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Top 10 South African Pacers Vs England In Tests

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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 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) ALL
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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS SM Pollock SA 42 91 300.00
1 SM Pollock SA 42 91 300.00
2 AA Donald SA 30 86 283.52
3 M Morkel SA 36 79 260.44
4 M Ntini SA 34 70 230.77
5 K Rabada SA 22 66 217.58
6 TL Goddard SA 35 63 207.69
7 NAT Adcock SA 25 57 187.91
8 DW Steyn SA 22 50 164.84
9 PS Heine SA 18 39 128.57
10 PM Pollock SA 13 32 105.49

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS NAT Adcock 25 1152 57 20.21 21.87 250.00
1 NAT Adcock 25 1152 57 20.21 21.87 250.00
2 AA Donald 30 1982 86 23.05 23.73 230.39
3 PM Pollock 13 811 32 25.34 23.81 229.67
4 SM Pollock 42 2160 91 23.74 24.17 226.20
5 K Rabada 22 1669 66 25.29 24.40 224.08
6 M Morkel 36 2237 79 28.32 24.43 223.85
7 TL Goddard 35 1622 63 25.75 26.95 202.91
8 DW Steyn 22 1581 50 31.62 28.06 194.84
9 PS Heine 18 1011 39 25.92 28.28 193.32
10 M Ntini 34 2405 70 34.36 31.96 171.07

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS K Rabada 22 2553 66 38.68 41.24 250.00
1 K Rabada 22 2553 66 38.68 41.24 250.00
2 AA Donald 30 3912 86 45.49 44.67 230.77
3 NAT Adcock 25 3488 57 61.19 48.45 212.78
4 PM Pollock 13 2001 32 62.53 48.81 211.23
5 PS Heine 18 2679 39 68.69 52.51 196.34
6 DW Steyn 22 2764 50 55.28 54.37 189.61
7 M Morkel 36 4359 79 55.18 54.43 189.41
8 M Ntini 34 4253 70 60.76 60.49 170.43
9 SM Pollock 42 5719 91 62.85 62.39 165.25
10 TL Goddard 35 5807 63 92.17 71.83 143.53

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 AA Donald 6/53 6/88 5/32 5/46 5/47 5.40 200.00
1 AA Donald 6/53 6/88 5/32 5/46 5/47 5.40 200.00
1 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 5/52 5/78 4/81 5.40 200.00
3 SM Pollock 6/39 5/32 5/53 4/16 4/32 4.80 177.78
4 NAT Adcock 6/65 5/62 4/20 4/36 4/39 4.60 170.37
4 M Ntini 5/75 5/94 5/145 4/50 4/72 4.60 170.37
6 TL Goddard 5/31 5/69 5/80 4/59 3/26 4.40 162.96
6 PM Pollock 5/34 5/43 5/53 5/129 2/27 4.40 162.96
6 DW Steyn 5/51 5/56 4/70 4/74 4/76 4.40 162.96
9 PS Heine 5/60 5/86 4/22 4/70 3/41 4.20 155.56
9 M Morkel 5/75 4/41 4/52 4/59 4/72 4.20 155.56

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 AA Donald 283.52 230.39 230.77 200.00 944.68
2 K Rabada 217.58 224.08 250.00 200.00 891.67
3 SM Pollock 300.00 226.20 165.25 177.78 869.22
4 M Morkel 260.44 223.85 189.41 155.56 829.25
5 NAT Adcock 187.91 250.00 212.78 170.37 821.06
6 M Ntini 230.77 171.07 170.43 170.37 742.64
7 TL Goddard 207.69 202.91 143.53 162.96 717.09
8 DW Steyn 164.84 194.84 189.61 162.96 712.25
9 PM Pollock 105.49 229.67 211.23 162.96 709.35
10 PS Heine 128.57 193.32 196.34 155.56 673.79

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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