ODIs - Best Non Asian Spin Bowlers Outside Asia

Top 10 Non-Asian Spin Bowlers In ODIs Outside Asia

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971. They are updated till 2025-09-15. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Non Asian Spin bowlers in matches Outside Asia in ODIs.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
7.1. Against All Teams
7.2. Against Top Teams
8. NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Teams (TT)
9.4. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.5. Abbreviations
UC RATING

Points to note about NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA Rating:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.
  • This categorization has been done as there are more points for UC in our Overall Rating.

THE CRITERIA

The UC Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Economy Rate 250.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 100.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 15
Min Career Wkts 50

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1971 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS PL Taylor AUS 1987 1992 1989.5 69 88 220.00
1 PL Taylor AUS 1987 1992 1989.5 69 88 220.00
2 IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 1983 97 87 217.50
3 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 53 58 145.00
4 JE Emburey ENG 1980 1993 1986.5 43 57 142.50
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 150 237 250.00
1 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 150 237 250.00
2 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2015 2006 213 228 240.51
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS AU Rashid ENG 2009 2026 2017.5 119 179 240.00
1 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2026 2017.5 119 179 240.00
2 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 84 135 181.01
3 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 71 117 156.87
4 SP Narine WI 2011 2016 2013.5 48 71 95.20

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 50
Min Wickets (TT) 30

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Imran Tahir 84 3477 135 25.76 23.40 100.00
1 Imran Tahir 84 3477 135 25.76 23.40 100.00
2 SP Narine 48 1776 71 25.01 24.91 93.93
3 A Zampa 71 3400 117 29.06 25.37 92.25
4 SK Warne 150 5892 237 24.86 26.14 89.53
5 PL Taylor 69 2367 88 26.90 27.96 83.69
6 JE Emburey 43 1689 57 29.63 29.88 78.33
7 AU Rashid 119 5804 179 32.42 30.36 77.09
8 DL Vettori 213 7398 228 32.45 31.91 73.33
9 RA Harper 53 1825 58 31.47 32.89 71.16
10 IVA Richards 97 3195 87 36.72 35.97 65.05

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS KA Maharaj 24 1012 36 28.11 24.70 150.00
1 SP Narine 42 1579 62 25.47 25.05 147.89
2 SK Warne 116 4539 184 24.67 25.14 147.40
3 A Zampa 55 2726 88 30.98 25.53 145.13
4 PL Taylor 47 1607 60 26.78 26.80 138.25
5 JE Emburey 43 1689 57 29.63 29.88 124.03
6 AU Rashid 82 3991 118 33.82 30.26 122.45
7 Imran Tahir 49 2175 62 35.08 30.43 121.78
8 RA Harper 47 1628 54 30.15 31.94 116.00
9 IVA Richards 73 2344 64 36.63 35.79 103.52
10 DL Vettori 155 5509 135 40.81 38.89 95.29

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 Bowled 1000
Min Balls (TT) 600

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SP Narine 48 2631 1776 4.05 3.77 100.00
1 SP Narine 48 2631 1776 4.05 3.77 100.00
2 DL Vettori 213 10701 7398 4.15 4.00 94.23
3 Imran Tahir 84 4501 3477 4.63 4.14 90.95
4 SK Warne 150 8373 5892 4.22 4.27 88.18
5 PL Taylor 69 3457 2367 4.11 4.30 87.63
6 RA Harper 53 2691 1825 4.07 4.30 87.60
7 JE Emburey 43 2475 1689 4.09 4.47 84.25
8 IVA Richards 97 4297 3195 4.46 4.62 81.61
9 A Zampa 71 3636 3400 5.61 4.67 80.72
10 AU Rashid 119 6161 5804 5.65 4.88 77.25

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SP Narine 42 2289 1579 4.14 3.83 150.00
1 SP Narine 42 2289 1579 4.14 3.83 150.00
2 DL Vettori 155 7685 5509 4.30 4.11 139.67
3 SK Warne 116 6507 4539 4.19 4.22 135.91
4 RA Harper 47 2409 1628 4.05 4.29 133.84
5 PL Taylor 47 2313 1607 4.17 4.30 133.47
6 Imran Tahir 49 2634 2175 4.95 4.38 131.24
7 JE Emburey 43 2475 1689 4.09 4.47 128.34
8 IVA Richards 73 3199 2344 4.40 4.51 127.35
9 A Zampa 55 2864 2726 5.71 4.65 123.56
10 AU Rashid 82 4258 3991 5.62 4.77 120.30

