Friday, 28 March 2025

Nicholas Pooran - The Best Cricketer of the Week




 IPL means that we start with some crazy periods of point-scoring


Weekly Top 5

1. Nicholas Pooran - 295 - An outstanding start for the West Indian with two 70+ scores in the IPL for Lucknow. He is currently the top run-scorer in that tournament and only bettered by Nat Sciver-Brunt and Kane Williamson for us.

2. Annabel Sutherland - 284 - An exceptional last two T20 games against New Zealand saw Sutherland get back to back 4 wicket hauls and get her highest score of the year. It is the third time she has scored 200+ points in a week.

3. Travis Head - 204 - Has been almost anonymous for the first 11 weeks of 2025 but hits his stride in the orange of Hyderabad with 114 runs across two games.

4. Heinrich Klaasen - 140 - Scored 50% of his points from Strike Rate points this week after scoring 34 off 14 balls against Rajasthan and 26 off 17 against Lucknow.

5. Phil Salt - 106 - Strips off the England shirt and dons the Bengaluru one....and then immediately remembers how to play cricket again. 56 runs at a decent lick against Kolkata sees him edge into the Top 5.

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 1650 - Her first inactive week of what may be quite a few. Holds first place with the lead she has on second place down to 453.

2. Annabel Sutherland - 1197 - Her score of 284 this week sess her up from 7th place into second. Hard to see where he next cricket is coming from though.

3. Chamari Athapaththu - 1052 - Inactive this week and down a place to third.

4. Kane Williamson - 1038 - Finds himself talking about the IPL this week rather than playing in it....no points for that and down a place to 4th.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1034 - Only 27 points in his first match of the IPL for Chennai - sees him drop down to 5th. 30 points separates him from Wanindu Hasaranga.

Ones to Watch

The bottom of the Top 5 will be very fluid over the coming week. 33 points separate the bowling all-rounders of Jadeja, Hasaranga and Curran.

Other Movers

Slim scores from the Indian trio of SKY, Pant and Jaiswal in their first IPL digs...but they do each move up a place to 17th, 19th and 21st respectively.


Top 3 Averages

1. Nicholas Pooran = 191.6 (Up from 165.75)
2. 166.83 (Down from Sam Curran = 199.4)
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 165

Both the largest increase and decrease come from our Top 3 this week. Pooran moved up 25.85 pointd and Curran dropped by an eye-watering 32.57.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 1306

Top Players by Discipline

* = New name

Runs - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 750
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt + Kane Williamson = 140
Strike Rate - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 300

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 520
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 100
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 250

Fielding - Phil Salt & *Nicholas Pooran = 170
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt - 20

Weekly List In Full

Nicholas Pooran 295
Annabel Sutherland 284
Travis Head 204
Heinrich Klaasen 140
Phil Salt 106
Jos Buttler 104
Yashavi Jaiwal 70
Rishabh Pant 65
Suryakumar Yadav 49
Adam Zampa 40
Ravindra Jadeja 27
Wanindu Hasaranga 24
Pathum Nissanka 18
Liam Livingstone 15
Sam Curran 4

Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp

Overall List in Full

1 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1650
2 Annabel Sutherland 1197
3 Chamari Athapaththu 1052
4 Kane Williamson 1038
5 Ravindra Jadeja 1034
6 Wanindu Hasaranga 1004
7 Sam Curran 1001
8 Nicholas Pooran 958
9 Heinrich Klaasen 793
10 Phil Salt 760
11 Jos Buttler 674
12 Travis Head 623
13 Adam Zampa 578
14 Liam Dawson 537
15 Babar Azam 515
16 Liam Livingstone 421
17 Suryakumar Yadav 299
18 Harry Brook 288
19 Rishabh Pant 274
20 Pathum Nissanka 250
21 Yashavi Jaiwal 194
22 Jasprit Bumrah 112
23 Jamie Smith 82
24 Saim Ayub 0

Friday, 21 March 2025

Nat Sciver-Brunt - The Best Cricketer of the Week....again

 


The calm before the storm as only 241 points were split between 5 players before the IPL starts next week. More of a round-up than a list this week.

Weekly Top 5

1. Nat Sciver- Brunt - 130 - NSB has top scored in 4 of the 11 weeks of 2025 so far. This week she enters the Top 10 for most Cricketers of the Week alongside the likes of Steve Smith and Pat Cummins who took 3 and two years respectively to reach that number.

=2. Babar Azam - Scored 22 at a sufficient enough lick to get Strike Rate point this week for Lahore Blues vs Karachi Whites in an All-Pakistan Knockabout

=2. Annabel Sutherland - 42 - Had a bit of a inverse Sciver-Brunt in the WIPL. Had a great Ashes series and a then a tepid time in India. Just the one wicket and 2 runs in her final outing before getting 0 in a T20 against New Zealand on Friday morning.

4. Chamari Athapaththu - 23 - Just 23 runs and then a washout for Athapaththu to end the series in New Zealand. Quite the downfall from 219 points last week.

5. Pathum Nissanka - 4 - Not often that 4 points gets you in the Top 5 for the week but here we are. The Sri Lankan is having a categorical stinker after such a profligate 2025.

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 1650 - Swells her lead to 598 but is going to have to sit out for a little while now until the start of the English County games start up.

2. Chamari Athapaththu - 1052 - Only 23 points this week but it served enough to see her move up a place to second. Hard to see where her next cricket comes from, however.

