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Cricket · All-rounder and captain · United Kingdom

Freddie Brown

1930–1953 · Captained England in fifteen Tests including the 1950-51 Ashes tour.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
83.5
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 76.4
Tests played
22
Tests as captain
15
Test wickets
45
First-class runs
13,325
First-class wickets
1,221

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
88
Longevity
86
Honours
80
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
193045
193149
193253
193357
193461
193565
193669
193773
193877
193981
194085
194189
194293
194388
194483
194579
194674
194769
194864
194959
195054
195150
195245
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 Freddie Brown ranks #212 in Cricket

Freddie Brown ranks 212th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1559th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 86, Honours 80, Statistics 88. 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 1930–1953 with 24 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1942, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes tests played 22, tests as captain 15, test wickets 45, first-class runs 13325.

Immediately ahead sits Chris Cairns on 83.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Basil Butcher on 83.4. 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.

Freddie Brown GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Brown stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1942. Scored 88/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 24 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Freddie Brown — frequently asked

Is Freddie Brown the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Freddie Brown ranks 212th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 83.5, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Freddie Brown's GOAT Score?
83.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Freddie Brown rank all time?
1559th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 212th within Cricket.
Freddie Brown vs Chris Cairns: who ranks higher?
Freddie Brown, on 83.5 against Chris Cairns's 83.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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