Top 4 New Zealand Spin Bowlers In Tests In India

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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 4 Spin bowlers from New Zealand in India in Test cricket.

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

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 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 5

PROLIFIC


The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS HJ Howarth NZ 1969 1969 1969 6 12 240.00
1 HJ Howarth NZ 1969 1969 1969 6 12 240.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS DL Vettori NZ 1999 2010 2004.5 13 31 300.00
1 DL Vettori NZ 1999 2010 2004.5 13 31 300.00
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS AY Patel NZ 2021 2024 2022.5 9 32 300.00
1 AY Patel NZ 2021 2024 2022.5 9 32 300.00
2 MJ Santner NZ 2016 2024 2020 8 23 215.63

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 HJ Howarth 6 218 12 18.17 22.69 300.00
1 HJ Howarth 6 218 12 18.17 22.69 300.00
2 MJ Santner 8 681 23 29.61 28.06 242.55
3 AY Patel 9 732 32 22.88 29.56 230.22
4 DL Vettori 13 1388 31 44.77 41.11 165.58

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 AY Patel 9 1183 32 36.97 61.93 200.00
1 AY Patel 9 1183 32 36.97 61.93 200.00
2 HJ Howarth 6 756 12 63.00 61.98 199.83
3 MJ Santner 8 1223 23 53.17 64.07 193.32
4 DL Vettori 13 3186 31 102.77 105.63 117.26

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 AY Patel 10/119 6/57 5/103 4/106 2/43 5.40 200.00
1 AY Patel 10/119 6/57 5/103 4/106 2/43 5.40 200.00
2 DL Vettori 6/127 5/135 4/118 4/200 3/178 4.40 162.96
3 MJ Santner 7/53 6/104 3/60 3/94 2/79 4.20 155.56
4 HJ Howarth 5/34 4/66 2/69 1/12 2.40 88.89

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 AY Patel 300.00 230.22 200.00 200.00 930.22
2 HJ Howarth 240.00 300.00 199.83 88.89 828.72
3 MJ Santner 215.63 242.55 193.32 155.56 807.05
4 DL Vettori 300.00 165.58 117.26 162.96 745.79


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