Tests - Best Fast Bowlers At Home

Top 25 Fast Bowlers At Home In Test Cricket

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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 25 Fast bowlers in matches At Home in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. HOME RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Top Teams (TT)
8.4. Abbreviations
HM RATING

Points to note about HOME Rating:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

THE CRITERIA

The HM Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 10
Min Career Wkts 50

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1976
Era 2 MP between 1975 And 1996
Era 3 MP between 1995 And 2016
Era 4 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS FS Trueman ENG 1952 1965 1958.5 90 229 230.00
1 FS Trueman ENG 1952 1965 1958.5 90 229 230.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS DK Lillee AUS 1971 1984 1977.5 84 231 230.00
1 DK Lillee AUS 1971 1984 1977.5 84 231 230.00
2 CA Walsh WI 1984 2001 1992.5 105 229 228.01
3 IT Botham ENG 1977 1992 1984.5 96 226 225.02
4 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 119 219 218.05
5 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 93 203 202.12
6 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 75 201 200.13
7 CJ McDermott AUS 1984 1996 1990 78 193 192.16
8 RGD Willis ENG 1971 1984 1977.5 73 176 175.24
9 Imran Khan PAK 1971 1991 1981 59 163 162.29
10 MD Marshall WI 1978 1991 1984.5 58 157 156.32
11 Wasim Akram PAK 1985 2002 1993.5 70 154 153.33
12 JR Thomson AUS 1972 1985 1978.5 52 129 128.44
13 CEH Croft WI 1977 1982 1979.5 22 66 65.71
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 202 438 250.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 202 438 250.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 2007 2023 2015 188 398 227.17
3 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 131 289 164.95
4 DW Steyn SA 2004 2019 2011.5 99 261 148.97
5 AA Donald SA 1992 2002 1997 68 177 101.03
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2011 2026 2018.5 117 266 230.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2011 2026 2018.5 117 266 230.00
2 K Rabada SA 2015 2025 2020 71 198 171.20
3 KAJ Roach WI 2009 2025 2017 89 196 169.47
4 PJ Cummins AUS 2011 2025 2018 75 183 158.23
5 SM Boland AUS 2021 2026 2023.5 28 69 59.66
6 LT Ngidi SA 2018 2025 2021.5 17 39 33.72

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 30
Min Wickets (TT) 24

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Khan Mohammad 16 667 42 15.88 17.76 120.00
1 SM Boland 28 1118 69 16.20 17.98 118.49
2 Imran Khan 59 3131 163 19.21 18.73 113.74
3 LT Ngidi 17 675 39 17.31 19.36 110.08
4 CEH Croft 22 1301 66 19.71 19.42 109.70
5 DW Steyn 99 5643 261 21.62 21.51 99.03
6 CEL Ambrose 93 4302 203 21.19 21.63 98.53
7 PJ Cummins 75 3644 183 19.91 21.75 97.94
8 MD Marshall 58 3150 157 20.06 21.77 97.87
9 K Rabada 71 3976 198 20.08 22.40 95.13
10 AA Donald 68 3831 177 21.64 22.50 94.71
11 GD McGrath 131 6483 289 22.43 22.90 93.06
12 RJ Hadlee 75 4615 201 22.96 22.90 93.05
13 FS Trueman 90 4590 229 20.04 23.36 91.21
14 KAJ Roach 89 4370 196 22.30 23.64 90.11
15 JM Anderson 202 10692 438 24.41 23.70 89.89
16 DK Lillee 84 5482 231 23.73 23.94 89.00
17 Wasim Akram 70 3422 154 22.22 24.04 88.64
18 CA Walsh 105 5428 229 23.70 24.39 87.37
19 RGD Willis 73 4137 176 23.51 24.76 86.07
20 JR Thomson 52 3223 129 24.98 24.93 85.45
21 SCJ Broad 188 10320 398 25.93 25.06 85.03
22 N Kapil Dev 119 5803 219 26.50 25.75 82.75
23 MA Starc 117 6837 266 25.70 27.09 78.66
24 CJ McDermott 78 5109 193 26.47 27.16 78.45
25 IT Botham 96 6226 226 27.55 29.05 73.35

