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

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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) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT & NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings (TT) 20

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 150.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 150.00

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 J Garner WI 87 126 150.00
6 MA Holding WI 90 126 150.00
8 Wasim Akram PAK 83 117 139.29
9 CA Walsh WI 83 97 115.48
10 DK Lillee AUS 48 76 90.48

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 40
Min Wickets (TT) 20

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 35 1170 61 19.18 20.18 100.00
1 J Garner 87 2354 126 18.68 20.33 99.26
2 RJ Hadlee 89 2632 133 19.79 22.05 91.48
3 MA Holding 90 2649 126 21.02 22.63 89.16
4 DK Lillee 48 1523 76 20.04 22.68 88.96
5 Wasim Akram 83 2702 117 23.09 23.37 86.32
6 Imran Khan 104 3306 144 22.96 23.64 85.34
7 MD Marshall 109 3311 135 24.53 25.89 77.91
8 N Kapil Dev 141 4410 168 26.25 26.28 76.77
9 EJ Chatfield 111 3575 139 25.72 27.99 72.09
10 CA Walsh 83 2856 97 29.44 30.40 66.36

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 J Garner 81 2259 120 18.83 20.48 146.75
2 DK Lillee 44 1398 74 18.89 21.38 140.58
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 1000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 87 4646 2354 3.04 3.42 100.00
1 J Garner 87 4646 2354 3.04 3.42 100.00
2 RJ Hadlee 89 4832 2632 3.27 3.71 92.18
3 MA Holding 90 4788 2649 3.32 3.72 91.96
4 MD Marshall 109 5849 3311 3.40 3.75 91.19
5 DK Lillee 48 2684 1523 3.40 3.90 87.64
6 N Kapil Dev 141 7172 4410 3.69 3.93 87.12
7 EJ Chatfield 111 5999 3575 3.58 4.00 85.57
8 Wasim Akram 83 4219 2702 3.84 4.08 83.81
9 CA Walsh 83 4509 2856 3.80 4.10 83.50
10 Imran Khan 104 5104 3306 3.89 4.16 82.25

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 DK Lillee 44 2450 1398 3.42 3.92 133.74
6 N Kapil Dev 119 6074 3740 3.69 3.93 133.52
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 5.00 150.00
1 RJ Hadlee 5/25 5/26 5/32 5/32 5/38 5.00 150.00
2 Wasim Akram 5/21 5/38 4/25 4/28 3/10 4.20 126.00
2 Imran Khan 6/14 4/27 4/37 4/37 3/13 4.20 126.00
2 CA Walsh 5/1 4/16 4/25 4/31 4/40 4.20 126.00
2 J Garner 5/31 5/47 4/10 4/45 3/17 4.20 126.00
2 MA Holding 5/26 4/17 4/17 4/26 4/32 4.20 126.00
7 EJ Chatfield 5/34 4/20 4/28 4/32 3/14 4.00 120.00
7 MD Marshall 4/23 4/33 4/34 4/34 4/37 4.00 120.00
9 DK Lillee 4/12 4/32 4/35 3/14 3/17 3.60 108.00
9 N Kapil Dev 5/43 4/30 3/17 3/23 3/26 3.60 108.00

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 1.20 150.00
1 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 1.20 150.00
2 N Kapil Dev 7.0/4 8.0/9 6.0/7 7.0/10 6.0/9 1.22 147.68
3 EJ Chatfield 10.0/8 9.2/9 7.0/9 10.0/13 9.0/13 1.28 140.57
4 RJ Hadlee 6.0/6 8.0/9 9.0/12 12.0/16 5.0/7 1.42 127.01
5 Imran Khan 9.5/13 10.0/14 7.0/10 7.0/11 8.0/13 1.56 115.52
6 CA Walsh 11.0/11 5.0/7 10.0/16 10.0/17 6.0/11 1.59 113.28
7 MD Marshall 6.0/5 5.0/7 12.0/19 5.0/8 7.2/13 1.63 110.91
8 DK Lillee 5.0/3 10.0/12 10.0/14 10.0/17 10.0/18 1.63 110.57
9 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 7.0/10 7.2/13 7.4/15 9.1/18 1.66 108.91
10 MA Holding 5.3/5 10.0/15 5.0/8 6.0/10 8.4/15 1.69 106.74

