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Top 25 Fast Bowlers In Test Cricket Since 1950

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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). So, here are the Top 25 Fast bowlers in Test Cricket since 1950.

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

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ATTACKING
3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
3.5. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. TOP 7 VICTIMS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
7. TOP TEAMS
7.1. Top Teams In Asia
7.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, Top 7 Batsmen
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 an 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
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR) 100

PRIMARY CRITERIA

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 Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 227 434 160.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 227 434 160.00
2 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 150 431 158.89
3 MD Marshall WI 1978 1991 1984.5 151 376 138.62
4 Imran Khan PAK 1971 1991 1981 142 362 133.46
5 DK Lillee AUS 1971 1984 1977.5 132 355 130.88
6 RGD Willis ENG 1971 1984 1977.5 165 325 119.82
7 FS Trueman ENG 1952 1965 1958.5 127 307 113.18
8 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 111 259 95.48
9 MA Holding WI 1975 1987 1981 113 249 91.80
10 AME Roberts WI 1974 1983 1978.5 90 202 74.47
11 WW Hall WI 1958 1969 1963.5 92 192 70.78
12 AK Davidson AUS 1953 1963 1958 82 186 68.57
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2003 2023 2013 341 690 200.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2023 2013 341 690 200.00
2 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 243 563 163.19
3 CA Walsh WI 1984 2001 1992.5 242 519 150.43
4 DW Steyn SA 2004 2019 2011.5 171 439 127.25
5 SM Pollock SA 1995 2008 2001.5 202 421 122.03
6 Wasim Akram PAK 1985 2002 1993.5 181 414 120.00
7 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 179 405 117.39
8 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 154 373 108.12
9 AA Donald SA 1992 2002 1997 129 330 95.65
10 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1997 2007 2002 82 178 51.59
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS TG Southee NZ 2008 2023 2015.5 178 370 150.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2011 2023 2017 156 333 135.00
2 K Rabada SA 2015 2023 2019 108 280 113.51
3 PJ Cummins AUS 2011 2023 2017 101 239 96.89

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 243 12186 563 21.64 20.31 200.00
1 GD McGrath 243 12186 563 21.64 20.31 200.00
2 AK Davidson 82 3819 186 20.53 20.77 195.57
3 CEL Ambrose 179 8501 405 20.99 21.20 191.55
4 MD Marshall 151 7876 376 20.95 21.41 189.72
5 J Garner 111 5433 259 20.98 21.61 188.00
6 Imran Khan 142 8258 362 22.81 21.76 186.69
7 DW Steyn 171 10077 439 22.95 21.95 185.04
8 SM Pollock 202 9733 421 23.12 22.04 184.30
9 RJ Hadlee 150 9612 431 22.30 22.29 182.21
10 AA Donald 129 7344 330 22.25 22.34 181.78
11 FS Trueman 127 6625 307 21.58 22.45 180.93
12 K Rabada 108 6257 280 22.35 22.50 180.52
13 PJ Cummins 101 5484 239 22.95 22.64 179.42
14 Shoaib Akhtar 82 4574 178 25.70 23.12 175.65
15 Wasim Akram 181 9778 414 23.62 23.34 174.02
16 Waqar Younis 154 8788 373 23.56 23.44 173.29
17 CA Walsh 242 12688 519 24.45 23.89 169.99
18 DK Lillee 132 8493 355 23.92 24.24 167.54
19 MA Holding 113 5898 249 23.69 24.38 166.57
20 RGD Willis 165 8190 325 25.20 24.89 163.16
21 JM Anderson 341 18234 690 26.43 24.90 163.14
22 WW Hall 92 5066 192 26.39 25.20 161.18
23 AME Roberts 90 5174 202 25.61 25.44 159.65
24 MA Starc 156 9193 333 27.61 26.77 151.71
25 N Kapil Dev 227 12867 434 29.65 28.09 144.60