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS LT Ngidi 13 485 32 15.16 16.77 180.00
1 LT Ngidi 13 485 32 15.16 16.77 180.00
2 Imran Khan 25 1221 66 18.50 17.28 174.74
3 SM Boland 26 1073 66 16.26 17.88 168.81
4 CEH Croft 12 625 33 18.94 19.60 153.99
5 Wasim Akram 24 1240 64 19.38 20.34 148.42
6 MD Marshall 25 1267 66 19.20 20.43 147.73
7 GD McGrath 86 4104 197 20.83 20.99 143.84
8 K Rabada 37 2283 111 20.57 21.62 139.67
9 CEL Ambrose 59 2776 125 22.21 21.90 137.86
10 FS Trueman 31 1908 86 22.19 21.95 137.51
11 AA Donald 34 1914 87 22.00 22.03 137.03
12 RJ Hadlee 47 2904 133 21.83 22.11 136.54
13 PJ Cummins 56 2835 134 21.16 22.35 135.04
14 JR Thomson 44 2860 122 23.44 23.41 128.98
15 CA Walsh 69 3640 153 23.79 23.77 127.00
16 KAJ Roach 40 2157 86 25.08 23.78 126.92
17 DK Lillee 55 3560 146 24.38 23.82 126.76
18 DW Steyn 44 2801 106 26.42 24.11 125.19
19 SCJ Broad 116 6454 239 27.00 24.82 121.65
20 JM Anderson 117 6366 232 27.44 25.15 120.02
21 N Kapil Dev 91 4841 182 26.60 25.32 119.25
22 RGD Willis 42 2645 104 25.43 25.65 117.68
23 MA Starc 76 4420 170 26.00 26.50 113.93
24 CJ McDermott 34 2194 81 27.09 27.41 110.12
25 IT Botham 50 3448 111 31.06 31.19 96.79

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 30
Min Wickets (TT) 24

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS CEH Croft 22 2585 66 39.17 35.56 120.00
1 CEH Croft 22 2585 66 39.17 35.56 120.00
2 LT Ngidi 17 1341 39 34.38 40.17 106.22
3 K Rabada 71 6949 198 35.10 41.41 103.04
4 JR Thomson 52 6027 129 46.72 43.17 98.84
5 SM Boland 28 2500 69 36.23 43.48 98.14
6 DW Steyn 99 10496 261 40.21 43.58 97.90
7 MD Marshall 58 6672 157 42.50 43.84 97.32
8 AA Donald 68 7968 177 45.02 43.90 97.20
9 FS Trueman 90 10295 229 44.96 43.92 97.16
10 Imran Khan 59 7673 163 47.07 44.40 96.11
11 RGD Willis 73 8121 176 46.14 45.92 92.92
12 DK Lillee 84 11534 231 49.93 46.49 91.78
13 RJ Hadlee 75 10663 201 53.05 48.41 88.13
14 PJ Cummins 75 7910 183 43.22 49.26 86.62
15 MA Starc 117 12180 266 45.79 51.33 83.12
16 KAJ Roach 89 9053 196 46.19 51.92 82.18
17 CJ McDermott 78 10394 193 53.85 52.87 80.71
18 N Kapil Dev 119 12211 219 55.76 53.01 80.49
19 SCJ Broad 188 19979 398 50.20 53.19 80.21
20 Wasim Akram 70 7872 154 51.12 54.10 78.87
21 IT Botham 96 12243 226 54.17 54.41 78.42
22 JM Anderson 202 22926 438 52.34 55.02 77.55
23 GD McGrath 131 15829 289 54.77 55.27 77.21
24 CEL Ambrose 93 11325 203 55.79 55.55 76.81
25 CA Walsh 105 13500 229 58.95 58.79 72.58

