Highest ever test batting rankings

1 961 D.G. Bradman AUS 961 v India, 06/02/1948
2 945 L. Hutton ENG 945 v West Indies, 30/03/1954
3 942 J.B. Hobbs ENG 942 v Australia, 19/08/1912
3 942 R.T. Ponting AUS 942 v England, 01/12/2006
5 941 P.B.H. May ENG 941 v Australia, 23/08/1956
6 938 C.L. Walcott WI 938 v Australia, 11/06/1955
6 938 I.V.A. Richards WI 938 v England, 27/03/1981
6 938 G.S. Sobers WI 938 v India, 13/01/1967
6 938 K.C. Sangakkara SL 938 v England, 01/12/2007
10 935 M.L. Hayden AUS 935 v England, 07/11/2002
10 935 J.H. Kallis SA 935 v New Zealand, 18/11/2007
12 933 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 933 v West Indies, 27/11/2006
13 927 E.D. Weekes WI 927 v New Zealand, 03/03/1956
13 927 R.G. Pollock SA 927 v Australia, 19/02/1970
15 922 A.D. Nourse SA 922 v England, 07/06/1951
15 922 K.D. Walters AUS 922 v South Africa, 19/02/1970
17 921 R.N. Harvey AUS 921 v South Africa, 06/02/1953
17 921 M.E.K. Hussey AUS 921 v West Indies, 23/05/2008
19 917 D.C.S. Compton ENG 917 v Australia, 08/07/1948
20 916 S.M. Gavaskar IND 916 v England, 30/08/1979
21 915 G.A. Headley WI 915 v England, 21/01/1948
22 914 K.F. Barrington ENG 914 v New Zealand, 08/07/1965
23 911 B.C. Lara WI 911 v South Africa, 02/01/2004
24 909 K.P. Pietersen ENG 909 v West Indies, 28/05/2007
25 901 S. Chanderpaul WI 901 v New Zealand, 19/12/2008
26 898 S.R. Tendulkar IND 898 v Zimbabwe, 21/02/2002
27 897 W.R. Hammond ENG 897 v New Zealand, 31/03/1933
28 895 A. Flower ZIM 895 v South Africa, 14/09/2001
28 895 S.R. Waugh AUS 895 v England, 03/07/1997
30 892 R. Dravid IND 892 v Pakistan, 16/03/2005

So L is indeed greater than T

Gavaskar at his best better than Tendy at his best? I don't think so.

Rankings don't lie. Just ask Farky

Was this written by Karti?

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Really loved this bit

10. Highest score Index

This is the lowest rated parameter and is given to the innings if the same is the highest for the team.

Both score even number of points in this category, as Lara's 375 was HS for the team and Tendulkar's 136 was HS for the team as well. Even stevens.

Tendulkar 8, Lara 3.

taipan wrote:Rankings don't lie. Just ask Farky

Do I have to?

How could Pollock's and Walters' best both be in the same week, in the middle of a series where RGP dominated but KDW was just passably mediocre in bad company, with Pollock only five points ahead?

Esp since Walters' 68-69 Windies heroics were by then more than a year past, and a series and a half ago, and SA hadn't played at all?

Kartinomics?

Why is Bradders only slightly ahead of the pack? I'd have thought his highest rating should be about 1500.

Sage, RobI.

But gotta laugh at P (Drunky) > L > T.

And even the old grumpy fart Harvey > L > T.

Nice to see SRW in the top 30 all-time, ay h?

Perhaps the maximum score is 1000 in whatever formula they use.

Rob I wrote:Perhaps the maximum score is 1000 in whatever formula they use.

Correct.

Rob I wrote:Why is Bradders only slightly ahead of the pack? I'd have thought his highest rating should be about 1500.

The gap between 1 and 2 is 16 points which is the gap between 2 and 12.

Interesting how that list has KP ahead of the likes of: SR Waugh, Chanderpaul, Tendulkar, W Hammond and R Dravid.


While KP is class, I wouldn't put him ahead of the aforementioned names. (Not just yet, anyway).

DJ_Smerk wrote:Interesting how that list has KP ahead of the likes of: SR Waugh, Chanderpaul, Tendulkar, W Hammond and R Dravid.


While KP is class, I wouldn't put him ahead of the aforementioned names. (Not just yet, anyway).

It's the nature of the formulae used though. Rewards medium-term form over long-term excellence.

Clamson wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:Interesting how that list has KP ahead of the likes of: SR Waugh, Chanderpaul, Tendulkar, W Hammond and R Dravid.


While KP is class, I wouldn't put him ahead of the aforementioned names. (Not just yet, anyway).

It's the nature of the formulae used though. Rewards medium-term form over long-term excellence.

Yeah, makes sense.

Can't complain if you think about it - Pietersen got his final points of that specific ranking against the Windies (226 at Leeds) and Tendulkar against Zimbabwe.

The bottom end of that list shows most of the players getting points against poor-ish opposition, bar Andy Flower.

DJ_Smerk wrote:

Clamson wrote:

DJ_Smerk wrote:Interesting how that list has KP ahead of the likes of: SR Waugh, Chanderpaul, Tendulkar, W Hammond and R Dravid.


While KP is class, I wouldn't put him ahead of the aforementioned names. (Not just yet, anyway).

It's the nature of the formulae used though. Rewards medium-term form over long-term excellence.

Yeah, makes sense.

Can't complain if you think about it - Pietersen got his final points of that specific ranking against the Windies (226 at Leeds) and Tendulkar against Zimbabwe.

The bottom end of that list shows most of the players getting points against poor-ish opposition, bar Andy Flower.

I confidently predict that Petals Sr. will be the only Zim to ever get on that list.

And, given the batting paradises around at the minute, there is every chance he will drop out soon.

I can sense Bell creeping over Flower in the near future.

Clamson wrote:

Rob I wrote:Perhaps the maximum score is 1000 in whatever formula they use.

Correct.

OK, so if someone averages 200 in tests, they still will not reach 1000 on the scale - they might get 995 depending on the rating of the bowlers faced and such.

Rob I wrote:

Clamson wrote:

Rob I wrote:Perhaps the maximum score is 1000 in whatever formula they use.

Correct.

OK, so if someone averages 200 in tests, they still will not reach 1000 on the scale - they might get 995 depending on the rating of the bowlers faced and such.

Maybe the only way to get 1000 is to pile on 10,000 runs without ever getting out, and never playing Zim or Ban.

The Chappell brothers are notable omissions from that list

seriously for Sreesanth's sake when are you gonna stop with these stats Taipan, i am sure this list has been posted about 27 times on this forum alone.

next time you might as well post the water and electric bills of some random 20 users in Johannesburg ( just make sure every thing is in US dollars)

So the great SRT never cracked 900.

But it is fitting his top ranking came against the Zimbots . . . . his top score came against the Bangers . . .

Hehehe, touche.

PlanetPakistan wrote:seriously for Sreesanth's sake when are you gonna stop with these stats Taipan, i am sure this list has been posted about 27 times on this forum alone.

next time you might as well post the water and electric bills of some random 20 users in Johannesburg ( just make sure every thing is in US dollars)

Maybe I should just post some random crap about. fast bowlers?

And to call your bluff I am sure you can easily bounce those threads where this list has been posted. I, for one, have never seen it here.

Maybe you are thinking about crappassion.