Wisden 100

The Wisden 100 is a set of lists created by Wisden which attempted to objectively rate the 100 best individual innings performances in Test and One Day International cricket in each of the disciplines of batting and bowling. The Test list was released in 2001 and the ODI list was released in 2002.

The ratings were calculated by scoring each individual batting and bowling performance in various criteria. Apart from the player's actual score or figures, criteria which were taken into account included the strength of the opposition players, the quality of the pitch, the result of the match, and the player's contribution to this result.[1][2] The maximum possible rating was 300.

Test cricket
Harbhajan, pictured here bowling in the nets, was one of only two players to have four bowling performances in the top 100.

The Wisden 100 list for Test cricket was released on 26 July 2001.

The top-rated batting performance was Donald Bradman's 270 for Australia against England at Melbourne in the 1936–37 Ashes series. 5 of Bradman's innings appeared in the top 100, more than any other batsman.

The top-rated bowling performance was Hugh Tayfield's 9/113 for South Africa against England at Johannesburg in the 1956–57 series. Curtly Ambrose and Harbhajan Singh each had 4 performances in the top 100, more than any other bowler.

Top 10 Batting performances
Rank Batsman Score For Against Venue Season Rating
1Donald Bradman270AustraliaEngland Melbourne1936–37262.4
2Brian Lara153*West IndiesAustralia Bridgetown1998–99255.2
3Graham Gooch154*EnglandWest Indies Leeds1991252.0
4Ian Botham149*EnglandAustralia Leeds1981240.8
5Donald Bradman299*AustraliaSouth Africa Adelaide1931–32236.8
6V. V. S. Laxman281IndiaAustralia Kolkata2000–01234.8
7Clem Hill188AustraliaEngland Melbourne1897–98234.2
8Azhar Mahmood132PakistanSouth Africa Durban1997–98232.6
9Kim Hughes100*AustraliaWest Indies Melbourne1981–82229.7
10Brian Lara375West IndiesEngland St. John's1993–94228.1

For the full list, see Top 100 Batsmen (Test) at Rediff.com.

Top 10 Bowling performances
Rank Bowler Figures For Against Venue Season Rating
1Hugh Tayfield9/113South AfricaEngland Johannesburg1956–57253.9
2Anil Kumble10/74IndiaPakistan Delhi1998–99248.6
3Jim Laker10/53EnglandAustralia Manchester1956241.7
4Jack White8/126EnglandAustralia Adelaide1928–29238.8
5Richard Hadlee9/52New ZealandAustralia Brisbane1985–86237.1
6Devon Malcolm9/57EnglandSouth Africa The Oval, London1994234.4
7Bob Willis8/43EnglandAustralia Leeds1981226.1
8Hedley Verity8/43EnglandAustralia Lord's, London1934225.1
9Bill O'Reilly7/54AustraliaEngland Trent Bridge1934224.3
10Graham McKenzie8/71AustraliaWest Indies Melbourne1968–69224.1

For the full list, see Top 100 Bowlers (Test) at Rediff.com.

Controversy

Despite his highly impressive career record, not one of Sachin Tendulkar's innings appeared in the top 100 batting performances. His omission was strongly criticised by fans and many sections of the media in India.[3] Wisden defended the list stating that performances which majorly contributed to victories received a much larger weighting than those in which the match was drawn or lost. Tendulkar's most important innings had usually come in draws and defeats which received a lower weighting.[4]

The list also received general criticism from a few leading sports editors.[5]

Updating the list

The list has had no official updated release since its inception. However, shortly after the list's release, Wisden stated that Mark Butcher's match-winning innings of 173* in the 4th Test of the 2001 Ashes series placed him in 48th place on the batting list with a rating of 200.8.[6]

ODI cricket

Following the success of the list for Test cricket, the Wisden 100 list for ODI cricket was released on 1 February 2002.

The top-rated batting performance was Viv Richards' 189* for West Indies against England at Manchester in 1984. 7 of Richards' innings appeared in the top 100, more than any other batsman.

The top-rated bowling performance was Gary Gilmour's 6/14 for Australia against England at Leeds in 1975. Waqar Younis appears 9 times in the top 100, more than any other player.