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS CEH Croft 12 1278 33 38.73 34.99 180.00
1 CEH Croft 12 1278 33 38.73 34.99 180.00
2 LT Ngidi 13 1017 32 31.78 36.68 171.70
3 K Rabada 37 3976 111 35.82 39.85 158.03
4 JR Thomson 44 5392 122 44.20 40.72 154.68
5 MD Marshall 25 2631 66 39.86 40.79 154.41
6 FS Trueman 31 4028 86 46.84 40.81 154.34
7 AA Donald 34 3686 87 42.37 41.16 153.01
8 Imran Khan 25 2957 66 44.80 41.92 150.25
9 SM Boland 26 2344 66 35.52 42.52 148.11
10 Wasim Akram 24 2640 64 41.25 44.37 141.94
11 RJ Hadlee 47 6649 133 49.99 46.51 135.40
12 RGD Willis 42 4902 104 47.13 46.71 134.84
13 DK Lillee 55 7569 146 51.84 47.01 133.98
14 DW Steyn 44 5011 106 47.27 47.99 131.23
15 MA Starc 76 7848 170 46.16 50.50 124.72
16 CJ McDermott 34 4151 81 51.25 50.70 124.21
17 KAJ Roach 40 4281 86 49.78 50.77 124.06
18 PJ Cummins 56 6118 134 45.66 50.81 123.95
19 N Kapil Dev 91 10153 182 55.79 52.32 120.38
20 SCJ Broad 116 12383 239 51.81 52.69 119.54
21 GD McGrath 86 10402 197 52.80 52.78 119.32
22 CEL Ambrose 59 7435 125 59.48 57.77 109.01
23 JM Anderson 117 13480 232 58.10 58.20 108.22
24 CA Walsh 69 9309 153 60.84 59.31 106.18
25 IT Botham 50 6681 111 60.19 59.72 105.46

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Imran Khan 8/58 8/60 6/35 6/46 6/58 6.80 50.00
1 Imran Khan 8/58 8/60 6/35 6/46 6/58 6.80 50.00
1 IT Botham 8/34 8/103 6/34 6/90 6/95 6.80 50.00
1 N Kapil Dev 9/83 7/56 6/63 6/77 6/91 6.80 50.00
1 SCJ Broad 8/15 7/44 7/72 6/25 6/31 6.80 50.00
5 FS Trueman 8/31 7/44 6/30 6/31 6/100 6.60 48.53
6 RJ Hadlee 7/23 7/116 6/26 6/50 6/51 6.40 47.06
7 RGD Willis 8/43 7/78 6/101 5/35 5/42 6.20 45.59
7 DK Lillee 7/83 6/26 6/53 6/60 6/82 6.20 45.59
7 GD McGrath 8/24 6/17 6/50 6/85 5/32 6.20 45.59
7 JM Anderson 7/42 7/43 6/17 6/47 5/16 6.20 45.59
7 MA Starc 7/58 6/48 6/66 6/75 6/154 6.20 45.59
7 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/50 6/54 6/55 6.20 45.59
13 CJ McDermott 8/97 6/38 6/53 5/42 5/49 6.00 44.12
13 CEL Ambrose 8/45 6/24 6/34 5/25 5/37 6.00 44.12
13 DW Steyn 6/8 6/34 6/49 6/50 6/72 6.00 44.12
16 MD Marshall 7/80 6/55 5/34 5/37 5/42 5.60 41.18
16 CA Walsh 6/54 6/61 6/62 5/22 5/39 5.60 41.18
16 AA Donald 7/84 6/53 5/36 5/40 5/46 5.60 41.18
19 JR Thomson 6/46 6/50 5/50 5/62 5/73 5.40 39.71
19 CEH Croft 8/29 6/74 5/40 4/15 4/39 5.40 39.71
19 Wasim Akram 6/48 6/91 5/28 5/52 5/55 5.40 39.71
19 PJ Cummins 6/23 6/27 5/28 5/38 5/42 5.40 39.71
23 KAJ Roach 6/48 5/8 5/17 5/41 5/42 5.20 38.24
24 SM Boland 6/7 6/45 4/31 4/33 4/36 4.80 35.29
25 LT Ngidi 6/39 6/71 4/44 3/21 3/30 4.40 32.35

