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Top 10 New Zealand Pacers Vs Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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) SL

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 TG Southee NZ 26 66 300.00
1 TG Southee NZ 26 66 300.00
2 TA Boult NZ 20 45 204.55
3 RJ Hadlee NZ 11 37 168.18
4 CS Martin NZ 12 23 104.55
5 EJ Chatfield NZ 9 22 100.00
6 DK Morrison NZ 7 20 90.91
7 CL Cairns NZ 7 19 86.36
8 JEC Franklin NZ 10 16 72.73
9 BL Cairns NZ 8 15 68.18
9 SE Bond NZ 7 15 68.18

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 RJ Hadlee 11 473 37 12.78 16.85 250.00
1 RJ Hadlee 11 473 37 12.78 16.85 250.00
2 TG Southee 26 1309 66 19.83 19.55 215.43
3 TA Boult 20 1005 45 22.33 21.71 194.03
4 CL Cairns 7 491 19 25.84 22.06 190.99
5 CS Martin 12 677 23 29.43 26.01 161.92
6 EJ Chatfield 9 448 22 20.36 26.13 161.20
7 SE Bond 7 452 15 30.13 26.42 159.45
8 DK Morrison 7 577 20 28.85 27.72 151.99
9 JEC Franklin 10 458 16 28.63 27.99 150.48
10 BL Cairns 8 360 15 24.00 31.02 135.80

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 CL Cairns 7 796 19 41.89 34.91 250.00
1 CL Cairns 7 796 19 41.89 34.91 250.00
2 RJ Hadlee 11 1405 37 37.97 44.07 198.07
3 SE Bond 7 757 15 50.47 48.28 180.77
4 DK Morrison 7 1083 20 54.15 48.57 179.71
5 CS Martin 12 1204 23 52.35 50.78 171.88
6 TG Southee 26 3194 66 48.39 51.79 168.55
7 TA Boult 20 2276 45 50.58 53.52 163.07
8 JEC Franklin 10 837 16 52.31 54.34 160.62
9 EJ Chatfield 9 1132 22 51.45 57.93 150.66
10 BL Cairns 8 785 15 52.33 58.73 148.62

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 TG Southee 6/68 5/62 5/64 4/26 4/46 4.80 200.00
1 TG Southee 6/68 5/62 5/64 4/26 4/46 4.80 200.00
2 RJ Hadlee 5/29 5/73 4/8 4/33 4/34 4.40 183.33
3 TA Boult 6/30 4/42 4/100 3/25 3/33 4.00 166.67
4 EJ Chatfield 5/63 4/66 4/78 3/15 3/40 3.80 158.33
4 CS Martin 6/54 4/77 4/132 3/50 2/37 3.80 158.33
6 CL Cairns 5/62 5/75 4/136 3/59 1/64 3.60 150.00
7 DK Morrison 5/153 4/61 3/40 3/77 2/74 3.40 141.67
8 BL Cairns 4/47 4/47 4/49 1/53 1/71 2.80 116.67
8 JEC Franklin 4/71 4/126 3/30 2/34 1/16 2.80 116.67
10 SE Bond 4/63 3/43 3/97 2/85 1/19 2.60 108.33

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 TG Southee 300.00 215.43 168.55 200.00 883.98
2 RJ Hadlee 168.18 250.00 198.07 183.33 799.59
3 TA Boult 204.55 194.03 163.07 166.67 728.31
4 CL Cairns 86.36 190.99 250.00 150.00 677.35
5 CS Martin 104.55 161.92 171.88 158.33 596.68
6 EJ Chatfield 100.00 161.20 150.66 158.33 570.18
7 DK Morrison 90.91 151.99 179.71 141.67 564.27
8 SE Bond 68.18 159.45 180.77 108.33 516.73
9 JEC Franklin 72.73 150.48 160.62 116.67 500.49
10 BL Cairns 68.18 135.80 148.62 116.67 469.26

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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