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Top 10 West Indian Fast Bowlers In Tests In England

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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 Fast bowlers from West Indies in England in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

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

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

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Attacking Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Bowling Performances 200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS MD Marshall WI 35 94 300.00
1 MD Marshall WI 35 94 300.00
2 CEL Ambrose WI 37 88 280.85
3 CA Walsh WI 40 87 277.66
4 MA Holding WI 26 63 201.06
5 GS Sobers WI 36 62 197.87
6 J Garner WI 20 55 175.53
7 CC Griffith WI 19 46 146.81
8 AME Roberts WI 16 39 124.47
9 KD Boyce WI 5 19 60.64
10 WKM Benjamin WI 6 12 38.30

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 10

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS WKM Benjamin 6 151 12 12.58 13.65 250.00
1 WKM Benjamin 6 151 12 12.58 13.65 250.00
2 KD Boyce 5 294 19 15.47 15.56 219.22
3 J Garner 20 911 55 16.56 17.83 191.39
4 CC Griffith 19 957 46 20.80 19.97 170.86
5 MD Marshall 35 1758 94 18.70 20.01 170.52
6 CEL Ambrose 37 1828 88 20.77 21.75 156.87
7 AME Roberts 16 799 39 20.49 21.96 155.35
8 MA Holding 26 1331 63 21.13 22.92 148.84
9 CA Walsh 40 2127 87 24.45 25.61 133.22
10 GS Sobers 36 1958 62 31.58 29.60 115.27

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 10

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS KD Boyce 5 589 19 31.00 25.80 250.00
1 KD Boyce 5 589 19 31.00 25.80 250.00
2 WKM Benjamin 6 402 12 33.50 34.64 186.20
3 CC Griffith 19 2210 46 48.04 39.64 162.71
4 J Garner 20 2583 55 46.96 44.40 145.29
5 MD Marshall 35 4293 94 45.67 45.44 141.95
6 AME Roberts 16 1962 39 50.31 45.49 141.79
7 MA Holding 26 3076 63 48.83 45.80 140.85
8 CEL Ambrose 37 4911 88 55.81 57.48 112.21
9 CA Walsh 40 5128 87 58.94 60.72 106.23
10 GS Sobers 36 5171 62 83.40 66.11 97.56

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 MD Marshall 7/22 7/53 6/32 6/69 6/85 6.40 200.00
1 MD Marshall 7/22 7/53 6/32 6/69 6/85 6.40 200.00
2 MA Holding 8/92 6/57 6/67 5/17 5/43 6.00 187.50
3 CC Griffith 6/36 6/71 5/91 4/34 3/45 4.80 150.00
3 AME Roberts 6/37 5/60 5/63 5/72 3/22 4.80 150.00
3 CA Walsh 6/74 5/36 5/45 4/43 4/46 4.80 150.00
3 CEL Ambrose 6/52 5/74 5/96 4/30 4/42 4.80 150.00
7 GS Sobers 5/41 5/42 5/60 4/90 3/27 4.40 137.50
8 J Garner 5/55 4/30 4/36 4/51 4/51 4.20 131.25
9 KD Boyce 6/77 5/70 4/49 4/50 3.80 118.75
10 WKM Benjamin 4/52 2/2 2/27 2/31 1/6 2.20 68.75

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 TVO RAT
1 MD Marshall 300.00 170.52 141.95 200.00 812.47
2 CEL Ambrose 280.85 156.87 112.21 150.00 699.93
3 MA Holding 201.06 148.84 140.85 187.50 678.25
4 CA Walsh 277.66 133.22 106.23 150.00 667.11
5 KD Boyce 60.64 219.22 250.00 118.75 648.61
6 J Garner 175.53 191.39 145.29 131.25 643.46
7 CC Griffith 146.81 170.86 162.71 150.00 630.38
8 AME Roberts 124.47 155.35 141.79 150.00 571.61
9 GS Sobers 197.87 115.27 97.56 137.50 548.20
10 WKM Benjamin 38.30 250.00 186.20 68.75 543.24

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
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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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