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS J Garner 94 4444 227 19.58 20.16 200.00
1 J Garner 94 4444 227 19.58 20.16 200.00
2 GD McGrath 184 9519 436 21.83 20.48 196.86
3 AK Davidson 82 3819 186 20.53 20.77 194.18
4 CEL Ambrose 142 7141 344 20.76 20.97 192.30
5 MD Marshall 125 6470 303 21.35 21.82 184.78
6 Imran Khan 91 5191 217 23.92 22.81 176.76
7 PJ Cummins 86 4790 206 23.25 22.94 175.78
8 SM Pollock 132 6832 283 24.14 23.01 175.23
9 RJ Hadlee 117 7754 334 23.22 23.20 173.79
10 MA Holding 94 4733 207 22.86 23.54 171.33
11 DW Steyn 119 7374 299 24.66 23.58 171.00
12 AA Donald 87 5243 223 23.51 23.61 170.84
13 AME Roberts 68 3718 154 24.14 23.98 168.17
14 DK Lillee 108 6729 283 23.78 24.09 167.37
15 FS Trueman 89 5038 212 23.76 24.72 163.13
16 CA Walsh 197 10467 413 25.34 24.77 162.80
17 Wasim Akram 100 5614 219 25.63 25.33 159.19
18 K Rabada 78 4915 195 25.21 25.38 158.90
19 RGD Willis 129 6494 252 25.77 25.46 158.41
20 Shoaib Akhtar 61 3634 128 28.39 25.55 157.85
21 WW Hall 82 4641 165 28.13 26.86 150.12
22 JM Anderson 255 14110 485 29.09 27.41 147.13
23 MA Starc 125 7443 257 28.96 28.09 143.58
24 Waqar Younis 85 5066 179 28.30 28.16 143.23
25 N Kapil Dev 185 11028 371 29.73 28.16 143.19

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 BALLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS K Rabada 108 11117 280 39.70 43.75 300.00
1 K Rabada 108 11117 280 39.70 43.75 300.00
2 Waqar Younis 154 16224 373 43.50 43.78 299.81
3 Shoaib Akhtar 82 8143 178 45.75 43.88 299.07
4 FS Trueman 127 15178 307 49.44 44.00 298.30
5 DW Steyn 171 18608 439 42.39 44.21 296.89
6 WW Hall 92 10421 192 54.28 45.15 290.67
7 AA Donald 129 15519 330 47.03 46.32 283.32
8 MD Marshall 151 17584 376 46.77 47.13 278.48
9 RJ Hadlee 150 21918 431 50.85 47.60 275.75
10 DK Lillee 132 18467 355 52.02 49.10 267.33
11 Imran Khan 142 19458 362 53.75 49.85 263.26
12 RGD Willis 165 17357 325 53.41 49.97 262.67
13 MA Holding 113 12680 249 50.92 50.30 260.93
14 AK Davidson 82 11587 186 62.30 50.38 260.52
15 J Garner 111 13175 259 50.87 50.41 260.36
16 MA Starc 156 16242 333 48.77 50.97 257.49
17 GD McGrath 243 29248 563 51.95 51.02 257.24
18 PJ Cummins 101 11396 239 47.68 51.13 256.68
19 AME Roberts 90 11135 202 55.12 51.86 253.10
20 Wasim Akram 181 22627 414 54.65 53.88 243.60
21 CEL Ambrose 179 22103 405 54.58 54.61 240.33
22 CA Walsh 242 30019 519 57.84 56.54 232.12
23 SM Pollock 202 24353 421 57.85 57.93 226.56
24 JM Anderson 341 39217 690 56.84 58.29 225.16
25 N Kapil Dev 227 27740 434 63.92 60.74 216.06

