Tests - Best Non Asian Spin Bowlers In Asia

Top 10 Non-Asian Spin Bowlers In Tests In 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 10 Non Asian Spin bowlers in matches In Asia in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2026-02-05

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING
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 250.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
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 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 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 73 200.00
1 DL Underwood ENG 1966 1982 1974 38 73 200.00
2 R Benaud AUS 1952 1964 1958 23 71 194.52
3 AA Mallett AUS 1968 1980 1974 10 28 76.71
3 HJ Howarth NZ 1969 1977 1973 11 28 76.71
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 46 127 230.00
1 SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 46 127 230.00
2 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2014 2005.5 34 98 177.48
3 GP Swann ENG 2008 2013 2010.5 24 73 132.20
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 56 154 250.00
1 NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 56 154 250.00
2 AY Patel NZ 2018 2025 2021.5 29 81 131.49
3 SR Harmer SA 2015 2025 2020 14 43 69.81

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 19.13 300.00
1 AA Mallett 10 535 28 19.11 19.13 300.00
2 SR Harmer 14 864 43 20.09 21.05 272.71
3 HJ Howarth 11 541 28 19.32 21.29 269.60
4 GP Swann 24 1896 73 25.97 23.51 244.09
5 R Benaud 23 1372 71 19.32 23.61 243.14
6 DL Underwood 38 1946 73 26.66 23.99 239.29
7 SK Warne 46 3406 127 26.82 26.11 219.82
8 DL Vettori 34 2829 98 28.87 27.95 205.36
9 NM Lyon 56 4629 154 30.06 29.42 195.11
10 AY Patel 29 2300 81 28.40 30.27 189.62

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
RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS HJ Howarth 11 1625 28 58.04 52.88 250.00
1 HJ Howarth 11 1625 28 58.04 52.88 250.00
2 AA Mallett 10 1792 28 64.00 53.11 248.89
3 SR Harmer 14 1877 43 43.65 56.14 235.49
4 SK Warne 46 6687 127 52.65 57.96 228.08
5 GP Swann 24 4002 73 54.82 61.27 215.78
6 R Benaud 23 4399 71 61.96 63.32 208.78
7 DL Underwood 38 5762 73 78.93 66.53 198.71
8 AY Patel 29 4138 81 51.09 66.68 198.26
9 NM Lyon 56 9263 154 60.15 72.46 182.44
10 DL Vettori 34 6737 98 68.74 75.35 175.45

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 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 SR Harmer 6/37 6/50 4/21 4/30 4/51 4.80 133.33
8 DL Underwood 5/28 5/84 5/94 4/28 4/56 4.60 127.78
9 AA Mallett 6/64 5/53 5/91 3/55 3/58 4.40 122.22
10 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.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW FC RAT
1 SK Warne 230.00 219.82 228.08 161.11 839.01
2 NM Lyon 250.00 195.11 182.44 200.00 827.55
3 R Benaud 194.52 243.14 208.78 155.56 802.00
4 DL Underwood 200.00 239.29 198.71 127.78 765.77
5 AA Mallett 76.71 300.00 248.89 122.22 747.83
6 GP Swann 132.20 244.09 215.78 150.00 742.07
7 DL Vettori 177.48 205.36 175.45 166.67 724.96
8 HJ Howarth 76.71 269.60 250.00 116.67 712.98
9 SR Harmer 69.81 272.71 235.49 133.33 711.33
10 AY Patel 131.49 189.62 198.26 183.33 702.71

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