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Top 7 South African Pacers In Tests In West Indies

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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 7 Fast bowlers from South Africa in West Indies in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
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) WI
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 JH Kallis SA 21 27 300.00
1 JH Kallis SA 21 27 300.00
2 M Ntini SA 12 24 266.67
3 AA Donald SA 9 20 222.22
4 K Rabada SA 8 19 211.11
5 A Nel SA 5 17 188.89
6 DW Steyn SA 5 15 166.67
7 M Morkel SA 5 14 155.56

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 DW Steyn 5 272 15 18.13 17.02 250.00
1 DW Steyn 5 272 15 18.13 17.02 250.00
2 M Morkel 5 265 14 18.93 17.76 239.50
3 A Nel 5 294 17 17.29 17.92 237.44
4 K Rabada 8 310 19 16.32 20.36 208.99
5 AA Donald 9 499 20 24.95 27.00 157.56
6 M Ntini 12 733 24 30.54 32.44 131.15
7 JH Kallis 21 841 27 31.15 32.54 130.75

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 DW Steyn 5 495 15 33.00 33.44 250.00
1 DW Steyn 5 495 15 33.00 33.44 250.00
2 M Morkel 5 500 14 35.71 36.19 231.00
3 A Nel 5 722 17 42.47 42.65 196.05
4 K Rabada 8 726 19 38.21 45.36 184.34
5 M Ntini 12 1379 24 57.46 57.99 144.18
6 AA Donald 9 1152 20 57.60 59.98 139.38
7 JH Kallis 21 2039 27 75.52 76.94 108.67

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 M Ntini 7/37 6/95 2/40 2/56 2/93 3.80 200.00
1 M Ntini 7/37 6/95 2/40 2/56 2/93 3.80 200.00
2 A Nel 6/32 4/56 3/71 3/93 1/42 3.40 178.95
3 AA Donald 4/54 4/77 4/91 2/32 2/43 3.20 168.42
3 JH Kallis 6/67 4/40 2/23 2/24 2/34 3.20 168.42
3 K Rabada 5/34 3/44 3/50 3/56 2/24 3.20 168.42
6 DW Steyn 5/29 3/36 3/37 3/65 1/105 3.00 157.89
7 M Morkel 4/19 4/116 3/33 2/49 1/48 2.80 147.37

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 166.67 250.00 250.00 157.89 824.56
2 A Nel 188.89 237.44 196.05 178.95 801.33
3 M Morkel 155.56 239.50 231.00 147.37 773.42
4 K Rabada 211.11 208.99 184.34 168.42 772.86
5 M Ntini 266.67 131.15 144.18 200.00 742.00
6 JH Kallis 300.00 130.75 108.67 168.42 707.84
7 AA Donald 222.22 157.56 139.38 168.42 687.59

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
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Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 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. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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