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 7 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE WT RAT
TS N Kapil Dev 9/83 8/85 8/106 7/56 7/220 6/63 6/77 7.29 100.00
1 N Kapil Dev 9/83 8/85 8/106 7/56 7/220 6/63 6/77 7.29 100.00
2 Imran Khan 8/58 8/60 7/40 7/52 7/80 6/35 6/46 7.00 96.08
3 GD McGrath 8/24 8/38 7/76 7/76 6/17 6/47 6/50 6.86 94.12
4 RJ Hadlee 9/52 7/23 7/116 6/26 6/49 6/50 6/51 6.71 92.16
5 FS Trueman 8/31 7/44 7/75 6/30 6/31 6/100 5/27 6.43 88.24
5 CEL Ambrose 8/45 7/25 6/24 6/34 6/51 6/52 6/74 6.43 88.24
5 MD Marshall 7/22 7/53 7/80 6/32 6/37 6/55 6/69 6.43 88.24
5 Waqar Younis 7/76 7/86 7/91 6/34 6/44 6/55 6/78 6.43 88.24
9 DK Lillee 7/83 7/89 6/26 6/53 6/60 6/66 6/72 6.29 86.27
10 CA Walsh 7/37 6/18 6/54 6/61 6/62 6/74 6/79 6.14 84.31
10 MA Holding 8/92 6/21 6/57 6/62 6/65 6/67 5/17 6.14 84.31
10 JM Anderson 7/42 7/43 6/17 6/40 6/42 6/47 5/16 6.14 84.31
10 AA Donald 8/71 7/84 6/53 6/59 6/88 5/32 5/36 6.14 84.31
10 DW Steyn 7/51 6/8 6/34 6/49 6/50 6/72 6/100 6.14 84.31
10 Wasim Akram 7/119 6/43 6/48 6/61 6/62 6/67 6/91 6.14 84.31
16 RGD Willis 8/43 7/78 6/53 6/101 5/27 5/32 5/35 6.00 82.35
16 SM Pollock 7/87 6/30 6/39 6/50 6/56 6/78 5/28 6.00 82.35
16 AK Davidson 7/93 6/34 6/53 6/64 6/75 6/87 5/25 6.00 82.35
19 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/50 6/54 6/55 5/30 5/33 5.86 80.39
20 WW Hall 7/69 6/49 6/50 6/90 5/20 5/60 5/63 5.71 78.43
20 AME Roberts 7/54 7/64 6/37 5/39 5/50 5/56 5/57 5.71 78.43
22 PJ Cummins 6/23 6/27 6/79 6/91 5/28 5/38 5/42 5.57 76.47
22 MA Starc 6/50 6/66 6/111 6/154 5/34 5/44 5/46 5.57 76.47
24 J Garner 6/56 6/60 6/75 5/51 5/55 5/56 5/63 5.43 74.51
24 Shoaib Akhtar 6/11 6/30 6/50 5/21 5/24 5/43 5/48 5.43 74.51

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW RAT PRI PTS
1 GD McGrath 163.19 396.86 257.24 94.12 911.41 455.70
2 RJ Hadlee 158.89 356.01 275.75 92.16 882.81 441.40
3 MD Marshall 138.62 374.50 278.48 88.24 879.84 439.92
4 DW Steyn 127.25 356.04 296.89 84.31 864.49 432.25
5 Imran Khan 133.46 363.45 263.26 96.08 856.25 428.13
6 FS Trueman 113.18 344.07 298.30 88.24 843.78 421.89
7 K Rabada 113.51 339.42 300.00 80.39 833.33 416.66
8 CEL Ambrose 117.39 383.85 240.33 88.24 829.80 414.90
9 JM Anderson 200.00 310.26 225.16 84.31 819.74 409.87
10 DK Lillee 130.88 334.92 267.33 86.27 819.40 409.70
11 J Garner 95.48 388.00 260.36 74.51 818.35 409.17
12 AA Donald 95.65 352.62 283.32 84.31 815.91 407.95
13 Waqar Younis 108.12 316.52 299.81 88.24 812.69 406.34
14 AK Davidson 68.57 389.75 260.52 82.35 801.19 400.59
15 CA Walsh 150.43 332.79 232.12 84.31 799.65 399.83
16 SM Pollock 122.03 359.53 226.56 82.35 790.47 395.23
17 RGD Willis 119.82 321.57 262.67 82.35 786.41 393.20
18 PJ Cummins 96.89 355.20 256.68 76.47 785.24 392.62
19 Wasim Akram 120.00 333.22 243.60 84.31 781.13 390.56
20 MA Holding 91.80 337.90 260.93 84.31 774.93 387.47
21 MA Starc 135.00 295.29 257.49 76.47 764.25 382.12
22 N Kapil Dev 160.00 287.80 216.06 100.00 763.86 381.93
23 Shoaib Akhtar 51.59 333.50 299.07 74.51 758.68 379.34
24 WW Hall 70.78 311.30 290.67 78.43 751.18 375.59
25 AME Roberts 74.47 327.82 253.10 78.43 733.82 366.91

