Tests - Best Fast Bowlers In Top Form At Home

Top 25 Test Fast Bowlers In Top Form 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 their Top Form At Home in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
5.1. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against Top Teams
7. TOP FORM - HOME RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Top Teams (TT)
8.4. Abbreviations
THM RATING

Points to note about TOP FORM - HOME Rating:-

  • THM is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
  • Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

THE CRITERIA

The THM 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 10
Min Career Wkts 50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS DK Lillee AUS 1975-11-28 1981-12-26 25 83 300.00
1 DK Lillee AUS 1975-11-28 1981-12-26 25 83 300.00
2 GF Lawson AUS 1982-11-12 1984-12-22 25 79 285.54
3 JR Thomson AUS 1974-11-29 1977-12-30 25 78 281.93
4 MG Johnson AUS 2008-01-24 2014-01-03 25 77 278.31
5 AK Davidson AUS 1958-12-05 1963-01-25 25 75 271.08
5 RJ Hadlee NZ 1980-02-08 1987-03-12 25 75 271.08
5 D Gough ENG 1997-07-24 2001-08-16 25 75 271.08
5 M Ntini SA 2002-12-26 2007-01-26 25 75 271.08
5 K Rabada SA 2016-01-02 2020-01-03 25 75 271.08
10 FS Trueman ENG 1956-06-21 1964-07-02 25 74 267.47
11 CA Walsh WI 1998-03-20 2001-04-19 25 71 256.63
11 DW Steyn SA 2010-01-03 2015-12-26 25 71 256.63
13 AA Donald SA 1996-12-26 1999-01-15 25 70 253.01
14 AR Caddick ENG 1996-08-08 2001-07-19 25 69 249.40
15 GD McGrath AUS 1998-01-02 2000-12-01 25 68 245.78
16 RGD Willis ENG 1974-06-06 1981-07-16 25 67 242.17
17 Imran Khan PAK 1978-10-16 1990-12-06 25 66 238.55
17 N Kapil Dev IND 1979-09-19 1981-11-27 25 66 238.55
17 MD Marshall WI 1981-04-10 1991-04-27 25 66 238.55
20 SM Boland AUS 2021-12-26 2026-01-04 25 65 234.94
21 Wasim Akram PAK 1985-01-25 2002-01-09 24 64 231.33
22 SCJ Broad ENG 2013-08-09 2017-07-14 25 61 220.48
23 Fazal Mahmood PAK 1952-10-16 1962-08-16 20 60 216.87
23 JM Anderson ENG 2015-07-29 2019-08-01 25 60 216.87
25 CEL Ambrose WI 1992-04-18 1998-02-27 25 57 206.02

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 30

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JM Anderson 25 952 60 15.87 15.41 250.00
1 JM Anderson 25 952 60 15.87 15.41 250.00
2 SM Boland 25 1025 65 15.77 17.50 220.09
3 GD McGrath 25 1167 68 17.16 17.52 219.90
4 CEL Ambrose 25 987 57 17.32 17.67 217.99
5 Imran Khan 25 1221 66 18.50 18.04 213.49
6 RJ Hadlee 25 1378 75 18.37 18.32 210.21
7 N Kapil Dev 25 1250 66 18.94 18.40 209.31
8 AA Donald 25 1301 70 18.59 19.32 199.39
9 AK Davidson 25 1425 75 19.00 20.41 188.69
10 SCJ Broad 25 1299 61 21.30 20.58 187.17
11 Fazal Mahmood 20 1087 60 18.12 20.67 186.37
12 MG Johnson 25 1708 77 22.18 20.72 185.87
13 MD Marshall 25 1267 66 19.20 20.83 184.91
14 Wasim Akram 24 1240 64 19.38 20.96 183.78
15 CA Walsh 25 1459 71 20.55 21.14 182.19
16 DK Lillee 25 1757 83 21.17 21.36 180.37
17 M Ntini 25 1593 75 21.24 21.67 177.73
18 K Rabada 25 1468 75 19.57 21.83 176.44
19 DW Steyn 25 1569 71 22.10 21.99 175.16
20 JR Thomson 25 1797 78 23.04 22.99 167.53
21 RGD Willis 25 1483 67 22.13 23.31 165.23
22 GF Lawson 25 1726 79 21.85 23.35 164.96
23 AR Caddick 25 1681 69 24.36 24.23 158.95
24 D Gough 25 1823 75 24.31 24.29 158.58
25 FS Trueman 25 1565 74 21.15 24.65 156.27

