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Top Test Spin Bowler of the Decade (1970 – 1979)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 1970s. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 10 Spin bowlers in Test Cricket in the 1970s.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ATTACKING
3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
3.5. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians In Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. TOP 7 VICTIMS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES RATING
7. TOP TEAMS
7.1. Top Teams In Asia
7.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, Top 7 Batsmen
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 an 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 25
Min Wickets (TS AVE SR) 50

PRIMARY CRITERIA

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS DL Underwood ENG 106 202 200.00
1 DL Underwood ENG 106 202 200.00
2 BS Bedi IND 84 196 194.06
3 BS Chandrasekhar IND 70 180 178.22
4 LR Gibbs WI 56 100 99.01
5 AA Mallett AUS 51 91 90.10
6 Intikhab Alam PAK 37 76 75.25
7 Mushtaq Mohammad PAK 51 65 64.36
8 JD Higgs AUS 26 51 50.50
9 PH Edmonds ENG 32 49 48.51
10 G Miller ENG 34 42 41.58

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 DL Underwood 106 5587 202 27.66 27.00 200.00
1 PH Edmonds 32 1251 49 25.53 24.79 200.00
2 DL Underwood 106 5587 202 27.66 27.00 200.00
3 G Miller 34 1200 42 28.57 27.44 196.77
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 51 1893 65 29.12 28.52 189.31
5 BS Bedi 84 5839 196 29.79 29.14 185.32
6 AA Mallett 51 2709 91 29.77 29.48 183.18
7 LR Gibbs 56 3232 100 32.32 29.62 182.31
8 BS Chandrasekhar 70 5257 180 29.21 29.66 182.08
9 Intikhab Alam 37 2289 76 30.12 30.24 178.58
10 JD Higgs 26 1676 51 32.86 31.43 171.83

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS LR Gibbs 52 2965 97 30.57 28.01 200.00
1 G Miller 25 961 33 29.12 27.97 200.00
2 LR Gibbs 52 2965 97 30.57 28.01 200.00
3 DL Underwood 90 4901 161 30.44 29.72 188.54
4 BS Chandrasekhar 60 4572 152 30.08 30.54 183.43
5 BS Bedi 76 5427 170 31.92 31.22 179.43
6 JD Higgs 26 1676 51 32.86 31.43 178.28
7 AA Mallett 36 1893 59 32.08 31.77 176.34
8 Mushtaq Mohammad 38 1446 42 34.43 33.72 166.15
9 PH Edmonds 16 810 22 36.82 35.74 156.74
10 Intikhab Alam 26 1633 43 37.98 38.13 146.95

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 BALLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS BS Chandrasekhar 70 11212 180 62.29 56.99 300.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar 70 11212 180 62.29 56.99 300.00
2 Mushtaq Mohammad 51 4285 65 65.92 57.54 297.16
3 Intikhab Alam 37 5310 76 69.87 61.57 277.69
4 AA Mallett 51 6834 91 75.10 65.62 260.55
5 DL Underwood 106 15380 202 76.14 67.04 255.03
6 JD Higgs 26 3983 51 78.10 67.25 254.23
7 PH Edmonds 32 4083 49 83.33 69.87 244.71
8 BS Bedi 84 15824 196 80.73 71.64 238.66
9 G Miller 34 3693 42 87.93 74.87 228.37
10 LR Gibbs 56 9886 100 98.86 81.83 208.94

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

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE WT RAT
TS BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 6/38 6/52 6/52 6/76 6/90 6/94 6.29 100.00
1 BS Chandrasekhar 8/79 6/38 6/52 6/52 6/76 6/90 6/94 6.29 100.00
1 DL Underwood 8/51 7/113 6/12 6/45 6/66 6/85 5/20 6.29 100.00
3 LR Gibbs 7/98 6/76 6/108 5/102 5/102 4/66 4/85 5.29 84.09
3 BS Bedi 6/71 6/226 5/27 5/48 5/55 5/63 5/82 5.29 84.09
5 AA Mallett 8/59 5/114 5/126 4/21 4/22 4/40 4/60 4.86 77.27
5 Intikhab Alam 7/52 6/127 5/116 4/35 4/44 4/78 4/80 4.86 77.27
7 PH Edmonds 7/66 5/28 4/6 4/20 4/38 4/44 4/44 4.57 72.73
8 Mushtaq Mohammad 5/28 5/49 5/59 4/50 4/55 4/58 4/60 4.43 70.45
9 JD Higgs 7/143 5/148 4/69 4/91 3/42 3/53 3/67 4.14 65.91
10 G Miller 5/44 3/21 3/35 3/38 3/99 3/102 2/18 3.14 50.00

