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Top 10 Non-Asian Spin 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 10 Non Asian Spin 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
UC 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 UC 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 LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 120 255 140.00
1 LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 120 255 140.00
2 DL Underwood ENG 1966 1982 1974 113 224 122.98
3 B Yardley AUS 1978 1983 1980.5 48 107 58.75
4 JD Higgs AUS 1978 1981 1979.5 28 52 28.55
5 RA Harper WI 1983 1993 1988 30 42 23.06
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 227 581 200.00
1 SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 227 581 200.00
2 SCG MacGill AUS 1998 2008 2003 72 172 59.21
3 CR Miller AUS 1998 2001 1999.5 22 47 16.18
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 197 399 170.00
1 NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 197 399 170.00
2 KA Maharaj SA 2016 2025 2020.5 81 153 65.19

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 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RA Harper 30 1046 42 24.90 19.97 200.00
1 RA Harper 30 1046 42 24.90 19.97 200.00
2 CR Miller 22 1082 47 23.02 22.41 178.17
3 KA Maharaj 81 4409 153 28.82 23.88 167.20
4 SK Warne 227 14589 581 25.11 23.93 166.87
5 JD Higgs 28 1355 52 26.06 24.31 164.30
6 DL Underwood 113 5728 224 25.57 25.35 157.52
7 B Yardley 48 3230 107 30.19 26.05 153.31
8 NM Lyon 197 12070 399 30.25 26.42 151.17
9 SCG MacGill 72 5093 172 29.61 27.76 143.87
10 LR Gibbs 120 7687 255 30.15 28.31 141.04

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RA Harper 30 1046 42 24.90 19.97 200.00
1 RA Harper 30 1046 42 24.90 19.97 200.00
2 JD Higgs 25 1204 48 25.08 23.40 170.68
3 SK Warne 200 12821 522 24.56 23.41 170.59
4 CR Miller 14 615 24 25.63 24.95 160.07
5 B Yardley 42 2911 99 29.40 25.37 157.39
6 NM Lyon 167 10418 341 30.55 26.68 149.68
7 KA Maharaj 57 3196 99 32.28 26.76 149.25
8 DL Underwood 93 4913 175 28.07 27.83 143.47
9 SCG MacGill 36 2709 91 29.77 27.91 143.11
10 LR Gibbs 99 6538 211 30.99 29.10 137.21

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 RA Harper 30 2872 42 68.38 51.55 300.00
1 RA Harper 30 2872 42 68.38 51.55 300.00
2 B Yardley 48 7331 107 68.51 55.33 279.51
3 JD Higgs 28 3387 52 65.13 55.50 278.65
4 CR Miller 22 2672 47 56.85 57.81 267.53
5 KA Maharaj 81 8659 153 56.59 57.83 267.45
6 SCG MacGill 72 9594 172 55.78 58.19 265.79
7 SK Warne 227 34017 581 58.55 58.38 264.89
8 DL Underwood 113 16100 224 71.88 63.10 245.11
9 NM Lyon 197 24840 399 62.26 66.21 233.59
10 LR Gibbs 120 22869 255 89.68 73.92 209.21

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 SK Warne 8/71 7/23 7/52 7/56 7/165 7.20 100.00
1 SK Warne 8/71 7/23 7/52 7/56 7/165 7.20 100.00
2 DL Underwood 8/51 7/32 7/50 7/113 6/12 7.00 97.22
3 LR Gibbs 8/38 6/29 6/39 6/60 6/98 6.40 88.89
4 NM Lyon 7/152 6/49 6/65 6/122 6/128 6.20 86.11
5 KA Maharaj 7/32 7/40 6/40 5/36 5/59 6.00 83.33
5 B Yardley 7/98 7/187 6/84 5/107 5/132 6.00 83.33
7 SCG MacGill 7/50 7/104 5/43 5/56 5/57 5.80 80.56
8 CR Miller 5/32 5/55 5/81 4/102 3/40 4.40 61.11
9 JD Higgs 5/148 4/25 4/45 4/59 4/69 4.20 58.33
10 RA Harper 6/57 4/43 4/56 3/10 3/47 4.00 55.56

NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

The NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA (UC) 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 UC RAT
1 SK Warne 200.00 337.46 264.89 100.00 902.35
2 NM Lyon 170.00 300.85 233.59 86.11 790.55
3 RA Harper 23.06 400.00 300.00 55.56 778.61
4 DL Underwood 122.98 300.99 245.11 97.22 766.30
5 KA Maharaj 65.19 316.44 267.45 83.33 732.42
6 B Yardley 58.75 310.70 279.51 83.33 732.28
7 LR Gibbs 140.00 278.25 209.21 88.89 716.36
8 JD Higgs 28.55 334.98 278.65 58.33 700.52
9 SCG MacGill 59.21 286.98 265.79 80.56 692.53
10 CR Miller 16.18 338.24 267.53 61.11 683.05

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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