All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and all stats of Pakistani bowlers are calculated accordingly. Here are the Top 25 Fast bowlers in matches At Home in Test cricket.

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

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

5. ATTACKING

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. HOME RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The HOME Rating is divided into four main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	200.00
Consistent	Average	400.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	300.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	100.00

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 a simple 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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	25
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR)	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 1991
Era 2	MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3	MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	DK Lillee	AUS	1971	1984	1977.5	84	231	150.00
1	DK Lillee	AUS	1971	1984	1977.5	84	231	150.00
2	FS Trueman	ENG	1952	1965	1958.5	90	229	148.70
3	IT Botham	ENG	1977	1992	1984.5	96	226	146.75
4	N Kapil Dev	IND	1978	1994	1986	119	219	142.21
5	RJ Hadlee	NZ	1973	1990	1981.5	75	201	130.52
6	RGD Willis	ENG	1971	1984	1977.5	73	176	114.29
7	Imran Khan	PAK	1971	1991	1981	59	163	105.84
8	MD Marshall	WI	1978	1991	1984.5	58	157	101.95
9	JR Thomson	AUS	1972	1985	1978.5	52	129	83.77
10	BA Reid	AUS	1985	1992	1988.5	27	84	54.55
10	AK Davidson	AUS	1953	1963	1958	32	84	54.55

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	JM Anderson	ENG	2003	2023	2013	200	434	200.00
1	JM Anderson	ENG	2003	2023	2013	200	434	200.00
2	SCJ Broad	ENG	2007	2023	2015	188	398	183.41
3	GD McGrath	AUS	1993	2007	2000	131	289	133.18
4	DW Steyn	SA	2004	2019	2011.5	99	261	120.28
5	M Ntini	SA	1998	2009	2003.5	103	249	114.75
6	SM Pollock	SA	1995	2008	2001.5	109	235	108.29
7	AA Donald	SA	1992	2002	1997	68	177	81.57
8	Waqar Younis	PAK	1989	2003	1996	66	174	80.18
9	MG Johnson	AUS	2007	2015	2011	66	171	78.80

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	TG Southee	NZ	2008	2023	2015.5	100	222	150.00
1	K Rabada	SA	2015	2023	2019	59	173	116.89
2	VD Philander	SA	2011	2020	2015.5	69	146	98.65
3	PJ Cummins	AUS	2011	2023	2017	53	128	86.49
4	UT Yadav	IND	2011	2023	2017	64	101	68.24
5	Mohammed Shami	IND	2013	2023	2018	42	76	51.35

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	Imran Khan	59	3131	163	19.21	17.72	200.00
1	Imran Khan	59	3131	163	19.21	17.72	200.00
2	Mohammed Shami	42	1680	76	22.11	18.97	186.80
3	AK Davidson	32	1768	84	21.05	19.98	177.32
4	VD Philander	69	2787	146	19.09	20.64	171.65
5	BA Reid	27	1685	84	20.06	21.03	168.51
6	PJ Cummins	53	2584	128	20.19	21.05	168.31
7	GD McGrath	131	6483	289	22.43	21.35	165.97
8	MD Marshall	58	3150	157	20.06	21.39	165.64
9	SM Pollock	109	4955	235	21.09	21.41	165.47
10	K Rabada	59	3347	173	19.35	21.48	164.93
11	UT Yadav	64	2614	101	25.88	21.62	163.86
12	Waqar Younis	66	3564	174	20.48	21.78	162.72
13	FS Trueman	90	4590	229	20.04	22.20	159.60
14	DW Steyn	99	5643	261	21.62	22.53	157.26
15	AA Donald	68	3831	177	21.64	22.81	155.34
16	RJ Hadlee	75	4615	201	22.96	23.03	153.83
17	M Ntini	103	5986	249	24.04	23.35	151.76
18	RGD Willis	73	4137	176	23.51	23.85	148.58
19	MG Johnson	66	4357	171	25.48	23.92	148.14
20	DK Lillee	84	5482	231	23.73	23.93	148.09
21	JM Anderson	200	10634	434	24.50	24.48	144.75
22	N Kapil Dev	119	5803	219	26.50	25.09	141.23
23	JR Thomson	52	3223	129	24.98	25.27	140.21
24	SCJ Broad	188	10320	398	25.93	26.22	135.15
25	IT Botham	96	6226	226	27.55	27.61	128.32

