World_100 |
Gen1 |
1 |
Sydney Barnes (England)
|
M-27 | W-189 | A-16 | SR-42 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-46.23 |
World_100 |
Gen1 |
2 |
Clarrie Grimmett (Australia)
|
M-37 | W-216 | A-24 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-31.58 |
World_100 |
Gen1 |
3 |
Tom Richardson (England)
|
M-14 | W-88 | A-25 | SR-51 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-37.58 |
World_100 |
Gen1 |
4 |
Charlie Turner (Australia)
|
M-17 | W-101 | A-17 | SR-51 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-35.32 |
World_100 |
Gen1 |
5 |
Frederick Spofforth (Australia)
|
M-18 | W-94 | A-18 | SR-45 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-31.43 |
World_100 |
Gen1 |
6 |
Bill O'Reilly (Australia)
|
M-27 | W-144 | A-23 | SR-70 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-29.12 |
World_100 |
Gen1 |
7 |
George Lohmann (England)
|
M-18 | W-112 | A-11 | SR-34 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-33.66 |
World_100 |
Gen1 |
8 |
Hugh Trumble (Australia)
|
M-32 | W-141 | A-22 | SR-57 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-24.52 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
1 |
Lance Gibbs (West Indies)
|
M-79 | W-309 | A-29 | SR-88 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-21.87 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
2 |
Hugh Tayfield (South Africa)
|
M-37 | W-170 | A-26 | SR-80 | ER-1.9 | avgCR-27.61 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
3 |
Graham McKenzie (Australia)
|
M-60 | W-246 | A-30 | SR-72 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-23.26 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
4 |
Fred Trueman (England)
|
M-67 | W-307 | A-22 | SR-49 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-22.74 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
5 |
Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan)
|
M-34 | W-139 | A-25 | SR-71 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-25.67 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
6 |
Alec Bedser (England)
|
M-51 | W-236 | A-25 | SR-67 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-23.98 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
7 |
Richie Benaud (Australia)
|
M-63 | W-248 | A-27 | SR-77 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-21.51 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
8 |
John Snow (England)
|
M-49 | W-202 | A-27 | SR-59 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-22.22 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
9 |
Alan Davidson (Australia)
|
M-44 | W-186 | A-21 | SR-62 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-24.67 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
10 |
Wes Hall (West Indies)
|
M-48 | W-192 | A-26 | SR-54 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-22.20 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
11 |
Ray Lindwall (Australia)
|
M-61 | W-228 | A-23 | SR-60 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-20.13 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
12 |
Jim Laker (England)
|
M-46 | W-193 | A-21 | SR-62 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-22.56 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
13 |
Subhash Gupte (India)
|
M-36 | W-149 | A-30 | SR-76 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-22.46 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
14 |
Vinoo Mankad (India)
|
M-44 | W-162 | A-32 | SR-91 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-19.09 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
15 |
Brian Statham (England)
|
M-70 | W-252 | A-25 | SR-64 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-16.52 |
World_100 |
Gen2 |
16 |
Sonny Ramadhin (West Indies)
|
M-43 | W-158 | A-29 | SR-88 | ER-2.0 | avgCR-19.19 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
1 |
Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
|
M-86 | W-431 | A-22 | SR-51 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-30.77 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
2 |
Imran Khan (Pakistan)
|
M-88 | W-362 | A-23 | SR-54 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-24.66 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
3 |
Dennis Lillee (Australia)
|
M-70 | W-355 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-28.36 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
4 |
Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
|
M-81 | W-376 | A-21 | SR-47 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-25.40 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
5 |
Ian Botham (England)
|
M-102 | W-383 | A-28 | SR-57 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-21.44 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
6 |
Kapil Dev (India)
|
M-131 | W-434 | A-30 | SR-64 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-19.24 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
7 |
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar (India)
|
M-58 | W-242 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-23.57 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
8 |
Craig McDermott (Australia)
|
M-71 | W-291 | A-29 | SR-57 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-21.32 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
9 |
Michael Holding (West Indies)
|
M-60 | W-249 | A-24 | SR-51 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.85 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
10 |
Terry Alderman (Australia)
|
M-41 | W-170 | A-27 | SR-60 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-23.38 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
11 |
Geoff Lawson (Australia)
|
