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 (Detailed Explanation) and at the end. So, here are the Top 7 West Indian Spin bowlers in Test Cricket since 1950.

CONTENTS

3. PRIMARY CRITERIA

3.1. PROLIFIC

3.2. CONSISTENT

3.2.1. Against All Teams

3.2.2. Against Top Teams

3.3. ATTACKING

3.3.1. Against All Teams

3.3.2. Against Top Teams

3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

3.4.1. Against All Teams

3.4.2. Against Top Teams

3.5. PRIMARY RATING

4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA

4.1. HOME/AWAY

4.1.1. At Home

4.1.2. Away From Home

4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating

4.2.1.1. Non Asians In Asia

4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating

4.2.2.1. Non Asians Outside Asia

4.3. CONDITIONS RATING

5. SECONDARY CRITERIA

5.1. WKTS/INN

5.2. TOP FORM

5.3. IMPACT INNINGS

5.4. SECONDARY RATING

6. OVERALL RATING

6.1. BRIEF EXPLANATION

6.1.1. Dynamic Nature

6.1.2. Trend Setter (TS)

6.1.3. Top Teams (TT)

6.1.4. Abbreviations

Nations Filter

The Nations Rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from West Indies.

The Rating of the players from West Indies remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from West Indies.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA	CONSTITUENTS
Primary	Wickets, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns
Conditions	Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary	Wkts Per Inn, Top Form, Impact Inns

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT)	25
Min Career Wkts	50

PRIMARY CRITERIA

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	250.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	300.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	150.00

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1	MP before 1976
Era 2	MP between 1975 And 1996
Era 3	MP between 1995 And 2016
Era 4	MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	LR Gibbs	WI	1958	1976	1967	148	309	220.00
1	LR Gibbs	WI	1958	1976	1967	148	309	220.00
2	S Ramadhin	WI	1950	1960	1955	76	158	112.49
3	AL Valentine	WI	1950	1962	1956	63	139	98.96

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Abdul Qadir	PAK	1977	1990	1983.5	111	236	210.00
1	CL Hooper	WI	1987	2002	1994.5	145	114	101.44

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	M Muralitharan	SL	1992	2010	2001	230	800	250.00
1	D Bishoo	WI	2011	2018	2014.5	59	117	36.56
2	SJ Benn	WI	2008	2015	2011.5	42	87	27.19

RANK	ERA 4	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	NM Lyon	AUS	2011	2025	2018	262	567	240.00
1	RL Chase	WI	2016	2025	2020.5	85	94	39.79

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	75
Min Wickets (TT)	60

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	M Muralitharan	230	18180	800	22.73	23.67	120.00
1	LR Gibbs	148	8989	309	29.09	29.03	97.82
2	S Ramadhin	76	4579	158	28.98	30.73	92.42
3	AL Valentine	63	4215	139	30.32	32.30	87.92
4	SJ Benn	42	3402	87	39.10	33.62	84.48
5	D Bishoo	59	4350	117	37.18	33.89	83.81
6	CL Hooper	145	5635	114	49.43	40.28	70.51
7	RL Chase	85	4546	94	48.36	41.69	68.12

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	SK Warne	168	11491	451	25.48	23.55	180.00
1	LR Gibbs	108	6931	235	29.49	27.77	152.63
2	S Ramadhin	45	2931	85	34.48	32.24	131.48
3	D Bishoo	33	2706	64	42.28	35.21	120.40
4	AL Valentine	30	2163	53	40.81	35.38	119.82
5	SJ Benn	28	2419	55	43.98	35.50	119.41
6	CL Hooper	96	4157	88	47.24	37.60	112.73
7	RL Chase	55	3439	61	56.38	43.77	96.84

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	75
Min Wickets (TT)	60

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	SK Warne	273	40704	708	57.49	54.86	120.00
1	LR Gibbs	148	27115	309	87.75	75.01	87.76
2	D Bishoo	59	8067	117	68.95	75.26	87.47
3	S Ramadhin	76	13939	158	88.22	75.50	87.18
4	AL Valentine	63	12953	139	93.19	78.52	83.83
5	SJ Benn	42	7322	87	84.16	82.83	79.47
6	RL Chase	85	7719	94	82.12	87.89	74.90
7	CL Hooper	145	13788	114	120.95	96.79	68.01

