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Top 7 New Zealand Spinners Vs Pakistan 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 7 Spin bowlers from New Zealand against Pakistan 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) PAK

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 SL Boock NZ 14 28 300.00
1 SL Boock NZ 14 28 300.00
2 HJ Howarth NZ 10 26 278.57
3 IS Sodhi NZ 13 24 257.14
4 DL Vettori NZ 15 22 235.71
5 AY Patel NZ 9 18 192.86
6 BW Yuile NZ 10 17 182.14
7 V Pollard NZ 12 12 128.57

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 BW Yuile 10 406 17 23.88 23.27 250.00
1 BW Yuile 10 406 17 23.88 23.27 250.00
2 HJ Howarth 10 763 26 29.35 28.21 206.25
3 SL Boock 14 1025 28 36.61 30.53 190.55
4 AY Patel 9 706 18 39.22 35.78 162.62
5 IS Sodhi 13 1009 24 42.04 37.04 157.07
6 V Pollard 12 555 12 46.25 42.37 137.32
7 DL Vettori 15 1019 22 46.32 44.00 132.24

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 HJ Howarth 10 2053 26 78.96 63.34 250.00
1 HJ Howarth 10 2053 26 78.96 63.34 250.00
2 BW Yuile 10 1362 17 80.12 65.12 243.17
3 SL Boock 14 2404 28 85.86 69.29 228.52
4 IS Sodhi 13 1781 24 74.21 76.15 207.93
5 AY Patel 9 1319 18 73.28 80.61 196.44
6 V Pollard 12 1478 12 123.17 96.18 164.64
7 DL Vettori 15 2442 22 111.00 116.94 135.41

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 SL Boock 7/87 5/117 4/83 2/22 2/53 4.00 200.00
1 SL Boock 7/87 5/117 4/83 2/22 2/53 4.00 200.00
2 HJ Howarth 5/80 4/85 4/99 3/35 3/99 3.80 190.00
3 IS Sodhi 6/86 3/95 2/37 2/59 2/66 3.00 150.00
3 AY Patel 5/59 3/42 3/88 2/64 2/100 3.00 150.00
5 BW Yuile 4/43 3/48 3/64 2/28 2/35 2.80 140.00
5 DL Vettori 4/58 4/100 2/51 2/64 2/93 2.80 140.00
7 V Pollard 3/27 2/32 2/49 1/41 1/41 1.80 90.00

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 HJ Howarth 278.57 206.25 250.00 190.00 924.83
2 SL Boock 300.00 190.55 228.52 200.00 919.07
3 BW Yuile 182.14 250.00 243.17 140.00 815.31
4 IS Sodhi 257.14 157.07 207.93 150.00 772.15
5 AY Patel 192.86 162.62 196.44 150.00 701.92
6 DL Vettori 235.71 132.24 135.41 140.00 643.37
7 V Pollard 128.57 137.32 164.64 90.00 520.53

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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