Top 10 New Zealand Pacers Vs South Africa In ODIs

Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. 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). So, here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers from New Zealand against South Africa in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS

7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO

8. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	NZ
Venue (V)	ALL
Oposition (O)	SA

THE CRITERIA

The TEAM VEN OPP Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	250.00
Consistent	Average	200.00
Economic	Strike Rate	200.00
Best Bowling	Top Inns (Wkts)	200.00
Economic Bowling	Top Inns (Eco)	150.00

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 an 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	CL Cairns	NZ	30	33	250.00
1	CL Cairns	NZ	30	33	250.00
2	KD Mills	NZ	22	32	242.42
3	CZ Harris	NZ	29	20	151.52
4	JDP Oram	NZ	12	18	136.36
5	GI Allott	NZ	12	17	128.79
5	SE Bond	NZ	13	17	128.79
7	SB Styris	NZ	24	15	113.64
8	TA Boult	NZ	10	14	106.06
9	GR Larsen	NZ	15	13	98.48
10	JEC Franklin	NZ	13	12	90.91

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 bowler has played.
Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For R Ave

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	JDP Oram	12	415	18	23.06	23.03	200.00
1	JDP Oram	12	415	18	23.06	23.03	200.00
2	KD Mills	22	900	32	28.13	25.74	178.99
3	GI Allott	12	469	17	27.59	29.16	158.01
4	SE Bond	13	561	17	33.00	31.16	147.85
5	JEC Franklin	13	441	12	36.75	33.12	139.11
6	CL Cairns	30	1140	33	34.55	35.56	129.57
7	TA Boult	10	544	14	38.86	37.47	122.96
8	GR Larsen	15	512	13	39.38	40.94	112.52
9	SB Styris	24	754	15	50.27	51.40	89.62
10	CZ Harris	29	1045	20	52.25	54.00	85.31

ECONOMIC

R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls	400

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	JDP Oram	12	564	415	4.41	4.05	200.00
1	JDP Oram	12	564	415	4.41	4.05	200.00
2	GR Larsen	15	792	512	3.88	4.09	198.31
3	JEC Franklin	13	558	441	4.74	4.20	193.07
4	KD Mills	22	1096	900	4.93	4.36	185.77
5	SB Styris	24	948	754	4.77	4.40	184.06
6	TA Boult	10	572	544	5.71	4.50	180.17
7	SE Bond	13	686	561	4.91	4.51	179.77
8	CZ Harris	29	1357	1045	4.62	4.54	178.46
9	CL Cairns	30	1379	1140	4.96	4.82	168.13
10	GI Allott	12	556	469	5.06	5.02	161.51

BEST BOWLING BY 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	KD Mills	5/25	4/44	3/18	3/43	2/28	3.40	200.00
1	KD Mills	5/25	4/44	3/18	3/43	2/28	3.40	200.00
2	JDP Oram	4/39	3/24	3/26	3/51	2/20	3.00	176.47
3	GI Allott	4/35	4/47	2/33	2/42	2/51	2.80	164.71
4	CZ Harris	3/32	2/36	2/39	2/41	2/45	2.20	129.41
4	SE Bond	4/37	2/26	2/42	2/50	1/19	2.20	129.41
6	GR Larsen	3/39	2/12	2/31	2/39	1/28	2.00	117.65
6	CL Cairns	2/22	2/26	2/29	2/35	2/43	2.00	117.65
6	TA Boult	3/63	2/40	2/53	2/70	1/45	2.00	117.65
9	SB Styris	2/29	2/44	2/56	1/23	1/24	1.60	94.12
10	JEC Franklin	2/38	2/41	1/16	1/18	1/19	1.40	82.35

BEST BOWLING BY ECO

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 30+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBE	RAT
TS	GR Larsen	10.0/12	10.0/28	8.0/23	10.0/29	10.0/31	2.70	150.00
1	GR Larsen	10.0/12	10.0/28	8.0/23	10.0/29	10.0/31	2.70	150.00
2	SB Styris	10.0/24	10.0/29	10.0/32	7.0/23	10.0/35	2.81	144.26
3	KD Mills	10.0/25	6.0/18	9.0/28	10.0/34	10.0/38	2.81	143.93
4	JDP Oram	10.0/24	10.0/31	8.0/26	6.0/20	9.0/39	2.99	135.52
5	SE Bond	10.0/26	8.0/21	5.0/19	8.0/31	9.3/37	3.04	133.22
6	CL Cairns	10.0/26	9.5/29	8.0/27	6.0/22	7.0/27	3.12	129.89
7	JEC Franklin	7.0/16	10.0/33	5.0/18	10.0/39	10.0/44	3.16	128.10
8	CZ Harris	10.0/32	10.0/32	10.0/33	5.0/17	10.0/36	3.28	123.61
9	TA Boult	10.0/40	10.0/47	9.2/44	10.0/49	9.0/53	3.80	106.57
10	GI Allott	9.0/35	10.0/42	10.0/42	10.0/47	7.0/33	4.29	94.42

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	ECO	BBW	BBE	TVO RAT
1	KD Mills	242.42	178.99	185.77	200.00	143.93	951.12
2	JDP Oram	136.36	200.00	200.00	176.47	135.52	848.35
3	CL Cairns	250.00	129.57	168.13	117.65	129.89	795.24
4	SE Bond	128.79	147.85	179.77	129.41	133.22	719.04
5	GI Allott	128.79	158.01	161.51	164.71	94.42	707.43
6	GR Larsen	98.48	112.52	198.31	117.65	150.00	676.96
7	CZ Harris	151.52	85.31	178.46	129.41	123.61	668.31
8	JEC Franklin	90.91	139.11	193.07	82.35	128.10	633.55
9	TA Boult	106.06	122.96	180.17	117.65	106.57	633.40
10	SB Styris	113.64	89.62	184.06	94.12	144.26	625.69