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for spin bowlers and In Asia for pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Ratings to see how they were calculated. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY

At Home

Min Innings: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 Imran Khan 59 163 19.21 47.07 888.60 222.15
2 FS Trueman 90 229 20.04 44.96 838.74 209.69
3 K Rabada 59 173 19.35 33.58 819.16 204.79
4 DK Lillee 84 231 23.73 49.93 793.44 198.36
5 DW Steyn 99 261 21.62 40.21 785.75 196.44
6 RJ Hadlee 75 201 22.96 53.05 785.17 196.29
7 MD Marshall 58 157 20.06 42.50 784.06 196.01
8 JM Anderson 200 434 24.50 52.46 775.51 193.88
9 RGD Willis 73 176 23.51 46.14 770.29 192.57
10 GD McGrath 131 289 22.43 54.77 764.63 191.16
11 AK Davidson 32 84 21.05 57.55 757.79 189.45
12 Waqar Younis 66 174 20.48 38.82 757.47 189.37
13 N Kapil Dev 119 219 26.50 55.76 743.95 185.99
14 SM Pollock 109 235 21.09 52.57 739.75 184.94
15 PJ Cummins 53 128 20.19 45.53 732.84 183.21
16 AA Donald 68 177 21.64 45.02 729.54 182.38
17 CEL Ambrose 93 203 21.19 55.79 717.38 179.35
18 J Garner 56 123 22.34 51.14 712.70 178.17
19 MA Starc 87 197 26.29 48.11 700.41 175.10
20 Wasim Akram 70 154 22.22 51.12 681.73 170.43
21 CA Walsh 105 229 23.70 58.95 679.62 169.90
22 Shoaib Akhtar 42 94 25.72 46.05 661.18 165.30
23 WW Hall 35 74 25.82 54.49 660.19 165.05
24 MA Holding 42 86 23.76 50.15 654.86 163.71
25 AME Roberts 34 72 28.75 57.97 580.07 145.02

Away From Home

Min Innings: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 GD McGrath 112 274 20.81 48.97 949.41 949.41
2 RJ Hadlee 75 230 21.73 48.93 873.09 873.09
3 MD Marshall 93 219 21.58 49.83 865.46 865.46
4 CEL Ambrose 86 202 20.79 53.36 836.40 836.40
5 CA Walsh 137 290 25.03 56.96 831.11 831.11
6 DW Steyn 72 178 24.91 45.57 823.67 823.67
7 J Garner 55 136 19.74 50.63 808.96 808.96
8 Wasim Akram 111 260 24.45 56.75 807.25 807.25
9 AA Donald 61 153 22.96 49.35 792.37 792.37
10 MA Holding 71 163 23.65 51.33 786.35 786.35
11 Waqar Younis 88 199 26.25 47.59 778.32 778.32
12 Imran Khan 83 199 25.76 59.22 772.93 772.93
13 AME Roberts 56 130 23.88 53.55 763.89 763.89
14 Shoaib Akhtar 40 84 25.67 45.40 760.13 760.13
15 AK Davidson 50 102 20.11 66.21 746.40 746.40
16 JM Anderson 141 256 29.69 64.26 744.40 744.40
17 PJ Cummins 48 111 26.13 50.16 738.86 738.86
18 MA Starc 69 136 29.51 49.74 738.06 738.06
19 WW Hall 57 118 26.74 54.14 735.49 735.49
20 SM Pollock 93 186 25.69 64.52 734.72 734.72
21 DK Lillee 48 124 24.28 55.91 722.20 722.20
22 K Rabada 49 107 27.20 49.61 721.93 721.93
23 N Kapil Dev 108 215 32.86 72.23 697.03 697.03
24 RGD Willis 92 149 27.20 61.99 695.20 695.20
25 FS Trueman 37 78 26.09 62.60 692.68 692.68

