Friday, 22 May 2026

Shubman Gill - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 


Weekly Top 5

1. Shubman Gill - 269 - Bit of a blockbuster week for the Gujarat captain as he scores 149 runs in two games to grab his first Cricketer of the Week in almost two years. He is now joint 6th on the All Time List alongside Moeen Ali and Joe Root with 11.

2. Jos Buttler - 244 - Identical scores of 57 across his two IPL fixtures this week sees Buttler with his biggest score of the year. Really has used the IPL to dispel his World Cup Critics. Nobody has scored more than his 1141 points since the IPL began.

3. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 239 - The Vaib Train rumbles on after two weeks of lower scores he is back on the 200+ trail with some fierce batting over his two IPL games.

4.Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 163 - Down on last week's score but was still an instrumental cog in Bangladesh's fifth consecutive Test win. He also is now the highest averaging Red Ball Cricketer on our List with 208 and a half points per Test.

5. Harry Brook - 157 - A rather astonishing turn of events where Brook has scored 4% of his weekly score with the bat and 86% of his total with the ball in hand. All points count....despite how unlikely.

Overall Top 5

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2352 - Still keeps his lead close to half a thousand points despite significant movement below him. Shows no sign of allowing anybody else so much as a look in,

2. Jos Buttler - 1870 - Moves up to his highest position so far. Could the 2024 Cricketer of the Year be mounting a return to the top of the tree?

3. Aiden Markram - 1690 - Those poor scores really have caught up with him. Since the start of the IPL he averages just 56.38 points - about the same as Nicholas Pooran (52.75.) Down to 3rd.

4. Saim Ayub - 1591 - Inactive again this week but holds on to 4th.

5. Simon Harmer - 1524 - Rounds off the first block of County Championship game with his most unimpressive score - 75 - but still manages to move into the Top 5 at the expense of the injured De Kock.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 180.92 (Up from 176.08)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt = 163.6
3. Simon Harmer- 138.55 (Down from 144.9)

Gll's big score sees hm up 14.48 points to 124.18. For the second week in a row Paul Walter's average drops the most - this week down 11.07 to 63.33.

Highest Average Points per Game

* = New Name

Red Ball- *Mehidy Hasan Miiraz = 208.5
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 108.5
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 101.57

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 1534
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1302
Short Form - *Jos Buttler = 1768

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1322
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 260
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 660

Wickets - Marco Jansen = 580
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 100
Economy - Simon Harmer= 400

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 380
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock & Jos Buttler = 20

Weekly Scores in Full

Shubman Gill 269
Jos Buttler 244
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 239
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 163
Harry Brook 157
Nicholas Pooran 88
Simon Harmer 75
Liam Dawson 39
Sophie Ecclestone 27
Aiden Markram 10
Paul Walter 8
Travis Head 6

Sam Curran dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Marco Jansen dnp

Overall List

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 2352
Jos Buttler 1870
Aiden Markram 1690
Saim Ayub 1591
Simon Harmer 1524
Quinton de Kock 1470
Shubman Gill 1366
Pathum Nissanka 1325
Harry Brook 1294
Travis Head 1230
Marco Jansen 1194
Sam Curran 1156
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 1156
Ravindra Jadeja 1054
Liam Dawson 1045
Phil Salt 822
Nat Sciver-Brunt 818
Rachin Ravindra 806
Michael Bracewell 690
Nicholas Pooran 614
Sophie Ecclestone 440
Paul Walter 380

Friday, 15 May 2026

Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week




 Weekly Top 5


1.Simon Harmer - 320 - Now he's back. 100 wicket points plus 100 points with the bat plus the usual 60 Economy points. Prime Harmer-ism.

2.Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 254 - Back on the red ball grind and back scoring big. 6 wickets at a decent economy in Bangladesh's victory over Pakistan. Moves up to 15th Overall.

3. Shubman Gill - 159 - Continues his patter of one decent innings with one underhwleming one. His 84 against Rajasthan is enough for Top 3 this week. Up to 12th Overall.

4. Harry Brook -126 - Back in action after nine weeks away from the game. 66 runs and a random 30 for Economy sees him gatecrash the Top 5.

5. Liam Dawson - 119 - Dawson finishes fifth with, what appears to be, his last ever Red Ball game after his shock long form retirement this week.

Overall Top 5

1.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2113 - 77 points this week and the wee man increases his lead on second by 74. With 37% of the year, is it possible he could lead wire to wire?

2. Aiden Markram - 1680 - Really pushing his luck now. Got just 6 runs against Chennai but still second. Just 35 points split him and 3rd though.

3.Jos Buttler - 1626 - His 90 points were enough to see him take back the third place position he lost last week. A huge 70 points came from the field this week.

4.Saim Ayub - 1591 - His first inactive week after the PSL and he slips back down to 4th.

