Top 25 Test Fast Bowlers In Victories

THE CRITERIA

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The VC Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

QUALIFICATION

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PROLIFIC

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Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	FS Trueman	ENG	1952	1965	1958.5	68	177	270.00
1	FS Trueman	ENG	1952	1965	1958.5	68	177	270.00
2	GD McKenzie	AUS	1961	1971	1966	36	112	170.85
3	Fazal Mahmood	PAK	1952	1962	1957	13	65	99.15
4	FH Tyson	ENG	1954	1959	1956.5	15	49	74.75

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	MD Marshall	WI	1978	1991	1984.5	86	254	280.00
1	MD Marshall	WI	1978	1991	1984.5	86	254	280.00
2	CA Walsh	WI	1984	2001	1992.5	103	239	263.46
3	CEL Ambrose	WI	1988	2000	1994	87	229	252.44
4	Wasim Akram	PAK	1985	2002	1993.5	81	211	232.60
5	DK Lillee	AUS	1971	1984	1977.5	61	203	223.78
6	RJ Hadlee	NZ	1973	1990	1981.5	44	173	190.71
7	IT Botham	ENG	1977	1992	1984.5	64	172	189.61
8	Imran Khan	PAK	1971	1991	1981	46	155	170.87
9	MA Holding	WI	1975	1987	1981	62	152	167.56

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	GD McGrath	AUS	1993	2007	2000	168	414	300.00
1	GD McGrath	AUS	1993	2007	2000	168	414	300.00
2	JM Anderson	ENG	2003	2024	2013.5	165	384	278.26
3	SCJ Broad	ENG	2007	2023	2015	150	330	239.13
4	DW Steyn	SA	2004	2019	2011.5	94	305	221.01
5	Waqar Younis	PAK	1989	2003	1996	78	222	160.87
6	MG Johnson	AUS	2007	2015	2011	78	198	143.48
7	AA Donald	SA	1992	2002	1997	64	187	135.51

RANK	ERA 4	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	MA Starc	AUS	2011	2026	2018.5	125	280	280.00
1	MA Starc	AUS	2011	2026	2018.5	125	280	280.00
2	K Rabada	SA	2015	2025	2020	76	223	223.00
3	PJ Cummins	AUS	2011	2025	2018	81	198	198.00
4	VD Philander	SA	2011	2020	2015.5	70	155	155.00
5	JJ Bumrah	IND	2018	2025	2021.5	43	117	117.00

CONSISTENT

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Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Fazal Mahmood	13	695	65	10.69	11.56	100.00
1	Fazal Mahmood	13	695	65	10.69	11.56	100.00
2	FH Tyson	15	594	49	12.12	13.80	83.76
3	RJ Hadlee	44	2261	173	13.07	14.40	80.26
4	Imran Khan	46	2248	155	14.50	14.71	78.56
5	JJ Bumrah	43	1738	117	14.85	15.45	74.82
6	DW Steyn	94	5066	305	16.61	15.90	72.72
7	VD Philander	70	2712	155	17.50	17.26	66.96
8	CEL Ambrose	87	3863	229	16.87	17.51	66.01
9	AA Donald	64	3141	187	16.80	17.63	65.56
10	MD Marshall	86	4264	254	16.79	18.01	64.18
11	DK Lillee	61	3709	203	18.27	18.63	62.04
12	JM Anderson	165	7508	384	19.55	18.69	61.83
13	K Rabada	76	3829	223	17.17	18.87	61.26
14	GD McGrath	168	7945	414	19.19	19.25	60.04
15	PJ Cummins	81	3591	198	18.14	19.29	59.93
16	GD McKenzie	36	2183	112	19.49	19.70	58.69
17	Wasim Akram	81	3901	211	18.49	19.84	58.27
18	MA Holding	62	2791	152	18.36	19.93	58.00
19	Waqar Younis	78	4042	222	18.21	20.04	57.67
20	CA Walsh	103	4714	239	19.72	20.40	56.67
21	MG Johnson	78	4302	198	21.73	20.43	56.59
22	SCJ Broad	150	6965	330	21.11	20.55	56.25
23	FS Trueman	68	3063	177	17.31	20.93	55.23
24	IT Botham	64	3457	172	20.10	21.34	54.16
25	MA Starc	125	6402	280	22.86	23.68	48.82

