Friday, 15 November 2024

Phil Salt - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 


Weekly Top 5

1. Phil Salt - 197 - If Salt played in the Carribean every week he might put on Lara like figures. He finishes in first place this week for the second time in 2024. He also moves up to 7th place overall; his highest position in 2 months. He has never been higher.

2. Jos Buttler - 2261 - 20 weeks out of cricket ended disappointingly for Buttler with a golden duck in his first innings. Made that up with 87 more runs in the other two games....fairly unevenly spread mind.

3. Daryl Mitchell - 149 - Not gargantuan figures for Mitchell on his return to domestic cricket; especially when you consider 40% of this came from his bowling figures from a meagre 14 overs. All the points count though.

4. Chamari Athapaththu - 142 - Not producing blistering performances in the WBBL but sheer weight of matches helps put her in a fairly low scoring Top 5 this week.

5. Glenn Maxwell - 84 - The runt of the Top 5 litter this week is Maxwell who scores 58 points fewer than fourth place. Is especially lucky to be here considering he scored a big fat zero in the final ODI against Pakistan.

Overall Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 4460 - With every passing week of WBBL action she puts herself further away from second place. Her gap is now up to 490. The only gap bigger is between Smith and Khawaja at the other end of the table.

2. James Vince - 3970 - About to enter his final week of inactivity before some rare T10 action. Is very well insulated in silver place; he has 490 above him and 424 below him.

3. Travis Head - 3546 - His fourth week inactive is his joint longest period of fallow time. Next week's fifth inactive week will be his last.

4. Sam Curran - 3406 - 71 points this week narrowed the gap on third place to 167 but that isn't nearly enough to broach a Top Three that is looking pretty untouchable with a month of the competition left.

5. Babar Azam - 3239 - Only 61 points this week but that makes the gap between him and Labuschagne very very very tight instead of just very very very very tight. 67 points separate.

Other Movers

A mere 27 points for Wellington in the Plunket Shield was enough to see Rachin Ravindra breach the Top 10 again.

Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 171.54 (Down from 172.72)
2. Jos Buttler - 133 (Up from 131.5)
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 132.39.

For the first time in record two players have decreased by the same amount. Aaron Hardie & Rachin Ravindra are both down by 2.97 to 74.36 & 104.22 respectively. Phil Salt is up the most to breach the 100 point a week mark.

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 2235
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 946
Short Form = Chamari Athapaththu- 3514

Highest scorer by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - James Vince - 2390
Batting Bonus - Travis Head = 380
Strike Rate - Travis Head & * Phil Salt = 790

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1180
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 250
Economy - Simon Harmer - 680

Fielding – James Vince = 490
Fielding Bonus - James Vince - 50

Weekly List in Full

Phil Salt 197
Jos Buttler 157
Daryl Mitchell 149
Chamari Athapaththu 142
Glenn Maxwell 84
Sam Curran 71
Babar Azam 61
Rachin Ravindra 27
Aaron Hardie 12

Simon Harmer dnp
James Vince dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Travis Head dnp
Mitchell Marsh dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Usman Khawaja dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Yashasvi Jaiswal dnp
Virat Kohli dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Chamari Athapaththu 4460
2 James Vince 3970
3 Travis Head 3546
4 Sam Curran 3406
5 Babar Azam 3239
6 Marnus Labuschagne 3172
7 Phil Salt 3053
8 Ravindra Jadeja 3045
9 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2981
10 Rachin Ravindra 2814
11 Simon Harmer 2808
12 Harry Brook 2780
13 Moeen Ali 2727
14 Glenn Maxwell 2383
15 Shubman Gill 2361
16 Jos Buttler 2261
17 Virat Kohli 2099
18 Daryl Mitchell 1937
19 Mitchell Marsh 1685
20 Aaron Hardie 1636
21 Steve Smith 1503
22 Usman Khawaja 998

Friday, 8 November 2024

Ravindra Jadeja - The Best Cricketer of the Week....Again

 


Weekly Top 5

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 340 - A Test match, even a surprising loss, is Jadeja's bread and butter. Two fiverfers are not to be sniffed at - nor is Jadeja's progress. He has moved up from 13th two weeks ago to 7th now.

2. Phil Salt - 203 - Every now and then Phil Salt comes along with a huge score. This was one of those week with 133 runs across two ODIs. He moves up from 13th last week to 9th this week.

3. Daryl Mitchell - 173 - A largely underwhelming year for Mitchell but played a starring role in one of New Zealand's most historic Tests. Moves up one place to 18th.

4. Sam Curran - 142 - One of the more senior players in England's rookie ODI sides and showed he could be depended on. 92 runs for the Surrey and England man.

5. Shubman Gill - 121 - Put on a decent 90 in the first dig against New Zealand but then let himself down with a mere 1 run in the second. Moves up a spot to 14th on the Overall List.

Overall Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 4318 - Just the one WBBL game for the Sri Lankan this week that yielded 103 runs. Her lead on the rest of the pack is now 348.

2. James Vince - 3970 - Inactive again....and will be for the next fortnight. Will he still be second by then? Has a lead of 424.

3. Travis Head - 3546 - Inactive this week....but with a decent excuse. His second child was born this week. No points for that though.

4. Sam Curran - 3335 - He got the fourth highest score of the week and remains fourth this week. Lots more cricket for him in the Caribbean.

5. Babar Azam - 3178 - Did not take too kindly to being binned out of the Test team - nor did he like being out of the Top 5. Back in at the first opportunity that he had....but just 6 points ahead of Marnus.

Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 177.72 (Down from 175.63)
2. Babar Azam - 132.42 (Down from 135.04)
3. Ravindra Jadeja 132.39 (Up from 122.95)

For the second week in a row, Jadeja's average improves the most and Kohli depreciates the most. Jadeja has improved his average by 15.01 points in the last fortnight, whilst Kohli's have gone by 7.89.

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 2235
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 946
Short Form = Chamari Athapaththu- 3372

Highest scorer by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - James Vince - 2390
Batting Bonus - Travis Head = 380
Strike Rate - Travis Head 790

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1180
Wicket Bonus - *Ravindra Jadeja = 250
Economy - Simon Harmer - 680

Fielding – James Vince = 490
Fielding Bonus - James Vince - 50

Weekly Scores In Full

Ravindra Jadeja 340
Phil Salt 203
Daryl Mitchell 173
Sam Curran 142
Shubman Gill 121
Chamari Athapaththu 103
Steve Smith 89
Usman Khawaja 78
Babar Azam 72
Glenn Maxwell 56
Aaron Hardie 54
Marnus Labuschagne 42
Yashasvi Jaiswal 35
Rachin Ravindra 29
Virat Kohli 15

Jos Buttler dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
James Vince dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Travis Head dnp
Mitchell Marsh dnp
Harry Brook dnp

Overall Scores in Full

1 Chamari Athapaththu 4318
2 James Vince 3970
3 Travis Head 3546
4 Sam Curran 3335
5 Babar Azam 3178
6 Marnus Labuschagne 3172
7 Ravindra Jadeja 3045
8 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2981
9 Phil Salt 2856
10 Simon Harmer 2808
11 Rachin Ravindra 2787
12 Harry Brook 2780
13 Moeen Ali 2727
14 Shubman Gill 2361
15 Glenn Maxwell 2299
16 Jos Buttler 2104
17 Virat Kohli 2099
18 Daryl Mitchell 1788
19 Mitchell Marsh 1685
20 Aaron Hardie 1624
21 Steve Smith 1503
22 Usman Khawaja 998

Friday, 1 November 2024

Ravindra Jadeja - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 


Overall Top 5

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 240 - His second Cricketer of the Week award but 240 isn't the eye-wateringly high numbers he is capable of. Still he moves up a place to 12th, overtaking Phil Salt in the process.

2. Chamari Athapaththu - 205 - Hasn't produced one big performance in the WBBL yet but instead three alright ones...all adds up though.

3. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 157 - One OK innings and one decent one is enough to see him in bronze medal position for the week and move up a place on the Overall list to 7th. He has held that position for 7 weeks in the last 13 but never got higher.

4. Rachin Ravindra - 104 - A more pedestrian week for Rachin than last week's. Despite this he adds a further 74 runs to his burgeoning Test career and moves to 10th on the Overall List.

5. Daryl Mitchell - 86 - Probably one of the more disappointing players on our List manages to pop his head up in the Top 5 for a rare decent outing. He has also moves up to 18th place, seems unlikely he'll go much higher this year though with 399 between him and Kohli.

Overall Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 4215 - An interesting run in is on the horizon. With the WBBL completed before the BBL kicks off, it is an exercise to see hoe many points she can put between herself and Vince. That gap currently stands at 245.

2. James Vince - 3970 - While some corners of the world call for his return to the England ODI side, Vince remains inactive for a fourth week. He has not been inactive longer than this all year.

3. Travis Head - 3546 - Enjoying another week of rest before potentially opening against India in the Test series.

4. Sam Curran - 3193 - His return to cricket is a meagre one, registering 37 points in the first ODI against West Indies. Needs to be looking over his shoulder with 5th place just 63 points away.

5. Marnus Labuschagne - 3130 - Priming himself for the Test against India where he will prop up a middle order that might be called on sooner than many would like.

Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 175.63 (Up from 174.34)
2. Babar Azam - 135.04
3. Jos Buttler - 131.5

Jadeja's weekly high score improves his average the most - up 5.57 to 122.95. His team mate Kohli drops the most, down 4.06 to 99.24.

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 2235
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 946
Short Form = Chamari Athapaththu- 3269

Highest scorer by Discipline

Runs - James Vince - 2390
Batting Bonus - Travis Head = 380
Strike Rate - Travis Head 790

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1180
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 240
Economy - Simon Harmer - 680

Fielding – James Vince = 490
Fielding Bonus - James Vince - 50

Weekly Scores In Full

Ravindra Jadeja 240
Chamari Athapaththu 205
Yashasvi Jaiswal 157
Rachin Ravindra 104
Daryl Mitchell 86
Shubman Gill 53
Sam Curran 37
Harry Brook 31
Phil Salt 18
Virat Kohli 18

Jos Buttler dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
James Vince dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Travis Head dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Usman Khawaja dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Aaron Hardie dnp
Mitchell Marsh dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp

Overall List in Full

Chamari Athapaththu 4215
James Vince 3970
Travis Head 3546
Sam Curran 3193
Marnus Labuschagne 3130
Babar Azam 3106
Yashasvi Jaiswal 2946
Simon Harmer 2808
Harry Brook 2780
Rachin Ravindra 2758
Moeen Ali 2727
Ravindra Jadeja 2705
Phil Salt 2653
Glenn Maxwell 2245
Shubman Gill 2240
Jos Buttler 2104
Virat Kohli 2084
Mitchell Marsh 1685
Daryl Mitchell 1615
Aaron Hardie 1570
Steve Smith 1414
Usman Khawaja 870

Phil Salt - The Best Cricketer of the Week

  Weekly Top 5 1. Phil Salt - 197 - If Salt played in the Carribean every week he might put on Lara like figures. He finishes in first place...