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Cricket · Batter · Australia

Peter Burge

1952–1968 · Match-winning 160 at Headingley in 1964 kept the Ashes with Australia.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
80.9
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 74.1
Test runs
2,290
Tests played
42
Test centuries
4
Test batting average
38.2
First-class runs
14,640

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
90
Longevity
82
Honours
74
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
1955120
1956180
1957240
1958300
1959210
1960260
1961320
1962380
1963210
1964180
196590

Data sources

  • ICC
  • ESPNcricinfo
  • Wisden

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

Why Peter Burge ranks #153 in Cricket

Peter Burge ranks 153rd among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 1203rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 74, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1952–1968 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak 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 test runs 2290, tests played 42, test centuries 4, test batting average 38.16.

Immediately ahead sits Mark Alleyne on 81.6, a gap of 0.7 points. Directly behind is Umar Gul on 80.9. 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.

Peter Burge GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Burge stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1962. Scored 90/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours74/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Peter Burge — frequently asked

Is Peter Burge the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Peter Burge ranks 153rd in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 80.9, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Peter Burge's GOAT Score?
80.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Peter Burge rank all time?
1203rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 153rd within Cricket.
Peter Burge vs Mark Alleyne: who ranks higher?
Mark Alleyne, on 81.6 against Peter Burge's 80.9 — a margin of 0.7 points.
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