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Fazal Mahmood	12	649	64	10.14	10.90	150.00
1	Fazal Mahmood	12	649	64	10.14	10.90	150.00
2	FH Tyson	8	436	33	13.21	11.60	140.95
3	RJ Hadlee	28	1538	120	12.82	13.68	119.50
4	CEL Ambrose	38	1697	111	15.29	15.09	108.32
5	FS Trueman	14	721	44	16.39	15.40	106.15
6	JJ Bumrah	27	1245	76	16.38	15.52	105.37
7	DW Steyn	40	2454	129	19.02	15.88	102.92
8	Imran Khan	21	1180	71	16.62	16.30	100.30
9	MD Marshall	46	2209	140	15.78	16.69	97.96
10	VD Philander	36	1338	72	18.58	16.89	96.81
11	MG Johnson	38	2214	111	19.95	17.48	93.55
12	K Rabada	36	2030	115	17.65	17.49	93.50
13	Wasim Akram	22	1131	62	18.24	17.83	91.70
14	GD McGrath	110	5041	273	18.47	18.02	90.71
15	AA Donald	32	1569	88	17.83	18.07	90.48
16	JM Anderson	98	4565	220	20.75	18.47	88.51
17	DK Lillee	38	2419	127	19.05	18.90	86.50
18	SCJ Broad	86	3870	187	20.70	18.96	86.23
19	MA Holding	50	2318	130	17.83	19.18	85.25
20	PJ Cummins	56	2654	139	19.09	19.47	83.98
21	Waqar Younis	16	778	40	19.45	19.57	83.52
22	GD McKenzie	20	1218	58	21.00	20.07	81.45
23	IT Botham	32	1732	87	19.91	20.41	80.08
24	CA Walsh	51	2455	116	21.16	21.01	77.80
25	MA Starc	72	3764	161	23.38	23.16	70.59

ATTACKING

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Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	Fazal Mahmood	13	2173	65	33.43	30.30	100.00
1	Fazal Mahmood	13	2173	65	33.43	30.30	100.00
2	FH Tyson	15	1655	49	33.78	30.81	98.36
3	RJ Hadlee	44	5808	173	33.57	33.79	89.69
4	DW Steyn	94	9816	305	32.18	33.94	89.27
5	AA Donald	64	6653	187	35.58	35.45	85.47
6	DK Lillee	61	7923	203	39.03	35.64	85.02
7	Waqar Younis	78	7771	222	35.00	36.91	82.11
8	Imran Khan	46	5941	155	38.33	36.91	82.10
9	JJ Bumrah	43	3848	117	32.89	37.47	80.87
10	K Rabada	76	7145	223	32.04	37.67	80.45
11	MD Marshall	86	9678	254	38.10	39.03	77.65
12	MA Holding	62	6107	152	40.18	39.95	75.86
13	FS Trueman	68	7224	177	40.81	40.57	74.70
14	GD McKenzie	36	5488	112	49.00	42.98	70.50
15	IT Botham	64	7481	172	43.49	42.99	70.48
16	MG Johnson	78	8357	198	42.21	43.56	69.56
17	Wasim Akram	81	8944	211	42.39	44.01	68.86
18	CEL Ambrose	87	10173	229	44.42	44.62	67.91
19	JM Anderson	165	16571	384	43.15	44.82	67.61
20	VD Philander	70	6407	155	41.34	44.90	67.49
21	MA Starc	125	11510	280	41.11	45.40	66.75
22	PJ Cummins	81	8089	198	40.85	46.04	65.82
23	CA Walsh	103	11059	239	46.27	46.37	65.36
24	SCJ Broad	150	14441	330	43.76	46.71	64.87
25	GD McGrath	168	19780	414	47.78	47.69	63.54