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Imran Khan	28	1245	65	19.15	17.67	200.00
1	Imran Khan	28	1245	65	19.15	17.67	200.00
2	AK Davidson	32	1768	84	21.05	19.98	176.82
3	Mohammed Shami	22	967	41	23.59	20.24	174.58
4	BA Reid	20	1224	61	20.07	21.03	167.97
5	SM Pollock	66	3153	150	21.02	21.35	165.51
6	MD Marshall	43	2365	117	20.21	21.55	163.94
7	PJ Cummins	44	2184	103	21.20	22.11	159.79
8	VD Philander	40	1677	81	20.70	22.39	157.82
9	RJ Hadlee	53	3341	149	22.42	22.49	157.06
10	DW Steyn	60	3580	164	21.83	22.75	155.32
11	GD McGrath	83	4278	177	24.17	23.00	153.60
12	DK Lillee	66	4137	177	23.37	23.56	149.93
13	MG Johnson	46	3160	125	25.28	23.73	148.88
14	K Rabada	33	2131	99	21.53	23.90	147.82
15	UT Yadav	40	1575	55	28.64	23.93	147.67
16	AA Donald	47	2711	119	22.78	24.01	147.16
17	RGD Willis	55	3216	134	24.00	24.35	145.10
18	JR Thomson	49	3079	127	24.24	24.52	144.08
19	FS Trueman	55	3108	139	22.36	24.77	142.66
20	N Kapil Dev	96	4965	182	27.28	25.83	136.78
21	Waqar Younis	28	1501	60	25.02	26.60	132.85
22	M Ntini	55	3444	124	27.77	26.97	130.98
23	SCJ Broad	126	7140	264	27.05	27.34	129.21
24	JM Anderson	133	7449	271	27.49	27.46	128.67
25	IT Botham	76	5115	172	29.74	29.81	118.54

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	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	Mohammed Shami	42	3239	76	42.62	40.16	300.00
1	Mohammed Shami	42	3239	76	42.62	40.16	300.00
2	K Rabada	59	5809	173	33.58	40.38	298.34
3	FS Trueman	90	10295	229	44.96	41.44	290.73
4	Waqar Younis	66	6754	174	38.82	41.89	287.60
5	Imran Khan	59	7673	163	47.07	42.61	282.76
6	UT Yadav	64	4853	101	48.05	43.30	278.21
7	RGD Willis	73	8121	176	46.14	44.43	271.14
8	JR Thomson	52	6027	129	46.72	44.48	270.83
9	MD Marshall	58	6672	157	42.50	44.59	270.17
10	DW Steyn	99	10496	261	40.21	45.52	264.66
11	AK Davidson	32	4834	84	57.55	45.67	263.81
12	AA Donald	68	7968	177	45.02	45.79	263.11
13	MG Johnson	66	7862	171	45.98	47.22	255.10
14	DK Lillee	84	11534	231	49.93	47.38	254.24
15	M Ntini	103	11266	249	45.24	48.19	249.97
16	RJ Hadlee	75	10663	201	53.05	48.26	249.64
17	BA Reid	27	4089	84	48.68	48.57	248.05
18	PJ Cummins	53	5828	128	45.53	50.44	238.84
19	VD Philander	69	6408	146	43.89	51.47	234.07
20	IT Botham	96	12243	226	54.17	52.32	230.25
21	N Kapil Dev	119	12211	219	55.76	53.85	223.73
22	GD McGrath	131	15829	289	54.77	54.59	220.70
23	SM Pollock	109	12353	235	52.57	55.23	218.12
24	SCJ Broad	188	19979	398	50.20	55.35	217.64
25	JM Anderson	200	22766	434	52.46	57.12	210.92

