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Top 10 West Indian Pacers Vs South Africa 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 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) ALL
Oposition (O) SA

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 20 51 300.00
1 CA Walsh WI 20 51 300.00
2 M Dillon WI 21 33 194.12
3 KAJ Roach WI 14 27 158.82
4 CEL Ambrose WI 9 21 123.53
5 NAM McLean WI 12 18 105.88
5 JO Holder WI 14 18 105.88
7 JNT Seales WI 7 17 100.00
8 DBL Powell WI 12 16 94.12
8 DJ Bravo WI 14 16 94.12
10 WW Hinds WI 13 10 58.82

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 CEL Ambrose 9 390 21 18.57 18.48 250.00
1 CEL Ambrose 9 390 21 18.57 18.48 250.00
2 CA Walsh 20 1010 51 19.80 19.28 239.60
3 KAJ Roach 14 718 27 26.59 24.02 192.33
4 JNT Seales 7 370 17 21.76 24.86 185.88
5 WW Hinds 13 356 10 35.60 30.14 153.29
6 JO Holder 14 556 18 30.89 31.07 148.72
7 DJ Bravo 14 702 16 43.88 33.41 138.30
8 M Dillon 21 1228 33 37.21 34.52 133.87
9 NAM McLean 12 693 18 38.50 37.76 122.37
10 DBL Powell 12 888 16 55.50 44.43 104.00

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 KAJ Roach 14 1309 27 48.48 48.22 250.00
1 KAJ Roach 14 1309 27 48.48 48.22 250.00
2 JNT Seales 7 692 17 40.71 49.53 243.37
3 CEL Ambrose 9 1113 21 53.00 50.08 240.72
4 CA Walsh 20 2829 51 55.47 51.60 233.64
5 WW Hinds 13 655 10 65.50 56.07 214.99
6 NAM McLean 12 1177 18 65.39 61.08 197.36
7 M Dillon 21 2345 33 71.06 65.15 185.03
8 JO Holder 14 1239 18 68.83 75.66 159.32
9 DJ Bravo 14 1523 16 95.19 77.92 154.70
10 DBL Powell 12 1500 16 93.75 79.47 151.68

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 6/61 6/80 4/31 4/56 4/66 4.80 200.00
1 CA Walsh 6/61 6/80 4/31 4/56 4/66 4.80 200.00
2 CEL Ambrose 6/34 6/51 2/28 2/42 2/47 3.60 150.00
3 M Dillon 4/32 4/147 3/47 3/58 3/59 3.40 141.67
3 KAJ Roach 5/47 4/52 3/22 3/45 2/52 3.40 141.67
5 JNT Seales 6/61 3/45 3/67 3/75 1/34 3.20 133.33
6 DBL Powell 3/58 3/61 3/103 2/123 2/137 2.60 108.33
7 NAM McLean 3/53 3/60 2/66 2/66 2/75 2.40 100.00
7 DJ Bravo 4/24 4/82 2/98 1/27 1/33 2.40 100.00
7 JO Holder 4/75 3/48 2/7 2/87 1/24 2.40 100.00
10 WW Hinds 3/79 2/23 2/55 1/9 1/13 1.80 75.00

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 300.00 239.60 233.64 200.00 973.24
2 CEL Ambrose 123.53 250.00 240.72 150.00 764.25
3 KAJ Roach 158.82 192.33 250.00 141.67 742.82
4 JNT Seales 100.00 185.88 243.37 133.33 662.58
5 M Dillon 194.12 133.87 185.03 141.67 654.69
6 NAM McLean 105.88 122.37 197.36 100.00 525.61
7 JO Holder 105.88 148.72 159.32 100.00 513.92
8 WW Hinds 58.82 153.29 214.99 75.00 502.10
9 DJ Bravo 94.12 138.30 154.70 100.00 487.11
10 DBL Powell 94.12 104.00 151.68 108.33 458.14

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. .

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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