Tests - Best Non Asian Fast Bowlers Outside Asia

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). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 15 Non Asian Fast bowlers in matches Outside Asia in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Top Teams (TT)
8.4. Abbreviations
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 250.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 15
Min Career Wkts 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 1976
Era 2 MP between 1975 And 1996
Era 3 MP between 1995 And 2016
Era 4 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS FS Trueman ENG 1952 1965 1958.5 127 307 230.00
1 FS Trueman ENG 1952 1965 1958.5 127 307 230.00
2 FH Tyson ENG 1954 1959 1956.5 29 76 56.94
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS CA Walsh WI 1984 2001 1992.5 211 442 240.00
1 CA Walsh WI 1984 2001 1992.5 211 442 240.00
2 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 169 387 210.14
3 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 128 363 197.10
4 DK Lillee AUS 1971 1984 1977.5 126 349 189.50
5 MD Marshall WI 1978 1991 1984.5 117 305 165.61
6 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 106 249 135.20
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 292 612 250.00
1 JM Anderson ENG 2003 2024 2013.5 292 612 250.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 2007 2023 2015 272 560 228.76
3 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 207 491 200.57
4 DW Steyn SA 2004 2019 2011.5 133 347 141.75
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2011 2026 2018.5 167 375 230.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2011 2026 2018.5 167 375 230.00
2 K Rabada SA 2015 2025 2020 109 300 184.00
3 PJ Cummins AUS 2011 2025 2018 117 284 174.19

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 50
Min Wickets (TT) 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS FH Tyson 29 1411 76 18.57 19.33 120.00
1 FH Tyson 29 1411 76 18.57 19.33 120.00
2 CEL Ambrose 169 8096 387 20.92 21.10 109.91
3 DW Steyn 133 7858 347 22.65 21.45 108.13
4 GD McGrath 207 10528 491 21.44 21.62 107.30
5 MD Marshall 117 6239 305 20.46 21.89 105.97
6 PJ Cummins 117 6021 284 21.20 22.34 103.82
7 K Rabada 109 6396 300 21.32 22.34 103.81
8 RJ Hadlee 128 8143 363 22.43 22.37 103.67
9 J Garner 106 5241 249 21.05 22.38 103.65
10 FS Trueman 127 6625 307 21.58 23.28 99.64
11 DK Lillee 126 8083 349 23.16 23.47 98.81
12 JM Anderson 292 16096 612 26.30 24.37 95.19
13 SCJ Broad 272 15043 560 26.86 25.04 92.64
14 CA Walsh 211 11107 442 25.13 25.42 91.24
15 MA Starc 167 9813 375 26.17 26.85 86.37

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SR Clark 26 1283 59 21.75 18.78 180.00
1 FH Tyson 19 1125 51 22.06 19.40 174.23
2 CEL Ambrose 84 4071 190 21.43 20.74 162.98
3 GD McGrath 132 6547 313 20.92 20.74 162.97
4 J Garner 67 3192 162 19.70 20.97 161.19
5 RJ Hadlee 95 6048 279 21.68 21.78 155.21
6 K Rabada 67 4393 194 22.64 21.94 154.06
7 MD Marshall 55 2983 142 21.01 22.45 150.59
8 PJ Cummins 93 5067 227 22.32 22.62 149.44
9 DK Lillee 87 5534 242 22.87 22.81 148.24
10 FS Trueman 53 3125 124 25.20 23.32 144.98
11 DW Steyn 65 4421 160 27.63 23.67 142.84
12 SCJ Broad 175 9768 356 27.44 24.30 139.12
13 JM Anderson 181 10224 352 29.05 25.23 133.99
14 CA Walsh 118 6334 243 26.07 25.54 132.36
15 MA Starc 114 6959 252 27.62 27.07 124.88

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 50
Min Wickets (TT) 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS FH Tyson 29 3452 76 45.42 38.85 120.00
1 FH Tyson 29 3452 76 45.42 38.85 120.00
2 K Rabada 109 11253 300 37.51 42.44 109.84
3 DW Steyn 133 14653 347 42.23 44.46 104.84
4 FS Trueman 127 15178 307 49.44 45.60 102.22
5 DK Lillee 126 17675 349 50.64 46.06 101.21
6 MD Marshall 117 14123 305 46.30 46.62 100.00
7 RJ Hadlee 128 19009 363 52.37 48.46 96.20
8 PJ Cummins 117 12437 284 43.79 49.26 94.63
9 J Garner 106 12632 249 50.73 49.41 94.33
10 MA Starc 167 16932 375 45.15 49.84 93.54
11 GD McGrath 207 25297 491 51.52 51.52 90.47
12 CEL Ambrose 169 21089 387 54.49 53.41 87.28
13 SCJ Broad 272 30040 560 53.64 55.30 84.29
14 JM Anderson 292 34179 612 55.85 57.03 81.74
15 CA Walsh 211 26534 442 60.03 58.75 79.34

