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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 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
8. TOP TEAMS
8.1. Top Teams In Asia
8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia
FC RATING

Points to note about NON ASIANS OUTSIDE 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 FC Rating is divided into 4 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.
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 20

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 2024 2013.5 292 612 200.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 292 612 200.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 2007 2023 2015 272 560 183.01
3 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 207 491 160.46
4 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 169 387 126.47
5 SM Pollock SA 1995 2008 2001.5 171 361 117.97
6 DW Steyn SA 2004 2019 2011.5 133 347 113.40
7 AA Donald SA 1992 2002 1997 113 294 96.08
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS TG Southee NZ 2008 2024 2016 164 328 150.00
1 K Rabada SA 2015 2025 2020 107 291 133.08
2 PJ Cummins AUS 2011 2025 2018 108 263 120.27

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 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SM Boland 24 955 56 17.05 19.38 200.00
1 FH Tyson 29 1411 76 18.57 20.22 191.66
2 GD McGrath 207 10528 491 21.44 20.49 189.17
3 CEL Ambrose 169 8096 387 20.92 21.12 183.53
4 MD Marshall 117 6239 305 20.46 21.35 181.50
5 J Garner 106 5241 249 21.05 21.76 178.11
6 FS Trueman 127 6625 307 21.58 22.45 172.65
7 SM Pollock 171 8342 361 23.11 22.52 172.09
8 RJ Hadlee 128 8143 363 22.43 22.62 171.31
9 DW Steyn 133 7858 347 22.65 22.76 170.31
10 AA Donald 113 6612 294 22.49 22.81 169.88
11 PJ Cummins 108 5672 263 21.57 22.85 169.64
12 K Rabada 107 6286 291 21.60 23.38 165.76
13 DK Lillee 126 8083 349 23.16 23.53 164.69
14 JM Anderson 292 16096 612 26.30 25.84 149.97
15 SCJ Broad 272 15043 560 26.86 26.85 144.34

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SR Clark 32 1498 71 21.10 18.80 200.00
1 J Garner 89 4252 217 19.59 20.26 185.65
2 CEL Ambrose 147 7259 353 20.56 20.76 181.16
3 GD McGrath 165 8716 401 21.74 20.77 181.07
4 MD Marshall 102 5454 265 20.58 21.48 175.04
5 RJ Hadlee 106 6869 311 22.09 22.28 168.83
6 SM Pollock 119 6049 259 23.36 22.76 165.21
7 DK Lillee 104 6426 280 22.95 23.32 161.26
8 DW Steyn 101 6132 263 23.32 23.43 160.50
9 FH Tyson 20 1168 54 21.63 23.56 159.62
10 K Rabada 83 5053 232 21.78 23.58 159.52
11 AA Donald 81 4989 209 23.87 24.22 155.30
12 PJ Cummins 98 5335 230 23.20 24.57 153.04
13 FS Trueman 89 5038 212 23.76 24.72 152.13
14 SCJ Broad 217 12067 450 26.82 26.80 140.30
15 JM Anderson 229 12887 459 28.08 27.59 136.31

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 40
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 FS Trueman 127 15178 307 49.44 44.00 263.89
3 K Rabada 107 11051 291 37.98 45.42 255.62
4 DW Steyn 133 14653 347 42.23 46.43 250.08
5 AA Donald 113 13773 294 46.85 46.51 249.63
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 GD McGrath 207 25297 491 51.52 51.61 224.98
11 PJ Cummins 108 11662 263 44.34 51.64 224.82
12 CEL Ambrose 169 21089 387 54.49 54.45 213.24
13 SCJ Broad 272 30040 560 53.64 58.80 197.45
14 SM Pollock 171 20942 361 58.01 58.98 196.87
15 JM Anderson 292 34179 612 55.85 60.30 192.54

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 SCJ Broad 8/15 7/44 7/72 6/17 6/25 6.80 94.44
3 FS Trueman 8/31 7/44 7/75 6/30 6/31 6.80 94.44
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
5 AA Donald 8/71 7/84 6/53 6/59 6/88 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 SM Pollock 7/87 6/30 6/39 6/50 6/56 6.20 86.11
10 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/50 6/54 6/55 6.20 86.11
12 DW Steyn 6/8 6/34 6/49 6/50 6/72 6.00 83.33
13 PJ Cummins 6/23 6/27 6/79 6/91 5/28 5.80 80.56
13 FH Tyson 7/27 6/28 6/40 6/85 4/16 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.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW FC RAT
1 GD McGrath 160.46 370.25 224.98 100.00 855.68
2 RJ Hadlee 160.00 340.14 236.60 97.22 833.97
3 MD Marshall 134.44 356.54 246.59 91.67 829.23
4 FS Trueman 135.32 324.78 263.89 94.44 818.43
5 DK Lillee 153.83 325.96 243.24 88.89 811.92
6 K Rabada 133.08 325.28 255.62 86.11 800.09
7 CEL Ambrose 126.47 364.69 213.24 91.67 796.07
8 J Garner 109.75 363.76 230.56 77.78 781.85
9 DW Steyn 113.40 330.81 250.08 83.33 777.62
10 JM Anderson 200.00 286.27 192.54 88.89 767.70
11 FH Tyson 33.50 351.28 300.00 80.56 765.33
12 AA Donald 96.08 325.18 249.63 91.67 762.56
13 SCJ Broad 183.01 284.65 197.45 94.44 759.54
14 PJ Cummins 120.27 322.69 224.82 80.56 748.34
15 SM Pollock 117.97 337.31 196.87 86.11 738.26

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 NZ ENG
1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ IND
1990s IND PAK SA AUS SL WI
2000s AUS IND SL PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG NZ SA
2020s IND AUS PAK NZ ENG SL

Top Teams Outside Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1950s AUS ENG WI SA
1960s ENG AUS WI SA NZ
1970s SA ENG WI AUS IND
1980s WI NZ AUS ENG PAK
1990s AUS SA WI PAK ENG NZ
2000s AUS ENG SA IND NZ PAK
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND PAK
2020s AUS ENG NZ SA IND WI

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