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Top 10 New Zealand Fast Bowlers In Tests In India

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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 Fast bowlers from New Zealand in India 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) NZ
Venue (V) IND
Oposition (O) ALL

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 RJ Hadlee NZ 10 31 300.00
1 RJ Hadlee NZ 10 31 300.00
2 TG Southee NZ 13 23 222.58
3 BR Taylor NZ 9 21 203.23
4 DJ Nash NZ 10 16 154.84
4 MJ Henry NZ 8 16 154.84
6 TA Boult NZ 9 15 145.16
7 DR Hadlee NZ 6 13 125.81
7 CL Cairns NZ 10 13 125.81
9 JA Hayes NZ 6 10 96.77
9 CS Martin NZ 5 10 96.77

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 DR Hadlee 6 181 13 13.92 16.43 250.00
1 DR Hadlee 6 181 13 13.92 16.43 250.00
2 MJ Henry 8 407 16 25.44 18.21 225.55
3 BR Taylor 9 381 21 18.14 19.28 213.03
4 TG Southee 13 668 23 29.04 22.17 185.23
5 DJ Nash 10 439 16 27.44 22.48 182.74
6 RJ Hadlee 10 689 31 22.23 23.44 175.20
7 TA Boult 9 580 15 38.67 24.43 168.14
8 CL Cairns 10 424 13 32.62 26.72 153.73
9 CS Martin 5 383 10 38.30 27.55 149.10
10 JA Hayes 6 474 10 47.40 36.23 113.38

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 BR Taylor 9 784 21 37.33 34.77 250.00
1 BR Taylor 9 784 21 37.33 34.77 250.00
2 DR Hadlee 6 486 13 37.38 38.12 227.99
3 MJ Henry 8 785 16 49.06 40.79 213.08
4 RJ Hadlee 10 1367 31 44.10 43.92 197.93
5 TG Southee 13 1330 23 57.83 49.07 177.12
6 TA Boult 9 1041 15 69.40 51.05 170.27
7 DJ Nash 10 1062 16 66.38 54.97 158.13
8 CL Cairns 10 891 13 68.54 56.76 153.14
9 CS Martin 5 810 10 81.00 65.73 132.23
10 JA Hayes 6 1026 10 102.60 65.79 132.11

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 RJ Hadlee 6/49 5/65 4/39 4/95 3/37 4.40 200.00
1 RJ Hadlee 6/49 5/65 4/39 4/95 3/37 4.40 200.00
2 TG Southee 7/64 5/69 3/75 3/119 1/8 3.80 172.73
3 BR Taylor 5/26 5/86 3/30 3/76 1/18 3.40 154.55
4 DJ Nash 6/27 4/62 3/50 1/11 1/22 3.00 136.36
4 MJ Henry 5/15 3/46 3/59 3/102 1/10 3.00 136.36
6 DR Hadlee 4/30 3/17 3/31 3/57 2.60 118.18
6 TA Boult 3/38 3/67 3/93 2/46 2/113 2.60 118.18
8 CL Cairns 4/44 3/95 2/23 1/10 1/18 2.20 100.00
9 JA Hayes 3/91 2/38 2/67 2/105 1/79 2.00 90.91
9 CS Martin 5/63 2/82 1/75 1/76 1/87 2.00 90.91

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 RJ Hadlee 300.00 175.20 197.93 200.00 873.12
2 BR Taylor 203.23 213.03 250.00 154.55 820.80
3 TG Southee 222.58 185.23 177.12 172.73 757.66
4 MJ Henry 154.84 225.55 213.08 136.36 729.84
5 DR Hadlee 125.81 250.00 227.99 118.18 721.98
6 DJ Nash 154.84 182.74 158.13 136.36 632.07
7 TA Boult 145.16 168.14 170.27 118.18 601.75
8 CL Cairns 125.81 153.73 153.14 100.00 532.67
9 CS Martin 96.77 149.10 132.23 90.91 469.01
10 JA Hayes 96.77 113.38 132.11 90.91 433.17

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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