Cricket around the World
Herman's Global Ratings
121 Countries in one Table

This is an attempt to get all cricket-playing countries into one single rating, regardless of the type of cricket played.

Read about the way this is done below, or just check out the final table here:

The number of days is to be seen as: days played in this year + days in last year / 2 + days the year before / 4 + ...
So this is approximately double the average number of days played per year. England and India play a staggering 2.5 months of cricket every year.

The column ICC lists the current ranking in the WCL (with the 10 full members at numbers 1-10 according to their place in the last WC or CT.

Rk ICC team D '08 sept '08 july '08 '07

1 1
(EAP1) Australia 133 +40.5 +60.9 +60.2 +78.4
(1)

2 Trinidad & Tobago 54 +38.4 +13.7 +16.1 +11.8
(4)

3 4
(AF1) South Africa 116 +30.2 +22.3 +26.2 +20.5
(2)

4 8
(AS1) India 146 +19.0 +6.3 +6.6 +7.0
(5)

5 Barbados 55 +18.4 -4.7 -2.2 -5.3
(8)

6 Jamaica 53 +18.1 -5.5 -3.0 -22.7
(10)

7 2
(AS2) Sri Lanka 107 +8.7 +17.2 +17.1 +19.3
(3)

8 5
(EU1) England 127 -0.1 +2.0 -1.2 -0.8
(7)

9 9
(AS3) Pakistan 77 -8.0 -12.8 -12.0 -11.9
(9)

10 3
(EAP2) New Zealand 107 -10.3 -4.2 -6.0 +0.7
(6)

11 Guyana 44 -12.6 -35.8 -33.3 -25.6
(11)

12 St Vincent 6 -19.7 -41.6 -40.0 -44.5
(12)

(13) Windward Islands 45 -21.0 -43.2 -40.6 -40.4
(-)

(13) Leeward Islands 41 -23.5 -49.1 -46.5 -44.8
(-)

(13) 6
(AM1) West Indies 98 -29.2 -23.5 -22.2 -26.9
(-)

13 Antigua & Barbuda 13 -30.1 -67.2 -65.6 -137.3
(22)

14 Northern Ireland 0 -40.4 -63.5 -60.9 -65.1
(13)

15 Grenada 6 -49.3 -71.2 -69.7 -84.5
(14)

16 Dominica 6 -50.6 -72.5 -71.0 -93.4
(16)

17 Anguilla 12 -54.8 -77.7 -76.2 -152.3
(25)

18 Nevis 12 -72.0 -87.9 -86.3 -160.5
(28)

19 St Lucia 6 -81.0 -102.9 -101.4 -124.4
(20)

20 St Kitts 12 -86.1 -89.6 -88.1 -158.7
(26)

21 7
(AS4) Bangladesh 86 -93.8 -113.6 -113.4 -114.3
(18)

22 15
EU2 Ireland 48 -93.9 -99.6 -119.3 -90.7
(15)

23 Sint Maarten 11 -108.0 -133.7 -132.2 -209.1
(31)

24 10
(AF2) Zimbabwe 39 -109.5 -102.1 -99.8 -96.3
(17)

25 British Virgin Islands 2 -119.0 -167.3 -165.8 -274.9
(43)

26 11
(AF3) Kenya 43 -134.2 -135.1 -142.7 -117.8
(19)

27 12
EU3 Scotland 37 -137.7 -140.9 -153.8 -145.7
(24)

(28) Combined Virgin Islands 7 -143.9 -172.4 -170.8 -244.8
(-)

28 19
(AF4) Namibia 36 -149.3 -153.6 -158.9 -159.7
(27)

29 Montserrat 10 -161.3 -190.2 -188.7 -262.5
(41)

30 US Virgin Islands 2 -167.4 -115.3 -113.8 -130.2
(21)

31 13
EU5 Netherlands 37 -175.5 -176.4 -173.6 -142.8
(23)

32 14
AM5 Canada 44 -184.2 -191.0 -190.9 -172.6
(29)

33 Estonia 2 -186.8 -146.4 -223.5

34 18
AS6 United Arab Emirates 41 -192.9 -191.6 -198.4 -219.8
(34)

35 Wales (Amateurs) 0 -199.5 -203.0 -211.7 -204.5
(30)

36 16
AM2 Bermuda 37 -201.4 -203.7 -230.4 -217.1
(33)

