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Top 10 New Zealand Pacers Vs West Indies 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 West Indies 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) WI

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 19 51 300.00
1 RJ Hadlee NZ 19 51 300.00
2 TG Southee NZ 20 48 282.35
2 TA Boult NZ 22 48 282.35
4 N Wagner NZ 20 40 235.29
5 BR Taylor NZ 13 32 188.24
6 EJ Chatfield NZ 13 23 135.29
7 GB Troup NZ 8 20 117.65
8 BL Cairns NZ 10 17 100.00
9 BE Congdon NZ 9 13 76.47
10 CS Martin NZ 7 11 64.71

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 19 1124 51 22.04 20.47 250.00
1 RJ Hadlee 19 1124 51 22.04 20.47 250.00
2 BR Taylor 13 746 32 23.31 20.88 245.11
3 TG Southee 20 988 48 20.58 21.63 236.65
4 GB Troup 8 471 20 23.55 22.15 231.13
5 TA Boult 22 1200 48 25.00 26.13 195.91
6 EJ Chatfield 13 723 23 31.43 28.61 178.91
7 N Wagner 20 1124 40 28.10 28.98 176.60
8 BE Congdon 9 446 13 34.31 28.99 176.59
9 BL Cairns 10 734 17 43.18 40.32 126.97
10 CS Martin 7 435 11 39.55 41.12 124.48

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 BR Taylor 13 1533 32 47.91 40.82 250.00
1 BR Taylor 13 1533 32 47.91 40.82 250.00
2 RJ Hadlee 19 2506 51 49.14 48.46 210.57
3 TG Southee 20 2099 48 43.73 48.89 208.76
4 N Wagner 20 1936 40 48.40 53.42 191.03
5 TA Boult 22 2340 48 48.75 54.23 188.20
6 GB Troup 8 1093 20 54.65 55.02 185.49
7 EJ Chatfield 13 1599 23 69.52 67.82 150.48
8 CS Martin 7 708 11 64.36 69.46 146.93
9 BE Congdon 9 1200 13 92.31 75.44 135.28
10 BL Cairns 10 1499 17 88.18 87.60 116.49

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 6/50 6/68 6/105 5/34 4/53 5.40 200.00
1 RJ Hadlee 6/50 6/68 6/105 5/34 4/53 5.40 200.00
2 BR Taylor 7/74 5/41 4/41 3/26 3/74 4.40 162.96
3 TG Southee 5/32 4/19 4/35 4/52 4/79 4.20 155.56
3 TA Boult 6/40 4/23 4/40 4/73 3/40 4.20 155.56
3 N Wagner 7/39 4/64 4/66 3/42 3/54 4.20 155.56
6 EJ Chatfield 6/73 4/30 4/51 4/102 2/57 4.00 148.15
7 GB Troup 6/95 4/71 3/57 2/26 2/84 3.40 125.93
8 BL Cairns 6/85 2/32 2/47 2/70 2/76 2.80 103.70
9 BE Congdon 3/56 2/26 2/45 2/66 2/86 2.20 81.48
9 CS Martin 3/80 3/134 2/65 2/66 1/39 2.20 81.48

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 300.00 250.00 210.57 200.00 960.57
2 TG Southee 282.35 236.65 208.76 155.56 883.31
3 BR Taylor 188.24 245.11 250.00 162.96 846.31
4 TA Boult 282.35 195.91 188.20 155.56 822.01
5 N Wagner 235.29 176.60 191.03 155.56 758.48
6 GB Troup 117.65 231.13 185.49 125.93 660.19
7 EJ Chatfield 135.29 178.91 150.48 148.15 612.83
8 BE Congdon 76.47 176.59 135.28 81.48 469.82
9 BL Cairns 100.00 126.97 116.49 103.70 447.16
10 CS Martin 64.71 124.48 146.93 81.48 417.60

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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