Best English Batsmen In ODIs Featured

Top 10 English Batsmen in ODIs

by

Kindly switch to Landscape Mode for better viewing experience

Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 English batsmen in ODI Cricket of all time.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ATTACKING
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
3.5. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
3.6. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Familiar Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfamiliar Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. WORLD CUP
5.2. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
7. NON WEAK TEAMS
8. TOP TEAMS
Nations Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from England.

  • The Rating of the players from England remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
  • Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from England.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns (Runs and SR)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which 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 an 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) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A batsman’s performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT and NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 40

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Big Innings Potential Top Inns (Runs) 100.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Inns (SR) 100.00

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period of ODI cricket 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 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 1986 237 8648 150.00
1 GA Gooch ENG 1976 1995 1985.5 122 4290 74.41
2 AJ Lamb ENG 1982 1992 1987 118 4010 69.55
3 DI Gower ENG 1978 1991 1984.5 111 3170 54.98
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2012 2000.5 452 18426 200.00
1 KP Pietersen ENG 2004 2013 2008.5 125 4440 48.19
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS V Kohli IND 2008 2025 2016.5 290 14181 180.00
1 EJG Morgan ENG 2006 2022 2014 230 7701 97.75
2 JE Root ENG 2013 2025 2019 166 6859 87.06
3 JC Buttler ENG 2012 2025 2018.5 160 5196 65.95
4 JJ Roy ENG 2015 2023 2019 110 4271 54.21
5 JM Bairstow ENG 2011 2023 2017 98 3868 49.10
6 BA Stokes ENG 2011 2023 2017 99 3463 43.96

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 2500
Min Runs (TT) 2500

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MG Bevan 196 67 6912 46 53.58 56.67 100.00
1 JE Root 166 23 6859 41 47.97 45.22 79.79
2 JM Bairstow 98 8 3868 17 42.98 42.26 74.58
3 BA Stokes 99 15 3463 24 41.23 41.64 73.48
4 AJ Lamb 118 16 4010 26 39.31 41.45 73.15
5 JC Buttler 160 27 5196 27 39.07 40.44 71.36
6 KP Pietersen 125 16 4440 25 40.73 40.20 70.94
7 GA Gooch 122 6 4290 23 36.98 40.12 70.80
8 EJG Morgan 230 34 7701 47 39.29 38.89 68.63
9 JJ Roy 110 3 4271 21 39.92 38.83 68.52
10 DI Gower 111 8 3170 12 30.78 34.23 60.41

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MG Bevan 143 47 5120 34 53.33 56.41 150.00
1 AJ Lamb 100 16 3348 20 39.86 42.02 111.76
2 JM Bairstow 67 2 2776 11 42.71 41.99 111.68
3 KP Pietersen 98 12 3641 21 42.34 41.78 111.11
4 BA Stokes 73 9 2645 19 41.33 41.74 111.01
5 JE Root 114 13 4339 28 42.96 40.50 107.70
6 GA Gooch 101 3 3497 18 35.68 38.71 102.95
7 JC Buttler 109 17 3433 16 37.32 38.63 102.72
8 EJG Morgan 147 22 4837 31 38.70 38.30 101.86
9 JJ Roy 77 0 2837 17 36.84 35.84 95.31
10 DI Gower 101 7 2953 12 31.41 34.94 92.92

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 2500
Min Runs (TT) 2500
Min Average 25

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS GJ Maxwell 3990 3148 126.75 112.45 100.00
1 JC Buttler 5196 4506 115.31 100.96 89.78
2 JJ Roy 4271 4047 105.53 92.79 82.52
3 JM Bairstow 3868 3758 102.93 90.29 80.30
4 DI Gower 3170 4205 75.39 88.08 78.33
5 BA Stokes 3463 3619 95.69 84.49 75.14
6 AJ Lamb 4010 5324 75.32 83.57 74.32
7 KP Pietersen 4440 5127 86.60 83.15 73.94
8 EJG Morgan 7701 8447 91.17 82.92 73.74
9 JE Root 6859 7881 87.03 77.72 69.12
10 GA Gooch 4290 6939 61.82 72.86 64.80