37 32
AM3 USA 10 -212.9 -251.0 -259.9 -229.9
(36)

38 31
AS8 Nepal 23 -214.4 -204.9 -211.9 -232.4
(38)

39 21
(AF5) Uganda 11 -214.4 -223.3 -230.7 -226.5
(35)

40 20
EU4 Denmark 10 -215.6 -220.9 -229.6 -260.4
(40)

41 Czech Republic 2 -220.5 -180.1 -254.1

42 17
AS:
15-16 Oman 6 -231.0 -233.0 -240.9 -258.5
(39)

43 29
AS7 Afghanistan 20 -236.6 -224.5 -231.6 -213.5
(32)

44 25
AS5 Hong Kong 24 -246.2 -246.6 -252.5 -307.0
(49)

45 27
EU6 Italy 14 -252.2 -240.6 -254.8 -321.3
(54)

46 24
AM4 Cayman Islands 6 -257.0 -265.2 -270.8 -282.7
(44)

47 EU11 Guernsey 9 -261.3 -229.2 -255.0 -413.6
(75)

48 AS13 Qatar 8 -269.4 -264.0 -270.7 -269.5
(42)

49 33
AS9 Singapore 19 -274.4 -265.5 -272.5 -318.5
(51)

50 Russia 1 -276.3 -235.9 -311.8

51 AS11 Bahrain 7 -283.5 -277.3 -284.1 -318.5
(52)

52 30
EU8 Jersey 19 -288.6 -222.7 -225.3 -288.4
(45)

53 AS10 Malaysia 16 -296.6 -292.5 -299.3 -320.7
(53)

54 23
(EAP3) Papua New Guinea 5 -301.3 -299.7 -306.9 -302.6
(48)

55 AS:
12 Kuwait 9 -305.0 -299.8 -306.6 -300.6
(47)

56 22
AM6 Argentina 7 -321.8 -326.0 -334.5 -338.7
(58)

57 EU24 Greece 2 -330.2 -291.3 -362.3 -354.1
(61)

58 26
AF6 Tanzania 8 -330.7 -322.7 -329.4 -343.4
(59)

59 34
AF7 Botswana 11 -333.5 -323.3 -330.9 -367.1
(63)

60 35
EU9 Germany 12 -351.7 -320.0 -322.3 -365.2
(62)

61 EU12 France 7 -358.5 -316.1 -391.4 -400.1
(69)

62 AS:
14 Saudi Arabia 8 -367.7 -361.7 -368.5 -335.1
(57)

63 AF10 Nigeria 11 -368.0 -306.7 -314.7 -404.8
(72)

64 AS:
15-16 Thailand 1 -373.6 -367.1 -373.9 -420.6
(77)

65 28
EAP4 Fiji 14 -376.8 -347.8 -354.8 -348.7
(60)

66 37
EU7 Norway 12 -380.7 -363.1 -382.6 -330.9
(56)

67 39
AM8 Bahamas 12 -382.6 -368.3 -375.6 -329.8
(55)

68 EU16 Isle of Man 3 -385.2 -349.7 -420.3 -385.3
(65)

69 EU13 Israel 2 -386.3 -343.8 -407.5 -443.1
(82)

70 EU10 Gibraltar 8 -386.8 -345.4 -438.2 -449.6
(83)

71 Austria 0 -389.1 -351.2 -430.8 -424.4
(79)

72 38
EAP5 Japan 9 -394.1 -373.4 -380.9 -381.0
(64)

73 EU14 Croatia 10 -396.5 -356.1 -423.1 -397.4
(67)

74 EU19 Portugal 3 -398.3 -362.6 -431.8 -399.8
(68)

75 EU15 Spain 6 -401.9 -366.5 -437.0 -401.9
(71)

76 AF9 Zambia 7 -404.1 -399.9 -407.2 -423.3
(78)

77 EU18 Belgium 4 -407.3 -371.9 -442.4 -407.3
(74)

78 36
AF8 Mozambique 8 -412.1 -377.1 -384.8 -414.8
(76)