M-46 | W-180 | A-31 | SR-62 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-21.77 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
12 |
Bob Willis (England)
|
M-90 | W-325 | A-25 | SR-53 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-19.33 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
13 |
Abdul Qadir (Pakistan)
|
M-67 | W-236 | A-33 | SR-72 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-19.21 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
14 |
Joel Garner (West Indies)
|
M-58 | W-259 | A-21 | SR-51 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-22.52 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
15 |
Derek Underwood (England)
|
M-86 | W-297 | A-26 | SR-74 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-18.67 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
16 |
Andy Roberts (West Indies)
|
M-47 | W-202 | A-26 | SR-55 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.65 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
17 |
Erapalli Prasanna (India)
|
M-49 | W-189 | A-30 | SR-76 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-21.84 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
18 |
Bishan Bedi (India)
|
M-67 | W-266 | A-29 | SR-80 | ER-2.1 | avgCR-19.89 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
19 |
Jeff Thomson (Australia)
|
M-51 | W-200 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-21.05 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
20 |
Bruce Yardley (Australia)
|
M-33 | W-126 | A-32 | SR-71 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-21.54 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
21 |
Merv Hughes (Australia)
|
M-53 | W-212 | A-28 | SR-58 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-19.39 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
22 |
Iqbal Qasim (Pakistan)
|
M-50 | W-171 | A-28 | SR-76 | ER-2.2 | avgCR-18.60 |
World_100 |
Gen3 |
23 |
Sarfraz Nawaz (Pakistan)
|
M-55 | W-177 | A-33 | SR-79 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-17.29 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
1 |
Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka)
|
M-133 | W-800 | A-23 | SR-55 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-33.81 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
2 |
Shane Warne (Australia)
|
M-145 | W-708 | A-25 | SR-57 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-27.50 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
3 |
Anil Kumble (India)
|
M-132 | W-619 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-25.78 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
4 |
Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
|
M-132 | W-519 | A-24 | SR-58 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-20.91 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
5 |
Allan Donald (South Africa)
|
M-72 | W-330 | A-22 | SR-47 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-24.47 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
6 |
Glenn McGrath (Australia)
|
M-124 | W-563 | A-22 | SR-52 | ER-2.5 | avgCR-25.05 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
7 |
Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)
|
M-98 | W-405 | A-21 | SR-54 | ER-2.3 | avgCR-22.35 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
8 |
Wasim Akram (Pakistan)
|
M-104 | W-414 | A-24 | SR-55 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-21.18 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
9 |
Waqar Younis (Pakistan)
|
M-87 | W-373 | A-24 | SR-43 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-22.45 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
10 |
Andy Caddick (England)
|
M-62 | W-234 | A-30 | SR-58 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-21.71 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
11 |
Angus Fraser (England)
|
M-46 | W-177 | A-27 | SR-61 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-23.09 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
12 |
Harbhajan Singh (India)
|
M-103 | W-417 | A-32 | SR-68 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-23.07 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
13 |
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan)
|
M-49 | W-208 | A-30 | SR-67 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-22.49 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
14 |
Darren Gough (England)
|
M-58 | W-229 | A-28 | SR-52 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-19.98 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
15 |
Danish Kaneria (Pakistan)
|
M-61 | W-261 | A-35 | SR-68 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-23.46 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
16 |
Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
|
M-46 | W-178 | A-26 | SR-46 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-23.61 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
17 |
Chris Cairns (New Zealand)
|
M-62 | W-218 | A-29 | SR-54 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-18.74 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
18 |
Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
|
M-108 | W-421 | A-23 | SR-58 | ER-2.4 | avgCR-20.01 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
19 |
Makhaya Ntini (South Africa)
|
M-101 | W-390 | A-29 | SR-53 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-20.10 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
20 |
Javagal Srinath (India)
|
M-67 | W-236 | A-30 | SR-64 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-18.52 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
21 |
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pakistan)
|
