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Top 10 South African Pacers Vs England In ODIs

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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 against 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) ALL
Oposition (O) ENG

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 SM Pollock SA 30 40 300.00
1 SM Pollock SA 30 40 300.00
2 AA Donald SA 14 31 232.50
3 JH Kallis SA 30 25 187.50
4 K Rabada SA 11 22 165.00
5 M Ntini SA 14 20 150.00
6 WD Parnell SA 12 17 127.50
6 LT Ngidi SA 11 17 127.50
8 M Morkel SA 13 15 112.50
9 AJ Hall SA 7 12 90.00
10 PS de Villiers SA 6 9 67.50

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 10

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS AA Donald 14 602 31 19.42 19.41 200.00
1 PS de Villiers 6 160 9 17.78 18.32 200.00
2 AA Donald 14 602 31 19.42 19.41 200.00
3 AJ Hall 7 254 12 21.17 22.05 176.07
4 K Rabada 11 523 22 23.77 22.06 176.04
5 SM Pollock 30 871 40 21.78 22.68 171.18
6 M Ntini 14 557 20 27.85 28.13 138.04
7 WD Parnell 12 507 17 29.82 28.55 136.02
8 LT Ngidi 11 538 17 31.65 29.07 133.58
9 M Morkel 13 466 15 31.07 29.75 130.50
10 JH Kallis 30 836 25 33.44 34.19 113.58

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 400

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 30 1567 871 3.34 3.33 200.00
1 PS de Villiers 6 318 160 3.02 3.17 200.00
2 SM Pollock 30 1567 871 3.34 3.33 200.00
3 K Rabada 11 593 523 5.29 4.12 161.69
4 M Morkel 13 572 466 4.89 4.19 158.97
5 WD Parnell 12 605 507 5.03 4.19 158.84
6 AJ Hall 7 330 254 4.62 4.43 150.33
7 LT Ngidi 11 516 538 6.26 4.67 142.54
8 AA Donald 14 774 602 4.67 4.80 138.54
9 M Ntini 14 652 557 5.13 4.81 138.36
10 JH Kallis 30 943 836 5.32 5.14 129.58

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 4/41 3/32 3/38 3/72 3.40 150.00
1 AA Donald 4/17 4/41 3/32 3/38 3/72 3.40 150.00
1 SM Pollock 5/20 4/34 3/27 3/31 2/16 3.40 150.00
3 K Rabada 4/39 4/45 3/34 2/46 2/50 3.00 132.35
4 WD Parnell 5/48 3/43 3/60 2/30 1/23 2.80 123.53
5 M Ntini 3/29 3/38 3/58 2/30 2/47 2.60 114.71
5 LT Ngidi 4/62 3/63 3/66 2/26 1/20 2.60 114.71
7 JH Kallis 3/48 2/25 2/25 2/26 2/29 2.20 97.06
7 AJ Hall 5/18 3/52 1/14 1/28 1/49 2.20 97.06
7 M Morkel 3/39 2/16 2/29 2/31 2/41 2.20 97.06
10 PS de Villiers 4/32 2/10 2/27 1/35 1.80 79.41

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 9.0/13 10.0/15 10.0/17 8.0/16 10.0/21 1.74 150.00
1 SM Pollock 9.0/13 10.0/15 10.0/17 8.0/16 10.0/21 1.74 150.00
2 PS de Villiers 8.0/10 11.0/27 9.1/32 9.5/35 8.0/29 3.03 86.04
3 M Morkel 7.0/16 6.2/19 8.2/31 10.0/41 9.0/39 3.08 84.92
4 JH Kallis 8.0/22 8.0/25 8.0/26 8.0/29 10.0/41 3.29 79.43
5 K Rabada 9.0/34 9.0/35 9.0/39 9.5/45 10.0/46 3.31 79.01
6 WD Parnell 10.0/23 7.0/30 8.2/38 8.0/39 6.0/30 3.39 77.03
7 AA Donald 8.0/17 8.0/25 8.4/32 10.0/38 10.0/41 3.53 74.05
8 LT Ngidi 5.0/20 7.0/33 5.0/26 9.0/49 7.0/42 3.84 67.92
9 M Ntini 9.0/29 7.0/29 9.0/38 8.0/38 5.0/24 3.90 66.92
10 AJ Hall 10.0/18 7.0/28 10.0/50 9.5/52 8.5/49 4.14 63.14

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 SM Pollock 300.00 171.18 200.00 150.00 150.00 971.18
2 AA Donald 232.50 200.00 138.54 150.00 74.05 795.10
3 K Rabada 165.00 176.04 161.69 132.35 79.01 714.09
4 PS de Villiers 67.50 200.00 200.00 79.41 86.04 632.95
5 WD Parnell 127.50 136.02 158.84 123.53 77.03 622.92
6 M Ntini 150.00 138.04 138.36 114.71 66.92 608.03
7 JH Kallis 187.50 113.58 129.58 97.06 79.43 607.14
8 LT Ngidi 127.50 133.58 142.54 114.71 67.92 586.24
9 M Morkel 112.50 130.50 158.97 97.06 84.92 583.94
10 AJ Hall 90.00 176.07 150.33 97.06 63.14 576.61

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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