GOAT Rank · 41

Greatest Cricketers from England

This ranking is led by James Anderson, Jack Hobbs and Alastair Cook. GOAT Rank currently ranks 41 eligible cricketers from England using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, James Anderson ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.9.

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James Anderson

92.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2002–2024
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 98.0

Athlete: James Anderson

Jack Hobbs

90.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1905–1934
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: Jack Hobbs

Alastair Cook

89.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2018
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Alastair Cook

Ian Botham

88.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1977–1992
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ian Botham

Denis Compton

88.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1937–1957
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Denis Compton

Johnny Briggs

88.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1879–1900
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Johnny Briggs

Colin Cowdrey

87.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1954–1975
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: Colin Cowdrey

113

Charlotte Edwards

87.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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

Athlete: Charlotte Edwards

115

Geoffrey Boycott

87.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1964–1986
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Geoffrey Boycott

122

Colin Blythe

86.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1899–1914
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Colin Blythe

128

Ian Bell

86.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2020
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ian Bell

146

Alec Bedser

85.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1946–1960
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Alec Bedser

147

Paul Collingwood

85.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1996–2018
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Paul Collingwood

150

Dennis Amiss

85.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1987
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Dennis Amiss

154

Ken Barrington

85.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1955–1968
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ken Barrington

161

Brian Close

85.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1949–1986
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Brian Close

165

Trevor Bailey

85.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1967
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Trevor Bailey

166

Johnny Douglas

85.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1901–1930
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Johnny Douglas

181

Moeen Ali

84.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2014–2023
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Moeen Ali

182

Bill Bowes

84.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1928–1947
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bill Bowes

187

Bob Appleyard

84.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1950–1958
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Bob Appleyard

198

Joe Root

83.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Root

202

Mike Brearley

83.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Mike Brearley

203

Jofra Archer

83.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Jofra Archer

216

Bernard Bosanquet

83.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1898–1919
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bernard Bosanquet

217

Harry Brook

83.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Harry Brook

227

Basil D'Oliveira

82.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1980
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Basil D'Oliveira

228

Tim Bresnan

82.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2021
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tim Bresnan

231

Sam Curran

82.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Sam Curran

235

Percy Chapman

82.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1920–1939
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Percy Chapman

243

Dominic Cork

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1990–2011
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Dominic Cork

251

Geoff Arnold

81.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1963–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Geoff Arnold

252

Ted Dexter

81.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1958–1968
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Ted Dexter

253

Michael Atherton

81.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1989–2001
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Michael Atherton

254

Ben Duckett

81.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Ben Duckett

274

Zak Crawley

78.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Zak Crawley

276

Rory Burns

78.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Rory Burns

279

Jonathan Agnew

76.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1978–1992
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jonathan Agnew

286

Katie George

72.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2015–2022
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Katie George

316

Arthur Day

63.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1905–1925
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 70.0
Dominance: 58.0
Statistics: 66.0
Honours: 58.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Arthur Day

322

Jack Bryan

62.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1920–1932
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 68.0
Dominance: 58.0
Statistics: 64.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Jack Bryan

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
5	James Anderson	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2002–2024	92.9
18	Jack Hobbs	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1905–1934	90.6
34	Alastair Cook	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2006–2018	89.9
52	Ian Botham	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1977–1992	88.8
69	Denis Compton	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1937–1957	88.4
77	Johnny Briggs	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1879–1900	88.1
89	Colin Cowdrey	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1954–1975	87.9
113	Charlotte Edwards	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1996–2016	87.0
115	Geoffrey Boycott	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1964–1986	87.0
122	Colin Blythe	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1899–1914	86.8
128	Ian Bell	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2020	86.6
146	Alec Bedser	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1946–1960	85.8
147	Paul Collingwood	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1996–2018	85.8
150	Dennis Amiss	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1987	85.7
154	Ken Barrington	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1955–1968	85.6
161	Brian Close	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1949–1986	85.4
165	Trevor Bailey	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1945–1967	85.3
166	Johnny Douglas	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1901–1930	85.3
181	Moeen Ali	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2014–2023	84.7
182	Bill Bowes	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1928–1947	84.7
187	Bob Appleyard	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1950–1958	84.4
198	Joe Root	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2012–active	83.9
202	Mike Brearley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1961–1983	83.8
203	Jofra Archer	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2016–active	83.8
216	Bernard Bosanquet	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1898–1919	83.2
217	Harry Brook	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2016–active	83.2
227	Basil D'Oliveira	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1960–1980	82.7
228	Tim Bresnan	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2001–2021	82.6
231	Sam Curran	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2015–active	82.4
235	Percy Chapman	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1920–1939	82.2
243	Dominic Cork	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1990–2011	81.8
251	Geoff Arnold	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1963–1982	81.3
252	Ted Dexter	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1968	81.2
253	Michael Atherton	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1989–2001	81.1
254	Ben Duckett	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2013–active	81.0
274	Zak Crawley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2017–active	78.5
276	Rory Burns	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2011–active	78.0
279	Jonathan Agnew	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1978–1992	76.5
286	Katie George	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2015–2022	72.2
316	Arthur Day	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1905–1925	63.6
322	Jack Bryan	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1920–1932	62.1

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