M-52 | W-185 | A-33 | SR-68 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-18.65 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
22 |
Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
|
M-113 | W-362 | A-34 | SR-80 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-17.22 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
23 |
Stuart MacGill (Australia)
|
M-44 | W-208 | A-29 | SR-54 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-23.25 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
24 |
Zaheer Khan (India)
|
M-92 | W-311 | A-33 | SR-60 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-17.50 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
25 |
Matthew Hoggard (England)
|
M-67 | W-248 | A-31 | SR-56 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-18.75 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
26 |
Brett Lee (Australia)
|
M-76 | W-310 | A-31 | SR-53 | ER-3.5 | avgCR-18.99 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
27 |
Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
|
M-111 | W-355 | A-30 | SR-66 | ER-2.7 | avgCR-15.67 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
28 |
Chris Martin (New Zealand)
|
M-71 | W-233 | A-34 | SR-60 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-17.28 |
World_100 |
Gen4 |
29 |
Jason Gillespie (Australia)
|
M-71 | W-259 | A-26 | SR-55 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-17.99 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
1 |
Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
|
M-106 | W-537 | A-24 | SR-51 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-28.07 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
2 |
Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka)
|
M-93 | W-433 | A-28 | SR-60 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-26.87 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
3 |
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
|
M-93 | W-439 | A-23 | SR-42 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-25.70 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
4 |
Yasir Shah (Pakistan)
|
M-48 | W-244 | A-31 | SR-58 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-29.04 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
5 |
James Anderson (England)
|
M-188 | W-704 | A-26 | SR-57 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-19.06 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
6 |
Nathan Lyon (Australia)
|
M-139 | W-562 | A-30 | SR-61 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-21.67 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
7 |
Jasprit Bumrah (India)
|
M-48 | W-219 | A-20 | SR-43 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-29.23 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
8 |
Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
|
M-71 | W-336 | A-22 | SR-39 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-24.62 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
9 |
Stuart Broad (England)
|
M-167 | W-604 | A-28 | SR-56 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-18.56 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
10 |
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan)
|
M-35 | W-178 | A-28 | SR-65 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-28.61 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
11 |
Pat Cummins (Australia)
|
M-71 | W-309 | A-22 | SR-46 | ER-2.9 | avgCR-23.62 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
12 |
Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
|
M-73 | W-313 | A-28 | SR-51 | ER-3.3 | avgCR-23.50 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
13 |
Graeme Swann (England)
|
M-60 | W-255 | A-30 | SR-60 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-23.48 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
14 |
Mitchell Starc (Australia)
|
M-100 | W-402 | A-27 | SR-47 | ER-3.4 | avgCR-21.10 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
15 |
Ravindra Jadeja (India)
|
M-85 | W-330 | A-25 | SR-58 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-20.79 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
16 |
Tim Southee (New Zealand)
|
M-107 | W-391 | A-30 | SR-60 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-18.40 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
17 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
|
M-71 | W-246 | A-32 | SR-64 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-18.83 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
18 |
Josh Hazlewood (Australia)
|
M-76 | W-295 | A-24 | SR-52 | ER-2.8 | avgCR-19.90 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
19 |
Taijul Islam (Bangladesh)
|
M-55 | W-237 | A-31 | SR-61 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-19.93 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
20 |
Vernon Philander (South Africa)
|
M-64 | W-224 | A-22 | SR-51 | ER-2.6 | avgCR-19.95 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
21 |
Trent Boult (New Zealand)
|
M-78 | W-317 | A-27 | SR-55 | ER-3.0 | avgCR-19.23 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
22 |
Morne Morkel (South Africa)
|
M-86 | W-309 | A-28 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-18.29 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
23 |
Ishant Sharma (India)
|
M-105 | W-311 | A-32 | SR-62 | ER-3.2 | avgCR-15.95 |
World_100 |
Gen5 |
24 |
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
|
M-85 | W-284 | A-27 | SR-53 | ER-3.1 | avgCR-16.64 |
The GOATs- best teams and players from various generations. The players are ranked within the generation they played. Presenting the rankings for 5 generations starting from oldest to newest. Updated - 31st Jul 2025.