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Imran Tahir 7/45 6/24 5/45 4/26 4/27 5.20 50.00
1 Imran Tahir 7/45 6/24 5/45 4/26 4/27 5.20 50.00
2 SP Narine 6/27 5/27 4/26 4/27 4/40 4.60 44.23
3 DL Vettori 5/7 5/30 4/18 4/20 4/23 4.40 42.31
3 AU Rashid 5/27 5/85 4/41 4/47 4/55 4.40 42.31
5 SK Warne 5/33 4/19 4/25 4/29 4/33 4.20 40.38
5 A Zampa 5/35 4/31 4/45 4/48 4/54 4.20 40.38
7 IVA Richards 5/41 4/42 3/27 3/29 3/34 3.60 34.62
8 JE Emburey 4/37 4/39 3/26 3/31 3/35 3.40 32.69
8 RA Harper 4/40 4/46 3/34 3/38 3/49 3.40 32.69
10 PL Taylor 4/38 3/22 3/24 3/27 3/29 3.20 30.77

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS SP Narine 6/27 5/27 4/26 4/27 4/40 4.60 100.00
1 SP Narine 6/27 5/27 4/26 4/27 4/40 4.60 100.00
2 SK Warne 5/33 4/19 4/25 4/29 4/33 4.20 91.30
2 A Zampa 5/35 4/31 4/45 4/48 4/54 4.20 91.30
4 AU Rashid 4/41 4/47 4/55 4/59 3/13 3.80 82.61
4 Imran Tahir 7/45 4/26 3/46 3/53 2/14 3.80 82.61
6 IVA Richards 5/41 4/42 3/29 3/34 3/38 3.60 78.26
7 JE Emburey 4/37 4/39 3/26 3/31 3/35 3.40 73.91
7 RA Harper 4/40 4/46 3/34 3/38 3/49 3.40 73.91
7 DL Vettori 4/24 4/33 3/21 3/31 3/32 3.40 73.91
10 PL Taylor 3/22 3/27 3/29 3/31 3/36 3.00 65.22

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS P Utseya 9.0/11 8.0/10 10.0/15 10.0/16 10.0/18 1.46 30.00
1 DL Vettori 6.0/7 5.2/7 10.0/14 10.0/18 10.0/19 1.52 28.98
2 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/18 10.0/19 10.0/19 1.72 25.53
3 SP Narine 7.0/13 10.0/20 10.0/21 10.0/24 10.0/25 2.04 21.55
4 Imran Tahir 10.0/14 9.2/21 10.0/26 10.0/26 9.1/26 2.08 21.09
5 JE Emburey 11.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/20 10.0/22 10.0/27 2.21 19.91
6 RA Harper 10.0/18 10.0/22 7.0/17 10.0/26 10.0/26 2.45 17.92
7 A Zampa 5.0/14 10.0/29 5.3/16 9.3/31 10.0/34 2.58 17.03
8 IVA Richards 10.0/23 6.3/16 8.0/20 10.0/26 10.0/27 2.61 16.87
9 PL Taylor 10.0/22 10.0/24 9.0/23 10.0/27 8.0/22 2.63 16.72
10 AU Rashid 10.0/26 9.0/27 10.0/32 10.0/33 8.0/27 2.66 16.50

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/19 10.0/19 10.0/21 1.78 70.00
1 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/19 10.0/19 10.0/21 1.78 70.00
2 DL Vettori 5.2/7 10.0/21 10.0/21 10.0/22 10.0/22 1.96 63.42
3 SP Narine 10.0/20 10.0/21 10.0/24 10.0/25 10.0/26 2.15 57.96
4 JE Emburey 11.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/20 10.0/22 10.0/27 2.21 56.35
5 RA Harper 10.0/18 10.0/22 7.0/17 10.0/26 10.0/26 2.45 50.68
6 IVA Richards 10.0/23 6.3/16 8.0/20 10.0/26 10.0/27 2.58 48.18
7 Imran Tahir 10.0/14 8.2/26 10.0/33 10.0/36 10.0/37 2.67 46.62
8 PL Taylor 10.0/22 9.0/23 10.0/27 10.0/28 9.0/26 2.71 45.90
9 AU Rashid 10.0/32 10.0/33 10.0/34 10.0/34 10.0/36 2.87 43.35
10 A Zampa 5.3/16 10.0/34 10.0/36 10.0/38 9.0/35 2.91 42.77

NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

The NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA (UC) 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 BBE UC RAT
1 SK Warne 250.00 236.93 224.09 131.69 95.53 938.24
2 DL Vettori 240.51 168.62 233.91 116.22 92.40 851.65
3 Imran Tahir 181.01 221.78 222.19 132.61 67.72 825.30
4 AU Rashid 240.00 199.54 197.56 124.92 59.85 821.86
5 PL Taylor 220.00 221.94 221.10 95.99 62.62 821.65
6 SP Narine 95.20 241.83 250.00 144.23 79.51 810.76
7 A Zampa 156.87 237.38 204.28 131.69 59.81 790.03
8 IVA Richards 217.50 168.58 208.96 112.88 65.04 772.96
9 JE Emburey 142.50 202.35 212.59 106.61 76.27 740.32
10 RA Harper 145.00 187.16 221.43 106.61 68.60 728.80

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. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 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. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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