Tests Decades - Best Fast Bowlers In 2010s Featured

Top Test Fast Bowler of the Decade (2010 – 2019)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 2010s. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers in Test Cricket in the 2010s.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ATTACKING
3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
3.5. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. TOP 7 VICTIMS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES RATING
7. TOP TEAMS
7.1. Top Teams In Asia
7.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, Top 7 Batsmen
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is an example:-

  • TS 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.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • Further, they are divided into In Asia and Outside Asia.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes in the specific condition and in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 25
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR) 50

PRIMARY CRITERIA

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 200 429 200.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 200 429 200.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 207 403 187.88
3 DW Steyn SA 108 267 124.48
4 M Morkel SA 125 248 115.62
5 MA Starc AUS 107 240 111.89
6 VD Philander SA 114 220 102.56
7 K Rabada SA 75 190 88.58
8 Mohammed Shami IND 91 175 81.59
9 PJ Cummins AUS 55 139 64.80
10 RJ Harris AUS 52 113 52.68

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Mohammad Abbas 31 1505 72 20.90 20.79 200.00
1 PJ Cummins 55 3048 139 21.93 21.40 194.37
2 VD Philander 114 4838 220 21.99 21.74 191.31
3 DW Steyn 108 5954 267 22.30 22.11 188.04
4 K Rabada 75 4289 190 22.57 22.35 186.07
5 RJ Harris 52 2658 113 23.52 22.85 182.01
6 JM Anderson 200 10448 429 24.35 23.51 176.92
7 Mohammed Shami 91 4742 175 27.10 24.99 166.42
8 M Morkel 125 6446 248 25.99 25.37 163.95
9 MA Starc 107 6501 240 27.09 26.02 159.83
10 SCJ Broad 207 11146 403 27.66 26.80 155.15

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS PJ Cummins 43 2508 111 22.59 22.05 200.00
1 PJ Cummins 43 2508 111 22.59 22.05 200.00
2 RJ Harris 48 2474 107 23.12 22.46 196.32
3 VD Philander 81 3587 152 23.60 23.33 189.02
4 DW Steyn 72 4098 173 23.69 23.49 187.69
5 K Rabada 53 3205 128 25.04 24.79 177.86
6 M Morkel 97 5159 196 26.32 25.69 171.65
7 JM Anderson 144 7757 284 27.31 26.36 167.26
8 SCJ Broad 144 7909 290 27.27 26.43 166.82
9 Mohammed Shami 64 3704 125 29.63 27.33 161.35
10 MA Starc 83 5087 178 28.58 27.45 160.62

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

RANK BOWLER INNS BALLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS K Rabada 75 7604 190 40.02 43.62 300.00
1 K Rabada 75 7604 190 40.02 43.62 300.00
2 DW Steyn 108 11728 267 43.93 46.76 279.90
3 Mohammed Shami 91 8602 175 49.15 49.27 265.64
4 MA Starc 107 11573 240 48.22 49.95 261.98
5 PJ Cummins 55 6563 139 47.22 50.39 259.71
6 RJ Harris 52 5736 113 50.76 53.71 243.67
7 VD Philander 114 10986 220 49.94 53.85 243.04
8 M Morkel 125 12977 248 52.33 55.18 237.15
9 JM Anderson 200 23568 429 54.94 57.29 228.45
10 SCJ Broad 207 22850 403 56.70 59.27 220.80

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 7 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE WT RAT
TS SCJ Broad 8/15 7/44 7/72 6/17 6/25 6/46 6/50 6.57 100.00
1 SCJ Broad 8/15 7/44 7/72 6/17 6/25 6/46 6/50 6.57 100.00
2 DW Steyn 7/51 6/8 6/34 6/50 6/100 5/17 5/29 5.86 89.13
3 JM Anderson 7/42 6/17 6/42 6/47 5/16 5/20 5/29 5.71 86.96
3 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/54 6/55 5/30 5/33 5/78 5.71 86.96
5 MA Starc 6/50 6/66 6/111 6/154 5/34 5/44 5/46 5.57 84.78
5 VD Philander 6/21 6/42 6/44 6/81 5/7 5/15 5/21 5.57 84.78
7 M Morkel 6/23 5/20 5/21 5/23 5/54 5/75 5/146 5.14 78.26
7 RJ Harris 7/117 6/47 5/25 5/62 5/72 4/32 4/33 5.14 78.26
7 PJ Cummins 6/23 6/27 6/79 5/28 5/83 4/32 4/39 5.14 78.26
10 Mohammed Shami 6/56 5/28 5/35 5/47 5/112 4/31 4/49 4.86 73.91

