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 | 940 | J. Garner | WI | 940 v New Zealand, 17/04/1985 |
| 2 | 923 | R.J. Hadlee | NZ | 923 v Sri Lanka, 18/06/1983 |
| 3 | 917 | S.M. Pollock | SA | 917 v Pakistan, 14/02/2007 |
| 4 | 913 | M. Muralidaran | SL | 913 v New Zealand, 09/04/2002 |
| 5 | 903 | G.D. McGrath | AUS | 903 v South Africa, 30/03/2002 |
| 6 | 892 | E.J. Chatfield | NZ | 892 v Sri Lanka, 04/11/1984 |
| 7 | 891 | D.K. Lillee | AUS | 891 v New Zealand, 20/02/1982 |
| 7 | 891 | M.D. Marshall | WI | 891 v Australia, 27/01/1985 |
| 9 | 877 | C.E.L. Ambrose | WI | 877 v England, 25/05/1991 |
| 10 | 875 | M.A. Holding | WI | 875 v Pakistan, 02/12/1985 |
| 11 | 867 | R.G.D. Willis | ENG | 867 v Sri Lanka, 20/06/1983 |
| 12 | 860 | W.P.U.J.C. Vaas | SL | 860 v South Africa, 20/08/2004 |
| 13 | 852 | B. Lee | AUS | 852 v South Africa, 03/02/2006 |
| 14 | 851 | Maninder Singh | IND | 851 v West Indies, 02/01/1988 |
| 15 | 850 | Wasim Akram | PAK | 850 v South Africa, 16/10/1994 |
| 16 | 848 | A.M.E. Roberts | WI | 848 v India, 13/10/1983 |
| 17 | 845 | Kapil Dev | IND | 845 v New Zealand, 10/04/1986 |
| 18 | 841 | G.F. Lawson | AUS | 841 v West Indies, 14/03/1984 |
| 19 | 823 | J.N. Gillespie | AUS | 823 v Pakistan, 04/09/2004 |
| 20 | 814 | P.R. Reiffel | AUS | 814 v West Indies, 01/01/1996 |
| 21 | 809 | S.E. Bond | NZ | 809 v South Africa, 14/04/2007 |
| 22 | 808 | C.J. McDermott | AUS | 808 v South Africa, 14/12/1993 |
| 23 | 805 | N.W. Bracken | AUS | 805 v Sri Lanka, 16/04/2007 |
| 24 | 804 | Saqlain Mushtaq | PAK | 804 v West Indies, 14/01/1997 |
| 25 | 801 | C.A. Walsh | WI | 801 v India, 16/10/1989 |
| 26 | 800 | R.M. Hogg | AUS | 800 v Pakistan, 25/01/1984 |
| 27 | 797 | A. Kumble | IND | 797 v South Africa, 06/11/1996 |
| 28 | 794 | A.A. Donald | SA | 794 v Australia, 23/01/1998 |
| 29 | 788 | D.L. Vettori | NZ | 788 v England, 23/02/2008 |
| 30 | 786 | S.K. Warne | AUS | 786 v West Indies, 14/03/1996 |
| 31 | 784 | B.L. Cairns | NZ | 784 v Pakistan, 11/06/1983 |
| 32 | 783 | M. Ntini | SA | 783 v West Indies, 25/01/2004 |
| 33 | 780 | Imran Khan | PAK | 780 v England, 20/10/1987 |
| 34 | 779 | Abdul Qadir | PAK | 779 v England, 20/11/1987 |
| 35 | 778 | Waqar Younis | PAK | 778 v West Indies, 21/10/1991 |
| 36 | 776 | T.M. Alderman | AUS | 776 v New Zealand, 11/12/1990 |
| 37 | 772 | I.K. Pathan | IND | 772 v England, 03/04/2006 |
| 38 | 770 | A.D. Mullally | ENG | 770 v West Indies, 15/07/2000 |
| 39 | 768 | J.D.P. Oram | NZ | 768 v Australia, 16/09/2004 |
| 39 | 768 | C.R. Matthews | SA | 768 v Pakistan, 16/04/1996 |
| 41 | 767 | D. Gough | ENG | 767 v South Africa, 13/02/2000 |
| 42 | 765 | M.R. Whitney | AUS | 765 v West Indies, 10/01/1993 |
| 42 | 765 | P.S. de Villiers | SA | 765 v Pakistan, 29/09/1996 |
| 44 | 763 | I.D.R. Bradshaw | WI | 763 v India, 26/10/2006 |
| 45 | 758 | P.A.J. DeFreitas | ENG | 758 v Australia, 25/05/1989 |
| 46 | 755 | A. Flintoff | ENG | 755 v Bangladesh, 12/11/2003 |
| 47 | 753 | M. Prabhakar | IND | 753 v Pakistan, 04/03/1992 |
| 48 | 748 | Azhar Mahmood | PAK | 748 v Sri Lanka, 22/10/1999 |
| 49 | 746 | Saeed Ajmal | PAK | 746 v England, 13/02/2012 |
| 50 | 744 | Sarfraz Nawaz | PAK | 744 v West Indies, 12/01/1984 |
