Top 5 South African Spinners Vs Australia In Tests

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 5 Spin bowlers from South Africa against Australia 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)	ALL
Oposition (O)	AUS

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	PL Harris	SA	12	24	300.00
1	PL Harris	SA	12	24	300.00
2	KA Maharaj	SA	17	23	287.50
3	PL Symcox	SA	10	15	187.50
3	PR Adams	SA	8	15	187.50
5	J-P Duminy	SA	14	10	125.00

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	15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	PL Harris	12	782	24	32.58	24.85	250.00
1	PL Harris	12	782	24	32.58	24.85	250.00
2	PL Symcox	10	608	15	40.53	27.60	225.11
3	PR Adams	8	590	15	39.33	33.78	183.94
4	KA Maharaj	17	1030	23	44.78	35.68	174.14
5	J-P Duminy	14	471	10	47.10	38.47	161.51

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	PR Adams	8	1069	15	71.27	64.44	250.00
1	PR Adams	8	1069	15	71.27	64.44	250.00
2	PL Symcox	10	1488	15	99.20	68.20	236.19
3	PL Harris	12	1660	24	69.17	69.10	233.13
4	J-P Duminy	14	780	10	78.00	79.58	202.43
5	KA Maharaj	17	1846	23	80.26	81.75	197.05

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	PL Harris	6/127	3/34	3/84	3/85	2/36	3.40	200.00
1	PL Harris	6/127	3/34	3/84	3/85	2/36	3.40	200.00
1	KA Maharaj	5/123	4/102	3/56	3/92	2/32	3.40	200.00
3	PL Symcox	4/69	2/49	2/49	2/82	2/103	2.40	141.18
3	PR Adams	4/102	2/37	2/47	2/66	2/104	2.40	141.18
5	J-P Duminy	4/73	1/12	1/14	1/24	1/33	1.60	94.12

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	PL Harris	300.00	250.00	233.13	200.00	983.13
2	KA Maharaj	287.50	174.14	197.05	200.00	858.70
3	PL Symcox	187.50	225.11	236.19	141.18	789.98
4	PR Adams	187.50	183.94	250.00	141.18	762.62
5	J-P Duminy	125.00	161.51	202.43	94.12	583.06

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.
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