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). Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a bowler such that his overall points are maximum. Here are the Top 25 Fast bowlers in their Top Form Away From Home in Test cricket.

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

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

5. ATTACKING

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TOP FORM – AWAY RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The TOP FORM – AWAY Rating is divided into four main sections:-

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

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	10
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR)	50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	FP	LP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	RJ Hadlee	NZ	1984-03-16	1988-11-24	30	117	300.00
1	RJ Hadlee	NZ	1984-03-16	1988-11-24	30	117	300.00
2	Wasim Akram	PAK	1988-04-22	1994-08-26	30	96	246.15
3	MD Marshall	WI	1984-07-12	1988-07-21	30	95	243.59
4	IT Botham	ENG	1978-02-10	1981-11-27	30	94	241.03
5	AA Donald	SA	1994-01-28	1998-08-06	30	92	235.90
6	Waqar Younis	PAK	1992-07-23	1996-07-25	30	90	230.77
6	DW Steyn	SA	2007-10-01	2010-06-26	30	90	230.77
8	Mohammad Asif	PAK	2005-01-02	2010-07-29	30	89	228.21
9	CA Walsh	WI	1997-02-01	2000-12-26	30	87	223.08
9	AME Roberts	WI	1974-11-22	1976-07-08	30	87	223.08
11	Imran Khan	PAK	1982-07-29	1988-04-14	30	85	217.95
11	CEL Ambrose	WI	1989-02-03	1995-02-03	30	85	217.95
11	MA Holding	WI	1980-07-24	1984-11-09	30	85	217.95
14	GD McKenzie	AUS	1964-06-04	1967-01-20	30	83	212.82
15	GD McGrath	AUS	2000-03-31	2002-10-19	30	81	207.69
16	AK Davidson	AUS	1957-12-23	1961-07-06	30	79	202.56
17	SM Pollock	SA	1997-10-24	2000-08-06	30	78	200.00
18	WW Hall	WI	1958-11-28	1963-06-20	30	75	192.31
18	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	1998-03-14	2007-11-22	30	75	192.31
20	J Garner	WI	1980-01-26	1984-06-14	30	74	189.74
21	IK Pathan	IND	2003-12-12	2008-04-03	28	73	187.18
21	JJ Bumrah	IND	2018-01-05	2020-12-26	30	73	187.18
23	MA Starc	AUS	2013-08-01	2018-03-01	30	71	182.05
24	JA Snow	ENG	1965-06-17	1976-07-22	22	62	158.97
25	JM Anderson	ENG	2018-11-14	2023-02-24	30	59	151.28

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	GD McGrath	30	1290	81	15.93	14.70	300.00
1	GD McGrath	30	1290	81	15.93	14.70	300.00
2	JM Anderson	30	1075	59	18.22	15.88	277.64
3	MD Marshall	30	1548	95	16.29	16.24	271.63
4	RJ Hadlee	30	1968	117	16.82	16.75	263.28
5	SM Pollock	30	1490	78	19.10	16.99	259.58
6	J Garner	30	1263	74	17.07	17.35	254.25
7	Mohammad Asif	30	1761	89	19.79	17.72	248.93
8	AK Davidson	30	1341	79	16.97	17.92	246.10
9	CEL Ambrose	30	1562	85	18.38	17.93	245.93
10	Wasim Akram	30	1858	96	19.35	18.45	239.09
11	DW Steyn	30	1957	90	21.74	18.68	236.12
12	MA Holding	30	1613	85	18.98	19.16	230.21
13	JJ Bumrah	30	1445	73	19.79	19.33	228.14
14	CA Walsh	30	1784	87	20.51	19.35	227.89
15	AME Roberts	30	1742	87	20.02	19.65	224.48
16	AA Donald	30	1915	92	20.82	19.85	222.15
17	Waqar Younis	30	1885	90	20.94	19.88	221.86
18	Shoaib Akhtar	30	1703	75	22.71	20.05	219.98
19	JA Snow	22	1297	62	20.92	20.05	219.91
20	IT Botham	30	1953	94	20.78	20.38	216.35
21	Imran Khan	30	1781	85	20.95	20.48	215.35
22	MA Starc	30	1621	71	22.83	20.92	210.83
23	IK Pathan	28	1867	73	25.58	21.23	207.72
24	WW Hall	30	1681	75	22.41	21.68	203.45
25	GD McKenzie	30	2048	83	24.67	22.82	193.30

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	DW Steyn	30	3380	90	37.56	35.35	200.00
1	DW Steyn	30	3380	90	37.56	35.35	200.00
2	Waqar Younis	30	3388	90	37.64	36.06	196.02
3	Shoaib Akhtar	30	2964	75	39.52	36.55	193.42
4	MA Starc	30	2754	71	38.79	38.36	184.30
5	RJ Hadlee	30	4776	117	40.82	39.34	179.69
6	MA Holding	30	3515	85	41.35	39.77	177.78
7	WW Hall	30	3627	75	48.36	39.78	177.70
8	GD McGrath	30	3350	81	41.36	39.94	177.00
9	MD Marshall	30	3905	95	41.11	40.43	174.87
10	AA Donald	30	3914	92	42.54	40.49	174.62
11	Mohammad Asif	30	3615	89	40.62	40.98	172.50
12	IK Pathan	28	3242	73	44.41	41.06	172.18
13	AME Roberts	30	3877	87	44.56	41.19	171.64
14	Wasim Akram	30	4234	96	44.10	41.82	169.05
15	JA Snow	22	3017	62	48.66	42.36	166.90
16	IT Botham	30	4481	94	47.67	45.47	155.48
17	Imran Khan	30	4107	85	48.32	45.62	154.97
18	CA Walsh	30	4320	87	49.66	47.41	149.12
19	JM Anderson	30	2954	59	50.07	47.44	149.02
20	JJ Bumrah	30	3231	73	44.26	47.65	148.36
21	J Garner	30	3688	74	49.84	48.25	146.51
22	CEL Ambrose	30	4240	85	49.88	48.70	145.17
23	AK Davidson	30	4700	79	59.49	48.71	145.13
24	GD McKenzie	30	4991	83	60.13	48.84	144.74
25	SM Pollock	30	4215	78	54.04	51.30	137.81