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	SK Warne	168	25511	451	56.57	53.94	180.00
1	LR Gibbs	108	20525	235	87.34	71.72	135.38
2	D Bishoo	33	4844	64	75.69	77.50	125.28
3	AL Valentine	30	5514	53	104.04	77.71	124.94
4	S Ramadhin	45	8299	85	97.64	78.24	124.09
5	SJ Benn	28	4946	55	89.93	85.94	112.98
6	CL Hooper	96	9809	88	111.47	88.16	110.13
7	RL Chase	55	5671	61	92.97	91.75	105.82

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 7 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	BBW	RAT
TS	M Muralitharan	9/51	9/65	8/46	8/70	8/87	7/46	7/84	8.00	50.00
1	LR Gibbs	8/38	7/98	6/29	6/39	6/60	6/76	6/98	6.43	40.18
2	AL Valentine	8/104	6/39	6/102	5/32	5/64	5/88	5/99	5.71	35.71
2	S Ramadhin	7/49	6/23	6/86	6/113	5/26	5/46	5/66	5.71	35.71
4	D Bishoo	8/49	6/80	5/79	5/90	4/26	4/65	4/68	5.14	32.14
5	SJ Benn	6/81	5/39	5/72	5/93	5/120	5/155	4/31	5.00	31.25
5	RL Chase	8/60	5/83	5/121	5/172	4/15	4/103	4/113	5.00	31.25
7	CL Hooper	5/26	5/40	5/80	5/116	4/75	3/31	3/34	4.29	26.79

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	BBW	RAT
TS	A Kumble	10/74	8/141	7/48	7/63	7/115	6/53	6/70	7.29	100.00
1	LR Gibbs	6/29	6/39	6/60	6/98	6/108	5/37	5/59	5.71	78.43
2	S Ramadhin	7/49	6/113	5/90	4/25	4/50	4/65	4/73	4.86	66.67
2	D Bishoo	8/49	6/80	4/65	4/77	4/143	4/177	4/217	4.86	66.67
4	AL Valentine	6/102	5/88	5/99	4/67	4/86	4/111	3/50	4.43	60.78
4	RL Chase	8/60	5/121	5/172	4/113	4/132	3/86	2/25	4.43	60.78
6	SJ Benn	6/81	5/120	5/155	4/31	4/77	3/29	3/74	4.29	58.82
7	CL Hooper	5/40	5/80	5/116	4/75	3/31	3/34	3/69	4.00	54.90

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	RAT	PRI PTS
1	LR Gibbs	220.00	250.45	87.76	118.61	812.21	324.88
2	S Ramadhin	112.49	223.90	87.18	102.38	650.04	260.02
3	AL Valentine	98.96	207.74	83.83	96.50	611.98	244.79
4	D Bishoo	36.56	204.20	87.47	98.81	552.33	220.93
5	CL Hooper	101.44	183.24	68.01	81.69	544.51	217.80
6	SJ Benn	27.19	203.89	79.47	90.07	513.60	205.44
7	RL Chase	39.79	164.96	74.90	92.03	477.49	191.00

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Ratings to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA	POINTS
Home	30.00
Away	120.00
Favourable Conditions	30.00
Unfavourable Conditions	120.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	SR	RAT	WTG
1	LR Gibbs	59	126	29.66	88.17	685.11	20.55
2	S Ramadhin	32	58	32.78	95.66	540.56	16.22
3	CL Hooper	67	62	39.89	104.26	498.32	14.95
4	SJ Benn	27	64	34.47	74.94	478.60	14.36
5	RL Chase	32	35	38.49	72.83	439.60	13.19
6	D Bishoo	29	49	40.71	78.12	438.89	13.17
7	AL Valentine	25	45	39.84	117.09	377.29	11.32

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	SR	RAT	WTG
1	LR Gibbs	89	183	28.70	87.46	768.89	92.27
2	AL Valentine	38	94	25.77	81.74	671.06	80.53
3	S Ramadhin	44	100	26.78	83.91	603.76	72.45
4	D Bishoo	30	68	34.63	62.34	532.56	63.91
5	CL Hooper	78	52	60.81	140.85	486.91	58.43
6	RL Chase	53	59	54.22	87.63	414.05	49.69
7	SJ Benn	15	23	52.00	109.83	382.36	45.88

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable/Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Points to note:-

Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs All Teams: 7

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	SR	RAT	WTG
1	LR Gibbs	28	54	24.11	78.63	677.14	20.31
2	D Bishoo	23	52	36.27	63.40	589.58	17.69
3	S Ramadhin	8	11	19.27	62.91	556.55	16.70
4	AL Valentine	0	0	NA	NA	500.00	15.00
4	SJ Benn	2	1	66.00	126.00	500.00	15.00
6	CL Hooper	29	23	59.35	132.00	448.83	13.46
7	RL Chase	20	24	47.46	78.00	383.07	11.49

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	SR	RAT	WTG
1	LR Gibbs	120	255	30.15	89.68	834.09	100.09
2	S Ramadhin	68	147	29.71	90.12	671.57	80.59
3	AL Valentine	63	139	30.32	93.19	650.23	78.03
4	CL Hooper	116	91	46.92	118.15	625.69	75.08
5	SJ Benn	40	86	38.79	83.67	547.09	65.65
6	D Bishoo	36	65	37.91	73.38	531.28	63.75
7	RL Chase	65	70	48.67	83.53	510.13	61.22

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 30%.

