fbpx
[google-translator]

Current World Rankings

Based on matches up to 23rd October 2016
RankingFlagTeamPlayedWeightedPointsRating
1flag1Australia38285,774206
2flag2New Zealand46336,514197
3flag3England48346,108180
4flag4Jamaica40315,485177
5flag5South Africa65436,770157
6Malawi50344,408130
7flag10Tonga15141,677120
8ugandaUganda49333,941119
9flag8Wales30
232,699117
10flag10Scotland23192,088110
11bfb04946b73242949dc4a00a412b2390Trinidad & Tobago27212,03197
12northern-ireland Northern Ireland27191,66888
13zimbabweZimbabwe41282,39886
14photo_0163261340udvujoBarbados29221,76280
15sri-lankaSri Lanka141181774
16zambiaZambia25161,14071
17St Vincent & Grenadines131176069
18samoaSamoa22171,16669
19fijiFiji24211,43068
20Cook Islands13959366
21grenadaGrenada10951457
22Philippines6633756
23namibiaNamibia36241,30855
24botswanaBotswana241792554
25UAE9729843
26irelandIsle of Man221665941
27singapore-flagSingapore312391840
28canadaEswatini6621035
29malaysiaMalaysia141344034
30irelandIreland282274034
31St Lucia131136633
32USA111032733
33singapore-flagMalta9717825
34hong-kongBrunei6615025
35Kenya241534923
36Cayman Islands191634422
37Antigua & Barbuda241632220
38gibraltar Gibraltar191527118
39papuaPapua New Guinea201618111
40 width=Tanzania 1511555
41hong-kongHong Kong66224
42St Kitts & Nevis116193
43Lesotho6300
43st-maarten-small-imageSt Maarten11600
43Switzerland9700

This rankings system was developed for the INF by statistician David Kendix.

The first list was published on 11 February 2008. The latest list has been updated on 24th November 2016 and includes matches up to 23rd October 2016. The ranking list relates to senior teams of member countries that are playing regular international test matches. To find out more about how the system works read below and click here for Frequently Asked Questions.

A rating is a measure of the average performance of a team over a series of matches. Each team earns a certain number of points from each international match. Their rating is the total number of points earned divided by the number of matches played. The team with the highest rating is ranked first in the world. The next highest rating is ranked second and so on.

Weighting Matches played a long time ago are a poorer guide to current form than more recent results. Therefore past results are weighted, giving a lower weighting to earlier results. For the purposes of this list, matches played since July 2015 currently have a full weighting (100%). Matches played in the two previous years (July 2013-June 2015) have a weighting of 50%. Earlier matches are not directly included in the ratings at all.

Each July, the oldest year of results will drop out of the ratings and the weightings redistributed. This is the one annual occasion when the rankings list could alter other than through a match being played.

Points:

The number of points earned by a team for any match depends on two factors. The result (won, tied or lost) and the opponent against whom the result was achieved. The higher an opponent’s rating the more points are earned for beating them.

If a team wins a match they will earn 50 points more than their opponent’s rating.  But if they lose, they will earn 50 points less than their opponent’s rating. Worked numerical examples appear in the Frequently Asked Questions.

Rating Period:

It is not meaningful for a team to claim a world ranking if they have only played a small number of matches. As soon as a team has played eight International test matches over the rating period then they will have earned an official world ranking. If a team has played fewer than eight matches, they will still have a rating, but without a corresponding ranking.  To have a ranking the team must have played at least 2 games against a rated team.

The following teams currently have a rating in the system and could become ranked once they have played 8 matches:

  • Bermuda
  • Cayman Islands
  • India
  • Maldives
  • Namibia
  • St Maarten
  • Vanuatu
  • St Kitts & Nevis
  • Israel
  • Tonga

The INF World Rankings were reviewed at the INF Board Meeting in June 2012, with David Kendix, Statistician, who was retained by the INF to develop the ranking methodology in 2007.

Following a detailed discussion the Board was satisfied that we have a robust and reliable rankings system that presents a true reflection of the quality and standing of the performances of international teams and that this system can be used with confidence for qualification purposes.

NEWSLETTER Keep up to date with the latest news and events from INF.