ODI Decades Rating - Best Spin Bowlers In 1980s Featured

Top ODI Spin 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 7 Spin bowlers in ODI cricket in the 1980s.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

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 In Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians In Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians Outside 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) 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 Abdul Qadir PAK 95 131 200.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 95 131 200.00
2 RJ Shastri IND 111 109 166.41
3 IVA Richards WI 116 108 164.89
4 JE Emburey ENG 58 75 114.50
5 Maninder Singh IND 55 65 99.24
6 RA Harper WI 62 55 83.97
7 VJ Marks ENG 32 44 67.18

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 Abdul Qadir 95 3273 131 24.98 26.51 100.00
1 Abdul Qadir 95 3273 131 24.98 26.51 100.00
2 VJ Marks 32 1135 44 25.80 27.49 96.45
3 JE Emburey 58 2226 75 29.68 29.23 90.72
4 Maninder Singh 55 1959 65 30.14 32.24 82.25
5 IVA Richards 116 3837 108 35.53 34.66 76.50
6 RJ Shastri 111 3867 109 35.48 36.29 73.05
7 RA Harper 62 2185 55 39.73 38.97 68.04

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS HA Gomes 31 876 39 22.46 22.74 150.00
1 JE Emburey 55 2140 73 29.32 28.87 118.18
2 VJ Marks 29 1019 37 27.54 29.35 116.24
3 Abdul Qadir 77 2718 93 29.23 31.01 110.00
4 Maninder Singh 43 1618 53 30.53 32.65 104.48
5 IVA Richards 106 3510 95 36.95 36.04 94.65
6 RJ Shastri 96 3405 94 36.22 37.06 92.06
7 RA Harper 58 2102 51 41.22 40.43 84.39

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 VJ Marks 32 1838 1135 3.71 3.89 100.00
1 VJ Marks 32 1838 1135 3.71 3.89 100.00
2 Maninder Singh 55 3025 1959 3.89 4.07 95.51
3 RA Harper 62 3300 2185 3.97 4.08 95.19
4 Abdul Qadir 95 4882 3273 4.02 4.20 92.46
5 JE Emburey 58 3281 2226 4.07 4.29 90.66
6 RJ Shastri 111 5504 3867 4.22 4.40 88.35
7 IVA Richards 116 5124 3837 4.49 4.60 84.50

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS VJ Marks 29 1664 1019 3.67 3.86 150.00
1 VJ Marks 29 1664 1019 3.67 3.86 150.00
2 RA Harper 58 3066 2102 4.11 4.23 136.75
3 Maninder Singh 43 2395 1618 4.05 4.25 136.19
4 Abdul Qadir 77 3997 2718 4.08 4.26 135.60
5 JE Emburey 55 3131 2140 4.10 4.32 133.87
6 RJ Shastri 96 4848 3405 4.21 4.40 131.46
7 IVA Richards 106 4632 3510 4.55 4.66 124.21

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 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/9 4/17 4/21 4.40 150.00
1 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/9 4/17 4/21 4.40 150.00
2 IVA Richards 6/41 5/41 4/42 3/27 3/29 4.20 143.18
3 VJ Marks 5/20 5/39 3/30 3/35 3/50 3.80 129.55
4 JE Emburey 4/37 4/39 3/17 3/26 3/31 3.40 115.91
4 RJ Shastri 4/38 4/40 3/24 3/26 3/30 3.40 115.91
6 Maninder Singh 4/22 3/21 3/23 3/24 3/34 3.20 109.09
7 RA Harper 3/34 3/38 3/49 2/8 2/22 2.60 88.64

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 Abdul Qadir 10.0/9 12.0/21 7.2/13 10.0/19 6.0/13 1.73 150.00
1 Abdul Qadir 10.0/9 12.0/21 7.2/13 10.0/19 6.0/13 1.73 150.00
2 RJ Shastri 9.3/14 10.0/17 10.0/17 7.0/13 5.0/10 1.79 145.24
3 RA Harper 9.0/8 10.0/15 10.0/18 10.0/22 9.0/21 1.80 144.18
4 JE Emburey 11.0/15 10.0/19 8.3/17 10.0/20 10.0/22 1.98 131.06
5 Maninder Singh 10.0/19 10.0/21 10.0/21 9.0/19 9.0/19 2.16 120.05
6 VJ Marks 6.0/12 10.0/20 10.0/25 10.0/27 10.0/27 2.53 102.45
7 IVA Richards 10.0/23 6.3/16 8.0/20 10.0/26 9.0/24 2.57 101.09

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 Abdul Qadir 200.00 210.00 228.07 150.00 150.00 938.07 469.03
2 RJ Shastri 166.41 165.11 219.81 115.91 145.24 812.49 406.24
3 JE Emburey 114.50 208.90 224.53 115.91 131.06 794.90 397.45
4 IVA Richards 164.89 171.15 208.71 143.18 101.09 789.02 394.51
5 VJ Marks 67.18 212.69 250.00 129.55 102.45 761.86 380.93
6 Maninder Singh 99.24 186.72 231.70 109.09 120.05 746.81 373.40
7 RA Harper 83.97 152.43 231.94 88.64 144.18 701.15 350.58

