Top 7 South African Pacers Vs WI In Tests In SA

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 7 Fast bowlers from South Africa against West Indies in South Africa in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

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)	WI

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	20	50	300.00
1	SM Pollock	SA	20	50	300.00
2	M Ntini	SA	14	39	234.00
3	A Nel	SA	14	35	210.00
4	DW Steyn	SA	11	33	198.00
5	JH Kallis	SA	24	25	150.00
6	AA Donald	SA	9	23	138.00
7	M Morkel	SA	5	13	78.00

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	AA Donald	9	395	23	17.17	18.01	250.00
1	AA Donald	9	395	23	17.17	18.01	250.00
2	DW Steyn	11	670	33	20.30	21.30	211.34
3	M Morkel	5	268	13	20.62	21.36	210.82
4	SM Pollock	20	1032	50	20.64	22.53	199.84
5	A Nel	14	851	35	24.31	27.28	165.04
6	M Ntini	14	1005	39	25.77	28.91	155.72
7	JH Kallis	24	722	25	28.88	31.49	143.00

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	AA Donald	9	704	23	30.61	32.83	250.00
1	AA Donald	9	704	23	30.61	32.83	250.00
2	DW Steyn	11	1217	33	36.88	41.89	195.96
3	M Morkel	5	482	13	37.08	42.62	192.60
4	A Nel	14	1589	35	45.40	52.17	157.33
5	M Ntini	14	1817	39	46.59	53.54	153.31
6	SM Pollock	20	2440	50	48.80	54.28	151.22
7	JH Kallis	24	1703	25	68.12	76.01	107.99

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	6/34	6/72	4/44	4/60	4/78	4.80	200.00
1	DW Steyn	6/34	6/72	4/44	4/60	4/78	4.80	200.00
2	SM Pollock	5/43	5/54	5/83	4/31	4/35	4.60	191.67
3	M Ntini	5/49	5/66	5/94	4/53	3/72	4.40	183.33
4	AA Donald	5/49	5/49	3/20	3/62	3/91	3.80	158.33
5	A Nel	5/87	3/43	3/45	3/61	3/62	3.40	141.67
6	JH Kallis	5/90	3/18	2/12	2/34	1/11	2.60	108.33
6	M Morkel	4/69	3/55	2/18	2/43	2/83	2.60	108.33

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	SM Pollock	300.00	199.84	151.22	191.67	842.72
2	DW Steyn	198.00	211.34	195.96	200.00	805.30
3	AA Donald	138.00	250.00	250.00	158.33	796.33
4	M Ntini	234.00	155.72	153.31	183.33	726.36
5	A Nel	210.00	165.04	157.33	141.67	674.03
6	M Morkel	78.00	210.82	192.60	108.33	589.75
7	JH Kallis	150.00	143.00	107.99	108.33	509.32

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter