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 2023-08-09

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

5. ATTACKING

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The NON ASIANS IN ASIA 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)	25

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	DW Steyn	SA	2004	2019	2011.5	38	92	300.00
1	DW Steyn	SA	2004	2019	2011.5	38	92	300.00
2	JM Anderson	ENG	2003	2023	2013	51	82	267.39
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	2023	2015.5	28	54	260.00
1	TG Southee	NZ	2008	2023	2015.5	28	54	260.00
2	MA Starc	AUS	2011	2023	2017	31	52	250.37

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 McKenzie	17	786	42	18.71	17.23	300.00
1	GD McKenzie	17	786	42	18.71	17.23	300.00
2	AK Davidson	20	786	44	17.86	18.84	274.34
3	CA Walsh	31	1581	77	20.53	18.86	274.06
4	AME Roberts	17	1055	49	21.53	19.60	263.69
5	GD McGrath	36	1658	72	23.03	19.80	260.95
6	JN Gillespie	27	1283	54	23.76	20.00	258.34
7	DW Steyn	38	2219	92	24.12	20.07	257.47
8	SM Pollock	31	1391	60	23.18	20.08	257.31
9	JK Lever	19	926	41	22.59	20.45	252.68
10	RJ Hadlee	22	1469	68	21.60	20.52	251.80
11	WW Hall	22	1083	54	20.06	20.84	247.94
12	TG Southee	28	1436	54	26.59	21.24	243.25
13	JM Anderson	51	2196	82	26.78	21.53	239.98
14	MD Marshall	34	1637	71	23.06	21.98	235.08
15	MA Starc	31	1582	52	30.42	25.12	205.71

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	WW Hall	22	2373	54	43.94	36.42	200.00
1	WW Hall	22	2373	54	43.94	36.42	200.00
2	DW Steyn	38	3955	92	42.99	38.47	189.33
3	RJ Hadlee	22	2909	68	42.78	39.76	183.22
4	AME Roberts	17	2305	49	47.04	42.80	170.18
5	CA Walsh	31	3485	77	45.26	42.97	169.52
6	GD McKenzie	17	2313	42	55.07	43.35	168.01
7	JN Gillespie	27	2759	54	51.09	45.63	159.62
8	JK Lever	19	2137	41	52.12	46.39	157.01
9	MD Marshall	34	3461	71	48.75	47.66	152.84
10	MA Starc	31	2883	52	55.44	48.62	149.83
11	GD McGrath	36	3951	72	54.88	48.77	149.36
12	AK Davidson	20	2590	44	58.86	49.29	147.77
13	TG Southee	28	3261	54	60.39	49.62	146.79
14	SM Pollock	31	3411	60	56.85	53.25	136.79
15	JM Anderson	51	5198	82	63.39	54.14	134.55

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	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
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	AK Davidson	7/93	5/31	4/42	4/48	4/62	4.80	177.78
7	MA Starc	6/50	5/44	5/63	4/33	4/84	4.80	177.78
7	WW Hall	6/50	5/76	5/87	4/28	4/49	4.80	177.78
7	MD Marshall	6/37	5/33	5/72	4/19	4/24	4.80	177.78
11	JM Anderson	6/40	5/72	4/17	4/36	4/40	4.60	170.37
11	SM Pollock	6/78	5/37	4/24	4/48	4/81	4.60	170.37
11	JK Lever	7/46	5/59	5/100	3/24	3/42	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. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	UC RAT
1	DW Steyn	300.00	257.47	189.33	200.00	946.80
2	RJ Hadlee	268.17	251.80	183.22	192.59	895.78
3	CA Walsh	251.09	274.06	169.52	192.59	887.25
4	MD Marshall	280.00	235.08	152.84	177.78	845.70
5	WW Hall	212.96	247.94	200.00	177.78	838.68
6	TG Southee	260.00	243.25	146.79	185.19	835.22
7	GD McKenzie	165.63	300.00	168.01	200.00	833.65
8	AME Roberts	193.24	263.69	170.18	192.59	819.70
9	JM Anderson	267.39	239.98	134.55	170.37	812.29
10	GD McGrath	234.78	260.95	149.36	155.56	800.65
11	MA Starc	250.37	205.71	149.83	177.78	783.69
12	AK Davidson	173.52	274.34	147.77	177.78	773.40
13	SM Pollock	195.65	257.31	136.79	170.37	760.13
14	JN Gillespie	176.09	258.34	159.62	148.15	742.19
15	JK Lever	161.69	252.68	157.01	170.37	741.75

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 15 Non-Asian Fast Bowlers In Tests In Asia