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS GJ Maxwell 2833 2409 117.60 104.33 150.00
1 JC Buttler 3433 3100 110.74 96.96 139.40
2 JJ Roy 2837 2752 103.09 90.64 130.31
3 JM Bairstow 2776 2734 101.54 89.07 128.06
4 DI Gower 2953 3951 74.74 87.33 125.55
5 BA Stokes 2645 2802 94.40 83.35 119.83
6 KP Pietersen 3641 4207 86.55 83.09 119.46
7 AJ Lamb 3348 4517 74.12 82.24 118.24
8 EJG Morgan 4837 5363 90.19 82.03 117.93
9 JE Root 4339 5106 84.98 75.89 109.10
10 GA Gooch 3497 5728 61.05 71.95 103.44

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman against Non Weak Teams of all time. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 7 Inns

RANK ERA 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS IVA Richards 189* 181 153* 149 138* 119* 119 149.71 150.00
1 GA Gooch 142 136 129* 117* 115 115 112* 123.71 123.95
2 DI Gower 158 130 122 114* 109 102 101* 119.43 119.66
3 AJ Lamb 118 108* 102 100* 99 97* 94 102.57 102.77
RANK ERA 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar 200* 186* 175 163* 143 141* 141 164.14 150.00
1 KP Pietersen 130 116 111* 111* 110* 108* 104 112.86 103.13
RANK ERA 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS RG Sharma 264 209 208* 171* 162 159 152* 189.29 150.00
1 JJ Roy 180 162 153 132 123 120 114 140.57 111.40
2 JM Bairstow 141* 139 138 128 124 112 111 127.57 101.09
3 JC Buttler 150 131 129 121 116* 110* 110* 123.86 98.15
4 JE Root 133* 125 121 120 113* 113 109 119.14 94.42
5 EJG Morgan 121 113 110* 107* 107 107 106 110.14 87.28
6 BA Stokes 182 102* 101 101 99 89 89 109.00 86.38

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate against Non Weak Teams. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings.

Criteria: Points For R SR In The Top 5 Inns by SR

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS BB McCullum 77/25 33/11 80/28 51/22 59/26 253.15 150.00
1 JC Buttler 47/16 116/52 39/19 110/55 150/77 184.70 109.44
2 EJG Morgan 67/30 57/27 67/34 88/47 39/24 178.53 105.79
3 JM Bairstow 30/13 43/21 41/21 43/23 42/24 171.15 101.41
4 AJ Lamb 33/19 55/39 76/58 30/23 62/50 150.29 89.05
5 DI Gower 158/118 109/85 27/24 36/33 130/120 141.44 83.81
6 BA Stokes 99/52 34/20 62/40 57/38 182/124 139.85 82.87
7 KP Pietersen 100/69 56/39 91/65 33/25 40/34 132.43 78.47
8 JJ Roy 48/30 41/26 123/85 63/45 76/55 128.06 75.88
9 GA Gooch 32/28 129/118 45/42 142/134 108/113 123.54 73.20
10 JE Root 79/56 104/78 57/45 68/55 82/68 115.32 68.33

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON ATT BIP QIP RAT PRI PTS
1 JC Buttler 65.95 174.08 229.18 98.15 109.44 676.81 338.41
2 EJG Morgan 97.75 170.49 191.67 87.28 105.79 652.98 326.49
3 JM Bairstow 49.10 186.25 208.35 101.09 101.41 646.21 323.10
4 AJ Lamb 69.55 184.91 192.55 102.77 89.05 638.83 319.42
5 JJ Roy 54.21 163.83 212.83 111.40 75.88 618.15 309.07
6 DI Gower 54.98 153.33 203.88 119.66 83.81 615.66 307.83
7 JE Root 87.06 187.48 178.22 94.42 68.33 615.52 307.76
8 GA Gooch 74.41 173.75 168.24 123.95 73.20 613.55 306.77
9 KP Pietersen 48.19 182.05 193.41 103.13 78.47 605.25 302.63
10 BA Stokes 43.96 184.50 194.96 86.38 82.87 592.66 296.33

