Top 5 West Indian Spinners Vs Eng In Tests In WI

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 5 Spin bowlers from West Indies against England in West Indies in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-09-10

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	WI
Venue (V)	WI
Oposition (O)	ENG

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	300.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	200.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	200.00

The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is a simple example:-

TS Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	5
Min Career Wkts	50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	S Ramadhin	WI	18	40	300.00
1	S Ramadhin	WI	18	40	300.00
2	LR Gibbs	WI	17	38	285.00
3	CL Hooper	WI	12	15	112.50
4	SJ Benn	WI	8	14	105.00
5	RO Hinds	WI	11	11	82.50

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	S Ramadhin	18	1050	40	26.25	21.08	300.00
1	S Ramadhin	18	1050	40	26.25	21.08	300.00
2	CL Hooper	12	409	15	27.27	23.37	270.58
3	LR Gibbs	17	1271	38	33.45	27.33	231.38
4	SJ Benn	8	679	14	48.50	35.19	179.74
5	RO Hinds	11	580	11	52.73	38.43	164.59

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	S Ramadhin	18	3318	40	82.95	62.72	200.00
1	S Ramadhin	18	3318	40	82.95	62.72	200.00
2	CL Hooper	12	1289	15	85.93	70.37	178.26
3	LR Gibbs	17	3879	38	102.08	73.18	171.39
4	SJ Benn	8	1288	14	92.00	78.13	160.53
5	RO Hinds	11	1089	11	99.00	79.35	158.08

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	S Ramadhin	6/113	4/50	4/65	4/73	3/38	4.20	200.00
1	S Ramadhin	6/113	4/50	4/65	4/73	3/38	4.20	200.00
1	LR Gibbs	6/60	6/108	3/11	3/70	3/98	4.20	200.00
3	CL Hooper	5/80	3/31	2/23	2/29	1/14	2.60	123.81
3	SJ Benn	4/31	4/77	2/58	2/115	1/64	2.60	123.81
5	RO Hinds	2/45	2/57	2/83	2/86	1/18	1.80	85.71

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	S Ramadhin	300.00	300.00	200.00	200.00	1,000.00
2	LR Gibbs	285.00	231.38	171.39	200.00	887.77
3	CL Hooper	112.50	270.58	178.26	123.81	685.15
4	SJ Benn	105.00	179.74	160.53	123.81	569.09
5	RO Hinds	82.50	164.59	158.08	85.71	490.88