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Cricket · All-rounder · England

Bernard Bosanquet

1898–1919 · Invented the googly and won the 1905 Ashes Test at Trent Bridge with it.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
83.2
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 74.4
First-class wickets
629
Test wickets
25
First-class runs
11,696
Best Test figures
8
Tests played
7

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
76
Honours
80
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
189845
189952
190060
190167
190274
190381
190489
190596
190692
190787
190883
190979
191074
191170
191266
191361
191457
191552
191648
191744
191839
191935

Data sources

  • ESPNcricinfo statsguru
  • ICC official records
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

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

Why Bernard Bosanquet ranks #216 in Cricket

Bernard Bosanquet ranks 216th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1603rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 76, Honours 80, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 294 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1898–1919 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1905, 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 first-class wickets 629, test wickets 25, first-class runs 11696, best test figures 8.

Immediately ahead sits Babar Azam on 83.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Harry Brook on 83.2. 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.

Bernard Bosanquet GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Bosanquet stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1905. Scored 92/100.
Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Bernard Bosanquet — frequently asked

Is Bernard Bosanquet the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Bernard Bosanquet ranks 216th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 83.2, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Bernard Bosanquet's GOAT Score?
83.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Bernard Bosanquet rank all time?
1603rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 216th within Cricket.
Bernard Bosanquet vs Babar Azam: who ranks higher?
Bernard Bosanquet, on 83.2 against Babar Azam's 83.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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