Top 10 Tallest Cricketer in the World – Past to Present

Cricket is a sport that requires a lot of skill, consistency, and fitness. These are crucial today because of the competition between the players. The game has evolved since its inception, and there have been many changes over the years. As a cricketer, you need to think one step ahead of the opponent to win the game for your side. Height is also a crucial factor, especially for the bowlers. 

Tall bowlers in cricket often have a significant edge because they generate extra bounce and create difficult angles for the batters. This combination of height and talent can make them extremely effective. Bowlers have traditionally been among the sport’s tallest athletes. In the early era, the batters were much troubled by the bounce with no helmet or proper head protection. Nowadays, facing tall bowlers has been a lot easier with proper protections and the pitches also offer less bounce. 

In this article, we have made a list of the top 10 tallest cricketers of all time who played at the highest level:

10. Jason Holder 6 ft 7 inch (201 cm)

Jason Holder, the former West Indies captain is one of the most important members of the Windies national team across formats. He is constantly looking to improve his game. Holder with his long height offers an extra bounce and pace on the pitch. He also can swing the ball. He has featured in 37 Test matches for the side while playing 98 ODIs.

He has picked 93 and 125 wickets in these two formats respectively. Holder has a height of 6 ft 7 inches, he is not the fastest bowler around. Furthermore, he is incredibly meticulous with his lines and lengths, which has helped him achieve success. Jason Holder is a highly useful batter down the order who slogs the ball near the end of the innings.

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9. Sulieman Benn 6 ft 7 inch (201 cm)

Sulieman Benn is a left-arm orthodox spinner born in Barbados. He also is a West Indies player. He was one of the tallest spinners in the world. He has controversies and has seen several of those throughout his career. His disciplinary issues saw him being left out of the 2011 World Cup squad. Due to his behaviour and attitude, he did not have a long career. 

He has a height of 6’7 and his tall frame helps him get the drift, and his ball comes out of his hand at an odd angle for the batters because he bowls with a round arm movement. He has taken 144 international wickets across all three forms. He also had a spat with Dale Steyn after that he continuously had a go at the South African.

8. Kyle Jamieson 6 ft 8 inch (203 cm)

Kyle Jamieson has been one of the finest all-rounder for New Zealand in ODI and Test. He caught the limelight first for his height. He made some brilliant domestic performances, and Jamieson got a maiden call-up to the ODI team for the India series at home. He earned a Man of the Match for his all-round performance which helped the Kiwis win the game.

Jamieson has injury problems, otherwise, he would have a long career and has a prospect of becoming one of the best all-rounders in the world. He can ball with the new ball. With his spell-binding ability to generate extra bounces, he is one of the most consistent bowlers in his side. He is the new zealand tallest cricketer ever.

7. Marco Jensen 6 ft 8 inch (203 cm)

Marco Jensen has been a proven performer for South Africa in every format of the game. The left-handed tall bowler can swing the ball and offer extra bounce due to his height. This makes him one of the finest bowlers of this generation especially in the red-ball format. He has featured in 17 Tests and bagged 73 wickets at an average of 21.76.

Apart from his bowling, Jensen is also a sensational lower-order batter. He played crucial knocks, slotting in at lower down the order. He has become an important part of the Proteas pace attack. However, the inclusion of the left-arm pacer has added variety to the bowling unit as every team needs a left-arm seamer who can swing the ball at a good pace. He is the tallest cricketer currently among all the active players along with Kyle Jamieson.

6. Bruce Reid 6 ft 8 inch (203 cm)

Bruce Reid was a left-arm pacer for Australia. He would have been a great asset to the Australian team in the 1980s, as he could swing the ball consistently, and due to his height could generate extra bounce. He was the first Aussie bowler to pick a hat trick in the ODI format. But his career was shortened due to injuries. 

Otherwise, he could have been one of the greatest pacers for Australia. Reid at the age of 29 years, Bruce Reid had to announce his retirement as his body completely gave up on him. The pacer could only play 27 Tests and 61 ODIHe later joined the Indian team as a bowling coach.  

