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Top 10 South African Pacers Vs Eng In Tests In SA

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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 10 Fast bowlers from South Africa against England in South Africa 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) SA
Oposition (O) ENG

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 26 56 300.00
1 SM Pollock SA 26 56 300.00
2 AA Donald SA 15 41 219.64
3 K Rabada SA 11 36 192.86
4 M Morkel SA 15 34 182.14
5 M Ntini SA 13 27 144.64
5 DW Steyn SA 13 27 144.64
7 NAT Adcock SA 10 21 112.50
7 TL Goddard SA 17 21 112.50
9 PS Heine SA 10 18 96.43
9 AA Nortje SA 7 18 96.43

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 NAT Adcock 10 313 21 14.90 16.36 250.00
1 NAT Adcock 10 313 21 14.90 16.36 250.00
2 M Morkel 15 854 34 25.12 22.97 178.14
3 SM Pollock 26 1276 56 22.79 23.70 172.64
4 AA Donald 15 919 41 22.41 23.74 172.35
5 K Rabada 11 887 36 24.64 23.96 170.76
6 AA Nortje 7 488 18 27.11 28.64 142.85
7 DW Steyn 13 853 27 31.59 30.34 134.85
8 M Ntini 13 860 27 31.85 31.41 130.24
9 PS Heine 10 517 18 28.72 31.54 129.73
10 TL Goddard 17 680 21 32.38 33.14 123.47

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 11 1299 36 36.08 37.69 250.00
1 K Rabada 11 1299 36 36.08 37.69 250.00
2 NAT Adcock 10 1136 21 54.10 39.76 236.96
3 AA Donald 15 1915 41 46.71 45.04 209.19
4 AA Nortje 7 750 18 41.67 46.45 202.82
5 M Morkel 15 1793 34 52.74 52.38 179.87
6 DW Steyn 13 1489 27 55.15 55.21 170.65
7 SM Pollock 26 3338 56 59.61 58.78 160.30
8 PS Heine 10 1480 18 82.22 60.44 155.90
9 M Ntini 13 1749 27 64.78 65.86 143.06
10 TL Goddard 17 2701 21 128.62 95.03 99.15

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 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 5/78 4/103 3/68 5.00 200.00
1 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 5/78 4/103 3/68 5.00 200.00
2 AA Donald 6/53 5/46 5/47 5/74 3/49 4.80 192.00
3 SM Pollock 5/32 4/16 4/32 4/64 4/65 4.20 168.00
4 M Morkel 5/75 4/59 4/76 3/36 3/39 3.80 152.00
5 NAT Adcock 4/20 4/36 4/39 3/33 3/54 3.60 144.00
6 M Ntini 4/50 4/111 3/12 3/41 3/62 3.40 136.00
6 DW Steyn 5/51 4/70 4/74 2/26 2/64 3.40 136.00
8 AA Nortje 5/110 3/56 3/61 2/47 2/56 3.00 120.00
9 PS Heine 4/22 3/41 2/54 2/65 2/67 2.60 104.00
10 TL Goddard 3/51 3/62 2/12 2/13 2/34 2.40 96.00

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 K Rabada 192.86 170.76 250.00 200.00 813.62
2 SM Pollock 300.00 172.64 160.30 168.00 800.94
3 AA Donald 219.64 172.35 209.19 192.00 793.17
4 NAT Adcock 112.50 250.00 236.96 144.00 743.46
5 M Morkel 182.14 178.14 179.87 152.00 692.15
6 DW Steyn 144.64 134.85 170.65 136.00 586.14
7 AA Nortje 96.43 142.85 202.82 120.00 562.10
8 M Ntini 144.64 130.24 143.06 136.00 553.94
9 PS Heine 96.43 129.73 155.90 104.00 486.06
10 TL Goddard 112.50 123.47 99.15 96.00 431.12

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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