All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 25 Non Asian batsmen in matches Outside Asia in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

5. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

6. ATTACKING

7. NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

FC RATING

Points to note about NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA Rating:-

Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.
This categorization has been done as there are more points for UC in our Overall Rating.

THE CRITERIA

The FC Rating is divided into four main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Runs Scored	200.00
Consistent	Average	500.00
Big Innings Potential	Top Scores	150.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	150.00

The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is a simple example:-

TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
TS Points: 250.00(Max); Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00
Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.

Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
The top teams are calculated by decades.
Further, they are divided into In Asia and Outside Asia.
A batsman’s performace is counted in TT if it comes in the specific condition and in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1	MP before 1991
Era 2	MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3	MP greater than 2015

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	AR Border	AUS	1978	1994	1986	226	9375	180.00
1	AR Border	AUS	1978	1994	1986	226	9375	180.00
2	GA Gooch	ENG	1975	1995	1985	191	8031	154.20
3	IVA Richards	WI	1974	1991	1982.5	144	7030	134.98
4	GS Sobers	WI	1954	1974	1964	142	6973	133.88
5	GS Chappell	AUS	1970	1984	1977	145	6663	127.93
6	CG Greenidge	WI	1974	1991	1982.5	149	6326	121.46
7	KF Barrington	ENG	1955	1968	1961.5	118	5903	113.34
8	RG Pollock	SA	1963	1970	1966.5	41	2256	43.32

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	RT Ponting	AUS	1995	2012	2003.5	239	11489	200.00
1	RT Ponting	AUS	1995	2012	2003.5	239	11489	200.00
2	JH Kallis	SA	1995	2013	2004	236	11231	195.51
3	BC Lara	WI	1990	2006	1998	206	10423	181.44
4	S Chanderpaul	WI	1994	2015	2004.5	233	10017	174.38
5	AN Cook	ENG	2006	2018	2012	236	9762	169.94
6	SR Waugh	AUS	1985	2004	1994.5	225	9722	169.24
7	GC Smith	SA	2002	2014	2008	170	7537	131.20
8	HM Amla	SA	2004	2019	2011.5	172	7423	129.22
9	MJ Clarke	AUS	2004	2015	2009.5	161	7349	127.93
10	ML Hayden	AUS	1994	2009	2001.5	149	6962	121.19
11	KP Pietersen	ENG	2005	2014	2009.5	139	6608	115.03
12	JL Langer	AUS	1993	2007	2000	149	6597	114.84
13	AC Gilchrist	AUS	1999	2008	2003.5	112	4749	82.67

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	JE Root	ENG	2012	2024	2018	202	9299	180.00
1	JE Root	ENG	2012	2024	2018	202	9299	180.00
2	SPD Smith	AUS	2010	2024	2017	155	7963	154.14
3	DA Warner	AUS	2011	2024	2017.5	163	7486	144.91
4	KS Williamson	NZ	2010	2024	2017	133	6740	130.47

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly, it takes into account:-

Strength of Opposition.
Positions at which a batsman has played.
Venues at which he has played.
Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs	1500

Against All Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	SPD Smith	155	21	7963	27	59.43	60.82	250.00
1	SPD Smith	155	21	7963	27	59.43	60.82	250.00
2	RG Pollock	41	4	2256	7	60.97	57.78	237.54
3	GS Sobers	142	17	6973	23	55.78	57.59	236.74
4	KS Williamson	133	15	6740	25	57.12	57.34	235.71
5	KF Barrington	118	12	5903	16	55.69	55.14	226.68
6	GS Chappell	145	19	6663	23	52.88	54.71	224.91
7	JH Kallis	236	33	11231	37	55.33	53.89	221.51
8	SR Waugh	225	40	9722	29	52.55	53.64	220.51
9	IVA Richards	144	8	7030	20	51.69	53.01	217.93
10	JE Root	202	18	9299	25	50.54	52.56	216.06
11	AC Gilchrist	112	17	4749	13	49.99	52.34	215.17
12	BC Lara	206	6	10423	29	52.12	51.40	211.31
13	S Chanderpaul	233	40	10017	26	51.90	51.38	211.22
14	RT Ponting	239	26	11489	36	53.94	51.25	210.69
15	AR Border	226	38	9375	21	49.87	50.87	209.12
16	DA Warner	163	7	7486	23	47.99	50.63	208.13
17	MJ Clarke	161	20	7349	24	52.12	49.53	203.62
18	ML Hayden	149	12	6962	26	50.82	49.53	203.59
19	CG Greenidge	149	14	6326	16	46.86	48.91	201.08
20	GC Smith	170	13	7537	23	48.01	48.24	198.30
21	JL Langer	149	12	6597	21	48.15	47.05	193.40
22	KP Pietersen	139	5	6608	19	49.31	46.62	191.63
23	HM Amla	172	12	7423	21	46.39	45.85	188.48
24	GA Gooch	191	4	8031	19	42.95	45.55	187.26
25	AN Cook	236	12	9762	24	43.58	44.46	182.77