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW RAT PRI PTS
1 BS Chandrasekhar 178.22 365.50 300.00 100.00 943.72 471.86
2 DL Underwood 200.00 388.54 255.03 100.00 943.57 471.78
3 BS Bedi 194.06 364.76 238.66 84.09 881.56 440.78
4 AA Mallett 90.10 359.52 260.55 77.27 787.44 393.72
5 Mushtaq Mohammad 64.36 355.46 297.16 70.45 787.43 393.72
6 LR Gibbs 99.01 382.31 208.94 84.09 774.34 387.17
7 Intikhab Alam 75.25 325.53 277.69 77.27 755.74 377.87
8 PH Edmonds 48.51 356.74 244.71 72.73 722.69 361.35
9 JD Higgs 50.50 350.11 254.23 65.91 720.74 360.37
10 G Miller 41.58 396.77 228.37 50.00 716.72 358.36

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for spin bowlers and In Asia for pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY

At Home

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BS Chandrasekhar 36 97 26.80 60.10 934.37 233.59
2 DL Underwood 49 85 29.21 76.59 902.36 225.59
3 BS Bedi 36 94 24.67 75.79 857.76 214.44
4 AA Mallett 33 57 28.44 72.37 816.40 204.10
5 Intikhab Alam 14 36 26.69 70.64 769.32 192.33
6 JD Higgs 11 22 26.82 81.00 726.70 181.67
7 LR Gibbs 25 47 35.94 105.06 724.36 181.09
8 PH Edmonds 21 30 26.23 83.03 711.62 177.90
9 Mushtaq Mohammad 18 23 31.96 71.91 700.13 175.03
10 G Miller 15 12 35.58 110.50 521.78 130.44

Away From Home

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DL Underwood 57 117 26.53 75.81 888.44 888.44
2 BS Chandrasekhar 34 83 32.01 64.84 869.77 869.77
3 BS Bedi 48 102 34.51 85.29 819.63 819.63
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 33 42 27.57 62.64 776.31 776.31
5 G Miller 19 30 25.77 78.90 741.92 741.92
6 LR Gibbs 31 53 29.11 93.36 734.72 734.72
7 PH Edmonds 11 19 24.42 83.79 699.43 699.43
8 Intikhab Alam 23 40 33.20 69.18 687.10 687.10
9 AA Mallett 18 34 32.00 79.68 676.60 676.60
10 JD Higgs 15 29 37.45 75.90 659.43 659.43

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DL Underwood 21 47 25.13 71.94 989.10 247.27
2 LR Gibbs 14 28 23.71 81.29 841.35 210.34
3 JD Higgs 8 14 50.14 97.50 508.05 127.01
4 AA Mallett 0 0 NA NA 500.00 125.00
4 PH Edmonds 3 10 23.60 69.60 500.00 125.00
6 G Miller 5 4 65.50 144.00 294.20 73.55

Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BS Chandrasekhar 40 105 28.43 61.01 932.59 233.15
2 BS Bedi 42 100 27.68 79.52 832.95 208.24
3 Intikhab Alam 14 36 26.69 70.64 771.17 192.79
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 18 23 31.96 71.91 703.03 175.76

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DL Underwood 85 155 28.43 77.41 884.50 884.50
2 JD Higgs 18 37 26.32 70.76 790.94 790.94
3 AA Mallett 51 91 29.77 75.10 782.17 782.17
4 G Miller 29 38 24.68 82.03 755.83 755.83
5 LR Gibbs 42 72 35.67 105.69 685.65 685.65
6 PH Edmonds 29 39 26.03 86.85 650.08 650.08

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BS Bedi 42 96 31.99 82.00 831.66 831.66
2 BS Chandrasekhar 30 75 30.29 64.08 820.59 820.59
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 33 42 27.57 62.64 688.10 688.10
4 Intikhab Alam 23 40 33.20 69.18 634.85 634.85

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 DL Underwood 888.44 225.59 884.50 247.27 2,245.81 224.58
2 BS Chandrasekhar 869.77 233.59 820.59 233.15 2,157.10 215.71
3 BS Bedi 819.63 214.44 831.66 208.24 2,073.96 207.40
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 776.31 175.03 688.10 175.76 1,815.20 181.52
5 LR Gibbs 734.72 181.09 685.65 210.34 1,811.79 181.18
6 AA Mallett 676.60 204.10 782.17 125.00 1,787.86 178.79
7 JD Higgs 659.43 181.67 790.94 127.01 1,759.05 175.91
8 Intikhab Alam 687.10 192.33 634.85 192.79 1,707.08 170.71
9 G Miller 741.92 130.44 755.83 73.55 1,701.75 170.18
10 PH Edmonds 699.43 177.90 650.08 125.00 1,652.42 165.24