79 AF11 Ghana 11 -415.4 -372.3 -380.4 -459.6
(85)

80 Poland 2 -419.5 -379.1 -453.3

81 AS:
17-20 Maldives 1 -419.8 -413.3 -420.1 -488.9
(95)

82 AM7 Suriname 5 -420.3 -406.5 -414.5 -469.7
(88)

83 Switzerland 1 -431.0 -394.4 -469.9 -435.0
(80)

84 AF13 Sierra Leone 11 -434.5 -391.2 -399.4 -494.2
(96)

85 40
EAP6 Vanuatu 10 -439.2 -418.2 -425.6 -400.4
(70)

86 EAP7 Cook Islands 4 -440.6 -417.3 -424.5 -407.1
(73)

87 AM9 Panama 4 -441.2 -427.3 -435.3 -436.6
(81)

88 EU21 Finland 4 -458.5 -422.8 -494.2 -459.2
(84)

89 EU23 Slovenia 0 -464.7 -426.8 -508.0 -473.6
(91)

90 EU17 Malta 3 -470.7 -435.3 -505.8 -470.6
(89)

91 AS:
17-20 Iran 1 -470.8 -465.5 -472.4 -481.3
(93)

92 EU20 Cyprus 2 -471.8 -436.4 -506.9 -471.7
(90)

93 AF18 Morocco 2 -480.1 -434.9 -445.6 -528.4
(100)

94 Puerto Rico 0 -484.7 -470.8 -478.8 -231.2
(37)

95 EAP8 Samoa 4 -495.0 -471.7 -478.9 -460.0
(86)

96 AF12 Swaziland 4 -506.0 -398.5 -406.7

97 AF15 Malawi 6 -520.1 -469.8 -477.9 -521.9
(99)

98 EAP9 Tonga 4 -520.9 -497.6 -504.9 -484.5
(94)

99 Sweden 0 -521.2 -485.8 -556.3 -521.0
(98)

100 AM12 Belize 5 -522.0 -508.1 -516.1 -480.3
(92)

101 AM10 Turks & Caicos 7 -537.8 -525.8 -533.3 -469.4
(87)

102 AM11 Chile 6 -544.9 -531.0 -539.0 -295.0
(46)

103 EU22 Luxembourg 0 -546.9 -510.0 -586.7 -551.8
(102)

104 AS:
17-20 Bhutan 1 -552.8 -546.2 -553.0 -604.3
(104)

105 EAP10 Indonesia 2 -564.0 -540.7 -547.9 -529.7
(101)

106 AF17 Gambia 11 -564.3 -551.9 -560.1 -663.8
(108)

107 AF14 Rwanda 6 -568.9 -517.8 -525.9 -575.2
(103)

108 AM13 Peru 4 -587.4 -573.5 -581.5 -315.8
(50)

109 AF16 Lesotho 5 -605.0 -554.0 -562.1 -796.0
(112)

110 Bulgaria 0 -624.8 -586.8 -668.1 -633.7
(105)

111 AM14 Brazil 6 -635.8 -621.9 -629.9 -388.0
(66)

112 AS:
17-20 Brunei 1 -641.3 -634.7 -641.5 -653.2
(106)

113 Slovakia 1 -670.0 -629.6 -697.5

114 AS21 Myanmar 1 -701.6 -695.0 -701.8 -736.4
(109)

115 Mexico 1 -702.9 -689.0 -697.0 -661.3
(107)

116 Ecuador 1 -767.5 -753.7 -761.6 -514.1
(97)

117 Costa Rica 1 -786.7 -772.9 -780.9 -745.1
(111)

118 New Caledonia 2 -788.2 -764.9 -772.1 -740.4
(110)

119 Mali 4 -801.0 -767.0 -775.1 -1051.0
(114)

120 Hungary 0 -879.0 -838.6 -905.5

121 El Salvador 1 -924.2 -910.4 -918.4 -882.6
(113)

Rk	ICC	team	D	'08	sept '08	july '08	'07
1	1 (EAP1)	Australia	133	+40.5	+60.9	+60.2	+78.4 (1)
2		Trinidad & Tobago	54	+38.4	+13.7	+16.1	+11.8 (4)
3	4 (AF1)	South Africa	116	+30.2	+22.3	+26.2	+20.5 (2)
4	8 (AS1)	India	146	+19.0	+6.3	+6.6	+7.0 (5)
5		Barbados	55	+18.4	-4.7	-2.2	-5.3 (8)
6		Jamaica	53	+18.1	-5.5	-3.0	-22.7 (10)
7	2 (AS2)	Sri Lanka	107	+8.7	+17.2	+17.1	+19.3 (3)
8	5 (EU1)	England	127	-0.1	+2.0	-1.2	-0.8 (7)
9	9 (AS3)	Pakistan	77	-8.0	-12.8	-12.0	-11.9 (9)
10	3 (EAP2)	New Zealand	107	-10.3	-4.2	-6.0	+0.7 (6)
11		Guyana	44	-12.6	-35.8	-33.3	-25.6 (11)
12		St Vincent	6	-19.7	-41.6	-40.0	-44.5 (12)
(13)		Windward Islands	45	-21.0	-43.2	-40.6	-40.4 (-)