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS FH Tyson 19 2478 51 48.59 38.08 180.00
1 FH Tyson 19 2478 51 48.59 38.08 180.00
2 K Rabada 67 7554 194 38.94 41.62 164.69
3 FS Trueman 53 6791 124 54.77 45.33 151.21
4 DK Lillee 87 12384 242 51.17 45.86 149.45
5 MD Marshall 55 6678 142 47.03 46.46 147.53
6 J Garner 67 7833 162 48.35 46.73 146.68
7 RJ Hadlee 95 14192 279 50.87 47.54 144.18
8 DW Steyn 65 7807 160 48.79 48.02 142.74
9 PJ Cummins 93 10285 227 45.31 49.71 137.89
10 MA Starc 114 11719 252 46.50 49.88 137.41
11 GD McGrath 132 16189 313 51.72 51.11 134.10
12 CEL Ambrose 84 10712 190 56.38 53.25 128.71
13 SCJ Broad 175 19454 356 54.65 54.27 126.29
14 CA Walsh 118 15266 243 62.82 59.65 114.91
15 JM Anderson 181 21598 352 61.36 59.82 114.57

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS GD McGrath 8/24 8/38 7/76 7/76 6/17 6/47 6/50 6.86 50.00
1 GD McGrath 8/24 8/38 7/76 7/76 6/17 6/47 6/50 6.86 50.00
2 RJ Hadlee 9/52 7/23 7/116 6/26 6/50 6/51 6/53 6.71 48.96
3 SCJ Broad 8/15 7/44 7/72 6/17 6/25 6/31 6/46 6.57 47.92
4 FS Trueman 8/31 7/44 7/75 6/30 6/31 6/100 5/27 6.43 46.88
4 MD Marshall 7/22 7/53 7/80 6/32 6/55 6/69 6/85 6.43 46.88
4 CEL Ambrose 8/45 7/25 6/24 6/34 6/51 6/52 6/74 6.43 46.88
7 DK Lillee 7/83 7/89 6/26 6/53 6/60 6/66 6/72 6.29 45.83
8 CA Walsh 7/37 6/18 6/54 6/61 6/62 6/74 6/80 6.14 44.79
8 MA Starc 7/58 6/9 6/48 6/66 6/75 6/111 6/154 6.14 44.79
10 JM Anderson 7/42 7/43 6/17 6/42 6/47 5/16 5/20 6.00 43.75
11 DW Steyn 6/8 6/34 6/49 6/50 6/72 6/100 5/17 5.86 42.71
11 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/50 6/54 6/55 5/30 5/33 5.86 42.71
13 PJ Cummins 6/23 6/27 6/28 6/79 6/91 5/28 5/38 5.71 41.67
14 J Garner 6/56 6/60 6/75 5/51 5/55 5/56 5/63 5.43 39.58
15 FH Tyson 7/27 6/28 6/40 6/85 4/16 4/35 4/45 5.29 38.54

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS RJ Hadlee 9/52 7/23 6/26 6/50 6/51 6/53 6/57 6.57 100.00
1 RJ Hadlee 9/52 7/23 6/26 6/50 6/51 6/53 6/57 6.57 100.00
2 GD McGrath 8/24 6/17 6/47 6/50 6/85 6/86 6/115 6.29 95.65
2 SCJ Broad 8/15 6/17 6/25 6/46 6/50 6/54 6/81 6.29 95.65
4 DK Lillee 7/83 7/89 6/26 6/60 6/66 6/171 5/15 6.14 93.48
5 MA Starc 7/58 6/48 6/75 6/111 6/154 5/34 5/52 5.86 89.13
6 CEL Ambrose 7/25 6/34 6/51 6/74 5/25 5/43 5/45 5.71 86.96
7 FS Trueman 7/44 6/30 6/100 5/48 5/52 5/58 5/62 5.57 84.78
7 PJ Cummins 6/27 6/28 6/79 6/91 5/28 5/38 5/42 5.57 84.78
7 K Rabada 7/112 6/32 6/54 5/51 5/52 5/59 5/60 5.57 84.78
10 MD Marshall 7/53 6/85 5/35 5/38 5/65 5/69 5/82 5.43 82.61
10 CA Walsh 6/54 6/61 6/80 5/22 5/39 5/73 5/74 5.43 82.61
12 DW Steyn 6/50 6/100 5/51 5/56 5/67 5/75 5/87 5.29 80.43
13 JM Anderson 6/47 5/20 5/40 5/43 5/53 5/60 5/62 5.14 78.26
14 FH Tyson 7/27 6/28 6/85 4/35 4/45 3/47 3/55 4.71 71.74
15 J Garner 5/51 5/55 5/56 4/30 4/36 4/43 4/51 4.43 67.39

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 FS Trueman 230.00 244.62 253.43 131.66 859.71
2 RJ Hadlee 197.10 258.88 240.38 148.96 845.33
3 K Rabada 184.00 257.87 274.54 127.49 843.90
4 GD McGrath 200.57 270.27 224.57 145.65 841.07
5 CEL Ambrose 210.14 272.89 215.98 133.83 832.84
6 DK Lillee 189.50 247.05 250.66 139.31 826.52
7 SCJ Broad 228.76 231.76 210.58 143.57 814.67
8 MA Starc 230.00 211.25 230.94 133.92 806.12
9 MD Marshall 165.61 256.56 247.52 129.48 799.18
10 JM Anderson 250.00 229.19 196.31 122.01 797.51
11 PJ Cummins 174.19 253.26 232.52 126.45 786.42
12 CA Walsh 240.00 223.60 194.25 127.40 785.25
13 DW Steyn 141.75 250.96 247.58 123.14 763.44
14 FH Tyson 56.94 294.23 300.00 110.28 761.45
15 J Garner 135.20 264.83 241.02 106.97 748.03

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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