- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1928–1936
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
GOAT Rank · 239
Greatest retired Cricket athletes
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
- 1932–1950
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1990–2011
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1921–1933
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1963–1982
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- 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
- 1989–2001
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- 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
- 1952–1968
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1924–1935
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 1945–1957
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2013–2022
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- 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
- 1993–2015
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 1924–1932
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- 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
- 1948–1959
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2005–2010
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1905–1925
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 66.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1920–1932
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 68.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | Fred Bakewell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1928–1936 | 81.9 |
| 242 | Bill Brown | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1932–1950 | 81.8 |
| 243 | Dominic Cork | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1990–2011 | 81.8 |
| 244 | Bill Brockwell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1886–1903 | 81.8 |
| 245 | Bob Catterall | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1921–1933 | 81.8 |
| 246 | Gary Ballance | Cricket | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2008–2023 | 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 |
| 251 | Geoff Arnold | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1963–1982 | 81.3 |
| 252 | Ted Dexter | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1958–1968 | 81.2 |
| 253 | Michael Atherton | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1989–2001 | 81.1 |
| 255 | Cuthbert Burnup | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1895–1907 | 81 |
| 256 | Ian Austin | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1987–2002 | 81 |
| 257 | Peter Burge | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1952–1968 | 80.9 |
| 258 | Umar Gul | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2003–2016 | 80.9 |
| 259 | Jock Cameron | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1924–1935 | 80.8 |
| 260 | Kim Barnett | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1979–2005 | 80.6 |
| 261 | Bruce Dooland | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1945–1957 | 80.6 |
| 262 | Hugh Bartlett | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1933–1951 | 80.6 |
| 263 | Jack Crawford | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1904–1923 | 80.1 |
| 264 | Lizelle Lee | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2013–2022 | 80.1 |
| 265 | Andy Caddick | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1991–2009 | 80 |
| 266 | Dale Benkenstein | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1993–2015 | 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 |
| 271 | Duleepsinhji | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1924–1932 | 79.1 |
| 272 | Phillip DeFreitas | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1985–2006 | 79.1 |
| 273 | Douglas Carr | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1909–1914 | 78.7 |
| 275 | Jim Burke | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1948–1959 | 78.3 |
| 277 | John Childs | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1975–1996 | 77.8 |
| 278 | Willis Cuttell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1890–1906 | 77.5 |
| 279 | Jonathan Agnew | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1978–1992 | 76.5 |
| 281 | Mohammad Asif | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2005–2010 | 74.8 |
| 283 | Katie George | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 2015–2022 | 72.2 |
| 285 | Arthur Day | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1905–1925 | 63.6 |
| 286 | Jack Bryan | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1920–1932 | 62.1 |
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