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Familiar Conditions 200.00
Unfamiliar Conditions 800.00

HOME/AWAY

HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani batsmen are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 EJG Morgan 114 4165 44.78 94.92 642.43 128.49
2 JC Buttler 67 2313 42.83 116.76 640.04 128.01
3 JM Bairstow 58 2497 49.94 103.44 632.95 126.59
4 JJ Roy 59 2359 41.39 108.11 604.43 120.89
5 GA Gooch 47 1867 42.43 60.60 589.68 117.94
6 JE Root 84 3339 46.38 88.90 578.93 115.79
7 BA Stokes 53 2002 45.50 95.93 574.72 114.94
8 AJ Lamb 41 1433 40.94 77.80 573.87 114.77
9 DI Gower 43 1387 36.50 73.78 570.38 114.08
10 KP Pietersen 45 1201 30.79 85.12 476.05 95.21

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 JC Buttler 93 2883 36.49 114.18 676.64 541.31
2 JE Root 82 3520 49.58 85.33 650.68 520.55
3 KP Pietersen 80 3239 46.27 87.16 633.57 506.86
4 JJ Roy 51 1912 38.24 102.52 614.86 491.89
5 AJ Lamb 77 2577 38.46 74.01 609.39 487.52
6 EJG Morgan 116 3536 34.33 87.12 595.34 476.27
7 DI Gower 68 1783 27.43 76.69 575.92 460.74
8 BA Stokes 46 1461 36.53 95.37 562.79 450.23
9 GA Gooch 75 2423 33.65 62.80 562.74 450.19
10 JM Bairstow 40 1371 34.28 102.01 561.03 448.82

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
  • Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Familiar Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 JC Buttler 118 4195 44.16 118.27 741.60 148.32
2 EJG Morgan 193 6557 39.50 91.18 704.18 140.84
3 JM Bairstow 75 3224 48.12 105.81 700.34 140.07
4 JE Root 129 5293 47.68 87.69 669.09 133.82
5 JJ Roy 90 3450 39.66 106.28 663.44 132.69
6 DI Gower 99 2916 32.04 75.62 649.66 129.93
7 AJ Lamb 98 3268 38.00 73.47 638.50 127.70
8 GA Gooch 92 3028 35.21 59.24 602.41 120.48
9 BA Stokes 79 2617 39.06 93.40 600.23 120.05
10 KP Pietersen 85 2802 38.38 86.27 592.34 118.47

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 JE Root 37 1566 48.94 84.88 653.21 522.57
2 KP Pietersen 40 1638 45.50 87.17 650.12 520.09
3 GA Gooch 30 1262 42.07 69.04 614.37 491.49
4 BA Stokes 20 846 49.76 103.55 608.43 486.75
5 EJG Morgan 37 1144 38.13 91.08 599.05 479.24
6 JJ Roy 20 821 41.05 102.50 582.74 466.19
7 JC Buttler 42 1001 26.34 104.38 563.59 450.87
8 AJ Lamb 20 742 46.38 84.70 560.83 448.67
9 JM Bairstow 23 644 28.00 90.58 471.13 376.90
10 DI Gower 12 254 21.17 72.78 327.62 262.10

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 JE Root 520.55 115.79 522.57 133.82 1,292.72 129.27
2 JC Buttler 541.31 128.01 450.87 148.32 1,268.52 126.85
3 KP Pietersen 506.86 95.21 520.09 118.47 1,240.63 124.06
4 EJG Morgan 476.27 128.49 479.24 140.84 1,224.83 122.48
5 JJ Roy 491.89 120.89 466.19 132.69 1,211.66 121.17
6 GA Gooch 450.19 117.94 491.49 120.48 1,180.10 118.01
7 AJ Lamb 487.52 114.77 448.67 127.70 1,178.65 117.87
8 BA Stokes 450.23 114.94 486.75 120.05 1,171.97 117.20
9 JM Bairstow 448.82 126.59 376.90 140.07 1,092.38 109.24
10 DI Gower 460.74 114.08 262.10 129.93 966.84 96.68

