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Top 15 Non-Asian Fast Bowlers In Tests In Asia

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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). Here are the Top 15 Non Asian Fast bowlers in matches In Asia in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING
UC RATING

Points to note about NON ASIANS IN ASIA Rating:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.
  • This categorization has been done as there are more points for UC in our Overall Rating.

THE CRITERIA

The UC Rating is divided into 4 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

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 MD Marshall WI 1978 1991 1984.5 34 71 280.00
1 MD Marshall WI 1978 1991 1984.5 34 71 280.00
2 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 22 68 268.17
3 WW Hall WI 1958 1969 1963.5 22 54 212.96
4 AME Roberts WI 1974 1983 1978.5 17 49 193.24
5 AK Davidson AUS 1953 1963 1958 20 44 173.52
6 GD McKenzie AUS 1961 1971 1966 17 42 165.63
7 JK Lever ENG 1976 1986 1981 19 41 161.69
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 58 92 300.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 58 92 300.00
1 DW Steyn SA 2004 2019 2011.5 38 92 300.00
3 CA Walsh WI 1984 2001 1992.5 31 77 251.09
4 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 36 72 234.78
5 SM Pollock SA 1995 2008 2001.5 31 60 195.65
6 JN Gillespie AUS 1996 2006 2001 27 54 176.09
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS TG Southee NZ 2008 2024 2016 39 63 270.00
1 TG Southee NZ 2008 2024 2016 39 63 270.00
2 MA Starc AUS 2011 2025 2018 35 58 248.57

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 20

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS DR Hadlee 12 334 21 15.90 15.48 300.00
1 GD McKenzie 17 786 42 18.71 17.23 269.65
2 AK Davidson 20 786 44 17.86 18.84 246.58
3 CA Walsh 31 1581 77 20.53 18.86 246.33
4 AME Roberts 17 1055 49 21.53 19.60 237.01
5 GD McGrath 36 1658 72 23.03 19.82 234.34
6 JN Gillespie 27 1283 54 23.76 20.07 231.41
7 DW Steyn 38 2219 92 24.12 20.15 230.51
8 SM Pollock 31 1391 60 23.18 20.22 229.75
9 JK Lever 19 926 41 22.59 20.45 227.11
10 RJ Hadlee 22 1469 68 21.60 20.52 226.33
11 WW Hall 22 1083 54 20.06 20.84 222.86
12 MD Marshall 34 1637 71 23.06 21.98 211.30
13 JM Anderson 58 2531 92 27.51 22.31 208.16
14 TG Southee 39 1788 63 28.38 22.94 202.49
15 MA Starc 35 1668 58 28.76 24.20 191.94

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 20
RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS DR Hadlee 12 974 21 46.38 35.93 200.00
1 WW Hall 22 2373 54 43.94 36.42 197.29
2 DW Steyn 38 3955 92 42.99 38.54 186.44
3 RJ Hadlee 22 2909 68 42.78 39.76 180.74
4 AME Roberts 17 2305 49 47.04 42.80 167.88
5 CA Walsh 31 3485 77 45.26 42.97 167.22
6 GD McKenzie 17 2313 42 55.07 43.35 165.74
7 JN Gillespie 27 2759 54 51.09 45.68 157.30
8 JK Lever 19 2137 41 52.12 46.39 154.88
9 MD Marshall 34 3461 71 48.75 47.66 150.77
10 MA Starc 35 3081 58 53.12 47.88 150.08
11 GD McGrath 36 3951 72 54.88 48.80 147.26
12 AK Davidson 20 2590 44 58.86 49.29 145.77
13 SM Pollock 31 3411 60 56.85 53.38 134.62
14 TG Southee 39 3972 63 63.05 55.61 129.20
15 JM Anderson 58 5858 92 63.67 55.96 128.40

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 GD McKenzie 6/58 6/67 6/69 5/69 4/33 5.40 200.00
1 DW Steyn 7/51 5/23 5/54 5/56 5/82 5.40 200.00
1 GD McKenzie 6/58 6/67 6/69 5/69 4/33 5.40 200.00
3 AME Roberts 7/64 5/50 5/57 5/66 4/121 5.20 192.59
3 CA Walsh 6/79 5/54 5/54 5/78 5/143 5.20 192.59
3 RJ Hadlee 6/49 5/29 5/65 5/73 5/121 5.20 192.59
6 TG Southee 7/64 5/62 5/69 4/46 4/63 5.00 185.19
7 MA Starc 6/50 5/44 5/63 4/33 4/84 4.80 177.78
7 MD Marshall 6/37 5/33 5/72 4/19 4/24 4.80 177.78
7 WW Hall 6/50 5/76 5/87 4/28 4/49 4.80 177.78
7 AK Davidson 7/93 5/31 4/42 4/48 4/62 4.80 177.78
11 JM Anderson 6/40 5/72 4/17 4/36 4/40 4.60 170.37
11 JK Lever 7/46 5/59 5/100 3/24 3/42 4.60 170.37
11 SM Pollock 6/78 5/37 4/24 4/48 4/81 4.60 170.37
14 GD McGrath 5/66 4/18 4/41 4/55 4/92 4.20 155.56
15 JN Gillespie 5/56 4/24 4/29 4/76 3/11 4.00 148.15

NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The NON ASIANS IN ASIA (UC) 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 UC RAT
1 DW Steyn 300.00 230.51 186.44 200.00 916.95
2 RJ Hadlee 268.17 226.33 180.74 192.59 867.83
3 CA Walsh 251.09 246.33 167.22 192.59 857.23
4 MD Marshall 280.00 211.30 150.77 177.78 819.85
5 WW Hall 212.96 222.86 197.29 177.78 810.89
6 JM Anderson 300.00 208.16 128.40 170.37 806.93
7 GD McKenzie 165.63 269.65 165.74 200.00 801.02
8 AME Roberts 193.24 237.01 167.88 192.59 790.72
9 TG Southee 270.00 202.49 129.20 185.19 786.88
10 GD McGrath 234.78 234.34 147.26 155.56 771.94
11 MA Starc 248.57 191.94 150.08 177.78 768.37
12 AK Davidson 173.52 246.58 145.77 177.78 743.65
13 SM Pollock 195.65 229.75 134.62 170.37 730.40
14 JK Lever 161.69 227.11 154.88 170.37 714.06
15 JN Gillespie 176.09 231.41 157.30 148.15 712.94

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