Against Top Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	GS Sobers	122	15	6215	20	58.08	59.96	250.00
1	GS Sobers	122	15	6215	20	58.08	59.96	250.00
2	RG Pollock	41	4	2256	7	60.97	57.78	240.92
3	SPD Smith	123	11	6316	22	56.39	57.71	240.61
4	IVA Richards	124	8	6356	18	54.79	56.19	234.29
5	KF Barrington	98	9	4736	13	53.21	52.69	219.68
6	GS Chappell	116	16	5049	18	50.49	52.24	217.79
7	JE Root	151	13	6919	18	50.14	52.14	217.39
8	AC Gilchrist	80	12	3315	10	48.75	51.04	212.81
9	MJ Clarke	118	13	5628	20	53.60	50.94	212.38
10	JL Langer	105	11	4865	17	51.76	50.57	210.82
11	BC Lara	172	5	8422	21	50.43	49.74	207.39
12	S Chanderpaul	185	29	7796	21	49.97	49.47	206.27
13	RT Ponting	162	14	7699	26	52.02	49.43	206.09
14	AR Border	190	32	7596	17	48.08	49.04	204.48
15	JH Kallis	161	17	7187	23	49.91	48.61	202.67
16	SR Waugh	180	29	7133	18	47.24	48.22	201.04
17	CG Greenidge	125	12	5154	13	45.61	47.61	198.50
18	DA Warner	127	5	5473	17	44.86	47.33	197.33
19	KP Pietersen	93	3	4383	13	48.70	46.04	191.94
20	HM Amla	120	7	5218	16	46.18	45.64	190.27
21	ML Hayden	107	6	4643	17	45.97	44.80	186.79
22	KS Williamson	80	7	3207	13	43.93	44.10	183.87
23	GC Smith	117	9	4692	12	43.44	43.66	182.01
24	GA Gooch	154	2	5827	11	38.34	40.66	169.53
25	AN Cook	155	3	5999	12	39.47	40.26	167.87

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, the top 5 scores of the batsman have been taken. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 5 Inns

RANK	BATSMAN	1	2	3	4	5	AVE HS	RAT
TS	BC Lara	400*	375	277	226	213	298.20	150.00
1	BC Lara	400*	375	277	226	213	298.20	150.00
2	MJ Clarke	329*	259*	230	210	187	243.00	122.23
3	AN Cook	294	244*	243	235*	189	241.00	121.23
4	KS Williamson	251	242*	238	215	200*	229.20	115.29
5	RT Ponting	257	242	221	209	207	227.20	114.29
6	DA Warner	335*	253	200	180	164	226.40	113.88
7	GS Sobers	365*	226	178*	174	168	222.20	111.77
8	GA Gooch	333	210	196	183	174	219.20	110.26
9	HM Amla	311*	208	201	196	176*	218.40	109.86
10	IVA Richards	291	232	208	182*	178	218.20	109.76
11	GC Smith	277	259	200	183	157	215.20	108.25
12	SPD Smith	239	215	211	200*	199	212.80	107.04
13	JL Langer	250	223	215	191	179*	211.60	106.44
14	JE Root	254	226	200*	190	182*	210.40	105.84
15	ML Hayden	380	197	177	153	138	209.00	105.13
16	CG Greenidge	226	223	214*	213	154*	206.00	103.62
17	GS Chappell	247*	204	201	182*	182	203.20	102.21
18	KP Pietersen	227	226	202*	175	158	197.60	99.40
19	JH Kallis	224	201*	189*	186	182*	196.40	98.79
20	RG Pollock	274	209	175	137	125	184.00	92.56
21	AR Border	205	200*	196	163	152*	183.20	92.15
22	SR Waugh	200	199	177*	170	164	182.00	91.55
23	KF Barrington	256	163	148*	148	143	171.60	86.32
24	S Chanderpaul	203*	166	153*	147*	140	161.80	81.39
25	AC Gilchrist	204*	162	152	149*	138*	161.00	80.99

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR. Batsman who were active in earlier times benefit from this as SR was generally low earlier.

