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 10 Non Asian Spin 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	DL Underwood	ENG	1966	1982	1974	38	73	250.00
1	DL Underwood	ENG	1966	1982	1974	38	73	250.00
2	R Benaud	AUS	1952	1964	1958	23	71	243.15
3	LR Gibbs	WI	1958	1976	1967	28	54	184.93
4	SL Boock	NZ	1978	1989	1983.5	12	28	95.89
4	HJ Howarth	NZ	1969	1977	1973	11	28	95.89
4	AA Mallett	AUS	1968	1980	1974	10	28	95.89

RANK	ERA 2	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 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	NM Lyon	AUS	2011	2023	2017	52	140	300.00
1	NM Lyon	AUS	2011	2023	2017	52	140	300.00

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	AA Mallett	10	535	28	19.11	20.72	300.00
1	AA Mallett	10	535	28	19.11	20.72	300.00
2	HJ Howarth	11	541	28	19.32	21.61	287.59
3	SL Boock	12	688	28	24.57	22.90	271.38
4	R Benaud	23	1372	71	19.32	23.08	269.26
5	DL Underwood	38	1946	73	26.66	24.84	250.23
6	GP Swann	24	1896	73	25.97	25.00	248.64
7	SK Warne	46	3406	127	26.82	26.76	232.20
8	LR Gibbs	28	1302	54	24.11	27.05	229.76
9	DL Vettori	34	2829	98	28.87	28.84	215.50
10	NM Lyon	52	4314	140	30.81	30.69	202.48

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	HJ Howarth	11	1625	28	58.04	52.97	200.00
1	HJ Howarth	11	1625	28	58.04	52.97	200.00
2	SL Boock	12	1765	28	63.04	55.14	192.13
3	AA Mallett	10	1792	28	64.00	56.17	188.58
4	SK Warne	46	6687	127	52.65	58.40	181.39
5	R Benaud	23	4399	71	61.96	62.10	170.60
6	GP Swann	24	4002	73	54.82	62.88	168.47
7	DL Underwood	38	5762	73	78.93	68.18	155.36
8	NM Lyon	52	8657	140	61.84	73.67	143.79
9	DL Vettori	34	6737	98	68.74	76.00	139.39
10	LR Gibbs	28	4246	54	78.63	76.31	138.82

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	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	DL Vettori	6/28	6/64	6/70	6/100	6/127	6.00	166.67
3	SK Warne	7/94	6/125	6/136	5/43	5/52	5.80	161.11
4	R Benaud	7/72	6/52	5/43	5/53	5/76	5.60	155.56
5	GP Swann	6/82	6/106	5/90	5/127	5/144	5.40	150.00
6	LR Gibbs	7/98	6/76	5/51	4/67	4/96	5.20	144.44
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	SL Boock	7/87	5/28	4/83	3/32	2/53	4.20	116.67
9	HJ Howarth	5/34	5/80	4/66	4/85	3/35	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. 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	SK Warne	290.00	232.20	181.39	161.11	864.71
2	NM Lyon	300.00	202.48	143.79	200.00	846.27
3	R Benaud	243.15	269.26	170.60	155.56	838.57
4	DL Underwood	250.00	250.23	155.36	127.78	783.37
5	DL Vettori	223.78	215.50	139.39	166.67	745.34
6	GP Swann	166.69	248.64	168.47	150.00	733.80
7	AA Mallett	95.89	300.00	188.58	122.22	706.69
8	HJ Howarth	95.89	287.59	200.00	116.67	700.14
9	LR Gibbs	184.93	229.76	138.82	144.44	697.95
10	SL Boock	95.89	271.38	192.13	116.67	676.07

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 10 Non-Asian Spin Bowlers In Tests In Asia