- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1920–1951
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 73
Greatest Cricket athletes from United Kingdom
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1934–1960
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1919–1945
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1894–1930
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1960–1982
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1949–1969
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 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
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1946–1965
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 100.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2011
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1881–1904
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1973–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1966–1982
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1926–1951
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1894–1920
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1881–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2010
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1923–1947
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1927–1953
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1906–1939
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1896–1920
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1955–1969
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2016
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1932–1950
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1906–1931
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1934–1955
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1889–1904
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1954–1969
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1912–1934
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1875–1894
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1988–2008
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1930–1953
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1959–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1934–1959
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1910–1935
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1902–1921
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1955–1974
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Wally Hammond | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1920–1951 | 93 |
| 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–— | 90 |
| 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–— | 88.4 |
| 81 | Anya Shrubsole | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–2022 | 88 |
| 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 |
| 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–— | 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 |
| 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–— | 84.6 |
| 191 | Ben Stokes | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2011–— | 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–— | 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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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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