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Top 10 South African Pacers In Tests In Australia

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers from South Africa in Australia in Test cricket.

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

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
TVO RATING

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

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

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00
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 a simple 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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 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 2016
Era 3 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS PM Pollock SA 1963 1964 1963.5 9 25 280.00
1 PM Pollock SA 1963 1964 1963.5 9 25 280.00
1 JT Partridge SA 1963 1964 1963.5 10 25 280.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SM Pollock SA 1997 2006 2001.5 17 32 300.00
1 SM Pollock SA 1997 2006 2001.5 17 32 300.00
2 DW Steyn SA 2008 2016 2012 12 31 290.63
3 AA Donald SA 1993 2002 1997.5 12 29 271.88
4 M Morkel SA 2008 2012 2010 11 23 215.63
5 M Ntini SA 2001 2009 2005 12 18 168.75
6 VD Philander SA 2012 2016 2014 9 16 150.00
7 A Nel SA 2005 2006 2005.5 6 14 131.25
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS K Rabada SA 2016 2023 2019.5 10 26 280.00
1 K Rabada SA 2016 2023 2019.5 10 26 280.00

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 A Nel 6 415 14 29.64 21.90 300.00
1 A Nel 6 415 14 29.64 21.90 300.00
2 DW Steyn 12 892 31 28.77 23.03 285.32
3 PM Pollock 9 710 25 28.40 24.13 272.22
4 AA Donald 12 825 29 28.45 24.82 264.71
5 K Rabada 10 688 26 26.46 25.12 261.55
6 VD Philander 9 482 16 30.13 26.68 246.25
7 M Morkel 11 783 23 34.04 27.03 243.00
8 SM Pollock 17 1098 32 34.31 27.12 242.23
9 JT Partridge 10 833 25 33.32 28.33 231.93
10 M Ntini 12 791 18 43.94 32.63 201.31

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 10
RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS PM Pollock 9 1275 25 51.00 41.05 200.00
1 PM Pollock 9 1275 25 51.00 41.05 200.00
2 K Rabada 10 1114 26 42.85 46.14 177.96
3 DW Steyn 12 1521 31 49.06 46.47 176.70
4 A Nel 6 765 14 54.64 48.92 167.82
5 AA Donald 12 1674 29 57.72 52.55 156.23
6 M Morkel 11 1326 23 57.65 54.21 151.44
7 JT Partridge 10 1980 25 79.20 63.76 128.76
8 VD Philander 9 1023 16 63.94 64.99 126.34
9 SM Pollock 17 2454 32 76.69 68.93 119.11
10 M Ntini 12 1400 18 77.78 69.59 117.98

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 JT Partridge 7/91 5/123 4/88 4/108 2/85 4.40 200.00
1 JT Partridge 7/91 5/123 4/88 4/108 2/85 4.40 200.00
2 K Rabada 5/92 4/13 4/34 4/76 3/84 4.00 181.82
2 DW Steyn 5/67 5/87 4/40 3/72 3/95 4.00 181.82
2 PM Pollock 6/95 5/83 3/35 3/96 3/98 4.00 181.82
5 SM Pollock 7/87 3/56 3/67 3/71 3/84 3.80 172.73
5 AA Donald 6/59 4/83 3/34 3/74 3/81 3.80 172.73
7 VD Philander 5/21 4/56 2/41 2/55 2/100 3.00 136.36
7 M Morkel 5/146 3/50 3/127 2/38 2/46 3.00 136.36
7 M Ntini 5/64 4/72 3/70 2/108 1/26 3.00 136.36
10 A Nel 4/81 4/84 3/29 2/71 1/104 2.80 127.27

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 TVO RAT
1 DW Steyn 290.63 285.32 176.70 181.82 934.46
2 PM Pollock 280.00 272.22 200.00 181.82 934.03
3 K Rabada 280.00 261.55 177.96 181.82 901.32
4 AA Donald 271.88 264.71 156.23 172.73 865.54
5 JT Partridge 280.00 231.93 128.76 200.00 840.69
6 SM Pollock 300.00 242.23 119.11 172.73 834.07
7 M Morkel 215.63 243.00 151.44 136.36 746.44
8 A Nel 131.25 300.00 167.82 127.27 726.35
9 VD Philander 150.00 246.25 126.34 136.36 658.96
10 M Ntini 168.75 201.31 117.98 136.36 624.40

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