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 30

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS CEH Croft 12 1278 33 38.73 35.16 250.00
1 AA Donald 25 2634 70 37.63 36.69 239.55
2 DK Lillee 25 3392 83 40.87 38.05 231.00
3 JR Thomson 25 3386 78 43.41 40.11 219.15
4 N Kapil Dev 25 2836 66 42.97 40.85 215.15
5 JM Anderson 25 2341 60 39.02 41.01 214.31
6 MD Marshall 25 2631 66 39.86 41.13 213.72
7 K Rabada 25 2615 75 34.87 41.14 213.64
8 RJ Hadlee 25 3433 75 45.77 41.77 210.41
9 SM Boland 25 2266 65 34.86 41.83 210.10
10 AK Davidson 25 3836 75 51.15 42.23 208.12
11 Imran Khan 25 2957 66 44.80 42.25 208.02
12 RGD Willis 25 2845 67 42.46 42.26 208.00
13 D Gough 25 3170 75 42.27 42.45 207.06
14 M Ntini 25 3026 75 40.35 42.96 204.58
15 MG Johnson 25 3257 77 42.30 43.13 203.77
16 FS Trueman 25 3290 74 44.46 43.43 202.38
17 GF Lawson 25 3419 79 43.28 43.65 201.35
18 Wasim Akram 24 2640 64 41.25 43.66 201.33
19 GD McGrath 25 2950 68 43.38 43.77 200.79
20 AR Caddick 25 3125 69 45.29 45.31 194.00
21 DW Steyn 25 2979 71 41.96 45.47 193.30
22 SCJ Broad 25 2678 61 43.90 46.52 188.94
23 CEL Ambrose 25 2917 57 51.18 50.96 172.49
24 Fazal Mahmood 20 3565 60 59.42 52.13 168.61
25 CA Walsh 25 3912 71 55.10 54.94 159.97

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 Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS MG Johnson 8/61 7/40 6/38 5/42 5/63 6.20 200.00
1 MG Johnson 8/61 7/40 6/38 5/42 5/63 6.20 200.00
2 Fazal Mahmood 7/80 6/34 6/34 6/66 5/48 6.00 193.55
2 RGD Willis 8/43 7/78 5/42 5/65 5/88 6.00 193.55
2 RJ Hadlee 6/50 6/51 6/68 6/100 6/105 6.00 193.55
5 FS Trueman 7/44 6/30 6/100 5/48 5/52 5.80 187.10
5 AK Davidson 6/53 6/64 6/75 6/87 5/25 5.80 187.10
5 DK Lillee 7/83 6/26 6/60 5/63 5/78 5.80 187.10
5 GF Lawson 8/112 6/47 5/49 5/59 5/66 5.80 187.10
5 SCJ Broad 8/15 6/25 6/50 5/71 4/43 5.80 187.10
5 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/54 5/78 5/96 5.80 187.10
11 Imran Khan 8/60 6/46 5/59 5/62 4/30 5.60 180.65
11 N Kapil Dev 7/56 6/63 5/58 5/70 5/74 5.60 180.65
13 JR Thomson 6/46 6/50 5/62 5/93 4/68 5.20 167.74
13 CEL Ambrose 6/34 5/25 5/45 5/52 5/87 5.20 167.74
13 GD McGrath 6/17 6/85 5/48 5/55 4/10 5.20 167.74
13 D Gough 6/42 5/61 5/103 5/109 5/149 5.20 167.74
13 DW Steyn 6/50 6/100 5/51 5/75 4/55 5.20 167.74
18 CA Walsh 6/61 5/22 5/39 5/83 4/55 5.00 161.29
18 AA Donald 5/36 5/40 5/49 5/49 5/79 5.00 161.29
18 AR Caddick 5/14 5/16 5/42 5/50 5/101 5.00 161.29
18 M Ntini 6/59 6/100 5/83 4/33 4/44 5.00 161.29
22 Wasim Akram 6/91 5/28 5/63 4/42 4/42 4.80 154.84
22 JM Anderson 6/47 5/20 5/72 4/23 4/38 4.80 154.84
22 SM Boland 6/7 6/45 4/31 4/33 4/36 4.80 154.84
25 MD Marshall 5/65 4/38 4/42 4/55 4/79 4.20 135.48

TOP FORM - HOME RATING

The TOP FORM - HOME (THM) 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 THM RAT
1 DK Lillee 300.00 180.37 231.00 187.10 898.47
2 RJ Hadlee 271.08 210.21 210.41 193.55 885.25
3 MG Johnson 278.31 185.87 203.77 200.00 867.96
4 AK Davidson 271.08 188.69 208.12 187.10 854.98
5 AA Donald 253.01 199.39 239.55 161.29 853.25
6 K Rabada 271.08 176.44 213.64 187.10 848.27
7 N Kapil Dev 238.55 209.31 215.15 180.65 843.66
8 Imran Khan 238.55 213.49 208.02 180.65 840.70
9 GF Lawson 285.54 164.96 201.35 187.10 838.95
10 JR Thomson 281.93 167.53 219.15 167.74 836.34
11 JM Anderson 216.87 250.00 214.31 154.84 836.02
12 GD McGrath 245.78 219.90 200.79 167.74 834.21
13 SM Boland 234.94 220.09 210.10 154.84 819.97
14 M Ntini 271.08 177.73 204.58 161.29 814.69
15 FS Trueman 267.47 156.27 202.38 187.10 813.22
16 RGD Willis 242.17 165.23 208.00 193.55 808.95
17 D Gough 271.08 158.58 207.06 167.74 804.47
18 DW Steyn 256.63 175.16 193.30 167.74 792.83
19 SCJ Broad 220.48 187.17 188.94 187.10 783.69
20 MD Marshall 238.55 184.91 213.72 135.48 772.67
21 Wasim Akram 231.33 183.78 201.33 154.84 771.27
22 Fazal Mahmood 216.87 186.37 168.61 193.55 765.39
23 CEL Ambrose 206.02 217.99 172.49 167.74 764.24
24 AR Caddick 249.40 158.95 194.00 161.29 763.63
25 CA Walsh 256.63 182.19 159.97 161.29 760.08

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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