ODI Decades Rating - Best Fast Bowlers In 1980s Featured

Top ODI Fast Bowler of the Decade (1980 – 1989)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 1980s. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers in ODI cricket in the 1980s.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ECONOMIC
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)
3.5. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
3.6. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. WORLD CUP
5.2. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES RATING
7. NON WEAK TEAMS
8. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts & Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is an example:-

  • TS Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  • TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine Top Teams.
  • The Top Teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Non Weak Teams are calculated in the same way as TT.
  • However, they are more in number.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 100.00

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 141 168 200.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 141 168 200.00
2 Imran Khan PAK 104 144 171.43
3 EJ Chatfield NZ 111 139 165.48
4 MD Marshall WI 109 135 160.71
5 RJ Hadlee NZ 89 133 158.33
6 MA Holding WI 90 126 150.00
6 J Garner WI 87 126 150.00
8 Wasim Akram PAK 83 117 139.29
9 CA Walsh WI 83 97 115.48
10 CEL Ambrose WI 35 61 72.62

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 bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 50
Min Wickets (TT) 50

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 35 1170 61 19.18 20.18 150.00
1 CEL Ambrose 35 1170 61 19.18 20.18 150.00
2 J Garner 87 2354 126 18.68 20.33 148.88
3 RJ Hadlee 89 2632 133 19.79 22.05 137.23
4 MA Holding 90 2649 126 21.02 22.63 133.73
5 Wasim Akram 83 2702 117 23.09 23.37 129.49
6 Imran Khan 104 3306 144 22.96 23.64 128.01
7 MD Marshall 109 3311 135 24.53 25.89 116.87
8 N Kapil Dev 141 4410 168 26.25 26.28 115.15
9 EJ Chatfield 111 3575 139 25.72 27.99 108.13
10 CA Walsh 83 2856 97 29.44 30.40 99.54

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 34 1143 60 19.05 20.04 150.00
1 CEL Ambrose 34 1143 60 19.05 20.04 150.00
2 J Garner 81 2259 120 18.83 20.48 146.75
3 MA Holding 84 2449 115 21.30 22.92 131.13
4 RJ Hadlee 75 2332 109 21.39 23.84 126.07
5 Wasim Akram 71 2371 100 23.71 23.99 125.26
6 Imran Khan 88 2876 123 23.38 24.08 124.83
7 MD Marshall 102 3154 131 24.08 25.42 118.24
8 N Kapil Dev 119 3740 140 26.71 26.75 112.38
9 EJ Chatfield 92 3011 114 26.41 28.74 104.58
10 CA Walsh 75 2556 86 29.72 30.69 97.94

ECONOMIC

R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 1500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 87 4646 2354 3.04 3.42 150.00
1 J Garner 87 4646 2354 3.04 3.42 150.00
2 RJ Hadlee 89 4832 2632 3.27 3.71 138.27
3 MA Holding 90 4788 2649 3.32 3.72 137.94
4 MD Marshall 109 5849 3311 3.40 3.75 136.79
5 N Kapil Dev 141 7172 4410 3.69 3.93 130.69
6 EJ Chatfield 111 5999 3575 3.58 4.00 128.36
7 CEL Ambrose 35 1913 1170 3.67 4.00 128.14
8 Wasim Akram 83 4219 2702 3.84 4.08 125.72
9 CA Walsh 83 4509 2856 3.80 4.10 125.25
10 Imran Khan 104 5104 3306 3.89 4.16 123.37

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 81 4358 2259 3.11 3.50 150.00
1 J Garner 81 4358 2259 3.11 3.50 150.00
2 MA Holding 84 4422 2449 3.32 3.72 140.97
3 MD Marshall 102 5501 3154 3.44 3.80 138.17
4 RJ Hadlee 75 4090 2332 3.42 3.88 135.14
5 N Kapil Dev 119 6074 3740 3.69 3.93 133.52
6 CEL Ambrose 34 1853 1143 3.70 4.04 129.98
7 CA Walsh 75 4086 2556 3.75 4.05 129.74
8 EJ Chatfield 92 4923 3011 3.67 4.10 127.95
9 Wasim Akram 71 3652 2371 3.90 4.14 126.87
10 Imran Khan 88 4409 2876 3.91 4.19 125.33

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak Teams in the 1980s. 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 5/25 5/26 5/32 5/32 5/38 5.00 100.00
1 RJ Hadlee 5/25 5/26 5/32 5/32 5/38 5.00 100.00
2 CEL Ambrose 5/17 5/26 4/29 4/35 4/39 4.40 88.00
3 MA Holding 5/26 4/17 4/17 4/26 4/32 4.20 84.00
3 CA Walsh 5/1 4/16 4/25 4/31 4/40 4.20 84.00
3 Wasim Akram 5/21 5/38 4/25 4/28 3/10 4.20 84.00
3 Imran Khan 6/14 4/27 4/37 4/37 3/13 4.20 84.00
3 J Garner 5/31 5/47 4/10 4/45 3/17 4.20 84.00
8 MD Marshall 4/23 4/33 4/34 4/34 4/37 4.00 80.00
8 EJ Chatfield 5/34 4/20 4/28 4/32 3/14 4.00 80.00
10 N Kapil Dev 5/43 4/30 3/17 3/23 3/26 3.60 72.00

