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Top 7 West Indian Spinners 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 7 Spin 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 LR Gibbs WI 44 103 300.00
1 LR Gibbs WI 44 103 300.00
2 AL Valentine WI 21 43 125.24
3 CL Hooper WI 40 28 81.55
4 RA Harper WI 13 18 52.43
5 SJ Benn WI 7 15 43.69
6 DR Parry WI 8 12 34.95
7 N Deonarine WI 8 11 32.04

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 LR Gibbs 44 3222 103 31.28 27.95 250.00
1 N Deonarine 8 269 11 24.45 20.35 250.00
2 DR Parry 8 360 12 30.00 24.39 250.00
3 LR Gibbs 44 3222 103 31.28 27.95 250.00
4 SJ Benn 7 595 15 39.67 28.61 244.27
5 AL Valentine 21 1573 43 36.58 29.00 240.93
6 RA Harper 13 600 18 33.33 29.90 233.72
7 CL Hooper 40 1690 28 60.36 43.62 160.20

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 AL Valentine 21 3941 43 91.65 64.24 250.00
1 DR Parry 8 748 12 62.33 48.81 250.00
2 N Deonarine 8 564 11 51.27 51.38 250.00
3 AL Valentine 21 3941 43 91.65 64.24 250.00
4 RA Harper 13 1482 18 82.33 68.97 232.86
5 LR Gibbs 44 9358 103 90.85 70.03 229.35
6 SJ Benn 7 1236 15 82.40 77.48 207.31
7 CL Hooper 40 3838 28 137.07 97.09 165.42

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 LR Gibbs 6/29 5/66 5/88 5/97 5/102 5.20 200.00
1 LR Gibbs 6/29 5/66 5/88 5/97 5/102 5.20 200.00
2 AL Valentine 6/102 5/88 5/99 4/67 4/86 4.80 184.62
3 RA Harper 4/43 4/56 2/26 2/54 2/58 2.80 107.69
3 CL Hooper 4/75 3/69 3/137 2/25 2/28 2.80 107.69
3 SJ Benn 5/155 3/29 3/154 2/86 1/33 2.80 107.69
6 N Deonarine 4/53 3/45 2/32 2/74 2.20 84.62
7 DR Parry 5/15 2/49 1/39 1/44 1/60 2.00 76.92

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 LR Gibbs 300.00 250.00 229.35 200.00 979.35
2 AL Valentine 125.24 240.93 250.00 184.62 800.79
3 RA Harper 52.43 233.72 232.86 107.69 626.70
4 N Deonarine 32.04 250.00 250.00 84.62 616.65
5 DR Parry 34.95 250.00 250.00 76.92 611.87
6 SJ Benn 43.69 244.27 207.31 107.69 602.96
7 CL Hooper 81.55 160.20 165.42 107.69 514.87

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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