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Top 10 English Spinners Vs West Indies 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 West Indies 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) WI

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 GAR Lock ENG 24 39 300.00
1 GAR Lock ENG 24 39 300.00
2 DL Underwood ENG 27 38 292.31
3 GP Swann ENG 14 32 246.15
4 JE Emburey ENG 20 30 230.77
5 MS Panesar ENG 11 28 215.38
6 MM Ali ENG 15 25 192.31
7 AF Giles ENG 11 24 184.62
8 PI Pocock ENG 16 22 169.23
9 FJ Titmus ENG 11 15 115.38
9 DA Allen ENG 13 15 115.38

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 MS Panesar 11 700 28 25.00 26.08 250.00
1 MS Panesar 11 700 28 25.00 26.08 250.00
2 AF Giles 11 646 24 26.92 26.29 247.99
3 GP Swann 14 858 32 26.81 28.83 226.15
4 GAR Lock 24 1323 39 33.92 30.70 212.37
5 JE Emburey 20 1260 30 42.00 32.52 200.45
6 MM Ali 15 790 25 31.60 34.63 188.24
7 FJ Titmus 11 611 15 40.73 34.69 187.93
8 DL Underwood 27 1656 38 43.58 37.48 173.94
9 DA Allen 13 729 15 48.60 39.26 166.05
10 PI Pocock 16 1145 22 52.05 43.54 149.73

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 AF Giles 11 1303 24 54.29 55.25 250.00
1 AF Giles 11 1303 24 54.29 55.25 250.00
2 MS Panesar 11 1522 28 54.36 61.56 224.40
3 MM Ali 15 1346 25 53.84 67.24 205.43
4 GP Swann 14 1851 32 57.84 69.24 199.50
5 GAR Lock 24 3432 39 88.00 73.09 188.98
6 JE Emburey 20 2817 30 93.90 75.25 183.57
7 FJ Titmus 11 1500 15 100.00 80.85 170.85
8 DL Underwood 27 3877 38 102.03 85.57 161.44
9 PI Pocock 16 2463 22 111.95 90.51 152.61
10 DA Allen 13 1898 15 126.53 95.45 144.72

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 MS Panesar 6/129 6/137 5/46 4/50 2/34 4.60 200.00
1 MS Panesar 6/129 6/137 5/46 4/50 2/34 4.60 200.00
2 AF Giles 5/57 5/81 4/65 4/129 3/46 4.20 182.61
3 GAR Lock 6/20 5/28 3/31 3/54 3/76 4.00 173.91
4 DL Underwood 5/39 4/55 4/82 3/40 3/55 3.80 165.22
4 GP Swann 5/57 5/165 3/13 3/16 3/39 3.80 165.22
6 JE Emburey 5/78 5/124 3/20 3/62 2/36 3.60 156.52
7 MM Ali 4/36 3/51 3/62 3/78 3/99 3.20 139.13
8 PI Pocock 5/110 4/121 2/66 2/86 2/98 3.00 130.43
9 FJ Titmus 5/83 4/44 2/42 1/32 1/60 2.60 113.04
10 DA Allen 3/57 3/75 2/61 2/104 2/122 2.40 104.35

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 MS Panesar 215.38 250.00 224.40 200.00 889.79
2 GAR Lock 300.00 212.37 188.98 173.91 875.26
3 AF Giles 184.62 247.99 250.00 182.61 865.21
4 GP Swann 246.15 226.15 199.50 165.22 837.02
5 DL Underwood 292.31 173.94 161.44 165.22 792.90
6 JE Emburey 230.77 200.45 183.57 156.52 771.32
7 MM Ali 192.31 188.24 205.43 139.13 725.11
8 PI Pocock 169.23 149.73 152.61 130.43 602.00
9 FJ Titmus 115.38 187.93 170.85 113.04 587.22
10 DA Allen 115.38 166.05 144.72 104.35 530.50

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
    8. .

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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