Tests - Best Fast Bowlers In Victories At Home

Top 25 Test Fast Bowlers In Victories At Home

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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 victories 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. VICTORIES - HOME RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Top Teams (TT)
8.4. Abbreviations

THE CRITERIA

The VHM 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 (TT) 5
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 56 142 270.00
1 FS Trueman ENG 1952 1965 1958.5 56 142 270.00
2 Fazal Mahmood PAK 1952 1962 1957 7 33 62.75
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS DK Lillee AUS 1971 1984 1977.5 48 157 280.00
1 DK Lillee AUS 1971 1984 1977.5 48 157 280.00
2 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 52 131 233.63
3 CA Walsh WI 1984 2001 1992.5 54 127 226.50
4 IT Botham ENG 1977 1992 1984.5 44 120 214.01
5 MD Marshall WI 1978 1991 1984.5 38 114 203.31
6 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 30 109 194.39
7 Imran Khan PAK 1971 1991 1981 29 100 178.34
8 RGD Willis ENG 1971 1984 1977.5 38 92 164.08
9 JR Thomson AUS 1972 1985 1978.5 34 84 149.81
10 Wasim Akram PAK 1985 2002 1993.5 32 83 148.03
11 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 40 74 131.97
12 ARC Fraser ENG 1989 1998 1993.5 14 49 87.39
13 CEH Croft WI 1977 1982 1979.5 12 38 67.77
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 121 291 300.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 121 291 300.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 2007 2023 2015 115 271 279.38
3 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 106 249 256.70
4 DW Steyn SA 2004 2019 2011.5 59 185 190.72
5 AA Donald SA 1992 2002 1997 41 127 130.93
6 MG Johnson AUS 2007 2015 2011 46 119 122.68
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2011 2026 2018.5 85 208 290.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2011 2026 2018.5 85 208 290.00
2 K Rabada SA 2015 2025 2020 52 153 213.32
3 PJ Cummins AUS 2011 2025 2018 53 138 192.40
4 VD Philander SA 2011 2020 2015.5 48 115 160.34

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
Min Wickets (TT) 12

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Fazal Mahmood 7 384 33 11.64 13.69 100.00
1 Fazal Mahmood 7 384 33 11.64 13.69 100.00
2 Imran Khan 29 1400 100 14.00 14.38 95.24
3 RJ Hadlee 30 1521 109 13.95 14.98 91.45
4 CEH Croft 12 570 38 15.00 15.06 90.93
5 ARC Fraser 14 802 49 16.37 15.86 86.36
6 VD Philander 48 1840 115 16.00 16.95 80.77
7 DW Steyn 59 3084 185 16.67 17.16 79.79
8 AA Donald 41 2078 127 16.36 17.62 77.74
9 PJ Cummins 53 2294 138 16.62 18.31 74.81
10 N Kapil Dev 40 1339 74 18.09 18.50 74.01
11 CEL Ambrose 52 2293 131 17.50 18.54 73.87
12 JM Anderson 121 5505 291 18.92 18.93 72.33
13 MD Marshall 38 1989 114 17.45 19.31 70.94
14 DK Lillee 48 3005 157 19.14 19.49 70.26
15 SCJ Broad 115 5452 271 20.12 19.94 68.69
16 Wasim Akram 32 1481 83 17.84 20.55 66.62
17 MG Johnson 46 2538 119 21.33 20.58 66.55
18 K Rabada 52 2773 153 18.12 20.67 66.26
19 GD McGrath 106 5115 249 20.54 21.17 64.68
20 CA Walsh 54 2591 127 20.40 21.60 63.40
21 FS Trueman 56 2489 142 17.53 21.82 62.76
22 IT Botham 44 2416 120 20.13 21.90 62.54
23 RGD Willis 38 1858 92 20.20 22.07 62.04
24 JR Thomson 34 2012 84 23.95 23.83 57.47
25 MA Starc 85 4740 208 22.79 24.43 56.05

