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Cricket · Opening batter · United Kingdom

Andrew Strauss

1998–2012 · Led England to Ashes wins home and away and to the world number one Test ranking.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
86.7
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 78.3
Ashes series won as captain
2
Test runs
7,037
Test centuries
21
Tests as captain
50
Test wins as captain
24

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
92
Longevity
84
Honours
86
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
200448
200556
200652
200744
200850
200962
201058
201148
201238

Data sources

  • ESPNcricinfo
  • ICC
  • Wisden Almanack

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Andrew Strauss ranks #102 in Cricket

Andrew Strauss ranks 102nd among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 597th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 86, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1998–2012 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2009, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes ashes series won as captain 2, test runs 7037, test centuries 21, tests as captain 50.

Immediately ahead sits VVS Laxman on 86.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kapil Dev on 86.6. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Andrew Strauss GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Strauss stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2009. Scored 92/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Andrew Strauss — frequently asked

Is Andrew Strauss the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Andrew Strauss ranks 102nd in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 86.7, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Andrew Strauss's GOAT Score?
86.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Andrew Strauss rank all time?
597th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 102nd within Cricket.
Andrew Strauss vs VVS Laxman: who ranks higher?
Andrew Strauss, on 86.7 against VVS Laxman's 86.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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