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And Top 7 Victims

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a bowler such that his overall points are maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. Top 7 Victims are defined as the wickets taken by the bowler against the top 7 batsmen by batting order against Top Teams. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • TOP 7 VICTIMS – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BS Chandrasekhar 30 85 25.52 57.29 941.11 470.56
2 BS Bedi 30 86 22.59 72.30 903.25 451.62
3 DL Underwood 30 55 24.53 67.07 869.05 434.53
4 AA Mallett 30 51 27.84 74.92 755.56 377.78
5 Intikhab Alam 14 36 26.69 70.64 689.63 344.81
6 PH Edmonds 21 30 26.23 83.03 689.62 344.81
7 LR Gibbs 25 47 35.94 105.06 667.12 333.56
8 JD Higgs 11 22 26.82 81.00 605.69 302.84
9 Mushtaq Mohammad 18 23 31.96 71.91 579.21 289.60
10 G Miller 15 12 35.58 110.50 443.91 221.96

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BS Chandrasekhar 30 78 29.28 58.92 964.74 964.74
2 BS Bedi 30 77 29.75 73.94 907.64 907.64
3 DL Underwood 30 62 25.31 70.82 838.18 838.18
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 30 42 24.81 57.36 814.87 814.87
5 LR Gibbs 30 53 27.94 89.43 765.74 765.74
6 Intikhab Alam 23 40 33.20 69.18 706.99 706.99
7 G Miller 19 30 25.77 78.90 656.66 656.66
8 AA Mallett 18 34 32.00 79.68 644.36 644.36
9 PH Edmonds 11 19 24.42 83.79 623.84 623.84
10 JD Higgs 15 29 37.45 75.90 609.51 609.51

TOP 7 VICTIMS

Min Innings: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS T7 WKTS PERC WT/IN T7 RAT WTG
1 BS Bedi 84 122 62.24 1.45 923.24 923.24
2 DL Underwood 106 130 64.36 1.23 878.52 878.52
3 BS Chandrasekhar 70 104 57.78 1.49 876.35 876.35
4 JD Higgs 26 33 64.71 1.27 717.97 717.97
5 LR Gibbs 56 64 64.00 1.14 691.87 691.87
6 G Miller 34 22 52.38 0.65 450.34 450.34
7 Intikhab Alam 37 32 42.11 0.86 448.76 448.76
8 AA Mallett 51 34 37.36 0.67 447.67 447.67
9 PH Edmonds 32 19 38.78 0.59 381.21 381.21
10 Mushtaq Mohammad 51 27 41.54 0.53 315.11 315.11

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER TF HM TF AW T7 WKTS TOT SEC RAT
1 BS Chandrasekhar 470.56 964.74 876.35 2,311.65 231.17
2 BS Bedi 451.62 907.64 923.24 2,282.49 228.25
3 DL Underwood 434.53 838.18 878.52 2,151.23 215.12
4 LR Gibbs 333.56 765.74 691.87 1,791.16 179.12
5 JD Higgs 302.84 609.51 717.97 1,630.32 163.03
6 Intikhab Alam 344.81 706.99 448.76 1,500.56 150.06
7 AA Mallett 377.78 644.36 447.67 1,469.81 146.98
8 Mushtaq Mohammad 289.60 814.87 315.11 1,419.59 141.96
9 PH Edmonds 344.81 623.84 381.21 1,349.87 134.99
10 G Miller 221.96 656.66 450.34 1,328.96 132.90

DECADES RATING

DECADES Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 BS Chandrasekhar IND 471.86 215.71 231.17 918.73
2 DL Underwood ENG 471.78 224.58 215.12 911.49
3 BS Bedi IND 440.78 207.40 228.25 876.43
4 LR Gibbs WI 387.17 181.18 179.12 747.47
5 AA Mallett AUS 393.72 178.79 146.98 719.49
6 Mushtaq Mohammad PAK 393.72 181.52 141.96 717.19
7 JD Higgs AUS 360.37 175.91 163.03 699.31
8 Intikhab Alam PAK 377.87 170.71 150.06 698.63
9 PH Edmonds ENG 361.35 165.24 134.99 661.58
10 G Miller ENG 358.36 170.18 132.90 661.43

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

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