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW RAT PRI PTS
1 DW Steyn 124.48 375.73 279.90 89.13 869.24 434.62
2 JM Anderson 200.00 344.18 228.45 86.96 859.58 429.79
3 K Rabada 88.58 363.93 300.00 86.96 839.46 419.73
4 SCJ Broad 187.88 321.96 220.80 100.00 830.64 415.32
5 VD Philander 102.56 380.33 243.04 84.78 810.71 405.35
6 PJ Cummins 64.80 394.37 259.71 78.26 797.15 398.57
7 MA Starc 111.89 320.45 261.98 84.78 779.10 389.55
8 M Morkel 115.62 335.59 237.15 78.26 766.62 383.31
9 RJ Harris 52.68 378.34 243.67 78.26 752.95 376.47
10 Mohammed Shami 81.59 327.77 265.64 73.91 748.91 374.46

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for spin bowlers and In Asia for pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY

At Home

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 K Rabada 46 134 19.40 32.74 773.26 193.32
2 JM Anderson 110 264 21.19 48.34 771.07 192.77
3 Mohammed Shami 32 62 21.08 42.45 751.59 187.90
4 SCJ Broad 124 264 25.38 50.63 748.04 187.01
5 DW Steyn 61 161 20.34 40.27 743.39 185.85
6 VD Philander 64 142 18.49 42.27 730.06 182.52
7 MA Starc 59 146 26.08 46.60 656.65 164.16
8 M Morkel 67 132 24.86 49.51 613.79 153.45
9 PJ Cummins 28 67 22.00 48.64 611.09 152.77
10 RJ Harris 24 49 24.88 55.59 557.16 139.29

Away From Home

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 PJ Cummins 27 72 21.86 45.89 832.93 832.93
2 DW Steyn 47 106 25.28 49.48 829.33 829.33
3 RJ Harris 28 64 22.48 47.06 798.71 798.71
4 M Morkel 58 116 27.28 55.53 787.43 787.43
5 JM Anderson 90 165 29.41 65.50 787.06 787.06
6 MA Starc 48 94 28.66 50.73 760.90 760.90
7 SCJ Broad 83 139 31.99 68.24 745.14 745.14
8 Mohammed Shami 59 113 30.40 52.83 715.02 715.02
9 VD Philander 50 78 28.37 63.88 708.36 708.36
10 K Rabada 29 56 30.16 57.45 678.77 678.77

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 JM Anderson 168 381 23.93 53.42 810.55 202.64
2 DW Steyn 86 221 21.39 42.37 807.47 201.87
3 K Rabada 62 173 21.40 37.26 805.68 201.42
4 VD Philander 97 204 20.73 46.72 796.12 199.03
5 SCJ Broad 178 365 26.88 54.68 794.09 198.52
6 PJ Cummins 48 125 21.06 45.78 767.00 191.75
7 M Morkel 103 214 25.25 49.98 716.27 179.07
8 MA Starc 88 203 26.93 48.03 709.07 177.27
9 RJ Harris 48 102 24.49 52.35 690.81 172.70

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 Mohammed Shami 53 103 31.63 54.42 700.83 175.21

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DW Steyn 22 46 26.65 51.41 881.49 881.49
2 JM Anderson 32 48 27.71 66.96 823.52 823.52
3 MA Starc 19 37 27.95 49.27 823.36 823.36
4 M Morkel 22 34 30.65 67.09 710.50 710.50
5 SCJ Broad 29 38 35.13 76.05 696.03 696.03
6 PJ Cummins 7 14 29.71 60.00 541.80 541.80
7 K Rabada 13 17 34.53 68.12 533.78 533.78
8 RJ Harris 4 11 14.55 36.00 500.00 500.00
9 VD Philander 17 16 38.06 91.00 446.67 446.67

Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 Mohammed Shami 38 72 20.61 41.63 900.99 900.99

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 DW Steyn 829.33 185.85 881.49 201.87 2,098.53 209.85
2 JM Anderson 787.06 192.77 823.52 202.64 2,005.99 200.60
3 Mohammed Shami 715.02 187.90 900.99 175.21 1,979.12 197.91
4 MA Starc 760.90 164.16 823.36 177.27 1,925.68 192.57
5 M Morkel 787.43 153.45 710.50 179.07 1,830.44 183.04
6 SCJ Broad 745.14 187.01 696.03 198.52 1,826.70 182.67
7 PJ Cummins 832.93 152.77 541.80 191.75 1,719.26 171.93
8 RJ Harris 798.71 139.29 500.00 172.70 1,610.70 161.07
9 K Rabada 678.77 193.32 533.78 201.42 1,607.29 160.73
10 VD Philander 708.36 182.52 446.67 199.03 1,536.58 153.66

