- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1953–1974
- Country
- 🇧🇧 Barbados
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 19
Greatest Cricket athletes of the 1950s
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
- 1953–1974
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1953–1976
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1952–1969
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1954–1975
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1952–1962
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1952–1964
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1955–1968
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1953–1963
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 1950–1958
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- 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
- 1954–1972
- Country
- 🇬🇾 West Indies
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1952–1963
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1956–1974
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1955–1974
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1958–1968
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1952–1968
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Garry Sobers | Cricket | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 1953–1974 | 92.7 |
| 9 | Garfield Sobers | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1953–1974 | 91.1 |
| 48 | Lance Gibbs | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1953–1976 | 88.8 |
| 68 | Hanif Mohammad | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1952–1969 | 88.4 |
| 89 | Colin Cowdrey | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1954–1975 | 87.9 |
| 101 | Fazal Mahmood | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1952–1962 | 87.3 |
| 145 | Richie Benaud | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1952–1964 | 85.8 |
| 154 | Ken Barrington | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1955–1968 | 85.6 |
| 163 | Alan Davidson | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1953–1963 | 85.3 |
| 174 | Jimmy Binks | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1955–1969 | 84.9 |
| 187 | Bob Appleyard | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1950–1958 | 84.4 |
| 204 | Bob Barber | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1954–1969 | 83.8 |
| 213 | Basil Butcher | Cricket | 🇬🇾 West Indies | 1954–1972 | 83.4 |
| 214 | Mike Denness | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1959–1980 | 83.3 |
| 218 | Neil Adcock | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1952–1963 | 83.2 |
| 232 | Colin Bland | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1956–1974 | 82.4 |
| 233 | Jack Bond | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1955–1974 | 82.4 |
| 252 | Ted Dexter | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1958–1968 | 81.2 |
| 257 | Peter Burge | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1952–1968 | 80.9 |
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