(13)		Leeward Islands	41	-23.5	-49.1	-46.5	-44.8 (-)
(13)	6 (AM1)	West Indies	98	-29.2	-23.5	-22.2	-26.9 (-)
13		Antigua & Barbuda	13	-30.1	-67.2	-65.6	-137.3 (22)
14		Northern Ireland	0	-40.4	-63.5	-60.9	-65.1 (13)
15		Grenada	6	-49.3	-71.2	-69.7	-84.5 (14)
16		Dominica	6	-50.6	-72.5	-71.0	-93.4 (16)
17		Anguilla	12	-54.8	-77.7	-76.2	-152.3 (25)
18		Nevis	12	-72.0	-87.9	-86.3	-160.5 (28)
19		St Lucia	6	-81.0	-102.9	-101.4	-124.4 (20)
20		St Kitts	12	-86.1	-89.6	-88.1	-158.7 (26)
21	7 (AS4)	Bangladesh	86	-93.8	-113.6	-113.4	-114.3 (18)
22	15 EU2	Ireland	48	-93.9	-99.6	-119.3	-90.7 (15)
23		Sint Maarten	11	-108.0	-133.7	-132.2	-209.1 (31)
24	10 (AF2)	Zimbabwe	39	-109.5	-102.1	-99.8	-96.3 (17)
25		British Virgin Islands	2	-119.0	-167.3	-165.8	-274.9 (43)
26	11 (AF3)	Kenya	43	-134.2	-135.1	-142.7	-117.8 (19)
27	12 EU3	Scotland	37	-137.7	-140.9	-153.8	-145.7 (24)
(28)		Combined Virgin Islands	7	-143.9	-172.4	-170.8	-244.8 (-)
28	19 (AF4)	Namibia	36	-149.3	-153.6	-158.9	-159.7 (27)
29		Montserrat	10	-161.3	-190.2	-188.7	-262.5 (41)
30		US Virgin Islands	2	-167.4	-115.3	-113.8	-130.2 (21)
31	13 EU5	Netherlands	37	-175.5	-176.4	-173.6	-142.8 (23)
32	14 AM5	Canada	44	-184.2	-191.0	-190.9	-172.6 (29)
33		Estonia	2	-186.8	-146.4	-223.5
34	18 AS6	United Arab Emirates	41	-192.9	-191.6	-198.4	-219.8 (34)
35		Wales (Amateurs)	0	-199.5	-203.0	-211.7	-204.5 (30)
36	16 AM2	Bermuda	37	-201.4	-203.7	-230.4	-217.1 (33)
37	32 AM3	USA	10	-212.9	-251.0	-259.9	-229.9 (36)
38	31 AS8	Nepal	23	-214.4	-204.9	-211.9	-232.4 (38)
39	21 (AF5)	Uganda	11	-214.4	-223.3	-230.7	-226.5 (35)
40	20 EU4	Denmark	10	-215.6	-220.9	-229.6	-260.4 (40)
41		Czech Republic	2	-220.5	-180.1	-254.1
42	17 AS: 15-16	Oman	6	-231.0	-233.0	-240.9	-258.5 (39)
43	29 AS7	Afghanistan	20	-236.6	-224.5	-231.6	-213.5 (32)
44	25 AS5	Hong Kong	24	-246.2	-246.6	-252.5	-307.0 (49)
45	27 EU6	Italy	14	-252.2	-240.6	-254.8	-321.3 (54)
46	24 AM4	Cayman Islands	6	-257.0	-265.2	-270.8	-282.7 (44)
47	EU11	Guernsey	9	-261.3	-229.2	-255.0	-413.6 (75)
48	AS13	Qatar	8	-269.4	-264.0	-270.7	-269.5 (42)
49	33 AS9	Singapore	19	-274.4	-265.5	-272.5	-318.5 (51)
50		Russia	1	-276.3	-235.9	-311.8
51	AS11	Bahrain	7	-283.5	-277.3	-284.1	-318.5 (52)
52	30 EU8	Jersey	19	-288.6	-222.7	-225.3	-288.4 (45)
53	AS10	Malaysia	16	-296.6	-292.5	-299.3	-320.7 (53)
54	23 (EAP3)	Papua New Guinea	5	-301.3	-299.7	-306.9	-302.6 (48)
55	AS: 12	Kuwait	9	-305.0	-299.8	-306.6	-300.6 (47)
56	22 AM6	Argentina	7	-321.8	-326.0	-334.5	-338.7 (58)
57	EU24	Greece	2	-330.2	-291.3	-362.3	-354.1 (61)
58	26 AF6	Tanzania	8	-330.7	-322.7	-329.4	-343.4 (59)
59	34 AF7	Botswana	11	-333.5	-323.3	-330.9	-367.1 (63)
60	35 EU9	Germany	12	-351.7	-320.0	-322.3	-365.2 (62)
61	EU12	France	7	-358.5	-316.1	-391.4	-400.1 (69)
62	AS: 14	Saudi Arabia	8	-367.7	-361.7	-368.5	-335.1 (57)
63	AF10	Nigeria	11	-368.0	-306.7	-314.7	-404.8 (72)
64	AS: 15-16	Thailand	1	-373.6	-367.1	-373.9	-420.6 (77)
