Best West Indian Fast Bowlers In Tests Against England Featured

Top 10 West Indian Pacers Vs England 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 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) ALL
Oposition (O) ENG

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 CEL Ambrose WI 63 164 300.00
1 CEL Ambrose WI 63 164 300.00
2 CA Walsh WI 68 145 265.24
3 MD Marshall WI 50 127 232.32
4 GS Sobers WI 62 102 186.59
5 MA Holding WI 42 96 175.61
6 J Garner WI 38 92 168.29
7 WW Hall WI 35 65 118.90
8 CC Griffith WI 26 57 104.27
9 AME Roberts WI 24 50 91.46
10 KD Boyce WI 12 30 54.88

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 KD Boyce 12 618 30 20.60 19.12 250.00
1 KD Boyce 12 618 30 20.60 19.12 250.00
2 J Garner 38 1650 92 17.93 19.66 243.06
3 CEL Ambrose 63 3082 164 18.79 19.86 240.65
4 MD Marshall 50 2436 127 19.18 20.87 228.97
5 CC Griffith 26 1291 57 22.65 21.55 221.74
6 MA Holding 42 2031 96 21.16 23.20 206.02
7 AME Roberts 24 1174 50 23.48 24.78 192.85
8 CA Walsh 68 3683 145 25.40 26.89 177.76
9 GS Sobers 62 3323 102 32.58 30.46 156.92
10 WW Hall 35 2121 65 32.63 31.12 153.60

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 KD Boyce 12 1301 30 43.37 32.99 250.00
1 KD Boyce 12 1301 30 43.37 32.99 250.00
2 CC Griffith 26 2913 57 51.11 41.31 199.69
3 MA Holding 42 4486 96 46.73 44.64 184.77
4 MD Marshall 50 5790 127 45.59 46.28 178.24
5 J Garner 38 4428 92 48.13 46.64 176.86
6 AME Roberts 24 2886 50 57.72 51.02 161.68
7 CEL Ambrose 63 8284 164 50.51 52.00 158.61
8 WW Hall 35 4271 65 65.71 52.65 156.67
9 CA Walsh 68 8818 145 60.81 62.77 131.40
10 GS Sobers 62 8771 102 85.99 67.09 122.95

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
2 CEL Ambrose 8/45 6/24 6/52 5/25 5/52 6.00 187.50
4 CC Griffith 6/36 6/71 5/69 5/91 4/34 5.20 162.50
4 CA Walsh 6/74 5/36 5/45 5/68 5/94 5.20 162.50
6 WW Hall 7/69 6/90 4/39 4/63 4/93 5.00 156.25
7 AME Roberts 6/37 5/60 5/63 5/72 3/22 4.80 150.00
8 GS Sobers 5/41 5/42 5/60 4/75 4/90 4.60 143.75
8 KD Boyce 6/77 5/70 4/42 4/49 4/50 4.60 143.75
10 J Garner 5/55 4/30 4/36 4/43 4/51 4.20 131.25

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 300.00 240.65 158.61 187.50 886.77
2 MD Marshall 232.32 228.97 178.24 200.00 839.52
3 MA Holding 175.61 206.02 184.77 187.50 753.90
4 CA Walsh 265.24 177.76 131.40 162.50 736.90
5 J Garner 168.29 243.06 176.86 131.25 719.46
6 KD Boyce 54.88 250.00 250.00 143.75 698.63
7 CC Griffith 104.27 221.74 199.69 162.50 688.20
8 GS Sobers 186.59 156.92 122.95 143.75 610.20
9 AME Roberts 91.46 192.85 161.68 150.00 595.99
10 WW Hall 118.90 153.60 156.67 156.25 585.42

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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