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 GD McGrath 207 491 21.44 51.52 857.42 214.36
2 RJ Hadlee 128 363 22.43 52.37 834.20 208.55
3 MD Marshall 117 305 20.46 46.30 829.50 207.38
4 FS Trueman 127 307 21.58 49.44 818.77 204.69
5 DK Lillee 126 349 23.16 50.64 812.15 203.04
6 K Rabada 91 258 21.21 36.97 802.86 200.71
7 CEL Ambrose 169 387 20.92 54.49 797.56 199.39
8 J Garner 106 249 21.05 50.73 782.04 195.51
9 DW Steyn 133 347 22.65 42.23 777.46 194.37
10 JM Anderson 290 608 26.38 55.95 768.00 192.00
11 AA Donald 113 294 22.49 46.85 764.36 191.09
12 PJ Cummins 84 208 21.92 45.39 745.09 186.27
13 SM Pollock 171 361 23.11 58.01 736.71 184.18
14 AK Davidson 62 142 21.36 63.36 733.40 183.35
15 RGD Willis 138 281 25.51 53.44 733.11 183.28
16 CA Walsh 211 442 25.13 60.03 732.50 183.13
17 MA Holding 102 219 23.90 51.77 726.52 181.63
18 MA Starc 125 281 27.09 47.54 704.93 176.23
19 WW Hall 70 138 28.86 58.32 650.85 162.71
20 AME Roberts 73 153 26.92 57.71 644.43 161.11

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 Wasim Akram 79 198 24.81 57.09 847.24 211.81
2 Imran Khan 62 157 26.11 60.10 821.02 205.25
3 Waqar Younis 69 158 27.53 50.66 759.20 189.80
4 N Kapil Dev 77 155 30.79 71.21 737.49 184.37
5 Shoaib Akhtar 26 53 29.11 48.53 600.30 150.08

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DW Steyn 38 92 24.12 42.99 946.80 946.80
2 RJ Hadlee 22 68 21.60 42.78 895.78 895.78
3 CA Walsh 31 77 20.53 45.26 887.25 887.25
4 MD Marshall 34 71 23.06 48.75 845.70 845.70
5 WW Hall 22 54 20.06 43.94 838.68 838.68
6 AME Roberts 17 49 21.53 47.04 819.70 819.70
7 JM Anderson 51 82 26.78 63.39 812.29 812.29
8 GD McGrath 36 72 23.03 54.88 800.65 800.65
9 MA Starc 31 52 30.42 55.44 783.69 783.69
10 AK Davidson 20 44 17.86 58.86 773.40 773.40
11 SM Pollock 31 60 23.18 56.85 760.13 760.13
12 RGD Willis 27 44 23.23 53.16 710.13 710.13
13 AA Donald 16 36 20.33 48.50 680.00 680.00
14 MA Holding 11 30 22.10 44.73 673.58 673.58
15 PJ Cummins 17 31 29.84 63.03 613.49 613.49
16 CEL Ambrose 10 18 22.50 56.33 524.14 524.14
17 K Rabada 17 22 35.64 71.73 519.25 519.25
18 FS Trueman 0 0 NA NA 500.00 500.00
18 DK Lillee 6 6 68.33 132.00 500.00 500.00
18 J Garner 5 10 19.20 54.30 500.00 500.00

Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 Imran Khan 80 205 20.28 48.89 899.77 899.77
2 Waqar Younis 85 215 20.64 38.23 854.19 854.19
3 Wasim Akram 102 216 22.53 52.43 786.38 786.38
4 N Kapil Dev 150 279 29.01 59.87 777.48 777.48
5 Shoaib Akhtar 56 125 24.25 44.57 760.25 760.25