5.Quinton De Kock - 1470 - Still out of the Mumabi side. Still just about fifth. 21 points between himself and Simon Harmer in 6th.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 176.08 (Down from 185.09)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt = 163.6
3. Simon Harmer- 144.9 (Up from 125.44)

Harmer is up the most this week with his Essex team mate Paul Walter dropping the most in the other direction; down 10.35 to 74.4.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 208.43
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 108.5
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 101.57

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 1459
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1302
Short Form - Aiden Markram = 1680

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1183
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 240
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 580

Wickets - Marco Jansen = 580
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 100
Economy - Simon Harmer= 370

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 320
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock & *Jos Buttler = 20

Weekly List In Full

Simon Harmer 320
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 254
Shubman Gill 159
Harry Brook 126
Liam Dawson 119
Pathum Nissanka 100
Jos Buttler 90
Ravindra Jadeja 88
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 77
Paul Walter 33
Marco Jansen 32
Aiden Markram 6
Nicholas Pooran 1
Travis Head 0

Sam Curran dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp

Overall List in Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 2113
2 Aiden Markram 1680
3 Jos Buttler 1626
4 Saim Ayub 1591
5 Quinton de Kock 1470
6 Simon Harmer 1449
7 Pathum Nissanka 1325
8 Travis Head 1224
9 Marco Jansen 1194
10 Sam Curran 1156
11 Harry Brook 1137
12 Shubman Gill 1097
13 Ravindra Jadeja 1054
14 Liam Dawson 1006
15 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 993
16 Phil Salt 822
17 Nat Sciver-Brunt 818
18 Rachin Ravindra 806
19 Michael Bracewell 690
20 Nicholas Pooran 526
21 Sophie Ecclestone 413
22 Paul Walter 372

Friday, 8 May 2026

Nicholas Pooran - The Best Cricketer of the Week


Bit of a slimmed down round of points this week but some movement nonetheless.

Weekly Top 5

1. Nicholas Pooran - 201 - Oh how the fallen are mighty. The West Indian dropped into dead last place before scoring nearly three times his average this week with 70 points for Strike Rate. Up two places to 20th.

2. Travis Head - 179 - Two huge innings for Travis Head this week with 80 points garnered from Strike Rate points. He has jumped up from 10th to 7th on the Overall List.

3. Saim Ayub - 172 - Had a stinker of a season in the PSL but manages a couple of decent showings in the final two games for a third place finish this week.

4. Pathum Nissanka - 131 - Reinstated in the Delhi side and bags 81 runs in two games to reaffirm his position in the side. Brings him to the very cusp of the Top 5 Overall.

5. Marco Jansen - 109 - Hasn't really set the world alight in the IPL this year but gets a few runs and a wicket in his two games this week to squeak into fifth.

Overall Top 5

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2036 - Only 4 scored this week but that very comfortable cushion protects him. 362 points split him and second.

2. Aiden Markram- 1674 - For the last 5 weeks on the trot I have said that Markam has done "just enough to keep third" but......you'll never guess what.

3. Saim Ayub - 1591 - Despite that limp PSL campaign, weight of games kept Ayub in the Top 5 and then his final foray pushes him into third place - his highest berth of the year.

4. Jos Buttler - 1536 - Just the one game this week with 78 points from it. Drops down a place to 4th. Should be just a temporary dip though with so much IPL action still in store.

5. Quinton De Kock - 1470 - Inactive once more but isn't in any immediate danger with 245 points between fifth and sixth.

Ones to Watch

Just a single point splits Pathum Nissanka in sixth and Travis Head in 7th. Both scored big this week so could be a good battle.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 185.09 (Down from 203.2)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt = 163.6
3.Quinton De Kock = 133.64

Nicholas Pooran up by 17.83 points to 58.33. Sooryavanshi drops the most.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 193
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 108.5
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 101.57

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 1129
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1302
Short Form - Aiden Markram = 1674

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1146
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 240
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 540

Wickets - Marco Jansen = 560
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 80
Economy - Simon Harmer= 310

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 320
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Weekly List In Full

Nicholas Pooran 201
Travis Head 179
Saim Ayub 172
Pathum Nissanka 131
Marco Jansen 109
Jos Buttler 78
Aiden Markram 72
Ravindra Jadeja 60
Michael Bracewell 24
Shubman Gill 15
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 4

Harry Brook dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Mehidy Hasan Miraz dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp

Overall List

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 2036
Aiden Markram 1674
Saim Ayub 1591
Jos Buttler 1536
Quinton de Kock 1470
Pathum Nissanka 1225
Travis Head 1224
Marco Jansen 1162
Sam Curran 1156
Simon Harmer 1129
Harry Brook 1011
Ravindra Jadeja 966
Shubman Gill 938
Liam Dawson 887
Phil Salt 822
Nat Sciver-Brunt 818
Rachin Ravindra 806
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 714
Michael Bracewell 690
Nicholas Pooran 525
Sophie Ecclestone 413
Paul Walter 339

 

Shubman Gill - The Best Cricketer of the Week

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