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 Abdul Qadir 45 57 25.51 3.79 976.07 195.21
2 RJ Shastri 46 51 33.65 4.56 846.18 169.24
3 Maninder Singh 32 38 32.61 4.01 819.68 163.94
4 VJ Marks 9 15 23.27 3.49 758.75 151.75
5 IVA Richards 13 17 27.35 4.08 742.29 148.46
6 JE Emburey 14 17 32.00 3.82 715.26 143.05
7 RA Harper 10 12 27.33 3.81 708.29 141.66

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Abdul Qadir 50 74 24.58 4.23 901.13 720.91
2 IVA Richards 103 91 37.05 4.56 832.12 665.69
3 JE Emburey 44 58 29.00 4.16 824.78 659.82
4 RJ Shastri 65 58 37.09 3.98 791.43 633.15
5 VJ Marks 23 29 27.10 3.81 752.38 601.90
6 Maninder Singh 23 27 26.67 3.69 728.83 583.06
7 RA Harper 52 43 43.19 4.00 711.24 569.00

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 In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 34 31 33.42 4.61 862.19 172.44
2 RA Harper 31 23 47.00 3.92 769.57 153.91
3 JE Emburey 15 18 29.83 4.00 747.84 149.57
4 VJ Marks 6 7 31.29 4.38 539.75 107.95

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Abdul Qadir 66 97 23.04 4.01 988.64 197.73
2 Maninder Singh 52 63 28.75 3.83 857.09 171.42
3 RJ Shastri 79 77 36.35 4.39 841.89 168.38

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 JE Emburey 43 57 29.63 4.09 875.11 700.09
2 IVA Richards 82 77 36.38 4.45 856.31 685.05
3 VJ Marks 26 37 24.76 3.57 848.32 678.66
4 RA Harper 31 32 34.50 4.03 735.84 588.67

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Abdul Qadir 29 34 30.53 4.05 978.62 782.90
2 RJ Shastri 32 32 33.38 3.81 908.10 726.48
3 Maninder Singh 3 2 74.00 4.77 500.00 400.00

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 Abdul Qadir 720.91 195.21 782.90 197.73 1,896.75 189.67
2 RJ Shastri 633.15 169.24 726.48 168.38 1,697.24 169.72
3 IVA Richards 665.69 148.46 685.05 172.44 1,671.64 167.16
4 JE Emburey 659.82 143.05 700.09 149.57 1,652.53 165.25
5 VJ Marks 601.90 151.75 678.66 107.95 1,540.26 154.03
6 RA Harper 569.00 141.66 588.67 153.91 1,453.24 145.32
7 Maninder Singh 583.06 163.94 400.00 171.42 1,318.42 131.84

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 Abdul Qadir 13 24 21.08 3.73 933.30 933.30
2 VJ Marks 7 13 18.92 3.15 753.86 753.86
3 Maninder Singh 7 14 20.00 4.00 705.12 705.12
4 RJ Shastri 11 11 32.82 4.08 580.81 580.81
5 JE Emburey 8 6 49.17 3.73 496.19 496.19
6 RA Harper 6 4 51.50 3.43 468.42 468.42
7 IVA Richards 10 4 54.75 3.98 394.76 394.76
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 Abdul Qadir 50 76 22.92 3.86 992.73 992.73
2 JE Emburey 50 69 27.48 4.06 878.29 878.29
3 RJ Shastri 50 61 27.87 3.87 850.32 850.32
4 Maninder Singh 50 61 29.38 3.85 817.42 817.42
5 IVA Richards 50 56 28.21 4.42 802.21 802.21
6 VJ Marks 32 44 25.80 3.71 782.64 782.64
7 RA Harper 50 51 34.55 3.85 772.58 772.58
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 4.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be less than 75% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 Abdul Qadir 95 37 38.95 891.54 891.54
2 JE Emburey 58 25 43.10 887.64 887.64
3 Maninder Singh 55 24 43.64 867.34 867.34
4 RJ Shastri 111 37 33.33 853.89 853.89
5 VJ Marks 32 14 43.75 813.51 813.51
6 RA Harper 62 18 29.03 560.41 560.41
7 IVA Richards 116 16 13.79 350.58 350.58

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 Abdul Qadir 933.30 992.73 891.54 2,817.57 281.76
2 Maninder Singh 705.12 817.42 867.34 2,389.88 238.99
3 VJ Marks 753.86 782.64 813.51 2,350.01 235.00
4 RJ Shastri 580.81 850.32 853.89 2,285.02 228.50
5 JE Emburey 496.19 878.29 887.64 2,262.12 226.21
6 RA Harper 468.42 772.58 560.41 1,801.41 180.14
7 IVA Richards 394.76 802.21 350.58 1,547.55 154.76

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 Abdul Qadir PAK 469.03 189.67 281.76 940.46
2 RJ Shastri IND 406.24 169.72 228.50 804.47
3 JE Emburey ENG 397.45 165.25 226.21 788.91
4 VJ Marks ENG 380.93 154.03 235.00 769.95
5 Maninder Singh IND 373.40 131.84 238.99 744.23
6 IVA Richards WI 394.51 167.16 154.76 716.43
7 RA Harper WI 350.58 145.32 180.14 676.04

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 NZ AUS SL SA 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 NZ AUS SL SA

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