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Top 7 West Indian Spinners Vs England In Tests

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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 7 Spin bowlers from West Indies against England in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
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) 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 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 7

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS LR Gibbs WI 47 100 300.00
1 LR Gibbs WI 47 100 300.00
2 S Ramadhin WI 32 80 240.00
3 AL Valentine WI 15 40 120.00
4 RL Chase WI 12 25 75.00
5 RA Harper WI 15 22 66.00
6 CH Gayle WI 26 21 63.00
7 CL Hooper WI 26 20 60.00

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 RA Harper 15 394 22 17.91 15.89 300.00
1 RA Harper 15 394 22 17.91 15.89 300.00
2 S Ramadhin 32 2201 80 27.51 27.62 172.61
3 LR Gibbs 47 2889 100 28.89 28.32 168.33
4 AL Valentine 15 1140 40 28.50 30.17 158.01
5 RL Chase 12 846 25 33.84 31.86 149.63
6 CL Hooper 26 752 20 37.60 35.65 133.74
7 CH Gayle 26 817 21 38.90 36.22 131.64

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 RA Harper 15 1174 22 53.36 45.39 200.00
1 RA Harper 15 1174 22 53.36 45.39 200.00
2 RL Chase 12 1440 25 57.60 59.79 151.83
3 LR Gibbs 47 8841 100 88.41 80.65 112.56
4 CH Gayle 26 1719 21 81.86 80.98 112.09
5 S Ramadhin 32 7154 80 89.43 82.45 110.10
6 AL Valentine 15 3836 40 95.90 91.96 98.71
7 CL Hooper 26 2225 20 111.25 103.90 87.37

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 7/49 6/86 6/113 5/66 5/135 5.80 200.00
1 LR Gibbs 6/39 6/60 6/98 6/108 5/37 5.80 200.00
1 S Ramadhin 7/49 6/86 6/113 5/66 5/135 5.80 200.00
3 AL Valentine 8/104 6/39 4/48 4/121 3/50 5.00 172.41
4 RL Chase 8/60 5/172 4/113 3/86 2/36 4.40 151.72
5 RA Harper 6/57 3/10 3/47 3/50 2/9 3.40 117.24
6 CL Hooper 5/80 3/31 2/23 2/29 2/36 2.80 96.55
7 CH Gayle 5/34 3/66 2/20 1/11 1/16 2.40 82.76

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 300.00 168.33 112.56 200.00 780.89
2 S Ramadhin 240.00 172.61 110.10 200.00 722.71
3 RA Harper 66.00 300.00 200.00 117.24 683.24
4 AL Valentine 120.00 158.01 98.71 172.41 549.14
5 RL Chase 75.00 149.63 151.83 151.72 528.19
6 CH Gayle 63.00 131.64 112.09 82.76 389.49
7 CL Hooper 60.00 133.74 87.37 96.55 377.66

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