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Top 10 South African Pacers Vs Aus In Tests In SA

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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 against Australia in South Africa 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) SA
Oposition (O) AUS

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 TL Goddard SA 1957 1970 1963.5 24 42 300.00
1 TL Goddard SA 1957 1970 1963.5 24 42 300.00
2 MJ Procter SA 1967 1970 1968.5 14 41 292.86
3 PM Pollock SA 1966 1970 1968 18 27 192.86
4 EJ Barlow SA 1966 1970 1968 18 26 185.71
5 PS Heine SA 1957 1958 1957.5 7 17 121.43
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Ntini SA 2002 2009 2005.5 17 40 300.00
1 M Ntini SA 2002 2009 2005.5 17 40 300.00
2 DW Steyn SA 2009 2014 2011.5 16 39 292.50
3 VD Philander SA 2011 2018 2014.5 18 37 277.50
4 M Morkel SA 2009 2018 2013.5 20 35 262.50
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS K Rabada SA 2018 2018 2018 8 23 250.00
1 K Rabada SA 2018 2018 2018 8 23 250.00

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 MJ Procter 14 616 41 15.02 15.12 300.00
1 MJ Procter 14 616 41 15.02 15.12 300.00
2 PS Heine 7 321 17 18.88 19.07 237.78
3 K Rabada 8 443 23 19.26 19.35 234.37
4 EJ Barlow 18 581 26 22.35 21.80 208.00
5 VD Philander 18 826 37 22.32 22.26 203.70
6 TL Goddard 24 1042 42 24.81 24.12 188.06
7 DW Steyn 16 1031 39 26.44 24.25 187.02
8 M Ntini 17 1224 40 30.60 24.88 182.30
9 PM Pollock 18 728 27 26.96 26.31 172.39
10 M Morkel 20 1170 35 33.43 31.98 141.80

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 MJ Procter 14 1514 41 36.93 33.47 200.00
1 MJ Procter 14 1514 41 36.93 33.47 200.00
2 K Rabada 8 845 23 36.74 41.14 162.73
3 PS Heine 7 995 17 58.53 44.50 150.43
4 EJ Barlow 18 1341 26 51.58 45.29 147.82
5 DW Steyn 16 1719 39 44.08 46.57 143.76
6 M Ntini 17 2038 40 50.95 49.23 135.99
7 VD Philander 18 1738 37 46.97 52.51 127.48
8 PM Pollock 18 1693 27 62.70 55.06 121.59
9 M Morkel 20 1987 35 56.77 61.74 108.43
10 TL Goddard 24 3804 42 90.57 74.16 90.27

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 VD Philander 6/21 5/15 5/70 3/30 3/59 4.40 200.00
1 VD Philander 6/21 5/15 5/70 3/30 3/59 4.40 200.00
2 MJ Procter 6/73 4/32 4/47 4/71 3/24 4.20 190.91
3 K Rabada 6/54 5/96 4/91 3/53 2/28 4.00 181.82
3 DW Steyn 4/55 4/55 4/56 4/64 4/78 4.00 181.82
3 M Ntini 6/100 4/78 4/93 3/28 3/52 4.00 181.82
6 M Morkel 5/23 4/87 3/9 3/47 3/63 3.60 163.64
6 TL Goddard 6/53 3/13 3/23 3/27 3/36 3.60 163.64
8 PS Heine 6/58 6/96 3/68 2/30 3.40 154.55
8 EJ Barlow 5/85 3/18 3/24 3/39 3/63 3.40 154.55
10 PM Pollock 5/39 4/20 3/46 2/31 2/42 3.20 145.45

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 MJ Procter 292.86 300.00 200.00 190.91 983.77
2 K Rabada 250.00 234.37 162.73 181.82 828.93
3 VD Philander 277.50 203.70 127.48 200.00 808.68
4 DW Steyn 292.50 187.02 143.76 181.82 805.09
5 M Ntini 300.00 182.30 135.99 181.82 800.10
6 TL Goddard 300.00 188.06 90.27 163.64 741.97
7 EJ Barlow 185.71 208.00 147.82 154.55 696.09
8 M Morkel 262.50 141.80 108.43 163.64 676.36
9 PS Heine 121.43 237.78 150.43 154.55 664.18
10 PM Pollock 192.86 172.39 121.59 145.45 632.29

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