Top 10 Non-Asian Spin Bowlers In Tests In Asia

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 10 Non Asian Spin bowlers in matches In Asia in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

4.1. Against All Teams

5. ATTACKING

5.1. Against All Teams

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

6.1. Against All Teams

7. NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

8. BRIEF EXPLANATION

8.1. Dynamic Nature

8.2. Trend Setter (TS)

8.3. Abbreviations

FC 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 FC Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	300.00
Consistent	Average	250.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	250.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	7
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	DL Underwood	ENG	1966	1982	1974	38	73	270.00
1	DL Underwood	ENG	1966	1982	1974	38	73	270.00
2	R Benaud	AUS	1952	1964	1958	23	71	262.60
3	AA Mallett	AUS	1968	1980	1974	10	28	103.56
3	HJ Howarth	NZ	1969	1977	1973	11	28	103.56

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	PI Pocock	ENG	1968	1985	1976.5	23	36	260.00
1	SL Boock	NZ	1978	1989	1983.5	12	28	202.22

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	SK Warne	AUS	1992	2007	1999.5	46	127	290.00
1	SK Warne	AUS	1992	2007	1999.5	46	127	290.00
2	DL Vettori	NZ	1997	2014	2005.5	34	98	223.78
3	GP Swann	ENG	2008	2013	2010.5	24	73	166.69

RANK	ERA 4	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	NM Lyon	AUS	2011	2025	2018	56	154	300.00
1	NM Lyon	AUS	2011	2025	2018	56	154	300.00
2	AY Patel	NZ	2018	2025	2021.5	29	81	157.79

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	25

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	AA Mallett	10	535	28	19.11	19.58	250.00
1	AA Mallett	10	535	28	19.11	19.58	250.00
2	HJ Howarth	11	541	28	19.32	20.72	236.21
3	GP Swann	24	1896	73	25.97	23.37	209.47
4	R Benaud	23	1372	71	19.32	23.54	207.96
5	SL Boock	12	688	28	24.57	23.91	204.74
6	SK Warne	46	3406	127	26.82	24.74	197.88
7	NM Lyon	56	4629	154	30.06	26.61	183.96
8	DL Vettori	34	2829	98	28.87	27.45	178.31
9	AY Patel	29	2300	81	28.40	27.56	177.58
10	DL Underwood	38	1946	73	26.66	28.07	174.39

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	25

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	HJ Howarth	11	1625	28	58.04	51.49	250.00
1	HJ Howarth	11	1625	28	58.04	51.49	250.00
2	SK Warne	46	6687	127	52.65	52.83	243.67
3	AA Mallett	10	1792	28	64.00	54.14	237.75
4	GP Swann	24	4002	73	54.82	57.77	222.85
5	SL Boock	12	1765	28	63.04	61.83	208.21
6	AY Patel	29	4138	81	51.09	61.91	207.91
7	R Benaud	23	4399	71	61.96	64.53	199.49
8	NM Lyon	56	9263	154	60.15	65.14	197.61
9	DL Vettori	34	6737	98	68.74	72.99	176.37
10	DL Underwood	38	5762	73	78.93	73.30	175.62

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

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	NM Lyon	8/50	8/64	7/94	7/94	6/60	7.20	200.00
1	NM Lyon	8/50	8/64	7/94	7/94	6/60	7.20	200.00
2	AY Patel	10/119	6/57	6/57	6/90	5/59	6.60	183.33
3	DL Vettori	6/28	6/64	6/70	6/100	6/127	6.00	166.67
4	SK Warne	7/94	6/125	6/136	5/43	5/52	5.80	161.11
5	R Benaud	7/72	6/52	5/43	5/53	5/76	5.60	155.56
6	GP Swann	6/82	6/106	5/90	5/127	5/144	5.40	150.00
7	DL Underwood	5/28	5/84	5/94	4/28	4/56	4.60	127.78
8	AA Mallett	6/64	5/53	5/91	3/55	3/58	4.40	122.22
9	HJ Howarth	5/34	5/80	4/66	4/85	3/35	4.20	116.67
9	SL Boock	7/87	5/28	4/83	3/32	2/53	4.20	116.67

NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The NON ASIANS IN 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	SK Warne	290.00	197.88	243.67	161.11	892.66
2	NM Lyon	300.00	183.96	197.61	200.00	881.57
3	R Benaud	262.60	207.96	199.49	155.56	825.61
4	GP Swann	166.69	209.47	222.85	150.00	749.01
5	DL Underwood	270.00	174.39	175.62	127.78	747.78
6	DL Vettori	223.78	178.31	176.37	166.67	745.13
7	SL Boock	202.22	204.74	208.21	116.67	731.84
8	AY Patel	157.79	177.58	207.91	183.33	726.62
9	AA Mallett	103.56	250.00	237.75	122.22	713.54
10	HJ Howarth	103.56	236.21	250.00	116.67	706.44

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter