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Top 10 New Zealand Spinners Vs England 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 Spin bowlers from New Zealand against England 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) ENG

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 DL Vettori NZ 27 45 300.00
1 DL Vettori NZ 27 45 300.00
2 JG Bracewell NZ 19 31 206.67
3 HJ Howarth NZ 14 22 146.67
4 SL Boock NZ 12 21 140.00
5 AM Moir NZ 9 20 133.33
6 KS Williamson NZ 14 15 100.00
7 MJ Santner NZ 7 11 73.33
8 V Pollard NZ 17 10 66.67
8 BP Martin NZ 7 10 66.67
8 MG Bracewell NZ 8 10 66.67

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 KS Williamson 14 276 15 18.40 16.17 250.00
1 KS Williamson 14 276 15 18.40 16.17 250.00
2 SL Boock 12 511 21 24.33 24.59 164.44
3 MJ Santner 7 325 11 29.55 30.15 134.12
4 JG Bracewell 19 1125 31 36.29 30.26 133.62
5 HJ Howarth 14 872 22 39.64 36.31 111.36
6 DL Vettori 27 1648 45 36.62 36.39 111.13
7 AM Moir 9 609 20 30.45 36.76 110.01
8 V Pollard 17 437 10 43.70 40.53 99.76
9 BP Martin 7 471 10 47.10 40.83 99.04
10 MG Bracewell 8 493 10 49.30 46.78 86.45

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 KS Williamson 14 572 15 38.13 38.71 250.00
1 KS Williamson 14 572 15 38.13 38.71 250.00
2 JG Bracewell 19 2488 31 80.26 62.53 154.75
3 AM Moir 9 1282 20 64.10 64.67 149.63
4 MG Bracewell 8 591 10 59.10 68.53 141.20
5 SL Boock 12 1792 21 85.33 74.00 130.77
6 MJ Santner 7 728 11 66.18 77.35 125.09
7 V Pollard 17 978 10 97.80 80.78 119.79
8 DL Vettori 27 3995 45 88.78 84.95 113.90
9 HJ Howarth 14 2594 22 117.91 93.41 103.58
10 BP Martin 7 1260 10 126.00 120.67 80.19

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 DL Vettori 5/66 5/69 4/97 4/158 3/46 4.20 200.00
1 DL Vettori 5/66 5/69 4/97 4/158 3/46 4.20 200.00
2 AM Moir 6/155 5/62 3/84 2/65 2/83 3.60 171.43
3 HJ Howarth 4/46 4/144 3/42 3/102 2/24 3.20 152.38
3 JG Bracewell 4/38 4/108 3/29 3/88 2/16 3.20 152.38
5 SL Boock 5/67 3/25 3/103 2/29 2/61 3.00 142.86
6 KS Williamson 4/44 3/15 3/68 2/16 2/20 2.80 133.33
7 MJ Santner 4/85 3/7 3/53 1/88 2.20 104.76
8 BP Martin 4/43 4/130 1/38 1/90 2.00 95.24
8 MG Bracewell 3/62 3/68 2/54 1/54 1/109 2.00 95.24
10 V Pollard 3/3 2/24 2/61 1/20 1/27 1.80 85.71

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 KS Williamson 100.00 250.00 250.00 133.33 733.33
2 DL Vettori 300.00 111.13 113.90 200.00 725.03
3 JG Bracewell 206.67 133.62 154.75 152.38 647.42
4 SL Boock 140.00 164.44 130.77 142.86 578.07
5 AM Moir 133.33 110.01 149.63 171.43 564.40
6 HJ Howarth 146.67 111.36 103.58 152.38 513.99
7 MJ Santner 73.33 134.12 125.09 104.76 437.31
8 MG Bracewell 66.67 86.45 141.20 95.24 389.55
9 V Pollard 66.67 99.76 119.79 85.71 371.93
10 BP Martin 66.67 99.04 80.19 95.24 341.13

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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