Best Kiwi Fast Bowlers In Tests Against Australia Featured

Top 10 New Zealand Pacers Vs Australia In Tests

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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 against Australia 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) ALL
Oposition (O) AUS

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 RJ Hadlee NZ 41 130 300.00
1 RJ Hadlee NZ 41 130 300.00
2 TG Southee NZ 26 41 94.62
3 CL Cairns NZ 21 39 90.00
4 DK Morrison NZ 16 37 85.38
5 N Wagner NZ 8 24 55.38
6 MJ Henry NZ 10 21 48.46
7 DAJ Bracewell NZ 11 19 43.85
8 SB O'Connor NZ 8 18 41.54
9 BE Congdon NZ 12 16 36.92
10 JEC Franklin NZ 7 12 27.69

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 N Wagner 8 553 24 23.04 18.48 250.00
1 N Wagner 8 553 24 23.04 18.48 250.00
2 RJ Hadlee 41 2674 130 20.57 20.42 226.17
3 SB O'Connor 8 533 18 29.61 25.09 184.10
4 BE Congdon 12 441 16 27.56 25.67 179.95
5 DAJ Bracewell 11 667 19 35.11 28.27 163.37
6 MJ Henry 10 707 21 33.67 29.10 158.74
7 DK Morrison 16 1289 37 34.84 30.89 149.51
8 JEC Franklin 7 535 12 44.58 33.31 138.64
9 TG Southee 26 1785 41 43.54 34.87 132.45
10 CL Cairns 21 1636 39 41.95 35.84 128.87

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 RJ Hadlee 41 6099 130 46.92 43.26 250.00
1 RJ Hadlee 41 6099 130 46.92 43.26 250.00
2 SB O'Connor 8 935 18 51.94 45.49 237.75
3 N Wagner 8 1246 24 51.92 48.06 225.02
4 JEC Franklin 7 685 12 57.08 50.79 212.93
5 BE Congdon 12 996 16 62.25 54.20 199.54
6 DK Morrison 16 2491 37 67.32 58.17 185.91
7 DAJ Bracewell 11 1153 19 60.68 58.84 183.80
8 CL Cairns 21 2623 39 67.26 58.88 183.69
9 MJ Henry 10 1268 21 60.38 60.62 178.39
10 TG Southee 26 3159 41 77.05 73.21 147.72

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 RJ Hadlee 9/52 7/116 6/57 6/71 6/90 6.80 200.00
1 RJ Hadlee 9/52 7/116 6/57 6/71 6/90 6.80 200.00
2 DK Morrison 7/89 6/37 4/86 4/145 3/22 4.80 141.18
3 TG Southee 5/69 4/61 4/63 4/93 4/97 4.20 123.53
4 CL Cairns 5/146 4/90 4/95 4/113 3/54 4.00 117.65
4 N Wagner 6/106 4/83 4/92 3/50 3/59 4.00 117.65
6 MJ Henry 7/67 5/70 3/36 2/94 2/105 3.80 111.76
7 DAJ Bracewell 6/40 3/18 3/20 2/81 2/127 3.20 94.12
8 SB O'Connor 5/51 3/101 3/109 2/42 2/53 3.00 88.24
9 BE Congdon 4/46 3/33 3/60 2/31 1/29 2.60 76.47
10 JEC Franklin 6/119 4/128 2/102 2.40 70.59

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 300.00 226.17 250.00 200.00 976.17
2 N Wagner 55.38 250.00 225.02 117.65 648.05
3 DK Morrison 85.38 149.51 185.91 141.18 561.98
4 SB O'Connor 41.54 184.10 237.75 88.24 551.63
5 CL Cairns 90.00 128.87 183.69 117.65 520.21
6 TG Southee 94.62 132.45 147.72 123.53 498.31
7 MJ Henry 48.46 158.74 178.39 111.76 497.36
8 BE Congdon 36.92 179.95 199.54 76.47 492.89
9 DAJ Bracewell 43.85 163.37 183.80 94.12 485.13
10 JEC Franklin 27.69 138.64 212.93 70.59 449.86

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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