3. Kane Williamson - 1038 - Inactive this week and down to third. Would usually be gearing up for IPL action but is now having to wait until mid April to make his PSL bow for Karachi.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 1007 - Inactive this week and holds fourth. Is about to join back up with Chennai where he could be the first ever player to score 3000 runs and get 150 wickets in the IPL.

5. Sam Curran - 997 - Inactive again this week. He has made no secret of the fact that he wants to make a big impression for Chennai to force his way back into the England team....potentially as captain???

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran = 199.4
2. Nicholas Pooran = 165.75
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 165 (Down from 168.89)

In a week where all 5 players' averages dropped, Athapaththu's descent by 21.21 was the most eye-watering.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 1306

Top Players by Discipline


Runs - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 750
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt + Kane Williamson = 140
Strike Rate - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 300

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 500
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 100
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 250

Fielding - Phil Salt = 170
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt - 20

Weekly List In Full

Nat Sciver-Brunt 130
Babar Azam 42
Annabel Sutherland 42
Chamari Athapaththu 23
Pathum Nissanka 4

Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Yashavi Jaiwal dnp
Wanindu Hasaranga dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Heinrich Klaasen dnp
Travis Head dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Liam Livingstone dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Kane Williamson dnp

Overall List In Full

Nat Sciver-Brunt 1650
Chamari Athapaththu 1052
Kane Williamson 1038
Ravindra Jadeja 1007
Sam Curran 997
Wanindu Hasaranga 980
Annabel Sutherland 913
Nicholas Pooran 663
Phil Salt 654
Heinrich Klaasen 653
Jos Buttler 570
Adam Zampa 538
Liam Dawson 537
Babar Azam 515
Travis Head 419
Liam Livingstone 406
Harry Brook 288
Suryakumar Yadav 250
Pathum Nissanka 232
Rishabh Pant 209
Jasprit Bumrah 112
Yashavi Jaiwal 102
Jamie Smith 82
Saim Ayub 0

Friday, 14 March 2025

Nat Sciver-Brunt - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 



A mere 627 points separated between 6 players this week....only warrants a Top Three in my eyes.

Weekly Top 3

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 344 - Is in astonishing form with the bat in the WIPL. Scored another 184 runs in three innings this week. Since the start of the competition she has scored 1063, when looking at all our Cricketers in the same time period Williamson is second with 394.

2. Chamari Athapaththu - 219 - After a non-existent WIPL campaign and a damp squib of an ODI series, Athapaththu showed her T20 prowess over New Zealand.

3. Ravindra Jadeja - 59 - Never really set the competition on fire...didn't even make it smoulder. However he was always there and ticking along and contributed once more in the final.

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver - Brunt - 1520 - Already had a comfortable lead and then top-scored for the week. There is now almost half a thousand points between her and second place.

2. Kane Williamson - 1018 - Had such a good Champions Trophy but only got 11 points in the Final. Only holding off third place by 9 points.

3. Chamari Athapaththu - 1029 - Was in first place when her WIPL lock out occurred, last week she drifted down to 7th but is now right back in the mix thanks to her great performance in the first ODI against New Zealand.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 1007 - His score of 59 for the week edges him over the thousand point mark and into fourth place.

5. Sam Curran - 997 - Was first a month ago but has been inactive ever since. Just about holds off any challenge to his Top 5 place.

Other Movers

Only 28 points scored by Pathum Nissanka on his return to cricket but it is enough to see him overtake Rishabh Pant into 19th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran = 199.4
2. Chamari Athapaththu - 171.5 (Up from 162)
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 168.89 (Up from 147)

NSB improves her average by 21.89 and moves into the Top Three highest average points per active week on our List. After improving his average by 22.09 the week before, Williamson loses 13.05 this week.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - *Nat Sciver-Brunt = 1176

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - *Nat Sciver-Brunt = 720
Batting Bonus - *Nat Sciver-Brunt + Kane Williamson = 140
Strike Rate - *Nat Sciver-Brunt = 280

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 500
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 100
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 250

Fielding - Phil Salt = 170
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt - 20

Weekly List In Full

Nat Sciver-Brunt 344
Chamari Athapaththu 219
Ravindra Jadeja 59
Pathum Nissanka 28
Annabel Sutherland 24
Kane Williamson 11

Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Yashavi Jaiwal dnp
Wanindu Hasaranga dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Heinrich Klaasen dnp
Travis Head dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Liam Livingstone dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jamie Smith dnp

Overall List In Full

Nat Sciver-Brunt 1520
Kane Williamson 1038
Chamari Athapaththu 1029
Ravindra Jadeja 1007
Sam Curran 997
Wanindu Hasaranga 980
Annabel Sutherland 871
Nicholas Pooran 663
Phil Salt 654
Heinrich Klaasen 653
Jos Buttler 570
Adam Zampa 538
Liam Dawson 537
Babar Azam 473
Travis Head 419
Liam Livingstone 406
Harry Brook 288
Suryakumar Yadav 250
Pathum Nissanka 228
Rishabh Pant 209
Jasprit Bumrah 112
Yashavi Jaiwal 102
Jamie Smith 82
Saim Ayub 0

Nicholas Pooran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

  IPL means that we start with some crazy periods of point-scoring Weekly Top 5 1. Nicholas Pooran - 295 - An outstanding start for the West...