RANK	BOWLER	AWAY	HOME	UC	FC	CON PTS
1	LR Gibbs	768.89	171.28	834.09	169.28	233.22
2	S Ramadhin	603.76	135.14	671.57	139.14	185.95
3	AL Valentine	671.06	94.32	650.23	125.00	184.87
4	CL Hooper	486.91	124.58	625.69	112.21	161.93
5	D Bishoo	532.56	109.72	531.28	147.39	158.52
6	SJ Benn	382.36	119.65	547.09	125.00	140.89
7	RL Chase	414.05	109.90	510.13	95.77	135.58

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA	POINTS
Wickets Per Inn	50.00
Top Form	100.00
Impact Innings	150.00

WKTS/INN

WPI RATING

Points to note about WPI Rating:-

It gives points for three criteria.
The number of wkts per inn overall and aganst Top Teams.
The number of bowled victims per inn.
The number of top 7 batsmen dismissed per inn.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	W/I	RAT	WTG
1	S Ramadhin	76	158	2.08	703.46	35.17
2	AL Valentine	63	139	2.21	643.90	32.20
3	LR Gibbs	148	309	2.09	630.95	31.55
4	D Bishoo	59	117	1.98	557.55	27.88
5	SJ Benn	42	87	2.07	528.10	26.41
6	RL Chase	85	94	1.11	294.92	14.75
7	CL Hooper	145	114	0.79	217.20	10.86

TOP FORM

TF RATING

Points to note about TF Rating:-

TF is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	SR	RAT	WTG
1	LR Gibbs	50	127	24.99	77.53	721.80	72.18
2	S Ramadhin	45	85	34.48	97.64	536.48	53.65
3	D Bishoo	33	64	42.28	75.69	496.38	49.64
4	CL Hooper	50	58	40.83	94.88	494.25	49.42
5	SJ Benn	28	55	43.98	89.93	459.87	45.99
6	RL Chase	50	59	50.73	84.73	449.54	44.95
7	AL Valentine	30	53	40.81	104.04	444.28	44.43

IMPACT INNINGS

II RATING

Impact Innings (II) are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or strike rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

A Bowler equal to or more wickets than 2 at a good AVE or SR.
The required AVE or SR is increases as the number of wickets taken increases.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	II	II Perc	RAT	WTG
1	LR Gibbs	148	55	37.16	671.57	100.74
2	AL Valentine	63	23	36.51	527.47	79.12
3	S Ramadhin	76	23	30.26	453.75	68.06
4	SJ Benn	42	14	33.33	376.62	56.49
5	D Bishoo	59	15	25.42	337.36	50.60
6	CL Hooper	145	22	15.17	325.76	48.86
7	RL Chase	85	17	20.00	272.03	40.80

SECONDARY RATING

The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 30%.

RANK	BOWLER	TF	WPI	II	SEC RAT
1	LR Gibbs	72.18	31.55	100.74	204.46
2	S Ramadhin	53.65	35.17	68.06	156.88
3	AL Valentine	44.43	32.20	79.12	155.74
4	SJ Benn	45.99	26.41	56.49	128.89
5	D Bishoo	49.64	27.88	50.60	128.12
6	CL Hooper	49.42	10.86	48.86	109.15
7	RL Chase	44.95	14.75	40.80	100.50

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK	OV RANK	BOWLER	NAT	PRI RAT	CON RAT	SEC RAT	FIN RAT
1	7	LR Gibbs	WI	324.88	233.22	204.46	762.57
2	33	S Ramadhin	WI	260.02	185.95	156.88	602.86
3	38	AL Valentine	WI	244.79	184.87	155.74	585.41
4	65	D Bishoo	WI	220.93	158.52	128.12	507.57
5	73	CL Hooper	WI	217.80	161.93	109.15	488.88
6	75	SJ Benn	WI	205.44	140.89	128.89	475.22
7	82	RL Chase	WI	191.00	135.58	100.50	427.08

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter

Top Teams (TT)

An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific conditions.