R4BF

Balls played by batsmen for many inns is not available for earlier times. When such is the case, we have used Runs For Balls Faced (R4BF) to determine the Strike Rate. This is the runs scored by the batsman for the available data of balls.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs	1500
Min Average	30

RANK	BATSMAN	R4BF	BF	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	AC Gilchrist	4749	5679	83.62	80.28	150.00
1	AC Gilchrist	4749	5679	83.62	80.28	150.00
2	IVA Richards	6064	8705	69.66	76.17	142.33
3	DA Warner	7486	10479	71.44	68.89	128.72
4	RG Pollock	1122	2007	55.90	65.68	122.72
5	GS Sobers	2407	4666	51.59	63.87	119.35
6	BC Lara	10423	17057	61.11	62.63	117.03
7	GS Chappell	6293	12326	51.05	59.16	110.53
8	KP Pietersen	6608	10746	61.49	58.55	109.40
9	RT Ponting	11489	19299	59.53	58.15	108.66
10	ML Hayden	6962	11556	60.25	58.06	108.48
11	GC Smith	7537	12426	60.66	57.84	108.09
12	GA Gooch	8031	16271	49.36	55.90	104.45
13	CG Greenidge	5396	10967	49.20	55.68	104.04
14	JL Langer	6597	11865	55.60	55.12	103.00
15	MJ Clarke	7349	12952	56.74	54.07	101.04
16	JE Root	9299	16429	56.60	53.98	100.86
17	SPD Smith	7963	14255	55.86	53.00	99.04
18	SR Waugh	9722	19699	49.35	52.18	97.51
19	KF Barrington	2359	5485	43.01	51.79	96.77
20	KS Williamson	6740	12798	52.66	50.88	95.07
21	HM Amla	7423	14265	52.04	49.87	93.19
22	JH Kallis	11231	24227	46.36	46.14	86.21
23	AN Cook	9762	20509	47.60	45.53	85.07
24	AR Border	9329	23042	40.49	44.82	83.75
25	S Chanderpaul	10017	23613	42.42	42.87	80.11

NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA RATING

The NON ASIANS OUTSIDE ASIA (FC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000. Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians. Familiar Conditions (FC) is the opposite.

RANK	BATSMAN	PRO	CON	BIP	ATT	FC RAT
1	BC Lara	181.44	418.69	150.00	117.03	867.16
2	GS Sobers	133.88	486.74	111.77	119.35	851.74
3	SPD Smith	154.14	490.61	107.04	99.04	850.83
4	RT Ponting	200.00	416.78	114.29	108.66	839.73
5	IVA Richards	134.98	452.22	109.76	142.33	839.28
6	JE Root	180.00	433.45	105.84	100.86	820.14
7	JH Kallis	195.51	424.18	98.79	86.21	804.70
8	DA Warner	144.91	405.46	113.88	128.72	792.97
9	GS Chappell	127.93	442.70	102.21	110.53	783.38
10	SR Waugh	169.24	421.55	91.55	97.51	779.85
11	AR Border	180.00	413.60	92.15	83.75	769.51
12	MJ Clarke	127.93	416.00	122.23	101.04	767.21
13	KS Williamson	130.47	419.58	115.29	95.07	760.41
14	S Chanderpaul	174.38	417.50	81.39	80.11	753.37
15	KF Barrington	113.34	446.37	86.32	96.77	742.79
16	AC Gilchrist	82.67	427.98	80.99	150.00	741.63
17	RG Pollock	43.32	478.46	92.56	122.72	737.05
18	CG Greenidge	121.46	399.57	103.62	104.04	728.69
19	JL Langer	114.84	404.23	106.44	103.00	728.50
20	GC Smith	131.20	380.31	108.25	108.09	727.85
21	AN Cook	169.94	350.63	121.23	85.07	726.87
22	GA Gooch	154.20	356.78	110.26	104.45	725.69
23	ML Hayden	121.19	390.37	105.13	108.48	725.18
24	HM Amla	129.22	378.75	109.86	93.19	711.01
25	KP Pietersen	115.03	383.57	99.40	109.40	707.40

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

DECADE OF MAT	1	2	3	4	5	6
1950s	AUS	WI	PAK	IND	ENG
1960s	WI	AUS	PAK	IND	ENG	SA
1970s	PAK	ENG	IND	WI	SA	AUS
1980s	PAK	WI	ENG	NZ	AUS
1990s	IND	PAK	SA	AUS	WI
2000s	AUS	SL	IND	PAK	SA	ENG
2010s	IND	PAK	SL	ENG	SA	AUS
2020s	IND	PAK	AUS	ENG	NZ

Top Teams Outside Asia

DECADE OF MAT	1	2	3	4	5
1950s	AUS	ENG	WI	SA	PAK
1960s	ENG	AUS	WI	SA	NZ
1970s	SA	ENG	WI	AUS	IND
1980s	WI	NZ	AUS	ENG	PAK
1990s	AUS	SA	WI	PAK	ENG
2000s	AUS	SA	ENG	IND	NZ
2010s	SA	AUS	ENG	NZ	IND
2020s	AUS	NZ	ENG	SA	IND

Top 25 Non Asian Test Batsmen Outside Asia