Friday, 9 October 2026

Nicholas Pooran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 



This week is the third lowest scoring week of the year so only a Top 3 this time out.


Weekly Top 3

1. Nicholas Pooran - 217 - Nicky P scored 57% of all points scored this week but did so in a tournament only half a rung up from the standard you see at a kid's birthday party. The rather farcical nature of the Canada Super 60 means that Pooan picked up his first.....and most likely last wicket points with 2 bagged against the mighty Mississauga Masters.

2. Travis Head - 82 - Not many cricketers have scored 22 runs and finished second for the week but Head's contribution this week - aided by 30 Economy points - sees him in silver medal position.

3. Saim Ayub - 69 - Still plugging away with decent scores - will be disappointed to have not been selected for the tour of Sri Lanka but certainly isn't anonymous.

Overall Top 5

1.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3933 - Only 15 points scored this week but no pressure from below means his lead is 163.

2.Jos Buttler - 3770 - Crocked and sat 48 points below top spot.

3. Simon Harmer - 3722 - Primed for an assault on the Top 2 with his participation in the ongoing Test against Australia.

4. Harry Brook - 3556 - Inactive for the next two weeks before the Tri-Series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Over half a thousand points split him from fifth.

5. Shubman Gill - 3036 - Only a single point from his final ODI game against West Indies and has Nicholas Pooran breathing down his neck for a miraculous return from bottom place.


Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 157.32 (Down from 163.5)
2.Harry Brook - 142.24
3. Simon Harmer - 137.85

Nicholas Pooran improves by 4.29 to 105.44. Shubman Gill, who went up by 15.95 last week, leaks 5.95 down to 132.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Ravindra Jadeja = 203.25
One Day - Marco Jansen = 127
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2603
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3335

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2163
Batting Bonus - *Shubman Gill = 420
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1060

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1300
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 840

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 700
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70

Overall Scores for the Week

Nicholas Pooran 217
Travis Head 82
Saim Ayub 69
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 15
Shubman Gill 1

Sam Curran dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp
Mehidy Hasan Miraz dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Aiden Markram dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3933
2 Jos Buttler 3770
3 Simon Harmer 3722
4 Harry Brook 3556
5 Shubman Gill 3036
6 Nicholas Pooran 2848
7 Quinton de Kock 2743
8 Sam Curran 2732
9 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2548
10 Liam Dawson 2421
11 Saim Ayub 2341
12 Marco Jansen 2285
13 Rachin Ravindra 2174
14 Paul Walter 2119
15 Michael Bracewell 2010
16 Aiden Markram 1972
17 Travis Head 1942
18 Ravindra Jadeja 1870
19 Pathum Nissanka 1823
20 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
21 Sophie Ecclestone 1558
22 Phil Salt 1508

Friday, 2 October 2026

Shubman Gill - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 



Weekly Top 5

1. Shubman Gill - 473 - Gill has one hell of the week and registers the highest score by an Indian international and the seventh highest score of all time courtesy of 333 runs against the West Indies.

2. Nicholas Pooran - 330 - Is playing a tournament in Canada, widely criticised for having smaller boundaries than your local primary school game.....still every point counts and Pooran has got 220 of 'em.

3. Travis Head - 168 - Putting his slump behind him with another 108 runs this week to see him push up to 18th place - he hasn't been higher than that in 9 weeks.

4. Harry Brook - 117 - Continues his fine late Summer surge. This is now his third successive score of 100+ in a row.

5. Liam Dawson - 110 - Impressively ends up in the Top 5 off the back of just the one ODI. Bagged 3 wickets with full economy points in the third game against Sri Lanka.

Overall Top 5

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3918 - Back in action again....but scoring modestly in the Asian Games fixture against Sri Lanka. Lead is now 148.

2. Jos Buttler - 3770 - You don't understand. He coulda been a contender. He coulda been somebody. That damn hamstring.

3. Simon Harmer - 3722 - Only got 85 runs as he attemotes to help Essex stave off relegation. Doesn't reclaim his second place though. Can't have everything.

4. Harry Brook - 3556 - Very comfortably Top 4 material again. Could even push for a Top 3 place with a decent Winter Tour of Pakistan.

5. Shubman Gill - 3035 - Crashes into the Top 5 with a thud. Straight in and adding a 292 point gap on Quinton de Kock below him.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 163.5 (Down from 166.96)
2.Harry Brook - 142.24 (Down from 143,29)
3. Shubman Gill = 137.95 (Up from 122)

That 15.95 point increase of Gill's is the highest of the week. Teammate Jadeja goes the most in the opposite direction ; down 4.62 to 124.67.

