GOAT Rank · 41

Greatest Cricketers from Australia

This ranking is led by Don Bradman, Donald Bradman and Steve Waugh. GOAT Rank currently ranks 41 eligible cricketers from Australia using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Don Bradman ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 96.8.

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Don Bradman

96.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1927–1949
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 100.0
Statistics: 100.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Don Bradman

Donald Bradman

93.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1928–1948
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 100.0
Statistics: 100.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Donald Bradman

Steve Waugh

92.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1984–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Steve Waugh

Karen Rolton

90.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1995–2009
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Karen Rolton

Shane Warne

90.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2013
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Shane Warne

Allan Border

90.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1976–1996
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Allan Border

Cathryn Fitzpatrick

90.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2007
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Cathryn Fitzpatrick

Matthew Hayden

90.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Matthew Hayden

Betty Wilson

89.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1947–1958
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Betty Wilson

Megan Schutt

89.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Megan Schutt

Ricky Ponting

88.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2013
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Ricky Ponting

Meg Lanning

88.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–2023
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Meg Lanning

Alex Blackwell

88.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2003–2018
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Alex Blackwell

Alyssa Healy

88.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Alyssa Healy

Greg Chappell

88.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1970–1984
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Greg Chappell

Beth Mooney

88.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Beth Mooney

Lisa Sthalekar

88.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2013
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lisa Sthalekar

Ellyse Perry

88.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ellyse Perry

Michael Clarke

88.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2003–2015
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Michael Clarke

Belinda Clark

87.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2005
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Belinda Clark

Glenn McGrath

87.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2007
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Glenn McGrath

107

Mark Waugh

87.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1985–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mark Waugh

108

Justin Langer

87.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Justin Langer

109

Warwick Armstrong

87.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1902–1921
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Warwick Armstrong

129

Adam Gilchrist

86.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2013
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Adam Gilchrist

135

Ian Chappell

86.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1962–1980
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ian Chappell

145

Richie Benaud

85.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1952–1964
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Richie Benaud

149

Terry Alderman

85.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1974–1993
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Terry Alderman

152

Steve Smith

85.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Steve Smith

155

Jack Blackham

85.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1874–1894
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Jack Blackham

157

David Boon

85.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1984–1996
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: David Boon

163

Alan Davidson

85.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1953–1963
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Alan Davidson

164

Warren Bardsley

85.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1903–1926
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Warren Bardsley

167

Bill Alley

85.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1968
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Bill Alley

171

Dennis Lillee

85.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1969–1988
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dennis Lillee

190

Joe Darling

84.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1893–1908
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Joe Darling

226

Adam Voges

82.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2002–2017
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Adam Voges

242

Bill Brown

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1932–1950
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bill Brown

257

Peter Burge

80.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1952–1968
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Peter Burge

261

Bruce Dooland

80.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1957
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bruce Dooland

275

Jim Burke

78.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1948–1959
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jim Burke

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1	Don Bradman	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1927–1949	96.8
3	Donald Bradman	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1928–1948	93.6
7	Steve Waugh	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1984–2004	92.7
13	Karen Rolton	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1995–2009	90.8
15	Shane Warne	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2013	90.7
20	Allan Border	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1976–1996	90.5
23	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2007	90.5
24	Matthew Hayden	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2009	90.4
42	Betty Wilson	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1947–1958	89.4
46	Megan Schutt	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2012–active	89.2
54	Ricky Ponting	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2013	88.7
55	Meg Lanning	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2010–2023	88.7
57	Alex Blackwell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2018	88.7
58	Alyssa Healy	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–active	88.6
60	Greg Chappell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1970–1984	88.5
66	Beth Mooney	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2016–active	88.4
73	Lisa Sthalekar	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2001–2013	88.3
74	Ellyse Perry	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–active	88.2
83	Michael Clarke	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2003–2015	88.0
92	Belinda Clark	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2005	87.6
99	Glenn McGrath	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2007	87.3
107	Mark Waugh	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1985–2004	87.1
108	Justin Langer	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2009	87.1
109	Warwick Armstrong	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1902–1921	87.1
129	Adam Gilchrist	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2013	86.5
135	Ian Chappell	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1962–1980	86.3
145	Richie Benaud	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1964	85.8
149	Terry Alderman	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1974–1993	85.7
152	Steve Smith	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2008–active	85.6
155	Jack Blackham	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1874–1894	85.6
157	David Boon	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1984–1996	85.5
163	Alan Davidson	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1963	85.3
164	Warren Bardsley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1903–1926	85.3
167	Bill Alley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1968	85.3
171	Dennis Lillee	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1969–1988	85.0
190	Joe Darling	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1893–1908	84.3
226	Adam Voges	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	2002–2017	82.7
242	Bill Brown	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1932–1950	81.8
257	Peter Burge	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1968	80.9
261	Bruce Dooland	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1957	80.6
275	Jim Burke	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1948–1959	78.3

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