Best South African Fast Bowlers In Tests Against New Zealand

Top 10 South African Pacers Vs New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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) 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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS DW Steyn SA 23 68 300.00
1 DW Steyn SA 23 68 300.00
2 M Ntini SA 21 46 202.94
3 SM Pollock SA 21 43 189.71
4 VD Philander SA 15 34 150.00
5 NAT Adcock SA 13 33 145.59
6 PM Pollock SA 12 32 141.18
7 GB Lawrence SA 9 28 123.53
7 M Morkel SA 14 28 123.53
9 PS de Villiers SA 8 26 114.71
10 AA Donald SA 9 21 92.65

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 DW Steyn 23 1091 68 16.04 16.54 250.00
1 DW Steyn 23 1091 68 16.04 16.54 250.00
2 VD Philander 15 700 34 20.59 20.28 203.90
3 PS de Villiers 8 521 26 20.04 20.56 201.11
4 AA Donald 9 443 21 21.10 21.84 189.29
5 SM Pollock 21 943 43 21.93 22.18 186.43
6 GB Lawrence 9 512 28 18.29 23.13 178.78
7 M Morkel 14 650 28 23.21 23.19 178.30
8 PM Pollock 12 557 32 17.41 23.76 174.00
9 M Ntini 21 1160 46 25.22 25.41 162.73
10 NAT Adcock 13 633 33 19.18 26.96 153.34

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 DW Steyn 23 2246 68 33.03 36.83 250.00
1 DW Steyn 23 2246 68 33.03 36.83 250.00
2 GB Lawrence 9 1334 28 47.64 42.41 217.09
3 PM Pollock 12 1553 32 48.53 43.26 212.82
4 PS de Villiers 8 1340 26 51.54 47.08 195.56
5 AA Donald 9 1062 21 50.57 48.37 190.35
6 VD Philander 15 1521 34 44.74 50.23 183.27
7 M Ntini 21 2330 46 50.65 50.81 181.19
8 NAT Adcock 13 1855 33 56.21 52.69 174.73
9 SM Pollock 21 2442 43 56.79 55.40 166.17
10 M Morkel 14 1413 28 50.46 57.31 160.65

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
2 VD Philander 6/44 6/81 5/7 4/70 4/72 5.00 192.31
4 GB Lawrence 8/53 5/52 4/57 4/85 3/63 4.80 184.62
5 PM Pollock 6/38 6/47 3/53 3/61 3/63 4.20 161.54
5 PS de Villiers 5/61 5/64 4/42 4/52 3/56 4.20 161.54
5 SM Pollock 5/33 4/34 4/37 4/64 4/98 4.20 161.54
8 NAT Adcock 5/43 5/45 4/86 3/38 3/40 4.00 153.85
9 M Morkel 6/23 4/100 3/14 3/50 2/36 3.60 138.46
10 AA Donald 4/69 4/88 3/43 3/54 3/69 3.40 130.77

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 202.94 162.73 181.19 192.31 739.17
3 VD Philander 150.00 203.90 183.27 192.31 729.48
4 GB Lawrence 123.53 178.78 217.09 184.62 704.01
5 SM Pollock 189.71 186.43 166.17 161.54 703.85
6 PM Pollock 141.18 174.00 212.82 161.54 689.53
7 PS de Villiers 114.71 201.11 195.56 161.54 672.91
8 NAT Adcock 145.59 153.34 174.73 153.85 627.51
9 AA Donald 92.65 189.29 190.35 130.77 603.05
10 M Morkel 123.53 178.30 160.65 138.46 600.93

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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