| 51 | 743 | L.L. Tsotsobe | SA | 743 v New Zealand, 03/03/2012 |
| 51 | 743 | Naved-ul-Hasan | PAK | 743 v India, 06/02/2006 |
| 53 | 742 | J. Srinath | IND | 742 v West Indies, 05/11/1994 |
| 54 | 740 | R.D. King | WI | 740 v England, 20/07/2000 |
| 55 | 738 | G.R. Larsen | NZ | 738 v Pakistan, 16/03/1994 |
| 55 | 738 | R.J. Shastri | IND | 738 v Australia, 31/01/1986 |
| 57 | 735 | G.P. Swann | ENG | 735 v India, 14/10/2011 |
| 57 | 735 | Harbhajan Singh | IND | 735 v West Indies, 29/05/2002 |
| 59 | 731 | D.W. Fleming | AUS | 731 v Zimbabwe, 23/10/1999 |
| 60 | 729 | Madan Lal | IND | 729 v Sri Lanka, 08/04/1984 |
| 61 | 727 | S.J. Harmison | ENG | 727 v Australia, 07/07/2005 |
| 61 | 727 | K.M.D.N. Kulasekara | SL | 727 v New Zealand, 08/09/2009 |
| 63 | 725 | Aqib Javed | PAK | 725 v England, 20/05/1992 |
| 64 | 724 | M.G. Johnson | AUS | 724 v Bangladesh, 03/09/2008 |
| 65 | 722 | K.D. Mills | NZ | 722 v Australia, 06/02/2009 |
| 65 | 722 | R.W. Price | ZIM | 722 v West Indies, 06/03/2010 |
| 67 | 717 | M.A. Ealham | ENG | 717 v Zimbabwe, 30/01/2000 |
| 67 | 717 | H.H. Streak | ZIM | 717 v Bangladesh, 14/03/2004 |
| 67 | 717 | Mohammad Hafeez | PAK | 717 v Bangladesh, 06/12/2011 |
| 67 | 717 | M. Morkel | SA | 717 v Sri Lanka, 14/01/2012 |
| 67 | 717 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 717 v Zimbabwe, 05/11/2009 |
| 72 | 716 | A.R. Caddick | ENG | 716 v Bangladesh, 05/10/2000 |
| 73 | 715 | I.R. Bishop | WI | 715 v Pakistan, 19/02/1993 |
| 74 | 714 | J.E. Emburey | ENG | 714 v Pakistan, 18/11/1987 |
| 75 | 712 | D.N.T. Zoysa | SL | 712 v England, 23/03/2001 |
| 76 | 709 | C.G. Rackemann | AUS | 709 v England, 09/12/1990 |
| 77 | 708 | V.J. Marks | ENG | 708 v India, 20/01/1985 |
| 78 | 707 | C. Pringle | NZ | 707 v India, 25/03/1994 |
| 79 | 706 | S.P. Davis | AUS | 706 v New Zealand, 24/01/1988 |
| 80 | 705 | C.C. Lewis | ENG | 705 v South Africa, 25/08/1994 |
| 80 | 705 | I.T. Botham | ENG | 705 v New Zealand, 20/01/1983 |
| 82 | 702 | B.P. Patterson | WI | 702 v Pakistan, 12/03/1988 |
| 83 | 701 | S.C.J. Broad | ENG | 701 v South Africa, 26/08/2008 |
| 84 | 700 | Zaheer Khan | IND | 700 v South Africa, 13/04/2003 |
| 84 | 700 | M.C. Snedden | NZ | 700 v Australia, 26/04/1990 |
| 86 | 699 | Shoaib Akhtar | PAK | 699 v Australia, 19/06/2002 |
| 87 | 698 | W.W. Davis | WI | 698 v New Zealand, 23/04/1985 |
| 88 | 696 | D.R. Pringle | ENG | 696 v Pakistan, 22/05/1992 |
| 89 | 694 | C.P.H. Ramanayake | SL | 694 v South Africa, 04/09/1993 |
| 90 | 692 | B.K.V. Prasad | IND | 692 v South Africa, 14/12/1996 |
| 90 | 692 | D.R. Tuffey | NZ | 692 v India, 06/11/2003 |
| 92 | 689 | R.A. Harper | WI | 689 v Sri Lanka, 21/10/1987 |
| 92 | 689 | A.C. Cummins | WI | 689 v England, 02/03/1994 |
| 94 | 688 | S.P. O'Donnell | AUS | 688 v Sri Lanka, 02/05/1990 |
| 94 | 688 | G.B. Hogg | AUS | 688 v India, 14/10/2007 |
| 96 | 687 | J.M. Anderson | ENG | 687 v Bangladesh, 12/11/2003 |
| 97 | 685 | N.A. Foster | ENG | 685 v Pakistan, 22/11/1987 |
| 98 | 684 | Mushtaq Ahmed | PAK | 684 v England, 25/03/1992 |
| 99 | 683 | Mudassar Nazar | PAK | 683 v New Zealand, 23/11/1984 |
| 99 | 683 | Akram Raza | PAK | 683 v South Africa, 10/01/1995 |
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