- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1976–1996
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
GOAT Rank · 26
Greatest Cricketers who debuted in the 1970s
This ranking is led by Allan Border, Viv Richards and Debbie Hockley. GOAT Rank currently ranks 26 eligible cricketers who debuted in the 1970s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Allan Border ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.5.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1993
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1979–2000
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇧🇧 Barbados
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1977–1992
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1970–1984
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1992
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1974–1993
- Country
- 🇯🇲 West Indies
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1972–1989
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1971–1987
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1972–1990
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1972–1994
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1993
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1994
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1974–1993
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1987
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1995
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 1977–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Allan Border | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1976–1996 | 90.5 |
| 28 | Viv Richards | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1971–1993 | 90.2 |
| 32 | Debbie Hockley | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1979–2000 | 90.0 |
| 41 | Malcolm Marshall | Cricket | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 1977–1996 | 89.5 |
| 52 | Ian Botham | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1977–1992 | 88.8 |
| 56 | Graham Gooch | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1997 | 88.7 |
| 60 | Greg Chappell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1970–1984 | 88.5 |
| 85 | Imran Khan | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1971–1992 | 87.9 |
| 90 | Jeff Dujon | Cricket | 🇯🇲 West Indies | 1974–1993 | 87.9 |
| 94 | Michael Holding | Cricket | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1972–1989 | 87.5 |
| 98 | David Gower | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1993 | 87.4 |
| 100 | Sunil Gavaskar | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1971–1987 | 87.3 |
| 112 | Richard Hadlee | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1972–1990 | 87.0 |
| 119 | Jimmy Cook | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1972–1994 | 87.0 |
| 121 | Abdul Qadir | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1975–1993 | 86.8 |
| 126 | Kapil Dev | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1975–1994 | 86.6 |
| 130 | Javed Miandad | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1975–1996 | 86.5 |
| 149 | Terry Alderman | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1974–1993 | 85.7 |
| 236 | Jeremy Coney | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1971–1987 | 82.2 |
| 237 | Wasim Raja | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1971–1985 | 82.1 |
| 239 | Nigel Briers | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1971–1995 | 82.1 |
| 240 | Alan Butcher | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1972–1990 | 82.1 |
| 249 | Phil Bainbridge | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1977–1993 | 81.7 |
| 260 | Kim Barnett | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1979–2005 | 80.6 |
| 277 | John Childs | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1996 | 77.8 |
| 279 | Jonathan Agnew | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1978–1992 | 76.5 |
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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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