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 RJ Hadlee 873.09 196.29 895.78 208.55 2,173.71 217.37
2 DW Steyn 823.67 196.44 946.80 194.37 2,161.27 216.13
3 GD McGrath 949.41 191.16 800.65 214.36 2,155.57 215.56
4 MD Marshall 865.46 196.01 845.70 207.38 2,114.55 211.45
5 Imran Khan 772.93 222.15 899.77 205.25 2,100.11 210.01
6 CA Walsh 831.11 169.90 887.25 183.13 2,071.39 207.14
7 Waqar Younis 778.32 189.37 854.19 189.80 2,011.67 201.17
8 Wasim Akram 807.25 170.43 786.38 211.81 1,975.88 197.59
9 JM Anderson 744.40 193.88 812.29 192.00 1,942.57 194.26
10 WW Hall 735.49 165.05 838.68 162.71 1,901.93 190.19
11 AK Davidson 746.40 189.45 773.40 183.35 1,892.60 189.26
12 AME Roberts 763.89 145.02 819.70 161.11 1,889.71 188.97
13 MA Starc 738.06 175.10 783.69 176.23 1,873.08 187.31
14 SM Pollock 734.72 184.94 760.13 184.18 1,863.96 186.40
15 AA Donald 792.37 182.38 680.00 191.09 1,845.84 184.58
16 N Kapil Dev 697.03 185.99 777.48 184.37 1,844.86 184.49
17 Shoaib Akhtar 760.13 165.30 760.25 150.08 1,835.75 183.57
18 MA Holding 786.35 163.71 673.58 181.63 1,805.28 180.53
19 RGD Willis 695.20 192.57 710.13 183.28 1,781.18 178.12
20 CEL Ambrose 836.40 179.35 524.14 199.39 1,739.28 173.93
21 PJ Cummins 738.86 183.21 613.49 186.27 1,721.83 172.18
22 J Garner 808.96 178.17 500.00 195.51 1,682.64 168.26
23 K Rabada 721.93 204.79 519.25 200.71 1,646.68 164.67
24 DK Lillee 722.20 198.36 500.00 203.04 1,623.60 162.36
25 FS Trueman 692.68 209.69 500.00 204.69 1,607.06 160.71

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And Top 7 Victims

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a bowler such that his overall points are maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. Top 7 Victims are defined as the wickets taken by the bowler against the top 7 batsmen by batting order against Top Teams. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Ratings to see how they were calculated. The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • TOP 7 VICTIMS – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 Imran Khan 30 107 13.12 35.77 1,000.00 500.00
2 Waqar Younis 30 105 17.19 33.78 858.89 429.44
3 MD Marshall 30 103 16.58 35.42 833.06 416.53
4 K Rabada 30 95 16.57 29.91 820.19 410.10
5 JM Anderson 30 83 14.54 36.18 811.67 405.83
6 DK Lillee 30 98 18.81 40.51 799.36 399.68
7 DW Steyn 30 99 19.42 35.24 783.94 391.97
8 AA Donald 30 87 18.21 36.07 762.57 381.28
9 FS Trueman 30 92 20.02 43.08 761.19 380.59
10 RJ Hadlee 30 89 20.02 49.48 756.47 378.23
11 N Kapil Dev 30 85 23.98 46.71 741.78 370.89
12 GD McGrath 30 78 17.64 44.82 738.71 369.35
13 Shoaib Akhtar 30 82 21.74 39.21 736.92 368.46
14 Wasim Akram 30 84 17.98 39.71 735.84 367.92
15 AK Davidson 30 82 20.51 56.51 731.31 365.65
16 RGD Willis 30 83 21.52 42.96 720.22 360.11
17 SM Pollock 30 79 17.16 46.19 716.12 358.06
18 CEL Ambrose 30 80 18.59 49.70 709.11 354.56
19 PJ Cummins 30 76 18.17 42.34 695.65 347.83
20 MA Starc 30 80 21.54 40.90 687.65 343.83
21 WW Hall 30 69 23.32 48.87 686.69 343.35
22 J Garner 30 72 19.54 45.47 667.28 333.64
23 CA Walsh 30 80 20.41 55.84 659.77 329.88
24 MA Holding 30 65 23.37 51.98 583.70 291.85
25 AME Roberts 30 67 26.72 53.88 575.29 287.64

