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Top 7 English Spinners Vs New Zealand 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 7 Spin bowlers from England against New Zealand 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) NZ

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 15 48 300.00
1 DL Underwood ENG 15 48 300.00
2 GAR Lock ENG 13 47 293.75
3 PCR Tufnell ENG 18 37 231.25
4 PH Edmonds ENG 19 31 193.75
5 FJ Titmus ENG 12 28 175.00
6 MJ Leach ENG 11 27 168.75
7 MS Panesar ENG 16 25 156.25

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 GAR Lock 13 367 47 7.81 14.47 250.00
1 GAR Lock 13 367 47 7.81 14.47 250.00
2 DL Underwood 15 586 48 12.21 17.01 212.63
3 PCR Tufnell 18 926 37 25.03 23.95 151.00
4 FJ Titmus 12 461 28 16.46 26.75 135.21
5 PH Edmonds 19 779 31 25.13 29.53 122.51
6 MJ Leach 11 1004 27 37.19 30.04 120.41
7 MS Panesar 16 927 25 37.08 33.54 107.84

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 GAR Lock 13 1505 47 32.02 40.72 250.00
1 GAR Lock 13 1505 47 32.02 40.72 250.00
2 DL Underwood 15 2118 48 44.13 47.62 213.77
3 PCR Tufnell 18 2703 37 73.05 61.65 165.10
4 MJ Leach 11 2012 27 74.52 75.29 135.19
5 MS Panesar 16 2027 25 81.08 76.38 133.27
6 FJ Titmus 12 1812 28 64.71 78.11 130.32
7 PH Edmonds 19 2593 31 83.65 80.71 126.12

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 7/32 6/12 6/41 6/60 6/85 6.20 200.00
1 DL Underwood 7/32 6/12 6/41 6/60 6/85 6.20 200.00
2 GAR Lock 7/35 7/51 6/53 5/17 5/31 6.00 193.55
3 PCR Tufnell 7/47 4/100 3/22 3/39 3/53 4.00 129.03
3 MJ Leach 5/66 5/100 5/157 3/80 2/61 4.00 129.03
5 FJ Titmus 5/19 4/18 4/46 4/50 2/25 3.80 122.58
5 PH Edmonds 4/20 4/38 4/44 4/97 3/101 3.80 122.58
7 MS Panesar 6/37 6/126 3/50 2/53 1/30 3.60 116.13

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 GAR Lock 293.75 250.00 250.00 193.55 987.30
2 DL Underwood 300.00 212.63 213.77 200.00 926.39
3 PCR Tufnell 231.25 151.00 165.10 129.03 676.39
4 PH Edmonds 193.75 122.51 126.12 122.58 564.96
5 FJ Titmus 175.00 135.21 130.32 122.58 563.11
6 MJ Leach 168.75 120.41 135.19 129.03 553.39
7 MS Panesar 156.25 107.84 133.27 116.13 513.49

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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