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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). Here are the Top 25 Fast bowlers with best Impact Innings Potential in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
4.3. In Away Matches
5. IMPACT INNINGS RATING
6. TOP TEAMS
6.1. Top Teams In Asia
6.2. Top Teams Outside Asia
Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings are those innings in which a bowler has an impact either in terms of wickets, average or strike rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

  • A bowler takes equal to or more wickets than 5.
  • A bowler takes equal to or more wickets than 3 at a good AVE or SR.
  • 1st and 2nd; and 3rd and 4th inns are clubbed together.
  • The AVE should be less than 80% of the AVE of the better innings or
  • The SR should be less than 80% of the SR of the better innings.

THE CRITERIA

The II Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Total Impact Inns 200.00
Consistent II Percentage 250.00
Top Teams II Percentage Vs TT 250.00
Away From Home II Percentage Away 300.00
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.
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 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 Total Impact Innings

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 150 59 170.00
1 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 150 59 170.00
2 MD Marshall WI 1978 1991 1984.5 151 55 158.47
3 Imran Khan PAK 1971 1991 1981 142 50 144.07
4 DK Lillee AUS 1971 1984 1977.5 132 45 129.66
5 FS Trueman ENG 1952 1965 1958.5 127 41 118.14
6 CJ McDermott AUS 1984 1996 1990 124 37 106.61
7 MA Holding WI 1975 1987 1981 113 36 103.73
8 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 111 35 100.85
9 GD McKenzie AUS 1961 1971 1966 113 33 95.08
10 MG Hughes AUS 1985 1994 1989.5 97 31 89.32
11 AME Roberts WI 1974 1983 1978.5 90 27 77.80
11 AK Davidson AUS 1953 1963 1958 82 27 77.80
13 JA Snow ENG 1965 1976 1970.5 93 26 74.92
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 348 88 200.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 348 88 200.00
2 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 243 86 195.45
3 DW Steyn SA 2004 2019 2011.5 171 64 145.45
4 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 154 59 134.09
5 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 179 57 129.55
6 AA Donald SA 1992 2002 1997 129 43 97.73
7 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1997 2007 2002 82 27 61.36
8 ARC Fraser ENG 1989 1998 1993.5 79 26 59.09
9 RJ Harris AUS 2010 2015 2012.5 52 19 43.18
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2011 2024 2017.5 170 50 160.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2011 2024 2017.5 170 50 160.00
2 TA Boult NZ 2011 2022 2016.5 149 44 140.80
3 PJ Cummins AUS 2011 2024 2017.5 115 36 115.20

CONSISTENT

Criteria: Points For Impact Innings Percentage

Min Qualification For TS
Min Impact Inns 25
Min Impact Inns (TT) 15
Min Impact Inns (AW) 10

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS II II PERC RAT
TS RJ Hadlee 150 59 39.33 250.00
1 RJ Hadlee 150 59 39.33 250.00
2 Waqar Younis 154 59 38.31 243.51
3 DW Steyn 171 64 37.43 237.88
4 RJ Harris 52 19 36.54 232.24
5 MD Marshall 151 55 36.42 231.51
6 GD McGrath 243 86 35.39 224.94
7 Imran Khan 142 50 35.21 223.80
8 DK Lillee 132 45 34.09 216.68
9 AA Donald 129 43 33.33 211.86
10 Shoaib Akhtar 82 27 32.93 209.28
10 AK Davidson 82 27 32.93 209.28
12 ARC Fraser 79 26 32.91 209.18
13 FS Trueman 127 41 32.28 205.19
14 MG Hughes 97 31 31.96 203.13
15 MA Holding 113 36 31.86 202.49
16 CEL Ambrose 179 57 31.84 202.40
17 J Garner 111 35 31.53 200.41
18 PJ Cummins 115 36 31.30 198.97
19 AME Roberts 90 27 30.00 190.68
20 CJ McDermott 124 37 29.84 189.65
21 TA Boult 149 44 29.53 187.69
22 MA Starc 170 50 29.41 186.94
23 GD McKenzie 113 33 29.20 185.62
24 JA Snow 93 26 27.96 177.69
25 JM Anderson 348 88 25.29 160.72