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	KD Boyce	8	761	24	31.71	25.50	150.00
1	FH Tyson	8	1121	33	33.97	27.09	141.18
2	Fazal Mahmood	12	1987	64	31.05	28.77	132.94
3	FS Trueman	14	1565	44	35.57	29.86	128.08
4	RJ Hadlee	28	3969	120	33.08	32.13	119.01
5	DW Steyn	40	4469	129	34.64	33.08	115.61
6	AA Donald	32	3137	88	35.65	35.22	108.57
7	K Rabada	36	3732	115	32.45	35.24	108.53
8	MD Marshall	46	5006	140	35.76	36.03	106.14
9	DK Lillee	38	5270	127	41.50	36.71	104.18
10	Waqar Younis	16	1496	40	37.40	37.03	103.28
11	MA Holding	50	4992	130	38.40	37.58	101.77
12	JJ Bumrah	27	2726	76	35.87	38.56	99.19
13	MG Johnson	38	4423	111	39.85	38.68	98.86
14	CEL Ambrose	38	4489	111	40.44	39.10	97.81
15	Imran Khan	21	3045	71	42.89	40.67	94.03
16	Wasim Akram	22	2575	62	41.53	41.31	92.57
17	GD McKenzie	20	2982	58	51.41	42.55	89.88
18	IT Botham	32	3780	87	43.45	42.91	89.12
19	SCJ Broad	86	8114	187	43.39	44.05	86.83
20	JM Anderson	98	9970	220	45.32	44.32	86.29
21	MA Starc	72	6702	161	41.63	44.86	85.26
22	CA Walsh	51	5544	116	47.79	46.44	82.36
23	PJ Cummins	56	5877	139	42.28	46.45	82.33
24	GD McGrath	110	12987	273	47.57	46.56	82.13
25	VD Philander	36	3377	72	46.90	48.26	79.25

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

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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	7/40	7/80	6/35	7.20	60.00
1	Imran Khan	8/58	8/60	7/40	7/80	6/35	7.20	60.00
2	FS Trueman	8/31	7/44	7/75	6/30	6/31	6.80	56.67
2	RJ Hadlee	9/52	7/23	6/26	6/49	6/50	6.80	56.67
2	SCJ Broad	8/15	7/44	7/72	6/17	6/25	6.80	56.67
5	GD McKenzie	8/71	7/66	6/48	6/58	6/67	6.60	55.00
5	IT Botham	8/34	7/48	6/34	6/58	6/95	6.60	55.00
5	MD Marshall	7/22	7/53	7/80	6/32	6/37	6.60	55.00
5	CEL Ambrose	8/45	7/25	6/24	6/34	6/74	6.60	55.00
5	Waqar Younis	7/76	7/86	7/91	6/34	6/44	6.60	55.00
10	Fazal Mahmood	7/42	7/80	6/34	6/34	6/46	6.40	53.33
10	JM Anderson	7/42	7/43	6/17	6/40	6/47	6.40	53.33
12	DK Lillee	7/83	6/26	6/53	6/60	6/72	6.20	51.67
12	Wasim Akram	7/119	6/43	6/48	6/67	6/91	6.20	51.67
12	AA Donald	8/71	7/84	6/53	5/32	5/36	6.20	51.67
12	GD McGrath	8/24	6/17	6/50	6/115	5/21	6.20	51.67
12	DW Steyn	7/51	6/8	6/34	6/49	6/72	6.20	51.67
12	MG Johnson	7/40	7/68	6/38	6/73	5/39	6.20	51.67
12	MA Starc	7/58	6/9	6/48	6/66	6/75	6.20	51.67
12	K Rabada	7/112	6/32	6/46	6/50	6/54	6.20	51.67
20	MA Holding	8/92	6/21	6/57	5/17	5/43	6.00	50.00
21	CA Walsh	7/37	6/18	6/62	5/36	5/39	5.80	48.33
21	JJ Bumrah	6/27	6/33	6/45	6/61	5/7	5.80	48.33
23	VD Philander	6/21	6/42	6/44	5/7	5/15	5.60	46.67
24	FH Tyson	7/27	6/28	6/85	4/16	4/45	5.40	45.00
24	PJ Cummins	6/23	6/79	5/28	5/38	5/42	5.40	45.00

