- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1995
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
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.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Wally Hammond ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.0.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1972–1990
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1928–1936
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1886–1903
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1945–1963
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1977–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1895–1907
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1987–2002
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1979–2005
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1933–1951
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1904–1923
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1908–1914
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1919–1938
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1890–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1985–2006
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1909–1914
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1890–1906
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
| # | 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 | 81.0 |
| 256 | Ian Austin | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1987–2002 | 81.0 |
| 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 | 80.0 |
| 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–active | 74.9 |
| 290 | Gus Atkinson | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2020–active | 70.3 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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