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Fazal Mahmood 6 338 32 10.56 12.46 150.00
1 Fazal Mahmood 6 338 32 10.56 12.46 150.00
2 RJ Hadlee 20 1031 84 12.27 12.84 145.50
3 FS Trueman 10 449 31 14.48 14.35 130.18
4 ARC Fraser 10 566 37 15.30 14.74 126.74
5 VD Philander 18 656 43 15.26 15.41 121.24
6 Imran Khan 9 484 31 15.61 15.52 120.37
7 CEH Croft 8 340 22 15.45 16.20 115.36
8 N Kapil Dev 20 789 47 16.79 16.45 113.56
9 AA Donald 21 1031 62 16.63 17.46 107.04
10 CEL Ambrose 28 1254 72 17.42 17.72 105.46
11 MG Johnson 20 1186 60 19.77 18.04 103.58
12 Wasim Akram 12 628 37 16.97 18.16 102.88
13 DW Steyn 17 979 50 19.58 18.21 102.64
14 MD Marshall 16 819 48 17.06 18.79 99.46
15 PJ Cummins 36 1600 90 17.78 18.84 99.17
16 JM Anderson 64 3039 150 20.26 18.92 98.77
17 K Rabada 22 1316 74 17.78 19.10 97.85
18 SCJ Broad 67 3156 153 20.63 19.30 96.84
19 DK Lillee 30 1958 98 19.98 19.67 94.98
20 IT Botham 16 867 46 18.85 19.81 94.32
21 GD McGrath 70 3315 168 19.73 20.00 93.44
22 CA Walsh 30 1509 75 20.12 20.39 91.64
23 JR Thomson 28 1768 79 22.38 22.20 84.17
24 MA Starc 50 2679 123 21.78 22.58 82.74
25 RGD Willis 18 1007 45 22.38 23.75 78.67

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
Min Wickets (TT) 12

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS CEH Croft 12 1220 38 32.11 29.91 100.00
1 CEH Croft 12 1220 38 32.11 29.91 100.00
2 RJ Hadlee 30 3809 109 34.94 33.93 88.16
3 AA Donald 41 4258 127 33.53 34.30 87.21
4 Imran Khan 29 3709 100 37.09 35.59 84.04
5 DW Steyn 59 5919 185 31.99 35.75 83.66
6 Fazal Mahmood 7 1257 33 38.09 35.90 83.32
7 DK Lillee 48 6383 157 40.66 37.48 79.80
8 K Rabada 52 4904 153 32.05 38.69 77.31
9 MD Marshall 38 4245 114 37.24 39.51 75.72
10 N Kapil Dev 40 3097 74 41.85 40.82 73.27
11 FS Trueman 56 5731 142 40.36 41.08 72.81
12 ARC Fraser 14 2081 49 42.47 41.23 72.55
13 JR Thomson 34 3842 84 45.74 41.61 71.89
14 VD Philander 48 4318 115 37.55 42.98 69.59
15 RGD Willis 38 3996 92 43.43 43.26 69.14
16 IT Botham 44 5232 120 43.60 43.92 68.10
17 PJ Cummins 53 5261 138 38.12 43.93 68.09
18 MG Johnson 46 4997 119 41.99 44.10 67.82
19 SCJ Broad 115 11071 271 40.85 44.35 67.44
20 Wasim Akram 32 3326 83 40.07 45.01 66.46
21 JM Anderson 121 12245 291 42.08 45.51 65.73
22 MA Starc 85 8574 208 41.22 46.96 63.69
23 CEL Ambrose 52 6058 131 46.24 47.29 63.25
24 CA Walsh 54 6270 127 49.37 50.36 59.40
25 GD McGrath 106 12547 249 50.39 51.67 57.89

