Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 45 | |
| 1987 | 49 | |
| 1988 | 53 | |
| 1989 | 57 | |
| 1990 | 61 | |
| 1991 | 65 | |
| 1992 | 69 | |
| 1993 | 73 | |
| 1994 | 77 | |
| 1995 | 81 | |
| 1996 | 85 | |
| 1997 | 89 | |
| 1998 | 93 | |
| 1999 | 86 | |
| 2000 | 80 | |
| 2001 | 73 | |
| 2002 | 67 | |
| 2003 | 60 | |
| 2004 | 53 | |
| 2005 | 47 | |
| 2006 | 40 |
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 Martin Bicknell ranks #151 in Cricket
Martin Bicknell ranks 151st among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1156th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 90, Honours 80, Statistics 94. 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 1986–2006 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 88. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes first-class wickets 1061, county championships won 3, test wickets 14, seasons with 50 wickets 15.
Immediately ahead sits Dennis Amiss on 85.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Steve Smith on 85.6. 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.
Martin Bicknell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bicknell stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Bicknell comparisons
Martin Bicknell — frequently asked
- Is Martin Bicknell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Martin Bicknell ranks 151st in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.7, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Martin Bicknell's GOAT Score?
- 85.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Martin Bicknell rank all time?
- 1156th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 151st within Cricket.
- Martin Bicknell vs Dennis Amiss: who ranks higher?
- Martin Bicknell, on 85.7 against Dennis Amiss's 85.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.