Players make the all-time list by sustaining excellent form over a prolonged period. The ratings shown are the highest points totals these players have attained and no player is allowed to appear on the list more than once.
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| ID | Rat. | Name | Nat. | Career Best Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 932 | S.F. Barnes | ENG | 932 v South Africa, 14/02/1914 |
| 2 | 931 | G.A. Lohmann | ENG | 931 v South Africa, 02/03/1896 |
| 3 | 922 | Imran Khan | PAK | 922 v India, 30/01/1983 |
| 4 | 920 | M. Muralidaran | SL | 920 v Bangladesh, 11/07/2007 |
| 5 | 914 | G.D. McGrath | AUS | 914 v England, 23/08/2001 |
| 6 | 912 | G.A.R. Lock | ENG | 912 v New Zealand, 24/07/1958 |
| 6 | 912 | C.E.L. Ambrose | WI | 912 v England, 25/03/1994 |
| 8 | 911 | I.T. Botham | ENG | 911 v India, 15/02/1980 |
| 9 | 910 | M.D. Marshall | WI | 910 v England, 30/06/1988 |
| 10 | 909 | S.M. Pollock | SA | 909 v England, 25/11/1999 |
| 10 | 909 | Waqar Younis | PAK | 909 v Zimbabwe, 09/12/1993 |
| 10 | 909 | R.J. Hadlee | NZ | 909 v Australia, 30/11/1985 |
| 13 | 908 | A.K. Davidson | AUS | 908 v West Indies, 13/01/1961 |
| 14 | 907 | D.L. Underwood | ENG | 907 v New Zealand, 05/03/1971 |
| 15 | 905 | S.K. Warne | AUS | 905 v England, 24/12/1994 |
| 16 | 903 | A.V. Bedser | ENG | 903 v Australia, 09/07/1953 |
| 17 | 901 | W.J. O'Reilly | AUS | 901 v New Zealand, 29/03/1946 |
| 17 | 901 | C.V. Grimmett | AUS | 901 v South Africa, 28/02/1936 |
| 19 | 900 | W.A. Johnston | AUS | 900 v West Indies, 31/12/1951 |
| 20 | 898 | F.S. Trueman | ENG | 898 v West Indies, 04/07/1963 |
| 20 | 898 | W.W. Hall | WI | 898 v India, 04/04/1962 |
| 22 | 897 | R.R. Lindwall | AUS | 897 v England, 26/11/1954 |
| 22 | 897 | L.R. Gibbs | WI | 897 v England, 02/06/1966 |
| 22 | 897 | J.C. Laker | ENG | 897 v Australia, 23/08/1956 |
| 22 | 897 | D.W. Steyn | SA | 897 v India, 03/04/2008 |
| 26 | 895 | A.A. Donald | SA | 895 v England, 25/11/1999 |
| 26 | 895 | H.J. Tayfield | SA | 895 v England, 15/02/1957 |
| 26 | 895 | Fazal Mahmood | PAK | 895 v West Indies, 06/03/1959 |
| 29 | 891 | A.M.E. Roberts | WI | 891 v England, 22/07/1976 |
| 29 | 891 | H. Trumble | AUS | 891 v England, 11/08/1902 |
| 31 | 890 | J. Garner | WI | 890 v Pakistan, 30/12/1980 |
| 32 | 887 | C.E.H. Croft | WI | 887 v England, 27/03/1981 |
| 33 | 886 | J. Briggs | ENG | 886 v Australia, 24/08/1893 |
| 34 | 884 | D.K. Lillee | AUS | 884 v England, 12/03/1977 |
| 35 | 877 | Kapil Dev | IND | 877 v Pakistan, 15/01/1980 |
| 36 | 875 | S.J. Harmison | ENG | 875 v West Indies, 19/08/2004 |
| 37 | 867 | C.A. Walsh | WI | 867 v England, 17/08/2000 |
| 38 | 863 | S.R. Clark | AUS | 863 v West Indies, 12/06/2008 |
| 38 | 863 | R. Benaud | AUS | 863 v Pakistan, 13/11/1959 |
| 38 | 863 | M. Ntini | SA | 863 v India, 26/12/2006 |
| 41 | 862 | K.R. Miller | AUS | 862 v South Africa, 09/01/1953 |
| 42 | 860 | M.A. Holding | WI | 860 v Australia, 30/01/1982 |
| 43 | 859 | A. Kumble | IND | 859 v Sri Lanka, 26/01/1994 |
| 44 | 857 | M.W. Tate | ENG | 857 v Australia, 14/08/1926 |
| 45 | 855 | G.F. Lawson | AUS | 855 v Pakistan, 02/01/1984 |
| 45 | 855 | C.T.B. Turner | AUS | 855 v England, 01/02/1895 |
| 45 | 855 | Shoaib Akhtar | PAK | 855 v New Zealand, 26/12/2003 |
| 48 | 853 | H. Verity | ENG | 853 v Australia, 01/01/1937 |