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS FS Trueman 10 953 31 30.74 26.50 150.00
1 FS Trueman 10 953 31 30.74 26.50 150.00
2 RJ Hadlee 20 2586 84 30.79 29.30 135.67
3 AA Donald 21 1959 62 31.60 32.25 123.27
4 CEH Croft 8 756 22 34.36 32.45 122.53
5 Fazal Mahmood 6 1071 32 33.47 33.27 119.49
6 K Rabada 22 2306 74 31.16 35.40 112.30
7 N Kapil Dev 20 1773 47 37.72 35.63 111.57
8 DW Steyn 17 1737 50 34.74 36.16 109.93
9 MD Marshall 16 1693 48 35.27 37.64 105.62
10 Imran Khan 9 1222 31 39.42 37.76 105.29
11 ARC Fraser 10 1450 37 39.19 38.39 103.54
12 DK Lillee 30 4248 98 43.35 38.63 102.90
13 MG Johnson 20 2364 60 39.40 38.73 102.65
14 JR Thomson 28 3426 79 43.37 39.13 101.58
15 Wasim Akram 12 1357 37 36.68 40.69 97.71
16 VD Philander 18 1641 43 38.16 42.37 93.83
17 IT Botham 16 1935 46 42.07 42.68 93.15
18 SCJ Broad 67 6460 153 42.22 43.60 91.19
19 MA Starc 50 4911 123 39.93 44.71 88.91
20 RGD Willis 18 2016 45 44.80 44.74 88.86
21 JM Anderson 64 6580 150 43.87 44.77 88.80
22 PJ Cummins 36 3679 90 40.88 46.04 86.35
23 CEL Ambrose 28 3366 72 46.75 46.48 85.52
24 CA Walsh 30 3575 75 47.67 47.32 84.01
25 GD McGrath 70 8452 168 50.31 50.94 78.03

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 6/58 6/98 6.80 60.00
1 Imran Khan 8/58 8/60 6/35 6/58 6/98 6.80 60.00
1 SCJ Broad 8/15 7/44 7/72 6/25 6/31 6.80 60.00
3 FS Trueman 8/31 7/44 6/30 6/31 5/27 6.40 56.47
4 DK Lillee 7/83 6/26 6/53 6/60 6/82 6.20 54.71
4 RJ Hadlee 7/23 6/26 6/50 6/51 6/68 6.20 54.71
4 IT Botham 8/34 6/34 6/95 6/101 5/11 6.20 54.71
4 JM Anderson 7/42 7/43 6/17 6/47 5/16 6.20 54.71
4 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/50 6/54 6/55 6.20 54.71
9 CEL Ambrose 8/45 6/24 6/34 5/37 5/45 6.00 52.94
9 GD McGrath 8/24 6/17 6/50 5/32 5/37 6.00 52.94
9 DW Steyn 6/8 6/34 6/49 6/72 6/100 6.00 52.94
9 MA Starc 7/58 6/48 6/66 6/75 5/46 6.00 52.94
13 Fazal Mahmood 7/80 6/34 6/34 6/66 4/35 5.80 51.18
13 RGD Willis 8/43 6/101 5/42 5/47 5/88 5.80 51.18
15 MD Marshall 7/80 6/55 5/34 5/42 5/51 5.60 49.41
15 AA Donald 7/84 6/53 5/36 5/40 5/46 5.60 49.41
15 MG Johnson 7/40 6/38 5/39 5/42 5/63 5.60 49.41
18 JR Thomson 6/46 6/50 5/62 5/73 5/93 5.40 47.65
18 Wasim Akram 6/48 6/91 5/55 5/63 5/65 5.40 47.65
18 VD Philander 6/21 6/42 5/7 5/15 5/45 5.40 47.65
21 PJ Cummins 6/23 5/28 5/38 5/42 5/48 5.20 45.88
22 CEH Croft 8/29 5/40 4/15 4/39 4/47 5.00 44.12
22 ARC Fraser 5/42 5/60 5/62 5/66 5/87 5.00 44.12
24 N Kapil Dev 7/56 5/70 4/30 4/36 4/38 4.80 42.35
24 CA Walsh 6/62 5/39 5/83 4/14 4/31 4.80 42.35