65	28 EAP4	Fiji	14	-376.8	-347.8	-354.8	-348.7 (60)
66	37 EU7	Norway	12	-380.7	-363.1	-382.6	-330.9 (56)
67	39 AM8	Bahamas	12	-382.6	-368.3	-375.6	-329.8 (55)
68	EU16	Isle of Man	3	-385.2	-349.7	-420.3	-385.3 (65)
69	EU13	Israel	2	-386.3	-343.8	-407.5	-443.1 (82)
70	EU10	Gibraltar	8	-386.8	-345.4	-438.2	-449.6 (83)
71		Austria	0	-389.1	-351.2	-430.8	-424.4 (79)
72	38 EAP5	Japan	9	-394.1	-373.4	-380.9	-381.0 (64)
73	EU14	Croatia	10	-396.5	-356.1	-423.1	-397.4 (67)
74	EU19	Portugal	3	-398.3	-362.6	-431.8	-399.8 (68)
75	EU15	Spain	6	-401.9	-366.5	-437.0	-401.9 (71)
76	AF9	Zambia	7	-404.1	-399.9	-407.2	-423.3 (78)
77	EU18	Belgium	4	-407.3	-371.9	-442.4	-407.3 (74)
78	36 AF8	Mozambique	8	-412.1	-377.1	-384.8	-414.8 (76)
79	AF11	Ghana	11	-415.4	-372.3	-380.4	-459.6 (85)
80		Poland	2	-419.5	-379.1	-453.3
81	AS: 17-20	Maldives	1	-419.8	-413.3	-420.1	-488.9 (95)
82	AM7	Suriname	5	-420.3	-406.5	-414.5	-469.7 (88)
83		Switzerland	1	-431.0	-394.4	-469.9	-435.0 (80)
84	AF13	Sierra Leone	11	-434.5	-391.2	-399.4	-494.2 (96)
85	40 EAP6	Vanuatu	10	-439.2	-418.2	-425.6	-400.4 (70)
86	EAP7	Cook Islands	4	-440.6	-417.3	-424.5	-407.1 (73)
87	AM9	Panama	4	-441.2	-427.3	-435.3	-436.6 (81)
88	EU21	Finland	4	-458.5	-422.8	-494.2	-459.2 (84)
89	EU23	Slovenia	0	-464.7	-426.8	-508.0	-473.6 (91)
90	EU17	Malta	3	-470.7	-435.3	-505.8	-470.6 (89)
91	AS: 17-20	Iran	1	-470.8	-465.5	-472.4	-481.3 (93)
92	EU20	Cyprus	2	-471.8	-436.4	-506.9	-471.7 (90)
93	AF18	Morocco	2	-480.1	-434.9	-445.6	-528.4 (100)
94		Puerto Rico	0	-484.7	-470.8	-478.8	-231.2 (37)
95	EAP8	Samoa	4	-495.0	-471.7	-478.9	-460.0 (86)
96	AF12	Swaziland	4	-506.0	-398.5	-406.7
97	AF15	Malawi	6	-520.1	-469.8	-477.9	-521.9 (99)
98	EAP9	Tonga	4	-520.9	-497.6	-504.9	-484.5 (94)
99		Sweden	0	-521.2	-485.8	-556.3	-521.0 (98)
100	AM12	Belize	5	-522.0	-508.1	-516.1	-480.3 (92)
101	AM10	Turks & Caicos	7	-537.8	-525.8	-533.3	-469.4 (87)
102	AM11	Chile	6	-544.9	-531.0	-539.0	-295.0 (46)
103	EU22	Luxembourg	0	-546.9	-510.0	-586.7	-551.8 (102)
104	AS: 17-20	Bhutan	1	-552.8	-546.2	-553.0	-604.3 (104)
105	EAP10	Indonesia	2	-564.0	-540.7	-547.9	-529.7 (101)
106	AF17	Gambia	11	-564.3	-551.9	-560.1	-663.8 (108)
107	AF14	Rwanda	6	-568.9	-517.8	-525.9	-575.2 (103)
108	AM13	Peru	4	-587.4	-573.5	-581.5	-315.8 (50)
109	AF16	Lesotho	5	-605.0	-554.0	-562.1	-796.0 (112)
110		Bulgaria	0	-624.8	-586.8	-668.1	-633.7 (105)
111	AM14	Brazil	6	-635.8	-621.9	-629.9	-388.0 (66)
112	AS: 17-20	Brunei	1	-641.3	-634.7	-641.5	-653.2 (106)
113		Slovakia	1	-670.0	-629.6	-697.5
114	AS21	Myanmar	1	-701.6	-695.0	-701.8	-736.4 (109)
115		Mexico	1	-702.9	-689.0	-697.0	-661.3 (107)
116		Ecuador	1	-767.5	-753.7	-761.6	-514.1 (97)
117		Costa Rica	1	-786.7	-772.9	-780.9	-745.1 (111)
118		New Caledonia	2	-788.2	-764.9	-772.1	-740.4 (110)
119		Mali	4	-801.0	-767.0	-775.1	-1051.0 (114)
120		Hungary	0	-879.0	-838.6	-905.5
121		El Salvador	1	-924.2	-910.4	-918.4	-882.6 (113)

