Tests - Best Non Asian Spin Bowlers Outside Asia

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). 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 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
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 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 LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 120 255 220.00
1 LR Gibbs WI 1958 1976 1967 120 255 220.00
2 DL Underwood ENG 1966 1982 1974 113 224 193.25
3 R Benaud AUS 1952 1964 1958 93 177 152.71
4 GAR Lock ENG 1952 1968 1960 76 142 122.51
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS JE Emburey ENG 1978 1995 1986.5 90 122 210.00
1 JE Emburey ENG 1978 1995 1986.5 90 122 210.00
2 B Yardley AUS 1978 1983 1980.5 48 107 184.18
3 JD Higgs AUS 1978 1981 1979.5 28 52 89.51
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 227 581 250.00
1 SK Warne AUS 1992 2007 1999.5 227 581 250.00
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 206 413 240.00
1 NM Lyon AUS 2011 2025 2018 206 413 240.00
2 KA Maharaj SA 2016 2025 2020.5 85 158 91.82

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 SK Warne 227 14589 581 25.11 24.12 120.00
1 SK Warne 227 14589 581 25.11 24.12 120.00
2 GAR Lock 76 3487 142 24.56 24.72 117.07
3 DL Underwood 113 5728 224 25.57 25.51 113.47
4 JD Higgs 28 1355 52 26.06 25.57 113.20
5 KA Maharaj 85 4586 158 29.03 26.01 111.27
6 NM Lyon 206 12470 413 30.19 27.03 107.09
7 LR Gibbs 120 7687 255 30.15 28.87 100.26
8 B Yardley 48 3230 107 30.19 29.44 98.33
9 R Benaud 93 5332 177 30.12 30.06 96.27
10 JE Emburey 90 4776 122 39.15 35.55 81.42

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SK Warne 131 8500 343 24.78 23.33 180.00
1 SK Warne 131 8500 343 24.78 23.33 180.00
2 JD Higgs 19 977 37 26.41 24.82 169.23
3 NM Lyon 144 9031 288 31.36 26.87 156.28
4 LR Gibbs 100 6568 220 29.85 27.45 152.97
5 DL Underwood 81 4379 146 29.99 28.59 146.87
6 B Yardley 34 2201 68 32.37 30.22 138.95
7 KA Maharaj 49 2830 75 37.73 30.54 137.52
8 R Benaud 69 3919 125 31.35 30.94 135.74
9 GAR Lock 48 2641 68 38.84 33.87 123.99
10 JE Emburey 68 3858 95 40.61 36.26 115.83

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 SK Warne 227 34017 581 58.55 55.31 120.00
1 SK Warne 227 34017 581 58.55 55.31 120.00
2 JD Higgs 28 3387 52 65.13 56.32 117.86
3 B Yardley 48 7331 107 68.51 60.24 110.19
4 KA Maharaj 85 8975 158 56.80 61.23 108.40
5 GAR Lock 76 10312 142 72.62 62.14 106.82
6 DL Underwood 113 16100 224 71.88 63.26 104.93
7 NM Lyon 206 25569 413 61.91 65.68 101.06
8 R Benaud 93 14709 177 83.10 69.93 94.92
9 LR Gibbs 120 22869 255 89.68 74.38 89.24
10 JE Emburey 90 13147 122 107.76 90.70 73.19

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS SK Warne 131 19685 343 57.39 54.79 180.00
1 SK Warne 131 19685 343 57.39 54.79 180.00
2 JD Higgs 19 2624 37 70.92 59.85 164.78
3 B Yardley 34 4964 68 73.00 62.06 158.90
4 NM Lyon 144 18718 288 64.99 66.60 148.09
5 DL Underwood 81 11830 146 81.03 69.84 141.21
6 LR Gibbs 100 19440 220 88.36 71.50 137.93
7 R Benaud 69 10573 125 84.58 71.86 137.25
8 KA Maharaj 49 5386 75 71.81 72.35 136.31
9 GAR Lock 48 7232 68 106.35 82.14 120.06
10 JE Emburey 68 10491 95 110.43 92.52 106.60

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 SK Warne 8/71 7/23 7/52 7/56 7/165 6/31 6/33 6.86 50.00
1 SK Warne 8/71 7/23 7/52 7/56 7/165 6/31 6/33 6.86 50.00
2 DL Underwood 8/51 7/32 7/50 7/113 6/12 6/41 6/45 6.71 48.96
3 LR Gibbs 8/38 6/29 6/39 6/60 6/98 6/108 5/37 6.14 44.79
4 GAR Lock 7/35 7/51 6/20 6/53 5/17 5/28 5/31 5.86 42.71
4 NM Lyon 7/152 6/49 6/65 6/122 6/128 5/50 5/50 5.86 42.71
6 KA Maharaj 7/32 7/40 6/40 5/36 5/59 5/76 5/94 5.71 41.67
7 B Yardley 7/98 7/187 6/84 5/107 5/132 4/35 4/38 5.43 39.58
8 R Benaud 6/70 6/115 5/49 5/68 5/82 5/83 5/84 5.29 38.54
9 JE Emburey 7/78 5/78 5/80 5/82 5/124 4/43 4/46 5.00 36.46
10 JD Higgs 5/148 4/25 4/45 4/59 4/69 4/91 3/42 4.00 29.17

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS SK Warne 7/23 7/52 7/56 6/34 6/46 6/86 6/122 6.43 100.00
1 SK Warne 7/23 7/52 7/56 6/34 6/46 6/86 6/122 6.43 100.00
2 LR Gibbs 6/29 6/39 6/60 6/98 6/108 5/37 5/59 5.71 88.89
2 NM Lyon 7/152 6/49 6/65 6/122 5/50 5/50 5/67 5.71 88.89
4 DL Underwood 7/50 7/113 6/45 6/66 5/39 4/37 4/41 5.57 86.67
5 R Benaud 6/70 6/115 5/83 5/91 5/96 4/15 4/43 5.00 77.78
6 JE Emburey 7/78 5/78 5/80 5/124 4/43 4/46 4/52 4.86 75.56
7 B Yardley 7/98 5/107 5/132 4/35 4/38 4/40 4/89 4.71 73.33
8 KA Maharaj 6/40 5/94 5/123 5/180 4/85 4/102 3/21 4.57 71.11
9 GAR Lock 5/45 4/39 4/41 4/62 4/130 3/40 3/54 3.86 60.00
10 JD Higgs 5/148 4/69 4/91 3/42 3/53 3/67 3/122 3.57 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 250.00 300.00 300.00 150.00 1,000.00
2 NM Lyon 240.00 263.37 249.15 131.60 884.12
3 DL Underwood 193.25 260.33 246.14 135.63 835.35
4 LR Gibbs 220.00 253.23 227.17 133.68 834.09
5 B Yardley 184.18 237.27 269.09 112.92 803.46
6 JD Higgs 89.51 282.43 282.64 84.72 739.30
7 R Benaud 152.71 232.01 232.16 116.32 733.20
8 JE Emburey 210.00 197.25 179.79 112.01 699.05
9 KA Maharaj 91.82 248.79 244.71 112.78 698.10
10 GAR Lock 122.51 241.06 226.88 102.71 693.17

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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