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Top 10 South African Pacers Vs NZ 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 New Zealand 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) NZ

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 DW Steyn SA 17 59 300.00
1 DW Steyn SA 17 59 300.00
2 M Ntini SA 15 39 198.31
3 NAT Adcock SA 13 33 167.80
4 GB Lawrence SA 9 28 142.37
5 PS de Villiers SA 6 20 101.69
6 PM Pollock SA 6 17 86.44
6 SM Pollock SA 9 17 86.44
8 DEJ Ironside SA 5 15 76.27
9 BM McMillan SA 6 13 66.10
10 VD Philander SA 5 11 55.93

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 17 852 59 14.44 15.18 250.00
1 DW Steyn 17 852 59 14.44 15.18 250.00
2 VD Philander 5 172 11 15.64 17.00 223.19
3 PS de Villiers 6 401 20 20.05 20.65 183.76
4 BM McMillan 6 267 13 20.54 21.15 179.39
5 SM Pollock 9 345 17 20.29 21.19 179.09
6 M Ntini 15 817 39 20.95 21.53 176.26
7 PM Pollock 6 299 17 17.59 22.47 168.83
8 GB Lawrence 9 512 28 18.29 23.13 164.05
9 DEJ Ironside 5 275 15 18.33 26.65 142.39
10 NAT Adcock 13 633 33 19.18 26.96 140.72

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 17 1644 59 27.86 31.05 250.00
1 DW Steyn 17 1644 59 27.86 31.05 250.00
2 PM Pollock 6 772 17 45.41 39.59 196.09
3 GB Lawrence 9 1334 28 47.64 42.41 183.07
4 VD Philander 5 390 11 35.45 42.79 181.43
5 M Ntini 15 1640 39 42.05 42.97 180.70
6 PS de Villiers 6 1016 20 50.80 46.04 168.64
7 NAT Adcock 13 1855 33 56.21 52.69 147.35
8 BM McMillan 6 756 13 58.15 52.70 147.32
9 SM Pollock 9 960 17 56.47 56.76 136.78
10 DEJ Ironside 5 986 15 65.73 59.94 129.53

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 DW Steyn 6/49 5/17 5/33 5/34 5/47 5.20 200.00
1 DW Steyn 6/49 5/17 5/33 5/34 5/47 5.20 200.00
2 M Ntini 6/66 5/35 5/51 5/94 4/162 5.00 192.31
3 GB Lawrence 8/53 5/52 4/57 4/85 3/63 4.80 184.62
4 NAT Adcock 5/43 5/45 4/86 3/38 3/40 4.00 153.85
5 PS de Villiers 5/61 5/64 4/52 3/56 2/78 3.80 146.15
6 PM Pollock 6/38 3/61 3/63 3/70 2/18 3.40 130.77
7 DEJ Ironside 5/51 4/117 3/37 2/20 1/50 3.00 115.38
8 SM Pollock 4/37 4/64 2/36 2/41 2/44 2.80 107.69
9 BM McMillan 4/65 3/40 3/52 3/53 2.60 100.00
10 VD Philander 5/7 2/34 2/43 2/76 2.20 84.62

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 300.00 250.00 250.00 200.00 1,000.00
2 M Ntini 198.31 176.26 180.70 192.31 747.57
3 GB Lawrence 142.37 164.05 183.07 184.62 674.11
4 NAT Adcock 167.80 140.72 147.35 153.85 609.71
5 PS de Villiers 101.69 183.76 168.64 146.15 600.25
6 PM Pollock 86.44 168.83 196.09 130.77 582.13
7 VD Philander 55.93 223.19 181.43 84.62 545.17
8 SM Pollock 86.44 179.09 136.78 107.69 510.00
9 BM McMillan 66.10 179.39 147.32 100.00 492.81
10 DEJ Ironside 76.27 142.39 129.53 115.38 463.58

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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