Friday, 11 July 2025

Jamie Smith - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 


Bumper week with 2649 points scored - the highest of any week of the year.

Weekly Top 5

1. Jamie Smith - 402 - Of course it's Jamie Smith. His score of 402 is the second highest score of the year to date and sess him move from 20th to 15th on the Overall List.

2. Ravindra Jadeja - 268 - A weird one for Jadeja who scores just 70 points from his bowling and the other 198 for a batting performance where he bagged 89 + 69.

3. Phil Salt - 265 - Scored 145 runs across three T20 Blast to return from his post-IPL lull with a bang. Manages to move up to 8th after ending the IPl in 9th. Must be that magic bat of his.

4. Sam Curran - 241 - The Surrey captain has now scored 7 successive 3 figure scores and his second successive score of 200+. Over the last 7 weeks he averages 203.14 points per week. Not too shabby at all.

5. Harry Brook - 231 - A huge score of 158 in the first innings - and then a bit of a damp squib in the second sees Brook just about scrape into the Top 5. Have no data on it but I would imagine this is one of the highest fifth place scores we've ever had

Overall Top 5

1. Liam Dawson - 2644 - 5 wickets across two games for Hampshire has seen Dawson just about hold on to top spot. His lead on second is just 11 points.

2. Sam Curran - 2633 - Has been getting incrementally closer to top spot week after week and is now within a nose. Only 11 points separate him and the Number One spot.

3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 2283 - Out of action all this week with injuries but is expected to be back in action of the ODI series against India this week. Needs to go well as there are necks being breathed down.

4. Jos Buttler - 2238 - Back in action this week after a three week sabbatical. He was in second the last time he hit a ball in anger and, this week, holds onto fourth for the third week on the bounce.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 2162 - Lost his top five berth in his off week, has claimed it back quite emphatically in his on week. Has an ongoing Test to cash in next Friday but also has Pooran just 18 points behind him. That Top 6 is starting to look a little isolated though.

Other Movers

Pathum Nissanka is the biggest mover - despite only getting 132 this week he moves up 3 places to 16th. Jaiswal also moves up one place to 10th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran - 164.56 (Up from 159.47)
2. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 142.69

Having been the largest beneficiary last week, Pooran now drops the most (-3.32 to 126.12). Harry Brook's massive score this week sees his average up by a stonking 28.34. He now scorres 120.64 points a week.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1546
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nicholas Pooran - 2144

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 1178
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 290
Strike Rate – *Jos Buttler & Heinrich Klaasen - 570

Wickets - Liam Dawson - 1020
Wicket Bonus - *Wanindu Hasaranga = 140
Economy - Liam Dawson = 520

Fielding - Nicholas Pooran - 300
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly Scores in Full

Jamie Smith 402
Ravindra Jadeja 268
Phil Salt 265
Sam Curran 241
Harry Brook 231
Yashasvi Jaiwal 185
Wanindu Hasaranga 171
Jos Buttler 157
Rishabh Pant 150
Liam Dawson 143
Pathum Nissanka 132
Adam Zampa 120
Kane Williamson 99
Travis Head 98
Liam Livingstone 84
Nicholas Pooran 73
Heinrich Klaasen 71

Annabel Sutherland dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp

Overall Scores

1 Liam Dawson 2644
2 Sam Curran 2633
3 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2283
4 Jos Buttler 2238
5 Ravindra Jadeja 2162
6 Nicholas Pooran 2144
7 Heinrich Klaasen 1942
8 Phil Salt 1762
9 Wanindu Hasaranga 1696
10 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1656
11 Suryakumar Yadav 1607
12 Kane Williamson 1537
13 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
14 Travis Head 1371
15 Jamie Smith 1327
16 Pathum Nissanka 1315
17 Harry Brook 1295
18 Babar Azam 1232
19 Annabel Sutherland 1197
20 Rishabh Pant 1180
21 Liam Livingstone 984
22 Jasprit Bumrah 832
23 Adam Zampa 698
24 Saim Ayub 553

Friday, 4 July 2025

Nicholas Pooran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 




Weekly Top 5

1. Nicholas Pooran - 278 - Never really caught fire since the opening salvos of the IPL but has turned it back on with a half century and a century in the MLC this week.

2. Sam Curran - 218 - Scored a century and was not even in the top 3 highest scores in that mammoth Surrey innings this week. Continues his very very strong English summer.

3. Pathum Nissanka - 198 - Another Test match century....followed up by an ODI duck. Has improved his overall score by 459 in the last fortnight.

4. Wanindu Hasaranga - 172 - Has had a torrid last month or two but turned it back on for an ODI against Bangladesh this week with a fourfer and a score of 22 at a decent lick.

5. Liam Dawson - 167 - Overperformed with the bat and underperformed with the ball against Worcestershire this week. 87 runs and a single wicket sees him in the Top 5 once more though.

Overall Top 5

1. Liam Dawson - 2506 - Holds onto first place for a second week. Has reduced his lead on second from 165 to 114 however.

2. Sam Curran - 2392 - His County Championship 100 sees him hold second place for a second week. He has increased his lead on third from 40 to 109.

3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 2283 - One decent performance and one disappointing one against India this week sees her hold third place. The gap between her and fourth stands at 202; the third largest of any gap on the List. Is now out for, at least, the next game with injury.

4. Jos Buttler - 2081 - Inactive this week and holds on to fourth place by a mere 10 points.

5. Nicholas Pooran - 2071 - His weekly high score sees him move back into the top 5 for the first time in a month. He has an 177 point gap on the inactive Ravindra Jadeja below him.