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And Top 7 Victims

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a bowler such that his overall points are maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. Top 7 Victims are defined as the wickets taken by the bowler against the top 7 batsmen by batting order against Top Teams. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • TOP 7 VICTIMS – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 K Rabada 30 95 16.57 29.91 940.18 470.09
2 JM Anderson 30 83 14.54 36.18 910.91 455.45
3 DW Steyn 30 92 17.17 36.51 868.34 434.17
4 SCJ Broad 30 80 22.03 45.43 785.71 392.86
5 VD Philander 30 65 16.18 40.40 771.43 385.72
6 Mohammed Shami 30 60 20.48 42.02 770.18 385.09
7 MA Starc 30 78 22.54 42.51 766.07 383.03
8 PJ Cummins 28 67 22.00 48.64 705.19 352.60
9 M Morkel 30 66 21.79 43.03 684.81 342.41
10 RJ Harris 24 49 24.88 55.59 593.61 296.80

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 30 71 22.83 38.79 962.41 962.41
2 PJ Cummins 27 72 21.86 45.89 904.10 904.10
3 DW Steyn 30 71 23.63 48.66 898.10 898.10
4 RJ Harris 28 64 22.48 47.06 863.64 863.64
5 SCJ Broad 30 61 25.69 53.05 846.95 846.95
6 VD Philander 30 56 23.77 54.70 833.55 833.55
7 Mohammed Shami 30 62 24.71 43.21 823.64 823.64
8 M Morkel 30 60 24.98 54.32 818.79 818.79
9 JM Anderson 30 64 26.59 57.25 807.68 807.68
10 K Rabada 29 56 30.16 57.45 740.32 740.32

TOP 7 VICTIMS

Min Innings: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS T7 WKTS PERC WT/IN T7 RAT WTG
1 PJ Cummins 55 80 57.55 1.45 794.50 794.50
2 RJ Harris 52 77 68.14 1.48 766.70 766.70
3 SCJ Broad 207 221 54.84 1.07 729.25 729.25
4 JM Anderson 200 208 48.48 1.04 703.10 703.10
5 M Morkel 125 139 56.05 1.11 683.05 683.05
6 MA Starc 107 125 52.08 1.17 666.17 666.17
7 DW Steyn 108 127 47.57 1.18 665.62 665.62
8 K Rabada 75 89 46.84 1.19 648.07 648.07
9 VD Philander 114 115 52.27 1.01 609.71 609.71
10 Mohammed Shami 91 87 49.71 0.96 567.64 567.64

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER TF HM TF AW T7 WKTS TOT SEC RAT
1 PJ Cummins 352.60 904.10 794.50 2,051.19 205.12
2 MA Starc 383.03 962.41 666.17 2,011.61 201.16
3 DW Steyn 434.17 898.10 665.62 1,997.89 199.79
4 SCJ Broad 392.86 846.95 729.25 1,969.06 196.91
5 JM Anderson 455.45 807.68 703.10 1,966.23 196.62
6 RJ Harris 296.80 863.64 766.70 1,927.15 192.71
7 K Rabada 470.09 740.32 648.07 1,858.48 185.85
8 M Morkel 342.41 818.79 683.05 1,844.25 184.42
9 VD Philander 385.72 833.55 609.71 1,828.97 182.90
10 Mohammed Shami 385.09 823.64 567.64 1,776.37 177.64

DECADES RATING

DECADES Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 DW Steyn SA 434.62 209.85 199.79 844.26
2 JM Anderson ENG 429.79 200.60 196.62 827.01
3 SCJ Broad ENG 415.32 182.67 196.91 794.90
4 MA Starc AUS 389.55 192.57 201.16 783.28
5 PJ Cummins AUS 398.57 171.93 205.12 775.62
6 K Rabada SA 419.73 160.73 185.85 766.31
7 M Morkel SA 383.31 183.04 184.42 750.78
8 Mohammed Shami IND 374.46 197.91 177.64 750.00
9 VD Philander SA 405.35 153.66 182.90 741.91
10 RJ Harris AUS 376.47 161.07 192.71 730.26

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1950s AUS WI PAK IND ENG
1960s WI AUS PAK IND ENG SA
1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA AUS
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ AUS
1990s IND PAK SA AUS WI
2000s AUS SL IND PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG SA AUS
2020s IND ENG PAK AUS NZ

Top Teams Outside Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5
1950s AUS ENG WI SA PAK
1960s ENG AUS WI SA NZ
1970s SA ENG WI AUS IND
1980s WI NZ AUS ENG PAK
1990s AUS SA WI PAK ENG
2000s AUS SA ENG IND NZ
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND
2020s AUS NZ SA ENG IND

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