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	RJ Hadlee	9/52	6/49	6/71	6/80	6/80	6.60	200.00
1	RJ Hadlee	9/52	6/49	6/71	6/80	6/80	6.60	200.00
2	Imran Khan	7/40	7/52	7/80	6/129	5/49	6.40	193.94
3	MD Marshall	7/22	7/53	6/32	6/69	5/33	6.20	187.88
3	JA Snow	7/40	7/49	6/60	6/114	5/86	6.20	187.88
5	Wasim Akram	7/119	6/43	6/62	6/67	5/43	6.00	181.82
5	AME Roberts	7/54	7/64	6/37	5/50	5/57	6.00	181.82
5	AA Donald	8/71	6/59	6/88	5/32	5/71	6.00	181.82
8	GD McKenzie	7/153	6/58	6/69	5/33	5/46	5.80	175.76
8	CEL Ambrose	7/25	6/52	6/74	5/35	5/66	5.80	175.76
8	IT Botham	7/48	6/58	6/78	5/61	5/73	5.80	175.76
11	AK Davidson	7/93	6/34	5/31	5/38	5/42	5.60	169.70
11	IK Pathan	7/59	6/51	5/32	5/45	5/58	5.60	169.70
13	GD McGrath	7/76	5/21	5/43	5/49	5/54	5.40	163.64
13	Mohammad Asif	6/41	6/44	5/27	5/67	5/76	5.40	163.64
13	DW Steyn	7/51	5/23	5/29	5/56	5/67	5.40	163.64
13	CA Walsh	6/74	6/80	5/36	5/74	5/78	5.40	163.64
13	MA Holding	6/21	6/62	5/43	5/45	5/64	5.40	163.64
13	MA Starc	6/50	6/111	5/34	5/44	5/63	5.40	163.64
13	JJ Bumrah	6/27	6/33	5/7	5/54	5/85	5.40	163.64
13	Waqar Younis	6/34	6/78	5/22	5/52	5/85	5.40	163.64
21	SM Pollock	7/87	5/33	5/37	5/53	4/24	5.20	157.58
21	Shoaib Akhtar	6/30	5/21	5/48	5/99	5/109	5.20	157.58
23	WW Hall	6/50	5/63	5/76	5/87	4/28	5.00	151.52
24	J Garner	6/56	5/55	5/56	4/30	4/36	4.80	145.45
24	JM Anderson	6/40	5/40	5/46	4/18	4/33	4.80	145.45

TOP FORM – AWAY RATING

The TOP FORM – AWAY (TF AW) 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	TF AW RAT
1	RJ Hadlee	300.00	263.28	179.69	200.00	942.97
2	MD Marshall	243.59	271.63	174.87	187.88	877.97
3	GD McGrath	207.69	300.00	177.00	163.64	848.33
4	Wasim Akram	246.15	239.09	169.05	181.82	836.11
5	DW Steyn	230.77	236.12	200.00	163.64	830.52
6	AA Donald	235.90	222.15	174.62	181.82	814.48
7	Mohammad Asif	228.21	248.93	172.50	163.64	813.27
8	Waqar Younis	230.77	221.86	196.02	163.64	812.28
9	AME Roberts	223.08	224.48	171.64	181.82	801.02
10	MA Holding	217.95	230.21	177.78	163.64	789.58
11	IT Botham	241.03	216.35	155.48	175.76	788.62
12	CEL Ambrose	217.95	245.93	145.17	175.76	784.80
13	Imran Khan	217.95	215.35	154.97	193.94	782.21
14	CA Walsh	223.08	227.89	149.12	163.64	763.73
15	AK Davidson	202.56	246.10	145.13	169.70	763.49
16	Shoaib Akhtar	192.31	219.98	193.42	157.58	763.28
17	SM Pollock	200.00	259.58	137.81	157.58	754.96
18	MA Starc	182.05	210.83	184.30	163.64	740.81
19	IK Pathan	187.18	207.72	172.18	169.70	736.77
20	J Garner	189.74	254.25	146.51	145.45	735.96
21	JA Snow	158.97	219.91	166.90	187.88	733.67
22	JJ Bumrah	187.18	228.14	148.36	163.64	727.31
23	GD McKenzie	212.82	193.30	144.74	175.76	726.62
24	WW Hall	192.31	203.45	177.70	151.52	724.98
25	JM Anderson	151.28	277.64	149.02	145.45	723.40

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 Test Fast Bowlers In Top Form Away From Home