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 150.00 246.01 250.00 126.00 150.00 922.01 461.01
2 RJ Hadlee 158.33 217.55 227.32 150.00 127.01 880.22 440.11
3 N Kapil Dev 200.00 189.15 220.64 108.00 147.68 865.47 432.74
4 MA Holding 150.00 220.28 232.93 126.00 106.74 835.96 417.98
5 Imran Khan 171.43 210.17 207.57 126.00 115.52 830.69 415.35
6 MD Marshall 160.71 196.16 229.36 120.00 110.91 817.15 408.57
7 EJ Chatfield 165.48 176.66 213.52 120.00 140.57 816.23 408.11
8 Wasim Akram 139.29 211.59 210.69 126.00 108.91 796.47 398.23
9 DK Lillee 90.48 229.53 221.39 108.00 110.57 759.96 379.98
10 CA Walsh 115.48 164.30 213.24 126.00 113.28 732.30 366.15

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 3.86 940.43 188.09
2 RJ Hadlee 25 41 17.29 3.20 852.06 170.41
3 DK Lillee 34 55 18.60 3.37 845.28 169.06
4 J Garner 17 26 16.77 3.03 837.53 167.51
5 Wasim Akram 39 54 22.33 3.79 823.07 164.61
6 N Kapil Dev 57 70 27.66 4.09 810.10 162.02
7 EJ Chatfield 28 38 22.95 3.33 732.28 146.46
8 MD Marshall 11 20 18.00 3.75 707.82 141.56
9 MA Holding 14 13 28.62 3.44 592.46 118.49
10 CA Walsh 13 10 47.60 3.84 452.81 90.56

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 70 100 19.18 3.04 939.34 751.47
2 MA Holding 76 113 20.15 3.30 904.74 723.79
3 RJ Hadlee 64 92 20.90 3.29 861.52 689.21
4 MD Marshall 98 115 25.66 3.36 847.95 678.36
5 N Kapil Dev 84 98 25.24 3.43 833.61 666.89
6 EJ Chatfield 83 101 26.76 3.66 831.20 664.96
7 CA Walsh 70 87 27.36 3.79 804.36 643.49
8 Wasim Akram 44 63 23.75 3.89 714.83 571.86
9 Imran Khan 59 73 27.14 3.90 697.12 557.69
10 DK Lillee 14 21 23.81 3.48 608.09 486.47

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: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 J Garner 79 119 17.86 2.99 943.76 188.75
2 RJ Hadlee 83 121 20.13 3.24 904.97 180.99
3 EJ Chatfield 87 118 23.71 3.46 834.27 166.85
4 MA Holding 78 111 21.19 3.29 813.65 162.73
5 MD Marshall 78 109 22.12 3.36 791.99 158.40
6 DK Lillee 46 76 19.32 3.42 762.23 152.45
7 CA Walsh 43 41 37.68 3.86 527.06 105.41

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 3.26 974.89 194.98
2 Imran Khan 43 57 26.70 3.92 835.59 167.12
3 Wasim Akram 22 31 26.23 4.08 716.38 143.28

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 EJ Chatfield 24 21 37.00 4.06 597.53 478.02
5 RJ Hadlee 6 12 16.33 3.73 581.40 465.12
6 J Garner 8 7 32.71 3.58 503.39 402.71
7 DK Lillee 2 0 NA NA 500.00 400.00

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Khan 61 87 20.51 3.86 945.19 756.15
2 Wasim Akram 61 86 21.97 3.75 901.03 720.83
3 N Kapil Dev 92 105 27.85 3.95 889.87 711.90

