	300.00
1	MM Ali	ENG	17	37	300.00
2	R Illingworth	ENG	15	31	251.35
3	PH Edmonds	ENG	16	19	154.05
4	T Greenhough	ENG	6	14	113.51
5	GP Swann	ENG	8	13	105.41
6	EE Hemmings	ENG	5	11	89.19
7	AU Rashid	ENG	8	10	81.08

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	T Greenhough	6	255	14	18.21	22.37	250.00
1	T Greenhough	6	255	14	18.21	22.37	250.00
2	MM Ali	17	988	37	26.70	23.16	241.48
3	EE Hemmings	5	454	11	41.27	23.89	234.10
4	R Illingworth	15	592	31	19.10	23.98	233.18
5	AU Rashid	8	309	10	30.90	27.20	205.64
6	PH Edmonds	16	762	19	40.11	30.45	183.69
7	GP Swann	8	529	13	40.69	33.74	165.75

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	EE Hemmings	5	824	11	74.91	45.58	250.00
1	EE Hemmings	5	824	11	74.91	45.58	250.00
2	MM Ali	17	1714	37	46.32	51.52	221.15
3	T Greenhough	6	835	14	59.64	56.31	202.34
4	AU Rashid	8	522	10	52.20	60.06	189.72
5	GP Swann	8	852	13	65.54	67.59	168.59
6	R Illingworth	15	2148	31	69.29	68.81	165.60
7	PH Edmonds	16	2090	19	110.00	75.81	150.31

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	R Illingworth	6/29	5/70	4/92	4/100	3/31	4.40	200.00
1	R Illingworth	6/29	5/70	4/92	4/100	3/31	4.40	200.00
1	MM Ali	6/67	5/63	4/39	4/71	3/105	4.40	200.00
3	PH Edmonds	4/31	3/89	3/94	2/60	2/62	2.80	127.27
4	T Greenhough	5/35	2/31	2/36	2/47	2/48	2.60	118.18
4	GP Swann	6/106	3/102	2/88	1/50	1/64	2.60	118.18
6	EE Hemmings	3/75	2/74	2/79	2/109	2/117	2.20	100.00
7	AU Rashid	3/101	2/31	2/63	1/9	1/19	1.80	81.82

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	MM Ali	300.00	241.48	221.15	200.00	962.62
2	R Illingworth	251.35	233.18	165.60	200.00	850.13
3	T Greenhough	113.51	250.00	202.34	118.18	684.04
4	EE Hemmings	89.19	234.10	250.00	100.00	673.29
5	PH Edmonds	154.05	183.69	150.31	127.27	615.32
6	AU Rashid	81.08	205.64	189.72	81.82	558.26
7	GP Swann	105.41	165.75	168.59	118.18	557.93

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter