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Cricket · All-rounder · United Kingdom

Major Booth

1908–1914 · Yorkshire all-rounder and England Test player whose career ended in the Somme.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
79.5
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 70.9
Test appearances
2
First-class wickets
603
First-class runs
4,753
Wisden Cricketer of the Year
1
Seasons with 100 wickets
2

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
88
Longevity
66
Honours
80
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
190850
190959
191067
191176
191284
191393
191450

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 Major Booth ranks #268 in Cricket

Major Booth ranks 268th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 2432nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 66, 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 1908–1914 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1913, 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 test appearances 2, first-class wickets 603, first-class runs 4753, wisden cricketer of the year 1.

Immediately ahead sits Nick Compton on 79.6, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Hubert Ashton on 79.4. 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.

Major Booth GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Booth 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 1913. Scored 88/100.
Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
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.

Major Booth — frequently asked

Is Major Booth the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Major Booth ranks 268th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 79.5, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Major Booth's GOAT Score?
79.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Major Booth rank all time?
2432nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 268th within Cricket.
Major Booth vs Nick Compton: who ranks higher?
Nick Compton, on 79.6 against Major Booth's 79.5 — a margin of 0.1 points.
Compare with Bradman