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Cricket · All-rounder · Australia

Betty Wilson

1947–1958 · First cricketer of either sex to score a century and take ten wickets in a Test.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
89.4
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 78.5
Test batting average
57.5
Test bowling average
11.8
Test wickets
68
Test runs
862
Tests played
11

Category profile

Dominance
92
Peak
98
Longevity
76
Honours
86
Statistics
96

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
194840
194955
195062
195170
195266
195358
195450
195544
195636

Data sources

  • ESPNcricinfo
  • ICC
  • Wisden Almanack

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

Why Betty Wilson ranks #39 in Cricket

Betty Wilson ranks 39th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 310th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 98, Longevity 76, Honours 86, Statistics 96. 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 1947–1958 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1951, which sets the Peak component at 98. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 98 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test batting average 57.46, test bowling average 11.8, test wickets 68, test runs 862.

Immediately ahead sits Malcolm Marshall on 89.5, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Sanath Jayasuriya on 89.3. 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.

Betty Wilson GOAT Score explained

Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Wilson stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak98/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1951. Scored 98/100.
Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.

Betty Wilson — frequently asked

Is Betty Wilson the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Betty Wilson ranks 39th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 89.4, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Betty Wilson's GOAT Score?
89.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Betty Wilson rank all time?
310th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 39th within Cricket.
Betty Wilson vs Malcolm Marshall: who ranks higher?
Malcolm Marshall, on 89.5 against Betty Wilson's 89.4 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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