5. Peter George 6 ft 8 inch (203 cm)

Peter George is from Australia, he was like Glenn McGrath because of his actions and height. He played just one test match for the Kangaroos, he played in India at Bengaluru, which turned out to be his last, and he didn’t get to play for the team again thus far. The potential to become a great fast bowler faded away. George is a lanky bowler who bowls at a high speed.

He has the habit of surprising batters with the extra bounce that he gets. In his one international game, he picked the wicket of great Sachin Tendulkar. He currently plays for South Africa and hopes to make a comeback in international cricket.

4. Cameron Cuffy 6 ft 8 inch (203 cm)

Cameron Cuffy was supposed to carry on the West Indies fast bowling legacy at one point, but he failed to achieve the milestone. Cuffy got an extraordinary bounce from the pitches that had no help for the bowlers. However, competing against the likes of Courtney Walsh, Curtley Ambrose, and Winston Benjamin proved difficult for him.

He struggled for a spot on the team and was rarely in the starting lineup. Later in his career, he suffered multiple injuries and was inconsistent, which ruined his career. He called off his career with 41 wickets in as many international games. He featured in 15 Tests that he played, picking up 43 wickets for the Caribbean nation.

3. Joel Garner 6 ft 8 inch (203 cm)

Joel Garner was one of the lethal bowlers during the West Indies’ golden era of cricket. He was one of the “quartet” of West Indian fast bowlers from the mid-70s to the early 80s, the others being Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, and Malcolm Marshall. He was nicknamed the “Big Bird”. His teammates and opponents gave him this nickname because of his towering frame and fiery pace.

He also bowled great yorkers and mastered this art back in those days. Garner was unplayable at the death overs. In 58 Tests, he picked up 259 wickets and accumulated 146 scalps in 98 ODIs. He was also inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010.

2. Boyd Ranking 6 ft 8 inch (204 cm)

Boyd Ranking the Irish pacer started off his career as a rugby player due to his height. He had a height of 6 ft 8 inches and later on, he shifted to cricket. He let go of a potential career in rugby and evolved as one of the most important bowlers of the Ireland team. Ranking was more of a hit on the deck pacer with his idols being Glenn McGrath and Curtley Ambrose.

He also featured for the England Cricket Team and played just one match. The speedster became only the third player to have represented two countries in the longest format of the game. He is the second tallest cricket player in the world. He is the 2nd tallest cricketer in world.

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1. Mohammad Irfan 7 ft 1 inches (216 cm)

Mohammad Irfan from Pakistan is the tallest player in cricket. The 7 ft 1-inch bowler’s normal-length deliveries would reach chest height for the majority of batters. Irfan, known as Pakistan’s ‘Burj Khalifa,’ has played four Tests, 60 One-Day Internationals, and twenty Twenty20 Internationals for his country.

While he has performed admirably at the top level, his injury history has kept him out of the squad. Teams used to prepare to face him by practising throwdowns with specialists standing on a stool. Virat Kohli during the 2015 World Cup did the same, which helped him to face the tallest cricketer in the world.

Top 10 Tallest Cricketers in the World

Rank	Player	Height	National Team	Playing Career
1	Mohammad Irfan	7’1″	Pakistan	2010–2019
2	Boyd Ranking	6’8″	England/Ireland	2014-2019
3	Joel Garner	6’8″	West Indies	1977–1987
4	Cameron Cuffy	6’8″	West Indies	1994-2002
5	Peter George	6’8″	Australia	2010-2010
6	Bruce Reid	6’8″	Australia	1985-1992
7	Marco Jensen	6’8″	South Africa	2020-present
8	Kyle Jamieson	6’8″	New Zealand	2021-present
9	Sulieman Benn	6’7″	West Indies	2008–2016
10	Jason Holder	6’7″	West Indies	2013–present