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 30+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 1.20 100.00
1 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 1.20 100.00
2 N Kapil Dev 7.0/4 8.0/9 6.0/7 7.0/10 6.0/9 1.22 98.45
3 EJ Chatfield 10.0/8 9.2/9 7.0/9 10.0/13 9.0/13 1.28 93.71
4 RJ Hadlee 6.0/6 8.0/9 9.0/12 12.0/16 5.0/7 1.42 84.68
5 Imran Khan 9.5/13 10.0/14 7.0/10 7.0/11 8.0/13 1.56 77.01
6 CA Walsh 11.0/11 5.0/7 10.0/16 10.0/17 6.0/11 1.59 75.52
7 MD Marshall 6.0/5 5.0/7 5.0/8 7.2/13 5.0/9 1.64 73.41
8 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 7.0/10 7.2/13 7.4/15 9.1/18 1.66 72.60
9 MA Holding 5.3/5 10.0/15 5.0/8 6.0/10 8.4/15 1.69 71.16
10 CEL Ambrose 8.5/13 8.2/17 9.1/22 10.0/26 9.0/24 2.46 48.95

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 J Garner 150.00 295.64 300.00 84.00 100.00 929.64 464.82
2 RJ Hadlee 158.33 263.30 273.41 100.00 84.68 879.72 439.86
3 N Kapil Dev 200.00 227.54 264.20 72.00 98.45 862.19 431.10
4 MA Holding 150.00 264.86 278.91 84.00 71.16 848.93 424.47
5 Imran Khan 171.43 252.84 248.70 84.00 77.01 833.98 416.99
6 MD Marshall 160.71 235.11 274.96 80.00 73.41 824.20 412.10
7 EJ Chatfield 165.48 212.71 256.30 80.00 93.71 808.20 404.10
8 Wasim Akram 139.29 254.75 252.59 84.00 72.60 803.23 401.62
9 CEL Ambrose 72.62 300.00 258.12 88.00 48.95 767.69 383.84
10 CA Walsh 115.48 197.48 254.99 84.00 75.52 727.47 363.74

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Favourable Conditions 200.00
Unfavourable Conditions 800.00

HOME/AWAY

HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Khan 45 71 18.66 3.86 931.74 186.35
2 RJ Hadlee 25 41 17.29 3.20 855.12 171.02
3 J Garner 17 26 16.77 3.03 849.43 169.89
4 Wasim Akram 39 54 22.33 3.79 821.63 164.33
5 N Kapil Dev 57 70 27.66 4.09 806.53 161.31
6 EJ Chatfield 28 38 22.95 3.33 734.09 146.82
7 MD Marshall 11 20 18.00 3.75 730.04 146.01
8 CEL Ambrose 8 16 16.13 3.56 716.59 143.32
9 MA Holding 14 13 28.62 3.44 601.09 120.22
10 CA Walsh 13 10 47.60 3.84 466.12 93.22

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 70 100 19.18 3.04 934.46 747.57
2 MA Holding 76 113 20.15 3.30 906.95 725.56
3 RJ Hadlee 64 92 20.90 3.29 857.30 685.84
4 MD Marshall 98 115 25.66 3.36 844.61 675.68
5 N Kapil Dev 84 98 25.24 3.43 826.56 661.25
6 EJ Chatfield 83 101 26.76 3.66 814.06 651.25
7 CA Walsh 70 87 27.36 3.79 787.86 630.29
8 CEL Ambrose 27 45 20.27 3.70 747.59 598.07
9 Wasim Akram 44 63 23.75 3.89 721.43 577.14
10 Imran Khan 59 73 27.14 3.90 701.83 561.47

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 79 119 17.86 2.99 959.93 191.99
2 RJ Hadlee 83 121 20.13 3.24 911.70 182.34
3 MA Holding 78 111 21.19 3.29 836.94 167.39
4 EJ Chatfield 87 118 23.71 3.46 836.80 167.36
5 MD Marshall 78 109 22.12 3.36 807.96 161.59
6 CEL Ambrose 20 39 16.67 3.66 740.30 148.06
7 CA Walsh 43 41 37.68 3.86 541.60 108.32

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 N Kapil Dev 49 63 23.59 3.26 985.38 197.08
2 Imran Khan 43 57 26.70 3.92 846.28 169.26
3 Wasim Akram 22 31 26.23 4.08 727.09 145.42

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 CA Walsh 40 56 23.41 3.73 936.85 749.48
2 MD Marshall 31 26 34.62 3.50 697.94 558.35
3 MA Holding 12 15 19.80 3.61 661.60 529.28
4 CEL Ambrose 15 22 23.64 3.69 659.07 527.25
5 EJ Chatfield 24 21 37.00 4.06 599.18 479.34
6 RJ Hadlee 6 12 16.33 3.73 581.40 465.12
7 J Garner 8 7 32.71 3.58 503.39 402.71

