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Top 10 New Zealand Pacers Vs South Africa 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 South Africa 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) SA

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 CS Martin NZ 24 55 300.00
1 CS Martin NZ 24 55 300.00
2 N Wagner NZ 16 33 180.00
3 FJ Cameron (NZ) NZ 15 29 158.18
4 RW Blair NZ 16 27 147.27
5 MJ Henry NZ 10 25 136.36
6 AR MacGibbon NZ 11 23 125.45
7 RC Motz NZ 12 21 114.55
8 DAJ Bracewell NZ 11 16 87.27
8 TA Boult NZ 9 16 87.27
10 SB Doull NZ 8 15 81.82

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 MJ Henry 10 462 25 18.48 20.25 250.00
1 MJ Henry 10 462 25 18.48 20.25 250.00
2 CS Martin 24 1470 55 26.73 22.07 229.43
3 AR MacGibbon 11 543 23 23.61 24.53 206.46
4 N Wagner 16 958 33 29.03 26.44 191.54
5 RW Blair 16 785 27 29.07 27.16 186.42
6 SB Doull 8 472 15 31.47 27.96 181.13
7 FJ Cameron (NZ) 15 819 29 28.24 28.90 175.22
8 RC Motz 12 649 21 30.90 31.18 162.39
9 TA Boult 9 638 16 39.88 31.49 160.83
10 DAJ Bracewell 11 696 16 43.50 34.31 147.61

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 CS Martin 24 2730 55 49.64 44.10 250.00
1 CS Martin 24 2730 55 49.64 44.10 250.00
2 MJ Henry 10 1038 25 41.52 48.13 229.04
3 RC Motz 12 1370 21 65.24 49.01 224.93
4 RW Blair 16 1924 27 71.26 51.63 213.53
5 FJ Cameron (NZ) 15 1942 29 66.97 52.63 209.48
6 AR MacGibbon 11 1633 23 71.00 53.23 207.11
7 N Wagner 16 1858 33 56.30 55.92 197.12
8 SB Doull 8 1188 15 79.20 62.22 177.17
9 TA Boult 9 1236 16 77.25 67.77 162.67
10 DAJ Bracewell 11 1274 16 79.63 69.89 157.74

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 CS Martin 6/76 5/37 5/55 5/104 4/56 5.00 200.00
1 CS Martin 6/76 5/37 5/55 5/104 4/56 5.00 200.00
2 FJ Cameron (NZ) 5/48 5/83 3/32 3/58 3/60 3.80 152.00
2 MJ Henry 7/23 4/93 3/31 3/90 2/32 3.80 152.00
4 N Wagner 5/86 4/102 3/47 3/88 3/102 3.60 144.00
5 AR MacGibbon 4/62 4/71 3/55 3/61 3/73 3.40 136.00
5 RW Blair 4/85 4/98 3/42 3/57 3/86 3.40 136.00
7 RC Motz 4/68 3/33 3/51 3/86 2/64 3.00 120.00
8 SB Doull 5/73 4/33 2/55 2/70 1/26 2.80 112.00
9 TA Boult 4/64 3/52 3/78 2/44 1/34 2.60 104.00
10 DAJ Bracewell 3/70 3/94 2/52 1/14 1/19 2.00 80.00

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 CS Martin 300.00 229.43 250.00 200.00 979.43
2 MJ Henry 136.36 250.00 229.04 152.00 767.41
3 N Wagner 180.00 191.54 197.12 144.00 712.66
4 FJ Cameron (NZ) 158.18 175.22 209.48 152.00 694.88
5 RW Blair 147.27 186.42 213.53 136.00 683.22
6 AR MacGibbon 125.45 206.46 207.11 136.00 675.03
7 RC Motz 114.55 162.39 224.93 120.00 621.86
8 SB Doull 81.82 181.13 177.17 112.00 552.12
9 TA Boult 87.27 160.83 162.67 104.00 514.77
10 DAJ Bracewell 87.27 147.61 157.74 80.00 472.62

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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