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Cricket · Opening batter · United Kingdom

Charlie Barnett

1927–1953 · Scored 98 before lunch on the first morning of the 1938 Trent Bridge Test.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.4
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 77.8
Test runs
1,098
Test centuries
2
First-class runs
25,389
First-class centuries
48
Runs before lunch in 1938
98

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
92
Longevity
88
Honours
78
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
192745
192850
192954
193059
193163
193268
193372
193477
193581
193686
193790
193895
193991
194088
194184
194280
194377
194473
194569
194666
194762
194858
194955
195051
195147
195244
195340

Data sources

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

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

Why Charlie Barnett ranks #162 in Cricket

Charlie Barnett ranks 162nd among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1216th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 78, Statistics 92. 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 1927–1953 with 27 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1938, 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 test runs 1098, test centuries 2, first-class runs 25389, first-class centuries 48.

Immediately ahead sits Brian Close on 85.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alan Davidson on 85.3. 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.

Charlie Barnett GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Barnett stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1938. Scored 92/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 27 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Charlie Barnett — frequently asked

Is Charlie Barnett the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Charlie Barnett ranks 162nd in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Charlie Barnett's GOAT Score?
85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Charlie Barnett rank all time?
1216th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 162nd within Cricket.
Charlie Barnett vs Brian Close: who ranks higher?
Charlie Barnett, on 85.4 against Brian Close's 85.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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