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Top 10 West Indian Pacers In ODIs In South Africa

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971. They are updated till 2025-09-15. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers from West Indies in South Africa in ODIs.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ECONOMIC
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
8. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.4. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T) WI
Venue (V) SA
Oposition (O) ALL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Economy Rate 200.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5
Min Wkts 7

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS VC Drakes WI 7 17 300.00
1 VC Drakes WI 7 17 300.00
2 IR Bishop WI 6 14 247.06
3 CEL Ambrose WI 12 13 229.41
4 CA Walsh WI 7 9 158.82
4 NAM McLean WI 8 9 158.82
4 RD King WI 7 9 158.82
7 PV Simmons WI 7 8 141.18
7 M Dillon WI 11 8 141.18
7 JO Holder WI 7 8 141.18
10 JE Taylor WI 6 7 123.53

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 7

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS IR Bishop 6 209 14 14.93 16.52 200.00
1 IR Bishop 6 209 14 14.93 16.52 200.00
2 VC Drakes 7 272 17 16.00 18.37 179.82
3 CA Walsh 7 169 9 18.78 21.18 155.99
4 PV Simmons 7 180 8 22.50 25.38 130.19
5 RD King 7 252 9 28.00 25.39 130.13
6 CEL Ambrose 12 372 13 28.62 28.55 115.73
7 NAM McLean 8 347 9 38.56 36.01 91.75
8 JE Taylor 6 306 7 43.71 37.47 88.18
9 JO Holder 7 398 8 49.75 42.57 77.60
10 M Dillon 11 362 8 45.25 47.36 69.75

ECONOMIC

R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls Bowled 200

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS CA Walsh 7 408 169 2.49 2.99 200.00
1 CA Walsh 7 408 169 2.49 2.99 200.00
2 CEL Ambrose 12 636 372 3.51 3.84 155.67
3 M Dillon 11 535 362 4.06 3.92 152.83
4 RD King 7 372 252 4.06 4.07 147.21
5 IR Bishop 6 353 209 3.55 4.28 139.71
6 VC Drakes 7 371 272 4.40 4.39 136.45
7 PV Simmons 7 293 180 3.69 4.44 134.85
8 JE Taylor 6 318 306 5.77 4.74 126.14
9 JO Holder 7 336 398 7.11 5.51 108.68
10 NAM McLean 8 377 347 5.52 5.51 108.52

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 VC Drakes 5/33 5/44 2/33 2/49 1/17 3.00 150.00
1 VC Drakes 5/33 5/44 2/33 2/49 1/17 3.00 150.00
2 IR Bishop 4/25 4/32 2/46 2/52 1/23 2.60 130.00
3 CEL Ambrose 3/33 2/31 2/31 2/38 1/11 2.00 100.00
4 CA Walsh 4/16 2/24 1/21 1/22 1/32 1.80 90.00
4 NAM McLean 3/41 2/32 2/40 1/34 1/41 1.80 90.00
4 RD King 3/40 2/23 2/30 2/34 1.80 90.00
7 PV Simmons 2/23 2/36 2/36 1/0 1/35 1.60 80.00
7 JO Holder 4/53 2/77 1/14 1/52 1.60 80.00
9 JE Taylor 4/34 2/50 1/95 1.40 70.00
10 M Dillon 2/47 1/4 1/13 1/26 1/30 1.20 60.00

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 10.0/17 6.0/11 8.0/18 10.0/23 10.0/31 2.49 150.00
1 CEL Ambrose 10.0/17 6.0/11 8.0/18 10.0/23 10.0/31 2.49 150.00
2 CA Walsh 9.0/16 10.0/21 10.0/24 9.0/22 10.0/26 2.73 136.59
3 M Dillon 10.0/26 10.0/30 10.0/30 10.0/31 10.0/42 3.07 121.76
4 RD King 10.0/30 10.0/34 6.0/23 10.0/40 9.0/39 3.69 101.22
5 IR Bishop 9.5/25 9.0/23 10.0/31 10.0/32 10.0/46 3.88 96.33
6 VC Drakes 10.0/32 10.0/33 8.0/33 9.5/44 10.0/49 3.98 93.81
7 JE Taylor 10.0/34 9.4/51 9.0/48 9.2/50 5.0/28 4.03 92.61
8 PV Simmons 10.0/23 10.0/36 10.0/36 9.0/43 7.0/35 4.53 82.48
9 NAM McLean 8.0/32 10.0/40 10.0/41 8.0/41 6.0/38 4.57 81.81
10 JO Holder 5.0/14 10.0/53 9.0/52 7.0/45 9.0/77 4.67 80.00

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) 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 BBE TVO RAT
1 VC Drakes 300.00 179.82 136.45 150.00 93.81 860.08
2 IR Bishop 247.06 200.00 139.71 130.00 96.33 813.10
3 CEL Ambrose 229.41 115.73 155.67 100.00 150.00 750.80
4 CA Walsh 158.82 155.99 200.00 90.00 136.59 741.41
5 RD King 158.82 130.13 147.21 90.00 101.22 627.38
6 PV Simmons 141.18 130.19 134.85 80.00 82.48 568.69
7 M Dillon 141.18 69.75 152.83 60.00 121.76 545.51
8 NAM McLean 158.82 91.75 108.52 90.00 81.81 530.90
9 JE Taylor 123.53 88.18 126.14 70.00 92.61 500.46
10 JO Holder 141.18 77.60 108.68 80.00 80.00 487.45

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 Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 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. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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