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS N Kapil Dev 9/83 7/56 6/63 6/77 6/91 6.80 100.00
1 N Kapil Dev 9/83 7/56 6/63 6/77 6/91 6.80 100.00
2 SCJ Broad 8/15 6/25 6/46 6/50 6/91 6.40 94.12
3 RJ Hadlee 7/23 6/26 6/50 6/51 6/68 6.20 91.18
3 GD McGrath 8/24 6/17 6/50 6/85 5/48 6.20 91.18
5 RGD Willis 8/43 7/78 5/42 5/65 5/88 6.00 88.24
5 DK Lillee 7/83 6/26 6/60 6/171 5/63 6.00 88.24
5 IT Botham 8/103 6/95 6/125 5/11 5/21 6.00 88.24
5 MA Starc 7/58 6/48 6/75 6/154 5/52 6.00 88.24
9 FS Trueman 7/44 6/30 6/100 5/48 5/52 5.80 85.29
9 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/54 5/59 5/78 5.80 85.29
11 Imran Khan 8/60 6/46 5/59 5/62 4/30 5.60 82.35
12 JR Thomson 6/46 6/50 5/50 5/62 5/73 5.40 79.41
12 CA Walsh 6/54 6/61 5/22 5/39 5/83 5.40 79.41
14 CEL Ambrose 6/34 5/25 5/45 5/52 5/87 5.20 76.47
14 JM Anderson 6/47 5/20 5/53 5/60 5/62 5.20 76.47
14 DW Steyn 6/50 6/100 5/51 5/75 4/55 5.20 76.47
14 PJ Cummins 6/27 5/28 5/38 5/42 5/57 5.20 76.47
18 AA Donald 5/36 5/40 5/49 5/49 5/79 5.00 73.53
19 Wasim Akram 6/91 5/28 5/63 4/42 4/42 4.80 70.59
19 SM Boland 6/7 6/45 4/31 4/33 4/36 4.80 70.59
21 CEH Croft 6/74 5/40 4/15 4/39 4/47 4.60 67.65
21 KAJ Roach 5/17 5/41 5/105 4/30 4/48 4.60 67.65
23 CJ McDermott 5/49 5/97 4/33 4/35 4/43 4.40 64.71
24 MD Marshall 5/65 4/38 4/42 4/55 4/79 4.20 61.76
24 LT Ngidi 6/39 6/71 3/21 3/30 3/43 4.20 61.76

HOME RATING

The HOME (HM) 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 HM RAT
1 FS Trueman 230.00 228.72 251.50 133.82 844.05
2 Imran Khan 162.29 288.48 246.36 132.35 829.49
3 DK Lillee 230.00 215.75 225.77 133.82 805.35
4 K Rabada 171.20 234.80 261.07 130.88 797.95
5 RJ Hadlee 200.13 229.59 223.53 138.24 791.49
6 SCJ Broad 227.17 206.68 199.75 144.12 777.72
7 N Kapil Dev 218.05 202.00 200.87 150.00 770.93
8 JM Anderson 250.00 209.91 185.77 122.06 767.73
9 MA Starc 230.00 192.59 207.84 133.82 764.25
10 MD Marshall 156.32 245.60 251.73 102.94 756.59
11 CEL Ambrose 202.12 236.39 185.82 120.59 744.92
12 CA Walsh 228.01 214.37 178.76 120.59 741.73
13 RGD Willis 175.24 203.74 227.77 133.82 740.57
14 CEH Croft 65.71 263.70 300.00 107.35 736.76
15 GD McGrath 164.95 236.90 196.52 136.76 735.14
16 DW Steyn 148.97 224.22 229.14 120.59 722.92
17 Wasim Akram 153.33 237.06 220.81 110.29 721.50
18 PJ Cummins 158.23 232.99 210.57 116.18 717.97
19 IT Botham 225.02 170.14 183.87 138.24 717.26
20 JR Thomson 128.44 214.43 253.52 119.12 715.51
21 SM Boland 59.66 287.30 246.24 105.88 699.08
22 KAJ Roach 169.47 217.04 206.24 105.88 698.63
23 AA Donald 101.03 231.74 250.22 114.71 697.69
24 LT Ngidi 33.72 290.08 277.92 94.12 695.84
25 CJ McDermott 192.16 188.57 204.92 108.82 694.48

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
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

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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