| 49 | 849 | H. Ironmonger | AUS | 849 v England, 10/02/1933 |
| 50 | 846 | G.D. McKenzie | AUS | 846 v Pakistan, 04/12/1964 |
| 51 | 843 | C. Blythe | ENG | 843 v South Africa, 11/03/1910 |
| 52 | 840 | N.A.T. Adcock | SA | 840 v New Zealand, 02/02/1962 |
| 52 | 840 | I.R. Bishop | WI | 840 v England, 06/07/1995 |
| 54 | 839 | K. Higgs | ENG | 839 v Pakistan, 24/08/1967 |
| 55 | 837 | R.G.D. Willis | ENG | 837 v Australia, 15/12/1978 |
| 56 | 835 | J.A. Snow | ENG | 835 v Australia, 21/01/1971 |
| 57 | 831 | J.H. Wardle | ENG | 831 v South Africa, 25/01/1957 |
| 57 | 831 | P.M. Pollock | SA | 831 v Australia, 19/02/1970 |
| 59 | 830 | N.J.N. Hawke | AUS | 830 v England, 28/01/1966 |
| 59 | 830 | Wasim Akram | PAK | 830 v Australia, 28/09/1994 |
| 61 | 827 | R. Peel | ENG | 827 v Australia, 10/08/1896 |
| 61 | 827 | Mushtaq Ahmed | PAK | 827 v New Zealand, 28/11/1996 |
| 61 | 827 | F.R. Spofforth | AUS | 827 v England, 12/08/1886 |
| 64 | 825 | M.G. Johnson | AUS | 825 v England, 08/07/2009 |
| 65 | 823 | W. Rhodes | ENG | 823 v Australia, 26/02/1904 |
| 66 | 816 | J.J. Ferris | ENG | 816 v South Africa, 19/03/1892 |
| 67 | 812 | J.N. Gillespie | AUS | 812 v New Zealand, 26/11/2004 |
| 68 | 811 | B. Lee | AUS | 811 v West Indies, 30/05/2008 |
| 68 | 811 | M.H. Mankad | IND | 811 v Pakistan, 13/11/1952 |
| 70 | 810 | J.B. Statham | ENG | 810 v South Africa, 21/07/1960 |
| 70 | 810 | A. Flintoff | ENG | 810 v Pakistan, 12/11/2005 |
| 72 | 809 | T. Richardson | ENG | 809 v Australia, 16/07/1896 |
| 73 | 808 | B.A. Reid | AUS | 808 v India, 26/12/1991 |
| 73 | 808 | M.A. Noble | AUS | 808 v England, 03/07/1902 |
| 75 | 806 | S.P. Gupte | IND | 806 v New Zealand, 06/01/1956 |
| 75 | 806 | J.R. Thomson | AUS | 806 v West Indies, 17/03/1978 |
| 75 | 806 | M.H.N. Walker | AUS | 806 v England, 10/07/1975 |
| 78 | 805 | W.J. Whitty | AUS | 805 v England, 19/08/1912 |
| 79 | 804 | B.S. Bedi | IND | 804 v Australia, 16/12/1977 |
| 80 | 802 | Mohammad Asif | PAK | 802 v Australia, 21/07/2010 |
| 81 | 800 | G.E. Palmer | AUS | 800 v England, 05/07/1886 |
| 81 | 800 | W.P.U.J.C. Vaas | SL | 800 v India, 02/12/2005 |
| 83 | 797 | F.J. Titmus | ENG | 797 v New Zealand, 08/07/1965 |
| 84 | 795 | M.J. Hoggard | ENG | 795 v Sri Lanka, 28/05/2006 |
| 85 | 794 | H.H. Streak | ZIM | 794 v Sri Lanka, 11/09/1996 |
| 85 | 794 | D. Gough | ENG | 794 v Pakistan, 17/05/2001 |
| 85 | 794 | T.L. Goddard | SA | 794 v Australia, 19/02/1970 |
| 85 | 794 | C.J. McDermott | AUS | 794 v Sri Lanka, 08/09/1992 |
| 85 | 794 | M.G. Hughes | AUS | 794 v England, 22/07/1993 |
| 85 | 794 | D.R. Doshi | IND | 794 v England, 30/01/1982 |
| 91 | 792 | A.L. Valentine | WI | 792 v India, 28/03/1953 |
| 92 | 791 | F.H. Tyson | ENG | 791 v South Africa, 07/07/1955 |
| 93 | 790 | S.B. Doull | NZ | 790 v India, 02/01/1999 |
| 94 | 786 | G.P. Swann | ENG | 786 v Bangladesh, 20/03/2010 |
| 95 | 782 | P.S. de Villiers | SA | 782 v New Zealand, 04/03/1995 |
| 96 | 780 | R.M. Hogg | AUS | 780 v India, 02/10/1979 |
| 96 | 780 | C.C. Griffith | WI | 780 v England, 30/06/1966 |
| 98 | 778 | S.E. Bond | NZ | 778 v West Indies, 09/03/2006 |
| 99 | 776 | A.R.C. Fraser | ENG | 776 v South Africa, 06/08/1998 |
| 100 | 771 | Saqlain Mushtaq | PAK | 771 v New Zealand, 08/03/2001 |
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