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Top 10 South African Pacers In ODIs In England

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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 Fast bowlers from South Africa in England in ODIs.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ECONOMIC
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
8. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.4. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T) SA
Venue (V) ENG
Oposition (O) ALL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Economy Rate 200.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5
Min Wkts 7

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS AA Donald SA 14 27 300.00
1 AA Donald SA 14 27 300.00
2 SM Pollock SA 22 22 244.44
3 JH Kallis SA 22 21 233.33
3 CH Morris SA 16 21 233.33
5 M Ntini SA 12 20 222.22
6 K Rabada SA 14 19 211.11
7 L Klusener SA 13 14 155.56
7 AL Phehlukwayo SA 12 14 155.56
9 M Morkel SA 11 11 122.22
10 Dwaine Pretorius SA 6 10 111.11

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 7

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS AA Donald 14 523 27 19.37 19.05 200.00
1 AA Donald 14 523 27 19.37 19.05 200.00
2 Dwaine Pretorius 6 217 10 21.70 19.26 197.77
3 M Ntini 12 448 20 22.40 23.49 162.16
4 M Morkel 11 342 11 31.09 28.85 132.05
5 CH Morris 16 684 21 32.57 30.89 123.33
6 JH Kallis 22 651 21 31.00 31.09 122.55
7 K Rabada 14 665 19 35.00 32.10 118.68
8 AL Phehlukwayo 12 511 14 36.50 32.92 115.72
9 SM Pollock 22 721 22 32.77 33.86 112.53
10 L Klusener 13 509 14 36.36 36.97 103.04

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 200

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 22 1162 721 3.72 3.75 200.00
1 SM Pollock 22 1162 721 3.72 3.75 200.00
2 Dwaine Pretorius 6 252 217 5.17 3.96 189.33
3 M Morkel 11 429 342 4.78 4.09 183.36
4 AA Donald 14 762 523 4.12 4.12 182.29
5 K Rabada 14 780 665 5.12 4.15 180.82
6 CH Morris 16 760 684 5.40 4.48 167.34
7 M Ntini 12 576 448 4.67 4.58 163.74
8 AL Phehlukwayo 12 533 511 5.75 4.59 163.55
9 JH Kallis 22 798 651 4.89 4.78 157.05
10 L Klusener 13 620 509 4.93 4.97 150.96

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 AA Donald 4/17 4/32 3/32 3/41 2/35 3.20 150.00
1 AA Donald 4/17 4/32 3/32 3/41 2/35 3.20 150.00
2 SM Pollock 5/36 3/54 2/10 2/36 2/56 2.80 131.25
2 M Ntini 4/45 3/19 3/38 2/26 2/30 2.80 131.25
4 CH Morris 3/13 3/46 3/49 2/25 2/32 2.60 121.88
4 K Rabada 4/39 3/56 2/36 2/39 2/50 2.60 121.88
6 JH Kallis 3/26 3/47 2/15 2/25 2/29 2.40 112.50
7 L Klusener 3/21 3/66 2/46 1/16 1/33 2.00 93.75
7 Dwaine Pretorius 4/36 3/25 2/27 1/61 2.00 93.75
9 M Morkel 3/18 2/29 2/41 1/31 1/32 1.80 84.38
9 AL Phehlukwayo 2/18 2/22 2/52 2/59 1/38 1.80 84.38

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

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS SM Pollock 8.0/10 9.0/13 10.0/21 10.0/23 6.0/15 1.92 150.00
1 SM Pollock 8.0/10 9.0/13 10.0/21 10.0/23 6.0/15 1.92 150.00
2 JH Kallis 6.0/15 10.0/27 7.0/22 8.0/26 8.0/29 2.98 96.79
3 CH Morris 6.1/13 7.0/25 10.0/36 5.0/22 7.0/32 3.02 95.37
4 K Rabada 10.0/36 9.0/34 10.0/39 10.0/42 9.0/39 3.21 89.77
5 AA Donald 8.0/17 10.0/32 10.0/34 8.4/32 10.0/41 3.34 86.27
6 AL Phehlukwayo 8.0/18 8.3/40 8.0/38 5.0/25 10.0/52 3.49 82.52
7 M Morkel 7.0/18 6.5/27 10.0/41 10.0/51 5.4/29 3.59 80.17
8 L Klusener 6.0/16 10.0/32 5.2/21 9.0/36 8.0/33 3.63 79.35
9 M Ntini 9.0/19 10.0/36 9.0/38 10.0/44 10.0/45 3.72 77.42
10 Dwaine Pretorius 10.0/25 6.0/27 6.0/36 7.0/42 10.0/61 3.76 76.73

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 BBE TVO RAT
1 AA Donald 300.00 200.00 182.29 150.00 86.27 918.56
2 SM Pollock 244.44 112.53 200.00 131.25 150.00 838.22
3 M Ntini 222.22 162.16 163.74 131.25 77.42 756.80
4 CH Morris 233.33 123.33 167.34 121.88 95.37 741.26
5 K Rabada 211.11 118.68 180.82 121.88 89.77 722.26
6 JH Kallis 233.33 122.55 157.05 112.50 96.79 722.22
7 Dwaine Pretorius 111.11 197.77 189.33 93.75 76.73 668.69
8 M Morkel 122.22 132.05 183.36 84.38 80.17 602.18
9 AL Phehlukwayo 155.56 115.72 163.55 84.38 82.52 601.72
10 L Klusener 155.56 103.04 150.96 93.75 79.35 582.66

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 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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