Test wickets
248
Test runs
2,201
Tests as captain
28
Series lost as captain
0
Five-wicket hauls
16
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 35 | |
| 1953 | 43 | |
| 1954 | 50 | |
| 1955 | 58 | |
| 1956 | 66 | |
| 1957 | 73 | |
| 1958 | 81 | |
| 1959 | 88 | |
| 1960 | 96 | |
| 1961 | 81 | |
| 1962 | 66 | |
| 1963 | 50 | |
| 1964 | 35 |
Data sources
- ESPNcricinfo Statsguru
- ICC official records
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Richie Benaud ranks #145 in Cricket
Richie Benaud ranks #145 in Cricket and #1240 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.8/100.
The verified career covers 1952–1964 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Test wickets 248, Test runs 2201, Tests as captain 28, Five-wicket hauls 16.
Nearest context: ahead Dane van Niekerk (85.9); behind Alec Bedser (85.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Richie Benaud GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Benaud comparisons
Richie Benaud — frequently asked
- Is Richie Benaud the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Richie Benaud ranks #145 in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 85.8/100, behind Don Bradman (96.8).
- What is Richie Benaud's GOAT Score?
- 85.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Richie Benaud rank all time?
- #1240 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #145 in Cricket.
- Richie Benaud vs Dane van Niekerk: who ranks higher?
- Dane van Niekerk ranks higher at 85.9 versus Richie Benaud at 85.8, a margin of 0.1 points.