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS II II PERC RAT
TS RJ Harris 48 18 37.50 250.00
1 RJ Harris 48 18 37.50 250.00
2 RJ Hadlee 117 43 36.75 245.01
3 GD McGrath 184 67 36.41 242.75
4 AA Donald 87 31 35.63 237.55
5 MD Marshall 125 44 35.20 234.67
6 DK Lillee 108 37 34.26 228.40
7 ARC Fraser 66 22 33.33 222.22
8 MA Holding 94 31 32.98 219.86
9 AK Davidson 82 27 32.93 219.51
10 DW Steyn 119 39 32.77 218.49
11 CEL Ambrose 142 46 32.39 215.96
12 J Garner 94 30 31.91 212.77
13 MG Hughes 76 24 31.58 210.53
14 Shoaib Akhtar 61 19 31.15 207.65
15 CJ McDermott 84 26 30.95 206.35
16 AME Roberts 68 21 30.88 205.88
17 Waqar Younis 85 26 30.59 203.92
18 JA Snow 80 24 30.00 200.00
19 Imran Khan 91 27 29.67 197.80
20 FS Trueman 89 26 29.21 194.76
21 PJ Cummins 90 26 28.89 192.59
22 MA Starc 129 36 27.91 186.05
23 TA Boult 87 24 27.59 183.91
24 GD McKenzie 107 29 27.10 180.69
25 JM Anderson 262 58 22.14 147.58

In Away Matches

RANK BOWLER INNS II II PERC RAT
TS RJ Hadlee 75 33 44.00 300.00
1 RJ Hadlee 75 33 44.00 300.00
2 JA Snow 22 9 40.91 278.93
3 GD McGrath 112 45 40.18 273.94
4 DW Steyn 72 27 37.50 255.68
4 Shoaib Akhtar 40 15 37.50 255.68
6 RJ Harris 28 10 35.71 243.51
7 DK Lillee 48 17 35.42 241.48
8 MA Holding 71 25 35.21 240.08
9 J Garner 55 19 34.55 235.54
10 MD Marshall 93 31 33.33 227.27
10 ARC Fraser 39 13 33.33 227.27
10 MG Hughes 42 14 33.33 227.27
13 Waqar Younis 88 29 32.95 224.69
14 AME Roberts 56 18 32.14 219.16
15 CEL Ambrose 86 27 31.40 214.06
16 Imran Khan 83 25 30.12 205.37
17 GD McKenzie 64 19 29.69 202.41
18 PJ Cummins 52 14 26.92 183.57
19 AA Donald 61 16 26.23 178.84
20 CJ McDermott 46 12 26.09 177.87
21 MA Starc 73 19 26.03 177.46
22 AK Davidson 50 13 26.00 177.27
23 TA Boult 77 19 24.68 168.24
24 FS Trueman 37 9 24.32 165.85
25 JM Anderson 148 34 22.97 156.63

IMPACT INNINGS RATING

The IMPACT INNINGS (II) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON CON TT CON AW II RAT
1 RJ Hadlee 170.00 250.00 245.01 300.00 965.01
2 GD McGrath 195.45 224.94 242.75 273.94 937.10
3 DW Steyn 145.45 237.88 218.49 255.68 857.51
4 MD Marshall 158.47 231.51 234.67 227.27 851.92
5 DK Lillee 129.66 216.68 228.40 241.48 816.21
6 Waqar Younis 134.09 243.51 203.92 224.69 806.21
7 Imran Khan 144.07 223.80 197.80 205.37 771.04
8 RJ Harris 43.18 232.24 250.00 243.51 768.92
9 MA Holding 103.73 202.49 219.86 240.08 766.15
10 CEL Ambrose 129.55 202.40 215.96 214.06 761.96
11 J Garner 100.85 200.41 212.77 235.54 749.56
12 Shoaib Akhtar 61.36 209.28 207.65 255.68 733.98
13 JA Snow 74.92 177.69 200.00 278.93 731.53
14 MG Hughes 89.32 203.13 210.53 227.27 730.25
15 AA Donald 97.73 211.86 237.55 178.84 725.98
16 ARC Fraser 59.09 209.18 222.22 227.27 717.77
17 MA Starc 160.00 186.94 186.05 177.46 710.45
18 AME Roberts 77.80 190.68 205.88 219.16 693.51
19 PJ Cummins 115.20 198.97 192.59 183.57 690.33
20 FS Trueman 118.14 205.19 194.76 165.85 683.93
21 AK Davidson 77.80 209.28 219.51 177.27 683.86
22 TA Boult 140.80 187.69 183.91 168.24 680.64
23 CJ McDermott 106.61 189.65 206.35 177.87 680.48
24 JM Anderson 200.00 160.72 147.58 156.63 664.94
25 GD McKenzie 95.08 185.62 180.69 202.41 663.80

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 PAK AUS ENG 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 ENG SA IND

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