GOAT Rank · 73

Greatest Cricketers from United Kingdom

This ranking is led by Wally Hammond, Len Hutton and Herbert Sutcliffe. GOAT Rank currently ranks 73 eligible cricketers from United Kingdom using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Wally Hammond ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.0.

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Wally Hammond

93.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1920–1951
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Wally Hammond

Len Hutton

90.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1934–1960
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Len Hutton

Herbert Sutcliffe

90.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1919–1945
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 98.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Herbert Sutcliffe

Stuart Broad

90.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2023
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Stuart Broad

Katherine Sciver-Brunt

90.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2004–2023
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Katherine Sciver-Brunt

Sydney Barnes

90.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1894–1930
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Sydney Barnes

Rachael Heyhoe Flint

90.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1960–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Rachael Heyhoe Flint

Fred Trueman

90.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1949–1969
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Fred Trueman

Natalie Sciver-Brunt

90.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Natalie Sciver-Brunt

Sarah Taylor

89.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2006–2019
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Sarah Taylor

Jim Laker

89.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1946–1965
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jim Laker

Claire Taylor

89.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2011
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Claire Taylor

Bobby Abel

88.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1881–1904
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Bobby Abel

Graham Gooch

88.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1973–1997
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Graham Gooch

Kevin Pietersen

88.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2018
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kevin Pietersen

Enid Bakewell

88.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1966–1982
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Enid Bakewell

Heather Knight

88.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Heather Knight

Anya Shrubsole

88.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2008–2022
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Anya Shrubsole

David Gower

87.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1975–1993
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: David Gower

105

Les Ames

87.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1926–1951
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Les Ames

118

David Denton

87.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1894–1920
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: David Denton

124

Andrew Strauss

86.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Andrew Strauss

125

William Attewell

86.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1881–1900
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: William Attewell

134

Andrew Flintoff

86.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1995–2010
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Andrew Flintoff

139

George Duckworth

86.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1923–1947
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: George Duckworth

151

Martin Bicknell

85.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1986–2006
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Martin Bicknell

159

Michael Vaughan

85.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1993–2009
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Michael Vaughan

160

Nat Sciver-Brunt

85.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Nat Sciver-Brunt

162

Charlie Barnett

85.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1927–1953
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Charlie Barnett

169

Ewart Astill

85.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1906–1939
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Ewart Astill

172

Len Braund

85.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1896–1920
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Len Braund

174

Jimmy Binks

84.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1955–1969
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Jimmy Binks

175

Glen Chapple

84.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2016
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Glen Chapple

184

Sophie Ecclestone

84.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Sophie Ecclestone

191

Ben Stokes

84.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ben Stokes

193

Bill Copson

84.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1932–1950
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Bill Copson

194

Andy Ducat

84.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1906–1931
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Andy Ducat

196

Tom Dollery

84.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1934–1955
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Tom Dollery

201

Jack Brown

83.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1889–1904
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jack Brown

204

Bob Barber

83.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1954–1969
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Bob Barber

207

Danni Wyatt-Hodge

83.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Danni Wyatt-Hodge

208

Ted Bowley

83.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1912–1934
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Ted Bowley

209

Billy Barnes

83.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1875–1894
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Billy Barnes

210

Chris Adams

83.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1988–2008
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Chris Adams

212

Freddie Brown

83.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1930–1953
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Freddie Brown

214

Mike Denness

83.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1959–1980
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Mike Denness

221

Dennis Brookes

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1934–1959
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Dennis Brookes

225

Arthur Carr

82.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1910–1935
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Arthur Carr

229

Walter Brearley

82.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1902–1921
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Walter Brearley

233

Jack Bond

82.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1955–1974
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Jack Bond

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
4	Wally Hammond	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1920–1951	93.0
10	Len Hutton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1934–1960	90.9
12	Herbert Sutcliffe	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1919–1945	90.8
21	Stuart Broad	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2023	90.5
26	Katherine Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2004–2023	90.4
27	Sydney Barnes	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1894–1930	90.3
29	Rachael Heyhoe Flint	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1960–1982	90.2
30	Fred Trueman	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1949–1969	90.1
33	Natalie Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2013–active	90.0
39	Sarah Taylor	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2006–2019	89.6
40	Jim Laker	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1946–1965	89.6
45	Claire Taylor	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1998–2011	89.2
53	Bobby Abel	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1881–1904	88.8
56	Graham Gooch	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1973–1997	88.7
64	Kevin Pietersen	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2018	88.4
65	Enid Bakewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1966–1982	88.4
67	Heather Knight	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2010–active	88.4
81	Anya Shrubsole	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–2022	88.0
98	David Gower	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1993	87.4
105	Les Ames	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1926–1951	87.1
118	David Denton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1894–1920	87.0
124	Andrew Strauss	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1998–2012	86.7
125	William Attewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1881–1900	86.7
134	Andrew Flintoff	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1995–2010	86.4
139	George Duckworth	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1923–1947	86.2
151	Martin Bicknell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1986–2006	85.7
159	Michael Vaughan	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1993–2009	85.4
160	Nat Sciver-Brunt	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2013–active	85.4
162	Charlie Barnett	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1927–1953	85.4
169	Ewart Astill	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1906–1939	85.2
172	Len Braund	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1896–1920	85.0
174	Jimmy Binks	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1955–1969	84.9
175	Glen Chapple	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1992–2016	84.9
184	Sophie Ecclestone	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2016–active	84.6
191	Ben Stokes	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	2011–active	84.2
193	Bill Copson	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1932–1950	84.2
194	Andy Ducat	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1906–1931	84.2
196	Tom Dollery	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1934–1955	84.1
201	Jack Brown	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1889–1904	83.9
204	Bob Barber	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1954–1969	83.8
207	Danni Wyatt-Hodge	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2010–active	83.7
208	Ted Bowley	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1912–1934	83.7
209	Billy Barnes	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1875–1894	83.6
210	Chris Adams	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1988–2008	83.6
212	Freddie Brown	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1930–1953	83.5
214	Mike Denness	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1959–1980	83.3
221	Dennis Brookes	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1934–1959	83.1
225	Arthur Carr	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1910–1935	82.9
229	Walter Brearley	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1902–1921	82.6
233	Jack Bond	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1955–1974	82.4

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