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 666.89 162.02 711.90 194.98 1,735.79 173.58
2 Imran Khan 557.69 188.09 756.15 167.12 1,669.05 166.91
3 Wasim Akram 571.86 164.61 720.83 143.28 1,600.58 160.06
4 CA Walsh 643.49 90.56 749.48 105.41 1,588.94 158.89
5 MD Marshall 678.36 141.56 558.35 158.40 1,536.67 153.67
6 MA Holding 723.79 118.49 529.28 162.73 1,534.30 153.43
7 J Garner 751.47 167.51 402.71 188.75 1,510.44 151.04
8 RJ Hadlee 689.21 170.41 465.12 180.99 1,505.74 150.57
9 EJ Chatfield 664.96 146.46 478.02 166.85 1,456.29 145.63
10 DK Lillee 486.47 169.06 400.00 152.45 1,207.97 120.80

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 Top Teams: 3

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Khan 6 17 13.06 4.45 842.28 842.28
2 RJ Hadlee 6 14 12.86 2.76 800.33 800.33
3 MD Marshall 6 12 14.58 2.50 790.98 790.98
4 N Kapil Dev 15 17 29.65 3.45 777.02 777.02
5 MA Holding 7 12 19.58 3.14 682.22 682.22
6 EJ Chatfield 12 13 36.92 3.98 606.07 606.07
7 CA Walsh 6 9 25.44 4.13 582.93 582.93
8 DK Lillee 4 4 44.25 3.93 500.00 500.00
9 J Garner 4 5 23.40 2.72 481.75 481.75
10 Wasim Akram 7 7 42.14 4.66 456.92 456.92
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 84 15.31 2.87 970.45 970.45
2 RJ Hadlee 50 79 17.34 3.07 919.36 919.36
3 EJ Chatfield 50 75 20.61 3.39 847.29 847.29
4 MA Holding 50 76 19.53 3.28 828.65 828.65
5 N Kapil Dev 50 73 20.40 3.47 820.59 820.59
6 DK Lillee 48 76 20.04 3.40 818.95 818.95
7 Imran Khan 50 72 21.51 3.82 798.26 798.26
8 Wasim Akram 50 78 22.55 3.90 797.95 797.95
9 CA Walsh 50 65 24.78 3.66 771.92 771.92
10 MD Marshall 50 63 22.87 3.21 763.25 763.25
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 90% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 J Garner 87 65 74.71 950.00 950.00
2 MA Holding 90 62 68.89 894.25 894.25
3 MD Marshall 109 69 63.30 869.52 869.52
4 N Kapil Dev 141 78 55.32 826.70 826.70
5 RJ Hadlee 89 55 61.80 774.53 774.53
6 Imran Khan 104 57 54.81 732.60 732.60
7 DK Lillee 48 29 60.42 678.63 678.63
8 CA Walsh 83 42 50.60 664.93 664.93
9 Wasim Akram 83 43 51.81 636.39 636.39
10 EJ Chatfield 111 51 45.95 613.44 613.44

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 800.33 919.36 774.53 2,494.22 249.42
2 N Kapil Dev 777.02 820.59 826.70 2,424.31 242.43
3 MD Marshall 790.98 763.25 869.52 2,423.76 242.38
4 MA Holding 682.22 828.65 894.25 2,405.11 240.51
5 J Garner 481.75 970.45 950.00 2,402.20 240.22
6 Imran Khan 842.28 798.26 732.60 2,373.14 237.31
7 EJ Chatfield 606.07 847.29 613.44 2,066.80 206.68
8 CA Walsh 582.93 771.92 664.93 2,019.77 201.98
9 DK Lillee 500.00 818.95 678.63 1,997.58 199.76
10 Wasim Akram 456.92 797.95 636.39 1,891.26 189.13

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 461.01 151.04 240.22 852.27
2 N Kapil Dev IND 432.74 173.58 242.43 848.74
3 RJ Hadlee NZ 440.11 150.57 249.42 840.11
4 Imran Khan PAK 415.35 166.91 237.31 819.57
5 MA Holding WI 417.98 153.43 240.51 811.92
6 MD Marshall WI 408.57 153.67 242.38 804.62
7 EJ Chatfield NZ 408.11 145.63 206.68 760.42
8 Wasim Akram PAK 398.23 160.06 189.13 747.42
9 CA Walsh WI 366.15 158.89 201.98 727.02
10 DK Lillee AUS 379.98 120.80 199.76 700.54

NON WEAK TEAMS


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

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL
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 PAK AUS SA NZ SL


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