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Top 7 West Indian Fast Bowlers In Tests In South Africa

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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 7 Fast bowlers from West Indies in South Africa 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) SA
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 CA Walsh WI 8 22 300.00
1 CA Walsh WI 8 22 300.00
2 CEL Ambrose WI 7 13 177.27
2 M Dillon WI 11 13 177.27
4 NAM McLean WI 8 12 163.64
4 JE Taylor WI 9 12 163.64
6 FH Edwards WI 11 11 150.00
7 JO Holder WI 7 10 136.36

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 CA Walsh 8 416 22 18.91 18.99 250.00
1 CA Walsh 8 416 22 18.91 18.99 250.00
2 CEL Ambrose 7 309 13 23.77 23.79 199.55
3 JO Holder 7 307 10 30.70 27.59 172.12
4 NAM McLean 8 457 12 38.08 37.27 127.41
5 JE Taylor 9 608 12 50.67 39.45 120.35
6 M Dillon 11 716 13 55.08 50.00 94.97
7 FH Edwards 11 882 11 80.18 65.44 72.55

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 CA Walsh 8 953 22 43.32 41.40 250.00
1 CA Walsh 8 953 22 43.32 41.40 250.00
2 CEL Ambrose 7 749 13 57.62 54.72 189.15
3 NAM McLean 8 776 12 64.67 60.63 170.71
4 JO Holder 7 646 10 64.60 64.75 159.85
5 JE Taylor 9 997 12 83.08 73.79 140.27
6 FH Edwards 11 1143 11 103.91 94.19 109.89
7 M Dillon 11 1337 13 102.85 94.84 109.14

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 CA Walsh 6/80 4/66 4/87 3/45 3/58 4.00 200.00
1 CA Walsh 6/80 4/66 4/87 3/45 3/58 4.00 200.00
2 CEL Ambrose 6/51 2/28 2/42 2/63 1/49 2.60 130.00
3 JE Taylor 3/46 3/66 2/51 2/114 1/80 2.20 110.00
4 M Dillon 3/99 2/37 2/62 2/96 1/54 2.00 100.00
4 NAM McLean 3/53 2/66 2/66 2/76 1/17 2.00 100.00
4 FH Edwards 3/37 3/132 2/102 1/86 1/115 2.00 100.00
7 JO Holder 3/48 2/7 2/87 1/39 1/43 1.80 90.00

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 TVO RAT
1 CA Walsh 300.00 250.00 250.00 200.00 1,000.00
2 CEL Ambrose 177.27 199.55 189.15 130.00 695.97
3 NAM McLean 163.64 127.41 170.71 100.00 561.76
4 JO Holder 136.36 172.12 159.85 90.00 558.33
5 JE Taylor 163.64 120.35 140.27 110.00 534.25
6 M Dillon 177.27 94.97 109.14 100.00 481.38
7 FH Edwards 150.00 72.55 109.89 100.00 432.45

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
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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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