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	Imran Khan	8/58	8/60	6/35	6/46	6/58	6.80	100.00
1	Imran Khan	8/58	8/60	6/35	6/46	6/58	6.80	100.00
1	N Kapil Dev	9/83	7/56	6/63	6/77	6/91	6.80	100.00
1	SCJ Broad	8/15	7/44	7/72	6/25	6/31	6.80	100.00
1	IT Botham	8/34	8/103	6/34	6/90	6/95	6.80	100.00
5	FS Trueman	8/31	7/44	6/30	6/31	6/100	6.60	97.06
6	RJ Hadlee	7/23	7/116	6/26	6/50	6/51	6.40	94.12
6	Waqar Younis	7/76	7/86	7/91	6/44	5/46	6.40	94.12
8	RGD Willis	8/43	7/78	6/101	5/35	5/42	6.20	91.18
8	GD McGrath	8/24	6/17	6/50	6/85	5/32	6.20	91.18
8	DK Lillee	7/83	6/26	6/53	6/60	6/82	6.20	91.18
8	K Rabada	7/112	6/32	6/50	6/54	6/55	6.20	91.18
8	JM Anderson	7/42	7/43	6/17	6/47	5/16	6.20	91.18
8	MG Johnson	8/61	7/40	6/38	5/39	5/42	6.20	91.18
14	DW Steyn	6/8	6/34	6/49	6/50	6/72	6.00	88.24
14	BA Reid	7/51	6/60	6/66	6/97	5/112	6.00	88.24
16	AK Davidson	6/53	6/64	6/75	6/87	5/25	5.80	85.29
17	AA Donald	7/84	6/53	5/36	5/40	5/46	5.60	82.35
17	MD Marshall	7/80	6/55	5/34	5/37	5/42	5.60	82.35
17	M Ntini	6/59	6/66	6/100	5/19	5/35	5.60	82.35
17	SM Pollock	6/30	6/50	6/56	5/32	5/39	5.60	82.35
21	JR Thomson	6/46	6/50	5/50	5/62	5/73	5.40	79.41
21	PJ Cummins	6/23	6/27	5/28	5/38	5/42	5.40	79.41
21	VD Philander	6/21	6/42	5/7	5/15	5/45	5.40	79.41
24	UT Yadav	6/88	5/53	4/32	4/45	4/80	4.60	67.65
25	Mohammed Shami	5/35	5/47	4/31	4/60	4/71	4.40	64.71

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	Imran Khan	105.84	400.00	282.76	100.00	888.60
2	FS Trueman	148.70	302.26	290.73	97.06	838.74
3	K Rabada	116.89	312.75	298.34	91.18	819.16
4	DK Lillee	150.00	298.02	254.24	91.18	793.44
5	DW Steyn	120.28	312.58	264.66	88.24	785.75
6	RJ Hadlee	130.52	310.89	249.64	94.12	785.17
7	MD Marshall	101.95	329.58	270.17	82.35	784.06
8	Mohammed Shami	51.35	361.38	300.00	64.71	777.43
9	JM Anderson	200.00	273.42	210.92	91.18	775.51
10	RGD Willis	114.29	293.68	271.14	91.18	770.29
11	SCJ Broad	183.41	264.36	217.64	100.00	765.41
12	GD McGrath	133.18	319.57	220.70	91.18	764.63
13	AK Davidson	54.55	354.14	263.81	85.29	757.79
14	Waqar Younis	80.18	295.56	287.60	94.12	757.47
15	N Kapil Dev	142.21	278.01	223.73	100.00	743.95
16	VD Philander	98.65	329.47	234.07	79.41	741.61
17	SM Pollock	108.29	330.98	218.12	82.35	739.75
18	PJ Cummins	86.49	328.10	238.84	79.41	732.84
19	M Ntini	114.75	282.74	249.97	82.35	729.80
20	AA Donald	81.57	302.50	263.11	82.35	729.54
21	BA Reid	54.55	336.48	248.05	88.24	727.31
22	UT Yadav	68.24	311.53	278.21	67.65	725.64
23	IT Botham	146.75	246.86	230.25	100.00	723.86
24	MG Johnson	78.80	297.02	255.10	91.18	722.10
25	JR Thomson	83.77	284.29	270.83	79.41	718.30

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

Top 25 Fast Bowlers At Home In Test Cricket