Highest Average Points per Game

* = New Name

Red Ball- Ravindra Jadeja = 203.25
One Day - *Marco Jansen = 127
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2603
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3335

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New name

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2148
Batting Bonus - *Shubman Gill = 420
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1060

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1300
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 840

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 700
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70

Weekly List In Full

Shubman Gill 473
Nicholas Pooran 330
Travis Head 168
Harry Brook 117
Liam Dawson 110
Aiden Markram 85
Simon Harmer 85
Saim Ayub 81
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78
Marco Jansen 69
Ravindra Jadeja 60
Paul Walter 45
Quinton de Kock 25
Pathum Nissanka 1

Sam Curran dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp
Mehidy Hasan Miraz dnp

Overall list In Full

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3918
Jos Buttler 3770
Simon Harmer 3722
Harry Brook 3556
Shubman Gill 3035
Quinton de Kock 2743
Sam Curran 2732
Nicholas Pooran 2631
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2548
Liam Dawson 2421
Marco Jansen 2285
Saim Ayub 2272
Rachin Ravindra 2174
Paul Walter 2119
Michael Bracewell 2010
Aiden Markram 1972
Ravindra Jadeja 1870
Travis Head 1860
Pathum Nissanka 1823
Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
Sophie Ecclestone 1558
Phil Salt 1508

Friday, 25 September 2026

Jos Buttler - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 


Overall Top 5

1. Jos Buttler - 312 - In the best form he has been in all year....or he was anyway until his hamstring went snap and sees him (potentially) out for longer than the rest break that loomed after the final ODI against Sri Lanka.

2. Travis Head - 224 - Started the week three weeks into a spell as the worst cricketer on the List. A century against Zimbabwe and a decent 36 against South Africa sees him overtake Phil Salt and Sophie Ecclestone into 20th.

3. Harry Brook - 191 - Continuing his white ball spell par excellence - of his last 7 weeks he has scored over 100 in all but two occasions.

4. Marco Jansen - 185 - A very impressive score for a man who has played just one ODI all week....rendered even more impressive by the fact it was his first ODI of the year. Up to 11th place.

5. Saim Ayub - 132- Aside from long long spells of absence and disastrous Test recalls, Ayub has had some decent little patches of cricket across the year; this week's foray in CPL being indicative of such.

Overall Top 5

1.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3840 - Inactive. Unknown return date. Could he be overtaken in the final stages of the year. Cruel but likely.

2.Jos Buttler - 3770 - Has narrowed the lead to first to just 70 but Lady Fate has intervened and he now will miss at least the final ODI and a chance to take first spot.

3.Simon Harmer- 3637 - Has returned to Essex to try and aid them out of the fire. The game is still active so he loses a place and is down to third.

4. Harry Brook - 3439 - Will definitely finish within the Top 4 this year courtesy of the 707 point gap below him now.

5.Sam Curran - 2732 - Yet again we say that Sam Curran is a very very lucky boy to still be fifth. Quinton De Kock's poor return to ODI cricket keeps Curran in place by only 14 points.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 166.96
2.Harry Brook - 143,29 (Up from 141.22)
3. Simon Harmer = 139.88 (Down from 141.24)

Travis Head moves up the most - improving his average by 10.83 to (a still unimpressive) 89.05. Quinton De Kock's bum steer takes him down 4.64 points to 123.65.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Ravindra Jadeja = 203.25
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 105.81
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2518
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3335

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2110
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 380
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1030

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1280
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 810

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 700
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70

Weekly List In Full

Jos Buttler 312
Travis Head 224
Harry Brook 191
Marco Jansen 185
Saim Ayub 132
Pathum Nissanka 118
Michael Bracewell 62
Liam Dawson 30
Quinton de Kock 14
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0

Aiden Markram dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp


Overall list In Full

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3840
Jos Buttler 3770
Simon Harmer 3637
Harry Brook 3439
Sam Curran 2732
Quinton de Kock 2718
Shubman Gill 2562
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2548
Nicholas Pooran 2411
Liam Dawson 2311
Marco Jansen 2216
Saim Ayub 2191
Rachin Ravindra 2174
Paul Walter 2074
Michael Bracewell 2010
Aiden Markram 1907
Pathum Nissanka 1822
Ravindra Jadeja 1810
Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
Travis Head 1692
Sophie Ecclestone 1558
Phil Salt 1508

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