Top 10 Batting performances
Rank Batsman Score For Against Venue Year Rating
1Viv Richards189*West IndiesEngland Old Trafford1984257.59
2Viv Richards138*West IndiesEngland Lord's, London1979245.76
3Sanath Jayasuriya189Sri LankaIndia Sharjah2000245.33
4Kapil Dev175*IndiaZimbabwe Tunbridge Wells1983241.87
5Saeed Anwar194PakistanIndia Chennai1997225.62
6David Gower158EnglandNew Zealand Brisbane1983219.84
7Brian Lara169West IndiesSri Lanka Sharjah1995215.21
8Aravinda de Silva107*Sri LankaAustralia Lahore1996212.91
9Clive Lloyd102West IndiesAustralia Lord's, London1975209.84
10Brian Lara153West IndiesPakistan Sharjah1993204.46

For the full list, see Top 100 Batsmen (ODI) at Rediff.com.

Top 10 Bowling performances
Rank Bowler Figures For Against Venue Year Rating
1Gary Gilmour6/14AustraliaEngland Leeds1975205.56
2Aaqib Javed7/37PakistanIndia Sharjah1991202.25
3Waqar Younis7/36PakistanEngland Leeds2001181.34
4Chaminda Vaas8/19Sri LankaZimbabwe Colombo2001174.94
5Chaminda Vaas5/14Sri LankaIndia Sharjah2000173.93
6Joel Garner5/38West IndiesEngland Lord's, London1979172.78
7Sunil Joshi5/6IndiaSouth Africa Nairobi1999170.66
8Shaun Pollock5/36South AfricaAustralia Birmingham1999161.99
9Muttiah Muralitharan7/30Sri LankaIndia Sharjah2000160.02
10Madan Lal3/31IndiaWest Indies Lord's, London1983158.50

For the full list, see Top 100 Bowlers (ODI) at Rediff.com.

Updating the list

As with the Test cricket list, this list has had no official updated release since its inception. However, Wisden stated that Ricky Ponting's 140* against India in the 2003 World Cup final placed him 2nd on the batting list.[7]

All-time lists

Following the launch of the top Test and ODI performances lists, Wisden received many requests asking whether it was possible to create a ranking list of all-time great players by using the same formula and examining the average rating each player received per innings. Including a weighting for players with longer careers, Wisden arrived at the lists below.[8] In Tests, Donald Bradman was the clear leader in the batting category and Muttiah Muralitharan was ranked as the top bowler.[9] In the ODI section, Viv Richards and Wasim Akram are the top-ranked players.

Top 5 Test batsmen
Rank Batsman Rating
1 Donald Bradman1349.0
2 Sachin Tendulkar1000. 5
3 Viv Richards913.9
4 Garfield Sobers912.0
5 Allan Border911.2

Top 5 Test bowlers
Rank Bowler Rating
1 Muttiah Muralitharan1320.4
2 Richard Hadlee1232.9
3 Sydney Barnes1209.3
4 Shane Warne1195.8
5 Clarrie Grimmett1184.8

For the full Top 10 list for Test cricket, see All-time W100 Test Top 10s at Cricinfo.com.

Top 5 ODI batsmen
Rank Batsman Rating
1 Viv Richards1132.5[10][11][12]
2 Sachin Tendulkar1119.3
3 Michael Bevan1036.8
4 Ricky Ponting1022.1
5 Brian Lara1016.7

Top 5 ODI bowlers
Rank Bowler Rating
1 Wasim Akram1223.5
2 Allan Donald1180.1
3 Waqar Younis1167.1
4 Glenn McGrath1165.9
5 Joel Garner1160.7

For the full Top 10 list for ODI cricket, see All-time W100 ODI Top 10s at Cricinfo.com.

Other lists

The same methodology was used to rank each player's overall performance in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In this list, the top batsman was Sachin Tendulkar[13] and the top bowler was Glenn McGrath.[14]

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References
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  2. "The Selection Criteria (ODI)". Rediff.com.
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  7. "Ponting powers to the top". Cricinfo.com. 24 March 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  8. "The best of the best". Cricinfo.com. 10 December 2002. Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  9. "Murali 'best bowler ever'". BBC News. 13 December 2002.
  10. http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2002/dec/13wisden.htm
  11. "Akram, Richards top Wisden ODI rankings". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 16 December 2002.
  12. "Murali 'best bowler ever'". BBC News. 13 December 2002.
  13. "WC 2002–03 rankings – batting". Cricinfo.com. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  14. "WC 2002–03 rankings – bowling". Cricinfo.com. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
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