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 RJ Hadlee 30 117 16.82 40.82 942.97 942.97
2 MD Marshall 30 95 16.29 41.11 877.97 877.97
3 GD McGrath 30 81 15.93 41.36 848.33 848.33
4 Wasim Akram 30 96 19.35 44.10 836.11 836.11
5 DW Steyn 30 90 21.74 37.56 830.52 830.52
6 AA Donald 30 92 20.82 42.54 814.48 814.48
7 Waqar Younis 30 90 20.94 37.64 812.28 812.28
8 AME Roberts 30 87 20.02 44.56 801.02 801.02
9 MA Holding 30 85 18.98 41.35 789.58 789.58
10 CEL Ambrose 30 85 18.38 49.88 784.80 784.80
11 Imran Khan 30 85 20.95 48.32 782.21 782.21
12 CA Walsh 30 87 20.51 49.66 763.73 763.73
13 AK Davidson 30 79 16.97 59.49 763.49 763.49
14 Shoaib Akhtar 30 75 22.71 39.52 763.28 763.28
15 SM Pollock 30 78 19.10 54.04 754.96 754.96
16 MA Starc 30 71 22.83 38.79 740.81 740.81
17 J Garner 30 74 17.07 49.84 735.96 735.96
18 WW Hall 30 75 22.41 48.36 724.98 724.98
19 JM Anderson 30 59 18.22 50.07 723.40 723.40
20 K Rabada 30 73 23.51 43.03 697.96 697.96
21 DK Lillee 30 83 24.59 55.28 694.74 694.74
22 PJ Cummins 30 76 23.05 46.99 691.02 691.02
23 FS Trueman 30 68 23.21 57.93 684.24 684.24
24 N Kapil Dev 30 83 30.87 58.45 674.84 674.84
25 RGD Willis 30 58 20.43 54.09 666.15 666.15

TOP 7 VICTIMS

Min Innings: 50

RANK BOWLER INNS T7 WKTS PERC WT/IN T7 RAT WTG
1 DK Lillee 132 207 58.31 1.57 783.05 783.05
2 GD McGrath 243 326 57.90 1.34 777.87 777.87
3 RJ Hadlee 150 228 52.90 1.52 766.71 766.71
4 CEL Ambrose 179 250 61.73 1.40 755.86 755.86
5 MD Marshall 151 223 59.31 1.48 734.10 734.10
6 PJ Cummins 101 148 61.92 1.47 733.55 733.55
7 AK Davidson 82 132 70.97 1.61 720.78 720.78
8 N Kapil Dev 227 268 61.75 1.18 699.71 699.71
9 J Garner 111 150 57.92 1.35 689.48 689.48
10 WW Hall 92 126 65.63 1.37 685.91 685.91
11 JM Anderson 341 359 52.03 1.05 663.49 663.49
12 MA Starc 156 187 56.16 1.20 661.97 661.97
13 CA Walsh 242 282 54.34 1.17 659.46 659.46
14 MA Holding 113 146 58.63 1.29 630.56 630.56
15 AME Roberts 90 108 53.47 1.20 620.97 620.97
16 AA Donald 129 168 50.91 1.30 608.77 608.77
17 DW Steyn 171 204 46.47 1.19 608.56 608.56
18 K Rabada 108 132 47.14 1.22 608.12 608.12
19 FS Trueman 127 144 46.91 1.13 586.51 586.51
20 RGD Willis 165 185 56.92 1.12 570.71 570.71
21 Imran Khan 142 153 42.27 1.08 563.96 563.96
22 SM Pollock 202 203 48.22 1.00 541.63 541.63
23 Shoaib Akhtar 82 92 51.69 1.12 520.31 520.31
24 Waqar Younis 154 133 35.66 0.86 442.29 442.29
25 Wasim Akram 181 137 33.09 0.76 407.33 407.33

