Top 10 South African Pacers In Tests In Australia

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. 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 Australia in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

8. BRIEF EXPLANATION

8.1. Dynamic Nature

8.2. Trend Setter (TS)

8.3. Abbreviations

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	250.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	250.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	5
Min Wkts	10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	SM Pollock	SA	17	32	300.00
1	SM Pollock	SA	17	32	300.00
2	DW Steyn	SA	12	31	290.63
3	AA Donald	SA	12	29	271.88
4	K Rabada	SA	10	26	243.75
5	PM Pollock	SA	9	25	234.38
5	JT Partridge	SA	10	25	234.38
7	M Morkel	SA	11	23	215.63
8	VD Philander	SA	9	16	150.00
9	MG Melle	SA	7	14	131.25
9	A Nel	SA	6	14	131.25

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	20.86	250.00
1	A Nel	6	415	14	29.64	20.86	250.00
2	DW Steyn	12	892	31	28.77	21.04	247.91
3	K Rabada	10	688	26	26.46	21.57	241.80
4	MG Melle	7	531	14	37.93	21.73	240.00
5	VD Philander	9	482	16	30.13	24.48	213.04
6	M Morkel	11	783	23	34.04	24.66	211.49
7	AA Donald	12	825	29	28.45	25.25	206.58
8	PM Pollock	9	710	25	28.40	25.88	201.50
9	SM Pollock	17	1098	32	34.31	27.85	187.24
10	JT Partridge	10	833	25	33.32	29.65	175.89

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	K Rabada	10	1114	26	42.85	40.76	250.00
1	K Rabada	10	1114	26	42.85	40.76	250.00
2	PM Pollock	9	1275	25	51.00	41.28	246.90
3	MG Melle	7	1045	14	74.64	41.48	245.67
4	DW Steyn	12	1521	31	49.06	44.18	230.65
5	A Nel	6	765	14	54.64	47.52	214.48
6	AA Donald	12	1674	29	57.72	50.98	199.91
7	M Morkel	11	1326	23	57.65	51.43	198.16
8	VD Philander	9	1023	16	63.94	62.50	163.07
9	JT Partridge	10	1980	25	79.20	62.89	162.04
10	SM Pollock	17	2454	32	76.69	68.54	148.70

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	PM Pollock	6/95	5/83	3/35	3/96	3/98	4.00	181.82
2	DW Steyn	5/67	5/87	4/40	3/72	3/95	4.00	181.82
2	K Rabada	5/92	4/13	4/34	4/76	3/84	4.00	181.82
5	AA Donald	6/59	4/83	3/34	3/74	3/81	3.80	172.73
5	SM Pollock	7/87	3/56	3/67	3/71	3/84	3.80	172.73
7	M Morkel	5/146	3/50	3/127	2/38	2/46	3.00	136.36
7	VD Philander	5/21	4/56	2/41	2/55	2/100	3.00	136.36
9	A Nel	4/81	4/84	3/29	2/71	1/104	2.80	127.27
10	MG Melle	6/71	3/95	2/39	1/50	1/98	2.60	118.18

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	247.91	230.65	181.82	951.01
2	K Rabada	243.75	241.80	250.00	181.82	917.37
3	PM Pollock	234.38	201.50	246.90	181.82	864.59
4	AA Donald	271.88	206.58	199.91	172.73	851.10
5	SM Pollock	300.00	187.24	148.70	172.73	808.67
6	JT Partridge	234.38	175.89	162.04	200.00	772.30
7	M Morkel	215.63	211.49	198.16	136.36	761.64
8	MG Melle	131.25	240.00	245.67	118.18	735.10
9	A Nel	131.25	250.00	214.48	127.27	723.00
10	VD Philander	150.00	213.04	163.07	136.36	662.47

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter