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Top 10 West Indian Pacers Vs Australia In Tests

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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 against Australia 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) ALL
Oposition (O) AUS

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 7
Min Wkts 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS CA Walsh WI 69 135 300.00
1 CA Walsh WI 69 135 300.00
2 CEL Ambrose WI 51 128 284.44
3 J Garner WI 35 89 197.78
4 MD Marshall WI 36 87 193.33
5 MA Holding WI 33 76 168.89
6 AME Roberts WI 24 51 113.33
7 WW Hall WI 23 45 100.00
8 IR Bishop WI 19 43 95.56
9 S Joseph WI 10 35 77.78
10 DJ Bravo WI 14 29 64.44

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS S Joseph 10 554 35 15.83 16.86 250.00
1 S Joseph 10 554 35 15.83 16.86 250.00
2 CEL Ambrose 51 2718 128 21.23 20.01 210.60
3 IR Bishop 19 990 43 23.02 20.82 202.35
4 DJ Bravo 14 891 29 30.72 21.36 197.32
5 J Garner 35 1860 89 20.90 21.87 192.70
6 MA Holding 33 1771 76 23.30 22.74 185.31
7 AME Roberts 24 1265 51 24.80 22.90 184.04
8 MD Marshall 36 1959 87 22.52 23.54 178.97
9 CA Walsh 69 3872 135 28.68 27.22 154.79
10 WW Hall 23 1395 45 31.00 28.11 149.89

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 15

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS WKTS SR R SR RAT
TS S Joseph 10 887 35 25.34 29.57 250.00
1 S Joseph 10 887 35 25.34 29.57 250.00
2 IR Bishop 19 2235 43 51.98 45.08 163.98
3 AME Roberts 24 2649 51 51.94 46.12 160.27
4 MA Holding 33 3774 76 49.66 46.22 159.94
5 J Garner 35 4196 89 47.15 46.76 158.07
6 DJ Bravo 14 1608 29 55.45 47.44 155.82
7 CEL Ambrose 51 6696 128 52.31 48.14 153.54
8 WW Hall 23 2641 45 58.69 48.20 153.35
9 MD Marshall 36 4335 87 49.83 49.80 148.44
10 CA Walsh 69 8560 135 63.41 58.97 125.34

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 CEL Ambrose 7/25 6/74 5/43 5/45 5/55 5.60 200.00
1 CEL Ambrose 7/25 6/74 5/43 5/45 5/55 5.60 200.00
2 MA Holding 6/21 6/62 5/45 5/64 5/72 5.40 192.86
3 J Garner 6/60 6/75 5/56 5/63 4/55 5.20 185.71
4 MD Marshall 5/29 5/38 5/42 5/51 5/69 5.00 178.57
4 CA Walsh 6/54 5/39 5/74 5/98 4/14 5.00 178.57
4 S Joseph 7/68 5/87 5/94 4/33 4/34 5.00 178.57
7 AME Roberts 7/54 5/56 4/43 4/50 4/126 4.80 171.43
8 WW Hall 5/60 5/63 4/45 4/51 4/140 4.40 157.14
9 DJ Bravo 6/84 4/42 4/47 3/37 3/61 4.00 142.86
10 IR Bishop 6/40 3/45 3/49 3/54 3/55 3.60 128.57

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 CEL Ambrose 284.44 210.60 153.54 200.00 848.58
2 CA Walsh 300.00 154.79 125.34 178.57 758.71
3 S Joseph 77.78 250.00 250.00 178.57 756.35
4 J Garner 197.78 192.70 158.07 185.71 734.27
5 MA Holding 168.89 185.31 159.94 192.86 707.00
6 MD Marshall 193.33 178.97 148.44 178.57 699.32
7 AME Roberts 113.33 184.04 160.27 171.43 629.07
8 IR Bishop 95.56 202.35 163.98 128.57 590.45
9 DJ Bravo 64.44 197.32 155.82 142.86 560.45
10 WW Hall 100.00 149.89 153.35 157.14 560.37

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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