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Khan 61 87 20.51 3.86 949.95 759.96
2 Wasim Akram 61 86 21.97 3.75 915.37 732.30
3 N Kapil Dev 92 105 27.85 3.95 891.52 713.21

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BOWLER AW HM UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 N Kapil Dev 661.25 161.31 713.21 197.08 1,732.84 173.28
2 Imran Khan 561.47 186.35 759.96 169.26 1,677.03 167.70
3 Wasim Akram 577.14 164.33 732.30 145.42 1,619.18 161.92
4 CA Walsh 630.29 93.22 749.48 108.32 1,581.31 158.13
5 MA Holding 725.56 120.22 529.28 167.39 1,542.45 154.25
6 MD Marshall 675.68 146.01 558.35 161.59 1,541.63 154.16
7 J Garner 747.57 169.89 402.71 191.99 1,512.15 151.22
8 RJ Hadlee 685.84 171.02 465.12 182.34 1,504.32 150.43
9 EJ Chatfield 651.25 146.82 479.34 167.36 1,444.78 144.48
10 CEL Ambrose 598.07 143.32 527.25 148.06 1,416.70 141.67

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 1,000.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 RJ Hadlee 6 14 12.86 2.76 855.04 855.04
2 Imran Khan 6 17 13.06 4.45 851.69 851.69
3 MD Marshall 6 12 14.58 2.50 772.65 772.65
4 N Kapil Dev 15 17 29.65 3.45 747.38 747.38
5 MA Holding 7 12 19.58 3.14 676.15 676.15
6 EJ Chatfield 12 13 36.92 3.98 622.26 622.26
7 CA Walsh 6 9 25.44 4.13 592.21 592.21
8 CEL Ambrose 0 0 NA NA 500.00 500.00
8 J Garner 4 5 23.40 2.72 500.00 500.00
10 Wasim Akram 7 7 42.14 4.66 468.94 468.94
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 50 83 15.31 2.83 959.25 959.25
2 RJ Hadlee 50 79 17.34 3.07 920.64 920.64
3 EJ Chatfield 50 75 20.61 3.39 848.57 848.57
4 MA Holding 50 76 19.76 3.32 825.93 825.93
5 N Kapil Dev 50 71 20.97 3.51 808.02 808.02
6 Imran Khan 50 72 21.51 3.82 799.56 799.56
7 Wasim Akram 50 78 22.55 3.90 799.53 799.53
8 CA Walsh 50 65 24.78 3.66 772.84 772.84
9 CEL Ambrose 35 61 19.18 3.67 766.67 766.67
10 MD Marshall 50 68 22.38 3.47 760.82 760.82
IMPACT INNINGS (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or economy rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

  • A Bowler takes equal to or more wickets than 3.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be less than 80% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 J Garner 87 56 64.37 972.31 972.31
2 MD Marshall 109 56 51.38 828.28 828.28
3 RJ Hadlee 89 49 55.06 812.58 812.58
4 MA Holding 90 46 51.11 783.16 783.16
5 N Kapil Dev 141 65 46.10 780.52 780.52
6 Imran Khan 104 43 41.35 646.97 646.97
7 CEL Ambrose 35 16 45.71 619.19 619.19
8 CA Walsh 83 32 38.55 605.89 605.89
9 Wasim Akram 83 34 40.96 605.60 605.60
10 EJ Chatfield 111 41 36.94 574.04 574.04

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BOWLER WC TF II TOT SEC RAT
1 RJ Hadlee 855.04 920.64 812.58 2,588.26 258.83
2 J Garner 500.00 959.25 972.31 2,431.56 243.16
3 MD Marshall 772.65 760.82 828.28 2,361.74 236.17
4 N Kapil Dev 747.38 808.02 780.52 2,335.93 233.59
5 Imran Khan 851.69 799.56 646.97 2,298.22 229.82
6 MA Holding 676.15 825.93 783.16 2,285.24 228.52
7 EJ Chatfield 622.26 848.57 574.04 2,044.87 204.49
8 CA Walsh 592.21 772.84 605.89 1,970.93 197.09
9 CEL Ambrose 500.00 766.67 619.19 1,885.87 188.59
10 Wasim Akram 468.94 799.53 605.60 1,874.07 187.41

DECADES RATING

DECADES Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 J Garner WI 464.82 151.22 243.16 859.19
2 RJ Hadlee NZ 439.86 150.43 258.83 849.12
3 N Kapil Dev IND 431.10 173.28 233.59 837.97
4 Imran Khan PAK 416.99 167.70 229.82 814.51
5 MA Holding WI 424.47 154.25 228.52 807.24
6 MD Marshall WI 412.10 154.16 236.17 802.44
7 EJ Chatfield NZ 404.10 144.48 204.49 753.06
8 Wasim Akram PAK 401.62 161.92 187.41 750.94
9 CA Walsh WI 363.74 158.13 197.09 718.96
10 CEL Ambrose WI 383.84 141.67 188.59 714.10

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND AUS PAK SA NZ BAN SL ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK
2020s IND AUS PAK SA NZ BAN

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