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	RJ Hadlee	9/52	7/23	6/26	6/50	6/51	6.80	140.00
1	RJ Hadlee	9/52	7/23	6/26	6/50	6/51	6.80	140.00
2	Fazal Mahmood	7/42	7/80	6/34	6/34	6/46	6.40	131.76
2	SCJ Broad	8/15	6/17	6/25	6/46	6/50	6.40	131.76
4	Imran Khan	8/60	7/80	6/63	6/102	4/26	6.20	127.65
4	GD McGrath	8/24	6/17	6/50	6/115	5/21	6.20	127.65
6	MA Holding	8/92	6/21	6/57	5/17	5/43	6.00	123.53
6	MG Johnson	7/40	7/68	6/38	5/42	5/59	6.00	123.53
8	DK Lillee	7/83	6/26	6/60	5/15	5/46	5.80	119.41
8	IT Botham	7/48	6/58	6/95	5/11	5/21	5.80	119.41
8	MD Marshall	7/53	6/37	6/85	5/33	5/35	5.80	119.41
8	CEL Ambrose	7/25	6/34	6/74	5/43	5/45	5.80	119.41
8	MA Starc	7/58	6/48	6/75	5/34	5/52	5.80	119.41
8	K Rabada	7/112	6/32	6/54	5/51	5/52	5.80	119.41
14	FS Trueman	7/44	6/30	5/58	5/62	5/75	5.60	115.29
14	GD McKenzie	8/71	6/48	5/33	5/37	4/74	5.60	115.29
14	DW Steyn	7/51	6/100	5/23	5/51	5/54	5.60	115.29
14	JJ Bumrah	6/33	6/45	6/61	5/30	5/54	5.60	115.29
18	VD Philander	6/21	6/42	5/15	5/21	5/30	5.40	111.18
19	FH Tyson	7/27	6/28	6/85	4/45	3/47	5.20	107.06
19	JM Anderson	6/47	5/20	5/40	5/53	5/60	5.20	107.06
19	PJ Cummins	6/79	5/28	5/38	5/42	5/56	5.20	107.06
22	CA Walsh	5/39	5/73	5/74	5/83	4/14	4.80	98.82
22	Wasim Akram	6/91	5/45	5/63	4/42	4/42	4.80	98.82
22	AA Donald	5/36	5/40	5/49	5/49	4/14	4.80	98.82
25	Waqar Younis	5/22	5/76	4/44	4/59	4/69	4.40	90.59

VICTORIES RATING

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The VICTORIES (VC) 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	VC RAT
1	FS Trueman	270.00	161.37	202.78	171.96	806.12
2	MD Marshall	280.00	162.14	183.78	174.41	800.33
3	RJ Hadlee	190.71	199.76	208.70	196.67	795.83
4	GD McGrath	300.00	150.75	145.67	179.31	775.73
5	DW Steyn	221.01	175.64	204.88	166.96	768.50
6	Fazal Mahmood	99.15	250.00	232.94	185.10	767.19
7	CEL Ambrose	252.44	174.33	165.72	174.41	766.90
8	JM Anderson	278.26	150.34	153.90	160.39	742.90
9	K Rabada	223.00	154.75	188.99	171.08	737.82
10	DK Lillee	223.78	148.54	189.20	171.08	732.60
11	MA Starc	280.00	119.42	152.00	171.08	722.50
12	SCJ Broad	239.13	142.48	151.70	188.43	721.74
13	Imran Khan	170.87	178.86	176.14	187.65	713.52
14	Wasim Akram	232.60	149.97	161.43	150.49	694.49
15	CA Walsh	263.46	134.47	147.71	147.16	692.80
16	FH Tyson	74.75	224.70	239.54	152.06	691.05
17	MA Holding	167.56	143.25	177.62	173.53	661.96
18	IT Botham	189.61	134.24	159.61	174.41	657.87
19	PJ Cummins	198.00	143.91	148.15	152.06	642.12
20	GD McKenzie	170.85	140.14	160.37	170.29	641.66
21	JJ Bumrah	117.00	180.19	180.06	163.63	640.89
22	MG Johnson	143.48	150.14	168.43	175.20	637.24
23	AA Donald	135.51	156.04	194.04	150.49	636.08
24	Waqar Younis	160.87	141.20	185.39	145.59	633.05
25	VD Philander	155.00	163.77	146.74	157.84	623.35

BRIEF EXPLANATION

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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
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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