Other Movers

Fell out of the weekly Top 5 this week but Travis Head's 160 saw him move up two places to 14th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran - 159.47 (Up from 155.29)
2. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 142.69 (Up from 142.27)

Nicholas Pooran's weekly high score sees him move up by 9.91 points to 129.44 . Heinrich Klaasen's 0.14 drop is the only negative movement this week and sees him down to 98.47.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1546
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - *Nicholas Pooran - 2071

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 1101
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 290
Strike Rate – *Heinrich Klaasen - 570

Wickets - Liam Dawson - 920
Wicket Bonus - Liam Dawson - 130
Economy - Liam Dawson = 520

Fielding - Nicholas Pooran - 290
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly List In Full

Nicholas Pooran 278
Sam Curran 218
Pathum Nissanka 198
Wanindu Hasaranga 172
Liam Dawson 167
Travis Head 160
Nat Sciver-Brunt 149
Heinrich Klaasen 96

Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Yashasvi Jaiwal dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Liam Livingstone dnp
Kane Williamson dnp


Overall List In Full

1 Liam Dawson 2506
2 Sam Curran 2392
3 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2283
4 Jos Buttler 2081
5 Nicholas Pooran 2071
6 Ravindra Jadeja 1894
7 Heinrich Klaasen 1871
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1607
9 Wanindu Hasaranga 1525
10 Phil Salt 1497
11 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1471
12 Kane Williamson 1438
13 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
14 Travis Head 1273
15 Babar Azam 1232
16 Annabel Sutherland 1197
17 Pathum Nissanka 1183
18 Harry Brook 1064
19 Rishabh Pant 1030
20 Jamie Smith 923
21 Liam Livingstone 900
22 Jasprit Bumrah 832
23 Adam Zampa 578
24 Saim Ayub 553


Friday, 27 June 2025

Liam Dawson - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 



Some huge scores this week and some huge lunges up the List.

Weekly Top 5

1. Liam Dawson - 395 - Despite two Tests going on this week, our biggest score came from the little ol' County Championship. A century and a five wickets saw Dawson finish top for the second time this year.

2. Rishabh Pant - 352 - A double century in a Test match would win you Cricketer of the Week 9 weeks out of 10....but this is the tenth week. It does see Pant move up on the Overall List from 21st to 18th.

3. Pathum Nissanka - 261 - Is capable of a huge score but his average points per active week of 98.5 shows that those big scores have been too few and far between. 211 runs against Bangladesh only sees Nissanka move up a solitary place overall - now 19th.

4. Jasprit Bumrah - 190 - Week of two halves for Bumrah. A fivefer in the first England innings and nothing but Economy points in the second innings. Stays in 22nd place Overall.

5. Harry Brook - 139 - A frustrating week, in many ways, for Brook but his almost-century sees him just pip Jaiswal and Jamie Smith to fifth place. All three of those players scored in the 130s this week.

Overall Top 5

1. Liam Dawson - 2239 - Last week I predicted we would have a new Best Cricketer in the World - however I suspected it would be Sam Curran. Instead, it is the Hampshire man who becomes the fifth Number One player of the year.

2. Sam Curran - 2174 - A decent final T20 Blast game was followed by a County Championship game where he was not really called upon - and when he was he scored just 8 runs. Still manages to move up to 2nd.

3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 2134 - Inactive this week and down to her lowest position for 17 weeks.

4. Jos Buttler - 2081 - Inactive this week and down two places to 4th.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1894 - His 106 runs this week was the lowest of any of the England/India players however was enough to see him hold off the MLC contingent from mounting a challenge on the Top 5. Pooran is 101 behind with Klaasen a further 18 adrift.

Other Movers

Jaiswal's wonky performance in the Anderson-TendulkarTrophy saw him fall in 6th place for the week but still rise by three places to tenth on the Overall list. Nicholas Pooran also moved up one place to 6th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran - 155.29 (Down from 158.46)
2. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 142.27

Rishabh Pant's poor year coupled with his massive score this week sees his average improve by 24.19 points. Klaasen's second poor week in a row sees him move down to 98.61 - down 5.25.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1030
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Sam Curran = 1809

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 1101
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 200
Strike Rate – Jos Buttler - 550

Wickets - Liam Dawson - 900
Wicket Bonus - Liam Dawson - 130
Economy - Liam Dawson = 490

Fielding - *Nicholas Pooran - 290
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly Scores in Full

Liam Dawson 395
Rishabh Pant 352
Pathum Nissanka 261
Jasprit Bumrah 190
Harry Brook 139
Yashasvi Jaiwal 135
Jamie Smith 134
Sam Curran 114
Ravindra Jadeja 106
Liam Livingstone 103
Nicholas Pooran 98
Kane Williamson 56
Heinrich Klaasen 11


Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Wanindu Hasaranga dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Travis Head dnp

Overall Scores In Full

1 Liam Dawson 2339
2 Sam Curran 2174
3 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2134
4 Jos Buttler 2081
5 Ravindra Jadeja 1894
6 Nicholas Pooran 1793
7 Heinrich Klaasen 1775
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1607
9 Phil Salt 1497
10 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1471
11 Kane Williamson 1438
12 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
13 Wanindu Hasaranga 1353
14 Babar Azam 1232
15 Annabel Sutherland 1197
16 Travis Head 1113
17 Harry Brook 1064
18 Rishabh Pant 1030
19 Pathum Nissanka 985
20 Jamie Smith 923
21 Liam Livingstone 900
22 Jasprit Bumrah 832
23 Adam Zampa 578
24 Saim Ayub 553

Jamie Smith - The Best Cricketer of the Week

  Bumper week with 2649 points scored - the highest of any week of the year. Weekly Top 5 1. Jamie Smith - 402 - Of course it's Jamie Sm...