The following countries are members of the ICC, but have not yet played international matches:

122 the Philippines affiliate (2000)

123 Saint Helena affiliate (2001)

124 South Korea affiliate (2001)

125 Cuba affiliate (2002)

126 China affiliate (2004)

127 Cameroon affiliate (2007)

128 Falkland Islands affiliate (2007)

129 Turkey affiliate (2008)

122	the Philippines	affiliate (2000)
123	Saint Helena	affiliate (2001)
124	South Korea	affiliate (2001)
125	Cuba	affiliate (2002)
126	China	affiliate (2004)
127	Cameroon	affiliate (2007)
128	Falkland Islands	affiliate (2007)
129	Turkey	affiliate (2008)

The ICC has 121 members, when including the West Indian nations and Wales.

8 countries: Russia, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, Ecuador, New Caledonia, Hungary and El Salvador have played internationals but are not (yet) members of the ICC.

Here is the table of 2008.

How it's done

These ratings are made by adding all ratings, whether for multi-day, one-day, or twenty-twenty matches, at global, zonal, and regional level.

All ratings are transposed to "runs per days" and "number of days played". For each separate ranking, a correction figure is calculated, such that the average of the ratings does not change with regards to all previously added ratings. Then the several ratings for a same team are averaged, using the number of days as weights.

Written 2007-09-23 - last modified 2009-01-15

Cricket around the World Herman's Global Ratings 121 Countries in one Table

How it's done

Cricket around the World
Herman's Global Ratings
121 Countries in one Table