The Unofficially Best Unofficial Test Championship – Official (UBOTCO)
Table (14 June 2023)
AUSTRALIA RETAKE LEAD AFTER WINNING WTC FINAL (Jun 23)
Recent / Future Series
Since July 22 – the lead keeps changing, England are improving and every series keeps things interesting.
Sept 22 – England in 5th gain 4 points against South Africa in 3rd and they swap places
Dec 22- Australia gain 2 points against West Indies and retake TOP SPOT! Then England gain almost 6 points against Pakistan to cement their place in 3rd
Jan 23 – Australia gain 7.6 points to extend their lead, although South Africa manage to hold on to 5th.
Feb 23 sees a great series between New Zealand (4th) and England (3rd). England’s big win in first match means they gain almost 2 points – but no table movement.
Mar 23 – Australia (1st – 89.20 pts) travel to India (2nd – 79.28 points) meaning India need a gain of 4.97 to take first place. Although Australia come back in second half of series the first two test wins for India helped to give them a table gain of 5.21 points – TOP SPOT – a lead of 0.48.
Mar – Apr 23- then New Zealand have gained a bit and Ireland have lost some points (to their lowest ever points total (16.67) after their series against Sri Lanka) – but no table movement. We also had Zimbabwe falling to their lowest points total (14.73) after losing against West Indies in March 23
Jun 23 – England play a one-off game v Ireland and gain 0.32 points – meaning Ireland drop to lowest total in their history. And then the top two play off in WETC Final – just 0.48 separates them on the table – with India holding a slim lead. But Australia’s convincing victory means a gain of 4.06 and a swing of over 8 points. Australia now on 88.05 and regain TOP SPOT
Upcoming series: Top 3 all in action – England v Australia the big one, but India face a tricky series against West Indies. Pakistan (7th) take on Sri Lanka (6th)
Take a look at more latest news posts and why not be inspired at the updated roll of honour, the history and enjoy a summer of cricket!
Previous Series and Table Movements
Ford and Son
It is with sadness that I announce the passing of my father. He died peacefully in his sleep early in the morning of Sunday 25th February 2018. We miss him greatly.
Of course, Graham Ford is the Ford in the Ford and Son and he is the founder of this system and more importantly my Dad. Thank you
Up-to-date and fast to reflect the current levels of each team, this is the home of the popular Ford and Son Test Cricket Rating Tables.
Ever since my Dad introduced me to the game of cricket, I have loved it.
Ever since he told me about his system of Test Country ranking which he started in 1945 when he was 10 years old, using only pen and paper, I have been hooked!
Having the benefit of a computer, I have easily been able to ‘fine tune’ his system (all with his agreement)
It only remains to see if my son Jonah takes up the tradition!
Other pages on the site include the following…
History shows recent and historical table movement
Method. We believe this system to be one of the most accurate ways of ranking test cricket. If you would like to see the thinking and maths behind this claim take a look at the method page. Here you will also find a list of FAQ’s and ways to contact us.
Roll of Honour – who has led the rankings for longest, most often? Who has had highest score? This now also includes a section for the Biggest Series wins (in terms of points gained), and the Highest Run-Rates for different length series – scroll down to the bottom of the page and you can see the win / loss series ratios – this is one table that England are well and truly top of!
Blog – for latest news and thoughts