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 1,000.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 GA Gooch 21 897 44.85 63.21 677.33 677.33
2 AJ Lamb 17 656 50.46 83.78 663.31 663.31
3 BA Stokes 16 769 59.15 91.55 613.68 613.68
4 JE Root 25 1034 44.96 88.15 607.16 607.16
5 JJ Roy 7 443 63.29 115.36 595.39 595.39
6 DI Gower 11 434 54.25 82.20 593.03 593.03
7 JM Bairstow 20 747 37.35 91.54 534.75 534.75
8 JC Buttler 23 591 26.86 118.20 525.61 525.61
9 KP Pietersen 13 575 47.92 84.06 493.01 493.01
10 EJG Morgan 27 672 25.85 84.85 437.82 437.82
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a batsman.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 GA Gooch 50 2405 52.28 64.98 723.08 723.08
2 JM Bairstow 50 2452 52.17 107.50 696.47 696.47
3 JC Buttler 50 1885 53.86 123.53 679.21 679.21
4 JE Root 50 2654 61.72 92.28 668.60 668.60
5 DI Gower 50 1777 40.39 78.98 667.90 667.90
6 JJ Roy 50 2356 47.12 109.58 667.59 667.59
7 KP Pietersen 50 2065 49.17 89.51 654.00 654.00
8 BA Stokes 50 2159 58.35 96.51 638.04 638.04
9 AJ Lamb 50 1786 41.53 74.82 626.11 626.11
10 EJG Morgan 50 2087 50.90 98.63 621.22 621.22
Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact in terms of Runs or Strike Rate. Know All About II. Points to note about II:-

  • Both Inns are clubbed together.
  • A Batsman should score at least 25 runs to qualify.
  • An Inn is included in II if it is 30.00% of the total runs of the higher total or
  • The runs are 10.00% of the total runs and
  • The SR is high or in a successful chase while being Not Out.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 30

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II/Dis % RAT WTG
1 AJ Lamb 102 33 32.35 610.56 610.56
2 JC Buttler 133 44 33.08 599.39 599.39
3 EJG Morgan 196 51 26.02 528.12 528.12
4 BA Stokes 84 25 29.76 501.29 501.29
5 KP Pietersen 109 28 25.69 449.14 449.14
6 JM Bairstow 90 21 23.33 418.43 418.43
7 JE Root 143 33 23.08 413.29 413.29
8 DI Gower 103 20 19.42 360.10 360.10
9 GA Gooch 116 21 18.10 348.90 348.90
10 JJ Roy 107 24 22.43 347.05 347.05

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BATSMAN WC TF II SEC RAT
1 AJ Lamb 66.33 62.61 61.06 190.00
2 JC Buttler 52.56 67.92 59.94 180.42
3 BA Stokes 61.37 63.80 50.13 175.30
4 GA Gooch 67.73 72.31 34.89 174.93
5 JE Root 60.72 66.86 41.33 168.90
6 JM Bairstow 53.48 69.65 41.84 164.97
7 DI Gower 59.30 66.79 36.01 162.10
8 JJ Roy 59.54 66.76 34.70 161.00
9 KP Pietersen 49.30 65.40 44.91 159.62
10 EJG Morgan 43.78 62.12 52.81 158.72

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK OV RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 29 JC Buttler ENG 338.41 126.85 180.42 645.68
2 42 AJ Lamb ENG 319.42 117.87 190.00 627.28
3 58 EJG Morgan ENG 326.49 122.48 158.72 607.69
4 59 JE Root ENG 307.76 129.27 168.90 605.93
5 65 GA Gooch ENG 306.77 118.01 174.93 599.71
6 67 JM Bairstow ENG 323.10 109.24 164.97 597.31
7 70 JJ Roy ENG 309.07 121.17 161.00 591.24
8 73 BA Stokes ENG 296.33 117.20 175.30 588.83
9 77 KP Pietersen ENG 302.63 124.06 159.62 586.30
10 91 DI Gower ENG 307.83 96.68 162.10 566.62

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL ZIM
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ ZIM
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND PAK NZ AUS SL SA BAN ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK
2020s IND PAK NZ AUS SL SA
FULL RATING WITH ALL NATIONS

Leave a Comment