Top 5 West Indian Spinners Vs Pakistan In Tests

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 Pakistan 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)	ALL
Oposition (O)	PAK

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
Min Career Wkts	50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	D Bishoo	WI	15	36	300.00
1	D Bishoo	WI	15	36	300.00
2	LR Gibbs	WI	17	32	266.67
3	CL Hooper	WI	21	18	150.00
4	OG Smith	WI	13	16	133.33
5	IVA Richards	WI	14	11	91.67

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	17	782	32	24.44	25.06	300.00
1	IVA Richards	14	222	11	20.18	14.49	300.00
2	LR Gibbs	17	782	32	24.44	25.06	300.00
3	D Bishoo	15	1195	36	33.19	31.17	241.19
4	OG Smith	13	554	16	34.63	33.34	225.51
5	CL Hooper	21	923	18	51.28	37.56	200.14

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	LR Gibbs	17	2283	32	71.34	62.38	200.00
1	IVA Richards	14	605	11	55.00	36.57	200.00
2	LR Gibbs	17	2283	32	71.34	62.38	200.00
3	D Bishoo	15	2196	36	61.00	66.44	187.78
4	CL Hooper	21	1815	18	100.83	75.09	166.16
5	OG Smith	13	1650	16	103.13	84.52	147.61

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	D Bishoo	8/49	4/68	4/77	3/46	3/80	4.40	200.00
1	D Bishoo	8/49	4/68	4/77	3/46	3/80	4.40	200.00
2	LR Gibbs	5/80	4/108	3/14	3/32	3/89	3.60	163.64
3	OG Smith	4/71	3/23	3/74	2/36	1/11	2.60	118.18
3	CL Hooper	5/40	3/96	2/40	2/85	1/22	2.60	118.18
5	IVA Richards	2/17	2/20	2/34	1/0	1/8	1.60	72.73

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	266.67	300.00	200.00	163.64	930.30
2	D Bishoo	300.00	241.19	187.78	200.00	928.98
3	IVA Richards	91.67	300.00	200.00	72.73	664.39
4	CL Hooper	150.00	200.14	166.16	118.18	634.48
5	OG Smith	133.33	225.51	147.61	118.18	624.63