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Top 7 West Indian Spinners Vs New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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) NZ

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 S Ramadhin WI 11 32 300.00
1 S Ramadhin WI 11 32 300.00
2 AL Valentine WI 11 23 215.63
3 DAJ Holford WI 10 17 159.38
4 SJ Benn WI 8 15 140.63
5 OG Smith WI 7 13 121.88
6 LR Gibbs WI 10 11 103.13
6 S Shillingford WI 7 11 103.13

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 S Ramadhin 11 482 32 15.06 29.45 250.00
1 S Ramadhin 11 482 32 15.06 29.45 250.00
2 OG Smith 7 241 13 18.54 33.64 218.87
3 AL Valentine 11 436 23 18.96 37.07 198.65
4 SJ Benn 8 630 15 42.00 38.23 192.61
5 DAJ Holford 10 554 17 32.59 38.59 190.82
6 S Shillingford 7 574 11 52.18 55.47 132.73
7 LR Gibbs 10 629 11 57.18 74.26 99.16

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 S Ramadhin 11 1708 32 53.38 67.85 250.00
1 OG Smith 7 695 13 53.46 65.32 250.00
2 S Ramadhin 11 1708 32 53.38 67.85 250.00
3 DAJ Holford 10 1594 17 93.76 85.91 197.44
4 SJ Benn 8 1499 15 99.93 94.92 178.71
5 AL Valentine 11 1892 23 82.26 104.57 162.21
6 S Shillingford 7 1077 11 97.91 110.01 154.19
7 LR Gibbs 10 1840 11 167.27 169.48 100.08

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 6/23 5/46 5/86 4/39 3/41 4.60 200.00
1 S Ramadhin 6/23 5/46 5/86 4/39 3/41 4.60 200.00
2 AL Valentine 5/32 3/29 3/51 2/28 2/46 3.00 130.43
3 DAJ Holford 4/55 4/66 3/56 2/64 1/38 2.80 121.74
3 SJ Benn 5/93 3/73 3/142 2/78 1/47 2.80 121.74
5 OG Smith 4/75 3/42 2/1 2/27 1/23 2.40 104.35
6 S Shillingford 4/26 3/145 2/39 1/92 1/138 2.20 95.65
7 LR Gibbs 3/64 3/96 2/94 1/50 1/67 2.00 86.96

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 300.00 250.00 250.00 200.00 1,000.00
2 AL Valentine 215.63 198.65 162.21 130.43 706.92
3 OG Smith 121.88 218.87 250.00 104.35 695.09
4 DAJ Holford 159.38 190.82 197.44 121.74 669.37
5 SJ Benn 140.63 192.61 178.71 121.74 633.69
6 S Shillingford 103.13 132.73 154.19 95.65 485.69
7 LR Gibbs 103.13 99.16 100.08 86.96 389.32

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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