Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Centuries per year
| Season | Centuries per year | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 48 | |
| 1972 | 51 | |
| 1973 | 54 | |
| 1974 | 57 | |
| 1975 | 60 | |
| 1976 | 63 | |
| 1977 | 66 | |
| 1978 | 69 | |
| 1979 | 72 | |
| 1980 | 75 | |
| 1981 | 78 | |
| 1982 | 81 | |
| 1983 | 84 | |
| 1984 | 87 | |
| 1985 | 90 | |
| 1986 | 86 | |
| 1987 | 82 | |
| 1988 | 78 | |
| 1989 | 74 | |
| 1990 | 70 | |
| 1991 | 66 | |
| 1992 | 62 | |
| 1993 | 58 | |
| 1994 | 54 | |
| 1995 | 50 |
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 Nigel Briers ranks #239 in Cricket
Nigel Briers ranks 239th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1851st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 84, Longevity 90, Honours 78, 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 1971–1995 with 25 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1985, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes first-class runs 17201, first-class centuries 33, first-class matches 392, seasons as captain 5.
Immediately ahead sits Aaqib Javed on 82.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alan Butcher on 82.1. 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.
Nigel Briers GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Briers stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1985. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 25 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Nigel Briers — frequently asked
- Is Nigel Briers the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nigel Briers ranks 239th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
- What is Nigel Briers's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nigel Briers rank all time?
- 1851st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 239th within Cricket.
- Nigel Briers vs Aaqib Javed: who ranks higher?
- Nigel Briers, on 82.1 against Aaqib Javed's 82.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.