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER TF HM TF AW T7 WKTS TOT SEC RAT
1 RJ Hadlee 378.23 942.97 766.71 2,087.91 208.79
2 MD Marshall 416.53 877.97 734.10 2,028.61 202.86
3 GD McGrath 369.35 848.33 777.87 1,995.56 199.56
4 CEL Ambrose 354.56 784.80 755.86 1,895.22 189.52
5 DK Lillee 399.68 694.74 783.05 1,877.48 187.75
6 AK Davidson 365.65 763.49 720.78 1,849.93 184.99
7 Imran Khan 500.00 782.21 563.96 1,846.18 184.62
8 DW Steyn 391.97 830.52 608.56 1,831.05 183.11
9 AA Donald 381.28 814.48 608.77 1,804.54 180.45
10 JM Anderson 405.83 723.40 663.49 1,792.72 179.27
11 PJ Cummins 347.83 691.02 733.55 1,772.39 177.24
12 J Garner 333.64 735.96 689.48 1,759.08 175.91
13 WW Hall 343.35 724.98 685.91 1,754.23 175.42
14 CA Walsh 329.88 763.73 659.46 1,753.07 175.31
15 MA Starc 343.83 740.81 661.97 1,746.61 174.66
16 N Kapil Dev 370.89 674.84 699.71 1,745.44 174.54
17 K Rabada 410.10 697.96 608.12 1,716.18 171.62
18 MA Holding 291.85 789.58 630.56 1,711.99 171.20
19 AME Roberts 287.64 801.02 620.97 1,709.64 170.96
20 Waqar Younis 429.44 812.28 442.29 1,684.01 168.40
21 SM Pollock 358.06 754.96 541.63 1,654.65 165.47
22 Shoaib Akhtar 368.46 763.28 520.31 1,652.05 165.21
23 FS Trueman 380.59 684.24 586.51 1,651.34 165.13
24 Wasim Akram 367.92 836.11 407.33 1,611.36 161.14
25 RGD Willis 360.11 666.15 570.71 1,596.97 159.70

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 GD McGrath AUS 455.70 215.56 199.56 870.82
2 RJ Hadlee NZ 441.40 217.37 208.79 867.57
3 MD Marshall WI 439.92 211.45 202.86 854.23
4 DW Steyn SA 432.25 216.13 183.11 831.48
5 Imran Khan PAK 428.13 210.01 184.62 822.75
6 JM Anderson ENG 409.87 194.26 179.27 783.40
7 CA Walsh WI 399.83 207.14 175.31 782.27
8 CEL Ambrose WI 414.90 173.93 189.52 778.35
9 Waqar Younis PAK 406.34 201.17 168.40 775.91
10 AK Davidson AUS 400.59 189.26 184.99 774.85
11 AA Donald SA 407.95 184.58 180.45 772.99
12 DK Lillee AUS 409.70 162.36 187.75 759.81
13 J Garner WI 409.17 168.26 175.91 753.35
14 K Rabada SA 416.66 164.67 171.62 752.95
15 Wasim Akram PAK 390.56 197.59 161.14 749.29
16 FS Trueman ENG 421.89 160.71 165.13 747.73
17 SM Pollock SA 395.23 186.40 165.47 747.10
18 MA Starc AUS 382.12 187.31 174.66 744.09
19 PJ Cummins AUS 392.62 172.18 177.24 742.04
20 WW Hall WI 375.59 190.19 175.42 741.20
21 N Kapil Dev IND 381.93 184.49 174.54 740.96
22 MA Holding WI 387.47 180.53 171.20 739.19
23 RGD Willis ENG 393.20 178.12 159.70 731.02
24 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 379.34 183.57 165.21 728.12
25 AME Roberts WI 366.91 188.97 170.96 726.85

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

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