Top 5 English Spinners Vs Sri Lanka In Test Cricket

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 5 Spin bowlers from England against Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS

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)	SL

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

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	AF Giles	ENG	14	31	300.00
1	AF Giles	ENG	14	31	300.00
2	GP Swann	ENG	10	28	270.97
2	MJ Leach	ENG	10	28	270.97
4	MM Ali	ENG	15	23	222.58
5	MS Panesar	ENG	11	20	193.55

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	GP Swann	10	638	28	22.79	24.06	300.00
1	GP Swann	10	638	28	22.79	24.06	300.00
2	MJ Leach	10	740	28	26.43	28.05	257.34
3	MM Ali	15	802	23	34.87	35.54	203.12
4	AF Giles	14	1038	31	33.48	35.68	202.31
5	MS Panesar	11	716	20	35.80	38.61	186.99

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	GP Swann	10	1347	28	48.11	55.18	200.00
1	GP Swann	10	1347	28	48.11	55.18	200.00
2	MJ Leach	10	1521	28	54.32	62.58	176.37
3	MM Ali	15	1350	23	58.70	65.26	169.10
4	AF Giles	14	2377	31	76.68	83.89	131.55
5	MS Panesar	11	1687	20	84.35	95.06	116.10

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	GP Swann	6/82	6/106	4/16	4/75	3/78	4.60	200.00
1	GP Swann	6/82	6/106	4/16	4/75	3/78	4.60	200.00
2	AF Giles	5/116	4/11	4/62	4/63	4/69	4.20	182.61
2	MJ Leach	5/83	5/122	4/59	4/72	3/60	4.20	182.61
4	MM Ali	4/66	4/71	4/72	4/92	2/74	3.60	156.52
5	MS Panesar	5/78	3/46	3/132	2/49	2/59	3.00	130.43

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	GP Swann	270.97	300.00	200.00	200.00	970.97
2	MJ Leach	270.97	257.34	176.37	182.61	887.28
3	AF Giles	300.00	202.31	131.55	182.61	816.48
4	MM Ali	222.58	203.12	169.10	156.52	751.32
5	MS Panesar	193.55	186.99	116.10	130.43	627.07