- 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 Cricketers who debuted in the 1950s
This ranking is led by Garry Sobers, Garfield Sobers and Lance Gibbs. GOAT Rank currently ranks 19 eligible cricketers who debuted in the 1950s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Garry Sobers ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.7.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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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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