Top 15 Non-Asian Fast Bowlers In Tests Outside 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 Outside Asia in Test cricket.

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

THE CRITERIA


The NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA Rating is divided into four main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 400.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 100.00
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 25
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR) 50

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 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 128 363 160.00
1 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 128 363 160.00
2 DK Lillee AUS 1971 1984 1977.5 126 349 153.83
3 FS Trueman ENG 1952 1965 1958.5 127 307 135.32
4 MD Marshall WI 1978 1991 1984.5 117 305 134.44
5 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 106 249 109.75
6 FH Tyson ENG 1954 1959 1956.5 29 76 33.50
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2003 2023 2013 290 608 200.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2023 2013 290 608 200.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 2007 2023 2015 272 560 184.21
3 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 207 491 161.51
4 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 169 387 127.30
5 DW Steyn SA 2004 2019 2011.5 133 347 114.14
6 AA Donald SA 1992 2002 1997 113 294 96.71
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS TG Southee NZ 2008 2023 2015.5 150 316 150.00
1 K Rabada SA 2015 2023 2019 91 258 122.47
2 VD Philander SA 2011 2020 2015.5 102 208 98.73
2 PJ Cummins AUS 2011 2023 2017 84 208 98.73

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 SR Clark 42 2005 91 22.03 19.52 200.00
1 FH Tyson 29 1411 76 18.57 20.22 193.04
2 GD McGrath 207 10528 491 21.44 20.44 190.97
3 CEL Ambrose 169 8096 387 20.92 21.10 184.99
4 MD Marshall 117 6239 305 20.46 21.35 182.82
5 VD Philander 102 4391 208 21.11 21.57 180.97
6 J Garner 106 5241 249 21.05 21.76 179.40
7 PJ Cummins 84 4559 208 21.92 22.36 174.57
8 K Rabada 91 5473 258 21.21 22.38 174.43
9 FS Trueman 127 6625 307 21.58 22.45 173.90
10 DW Steyn 133 7858 347 22.65 22.62 172.60
11 RJ Hadlee 128 8143 363 22.43 22.62 172.55
12 AA Donald 113 6612 294 22.49 22.79 171.33
13 DK Lillee 126 8083 349 23.16 23.53 165.88
14 JM Anderson 290 16038 608 26.38 25.63 152.34
15 SCJ Broad 272 15043 560 26.86 26.55 147.03

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SR Clark 32 1498 71 21.10 18.69 200.00
1 J Garner 89 4252 217 19.59 20.26 184.54
2 CEL Ambrose 134 6763 329 20.56 20.74 180.28
3 GD McGrath 153 8075 370 21.82 20.81 179.67
4 MD Marshall 102 5454 265 20.58 21.48 174.00
5 RJ Hadlee 106 6869 311 22.09 22.28 167.82
6 FH Tyson 22 1225 59 20.76 22.62 165.30
7 VD Philander 71 3205 142 22.57 23.06 162.09
8 PJ Cummins 75 4159 183 22.73 23.19 161.22
9 DK Lillee 104 6426 280 22.95 23.32 160.30
10 DW Steyn 87 5439 227 23.96 23.93 156.21
11 AA Donald 76 4743 199 23.83 24.15 154.81
12 FS Trueman 89 5038 212 23.76 24.72 151.22
13 K Rabada 61 4131 173 23.88 25.19 148.38
14 SCJ Broad 194 11053 400 27.63 27.31 136.87
15 JM Anderson 206 11960 409 29.24 28.41 131.59

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 FH Tyson 29 3452 76 45.42 38.70 300.00
1 FH Tyson 29 3452 76 45.42 38.70 300.00
2 K Rabada 91 9539 258 36.97 42.77 271.47
3 FS Trueman 127 15178 307 49.44 44.00 263.89
4 DW Steyn 133 14653 347 42.23 46.22 251.18
5 AA Donald 113 13773 294 46.85 46.47 249.84
6 MD Marshall 117 14123 305 46.30 47.09 246.59
7 DK Lillee 126 17675 349 50.64 47.73 243.24
8 RJ Hadlee 128 19009 363 52.37 49.07 236.60
9 J Garner 106 12632 249 50.73 50.36 230.56
10 PJ Cummins 84 9442 208 45.39 50.48 230.00
11 GD McGrath 207 25297 491 51.52 51.54 225.26
12 VD Philander 102 9935 208 47.76 53.56 216.77
13 CEL Ambrose 169 21089 387 54.49 54.43 213.33
14 SCJ Broad 272 30040 560 53.64 57.86 200.67
15 JM Anderson 290 34019 608 55.95 59.48 195.19

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 McGrath 8/24 8/38 7/76 7/76 6/17 7.20 100.00
1 GD McGrath 8/24 8/38 7/76 7/76 6/17 7.20 100.00
2 RJ Hadlee 9/52 7/23 7/116 6/26 6/50 7.00 97.22
3 FS Trueman 8/31 7/44 7/75 6/30 6/31 6.80 94.44
3 SCJ Broad 8/15 7/44 7/72 6/17 6/25 6.80 94.44
5 AA Donald 8/71 7/84 6/53 6/59 6/88 6.60 91.67
5 MD Marshall 7/22 7/53 7/80 6/32 6/55 6.60 91.67
5 CEL Ambrose 8/45 7/25 6/24 6/34 6/51 6.60 91.67
8 JM Anderson 7/42 7/43 6/17 6/42 6/47 6.40 88.89
8 DK Lillee 7/83 7/89 6/26 6/53 6/60 6.40 88.89
10 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/50 6/54 6/55 6.20 86.11
11 DW Steyn 6/8 6/34 6/49 6/50 6/72 6.00 83.33
12 PJ Cummins 6/23 6/27 6/79 6/91 5/28 5.80 80.56
12 FH Tyson 7/27 6/28 6/40 6/85 4/16 5.80 80.56
12 VD Philander 6/21 6/42 6/44 6/81 5/7 5.80 80.56
15 J Garner 6/56 6/60 6/75 5/51 5/55 5.60 77.78

NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING


The NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA (FC) 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 FC RAT
1 GD McGrath 161.51 370.65 225.26 100.00 857.42
2 RJ Hadlee 160.00 340.37 236.60 97.22 834.20
3 MD Marshall 134.44 356.82 246.59 91.67 829.50
4 FS Trueman 135.32 325.13 263.89 94.44 818.77
5 DK Lillee 153.83 326.19 243.24 88.89 812.15
6 K Rabada 122.47 322.81 271.47 86.11 802.86
7 CEL Ambrose 127.30 365.26 213.33 91.67 797.56
8 J Garner 109.75 363.94 230.56 77.78 782.04
9 DW Steyn 114.14 328.80 251.18 83.33 777.46
10 FH Tyson 33.50 358.34 300.00 80.56 772.39
11 JM Anderson 200.00 283.93 195.19 88.89 768.00
12 AA Donald 96.71 326.14 249.84 91.67 764.36
13 SCJ Broad 184.21 283.89 200.67 94.44 763.22
14 PJ Cummins 98.73 335.79 230.00 80.56 745.09
15 VD Philander 98.73 343.06 216.77 80.56 739.12

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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