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

239

82.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1971–1995
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Nigel Briers

240

82.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1972–1990
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Alan Butcher

241

81.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1928–1936
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Fred Bakewell

244

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1886–1903
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Bill Brockwell

247

81.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1963
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Donald Carr

249

Phil Bainbridge

81.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1977–1993
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Phil Bainbridge

250

81.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1986–2005
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Mark Alleyne

255

Cuthbert Burnup

81.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1895–1907
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Cuthbert Burnup

256

81.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1987–2002
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Ian Austin

260

80.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1979–2005
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Kim Barnett

262

80.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1933–1951
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Hugh Bartlett

263

80.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1904–1923
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Jack Crawford

265

80.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Andy Caddick

267

79.6

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Nick Compton

268

79.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1908–1914
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Major Booth

269

79.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1919–1938
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Hubert Ashton

270

79.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1890–1900
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Frederick Bull

272

Phillip DeFreitas

79.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1985–2006
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Phillip DeFreitas

273

78.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1909–1914
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Douglas Carr

277

77.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1975–1996
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: John Childs

278

77.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1890–1906
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Willis Cuttell

280

74.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Liam Dawson

284

70.3

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 60.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Gus Atkinson

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
239	Nigel Briers	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1971–1995	82.1
240	Alan Butcher	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1972–1990	82.1
241	Fred Bakewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1928–1936	81.9
244	Bill Brockwell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1886–1903	81.8
247	Donald Carr	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1945–1963	81.8
249	Phil Bainbridge	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1977–1993	81.7
250	Mark Alleyne	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1986–2005	81.6
255	Cuthbert Burnup	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1895–1907	81
256	Ian Austin	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1987–2002	81
260	Kim Barnett	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1979–2005	80.6
262	Hugh Bartlett	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1933–1951	80.6
263	Jack Crawford	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1904–1923	80.1
265	Andy Caddick	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1991–2009	80
267	Nick Compton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2018	79.6
268	Major Booth	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1908–1914	79.5
269	Hubert Ashton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1919–1938	79.4
270	Frederick Bull	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1890–1900	79.3
272	Phillip DeFreitas	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1985–2006	79.1
273	Douglas Carr	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1909–1914	78.7
277	John Childs	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1996	77.8
278	Willis Cuttell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1890–1906	77.5
280	Liam Dawson	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	2007–—	74.9
284	Gus Atkinson	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	2020–—	70.3

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How is this ranking calculated?

Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.

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