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS RJ Hadlee 7/23 6/26 6/50 6/51 6/68 6.20 140.00
1 RJ Hadlee 7/23 6/26 6/50 6/51 6/68 6.20 140.00
1 SCJ Broad 8/15 6/25 6/46 6/50 5/37 6.20 140.00
3 GD McGrath 8/24 6/17 6/50 5/48 5/55 6.00 135.48
4 Fazal Mahmood 7/80 6/34 6/34 6/66 4/35 5.80 130.97
4 DK Lillee 7/83 6/26 6/60 5/63 5/78 5.80 130.97
4 MA Starc 7/58 6/48 6/75 5/52 5/88 5.80 130.97
4 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/54 5/59 5/96 5.80 130.97
8 FS Trueman 7/44 6/30 5/58 5/75 4/86 5.40 121.94
8 JR Thomson 6/46 6/50 5/62 5/73 5/93 5.40 121.94
8 MG Johnson 7/40 6/38 5/42 5/63 4/61 5.40 121.94
11 IT Botham 6/95 5/11 5/21 5/74 5/74 5.20 117.42
11 JM Anderson 6/47 5/20 5/53 5/60 5/65 5.20 117.42
13 ARC Fraser 5/42 5/60 5/62 5/66 5/87 5.00 112.90
14 RGD Willis 8/43 5/88 4/63 4/64 3/32 4.80 108.39
14 N Kapil Dev 7/56 5/70 4/30 4/38 4/39 4.80 108.39
14 CEL Ambrose 6/34 5/45 5/52 4/20 4/34 4.80 108.39
14 AA Donald 5/36 5/40 5/49 5/49 4/14 4.80 108.39
14 VD Philander 6/21 6/42 5/15 4/16 3/30 4.80 108.39
14 PJ Cummins 5/28 5/38 5/42 5/57 4/21 4.80 108.39
20 Wasim Akram 6/91 5/63 4/42 4/42 4/65 4.60 103.87
20 DW Steyn 6/100 5/51 4/55 4/55 4/56 4.60 103.87
22 Imran Khan 8/60 4/30 4/54 3/19 3/75 4.40 99.35
22 CA Walsh 5/39 5/83 4/14 4/31 4/55 4.40 99.35
24 MD Marshall 5/65 4/38 4/42 4/79 4/94 4.20 94.84
25 CEH Croft 5/40 4/15 4/39 4/47 3/65 4.00 90.32

VICTORIES - HOME RATING

The VICTORIES - HOME (VHM) 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 VHM RAT
1 FS Trueman 270.00 192.94 222.81 178.41 864.16
2 RJ Hadlee 194.39 236.95 223.84 194.71 849.89
3 DK Lillee 280.00 165.24 182.70 185.67 813.61
4 SCJ Broad 279.38 165.53 158.62 200.00 803.53
5 JM Anderson 300.00 171.10 154.53 172.13 797.76
6 MA Starc 290.00 138.78 152.60 183.91 765.29
7 K Rabada 213.32 164.11 189.61 185.67 752.72
8 Imran Khan 178.34 215.60 189.34 159.35 742.64
9 GD McGrath 256.70 158.11 135.93 188.43 739.16
10 DW Steyn 190.72 182.43 193.59 156.81 723.55
11 CEL Ambrose 233.63 179.33 148.78 161.33 723.07
12 IT Botham 214.01 156.86 161.25 172.13 704.25
13 MD Marshall 203.31 170.40 181.33 144.25 699.29
14 Fazal Mahmood 62.75 250.00 202.81 182.14 697.70
15 AA Donald 130.93 184.78 210.48 157.80 683.99
16 VD Philander 160.34 202.02 163.41 156.03 681.80
17 PJ Cummins 192.40 173.98 154.44 154.27 675.09
18 CA Walsh 226.50 155.04 143.40 141.71 666.64
19 N Kapil Dev 131.97 187.57 184.84 150.74 655.13
20 MG Johnson 122.68 170.12 170.48 171.35 634.63
21 JR Thomson 149.81 141.64 173.47 169.58 634.50
22 ARC Fraser 87.39 213.10 176.10 157.02 633.61
23 Wasim Akram 148.03 169.51 164.17 151.52 633.22
24 CEH Croft 67.77 206.29 222.53 134.44 631.03
25 RGD Willis 164.08 140.71 158.01 159.56 622.36

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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