The Cricket List Top Ten of 2020

 1. Babar Azam

Score: 3082
Cricketer of the Weeks – 5
Average score per active week – 140.09 (6th)
Highest Score – 329: A phenomenal score of run-making for Central Punjab in National T20 Cup


Fought Stokes tooth and nail for the last third of the season but finishes on top.

2. Ben Stokes
Score: 2955
Cricketer of the Weeks – 5
Average score per active week – 164.17 (4th)
Highest Score – 464: The highest score of anyone this year came in the second Test against the West Indies.


Was in prime form during that belated form. Second seems harsh.

3. Jason Holder
Score: 2596
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 129.8 (7th)
Highest Score – 271: The CPL, so soon after the tour of England, helped boost the West Indian's total.


A late bloomer but has rocketed up the List in the last 1/3 of the year

4. Joe Root
Score: 2280
Cricketer of the Weeks – 3
Average score per active week – 147.76 (5th)
Highest Score – 364: Electric form in the yellow of Yorkshire saw him get his highest score in the T20 Blast.


4th represents the highest year end total for Root in The Cricket List

5. Aaron Finch
Score: 2491
Cricketer of the Weeks – 0
Average score per active week – 103.79 (16th)
Highest Score – 250: The same week as Maxwell

Finch has played more cricket this week than anyone else on The List - this has helped his placing.

6. Glenn Maxwell
Score: 2469
Cricketer of the Weeks – 3
Average score per active week – 117.57 (11th)
Highest Score – 284: Just earlier this month in the ODI series with India.


Last year's champion finishes just outside the Top 5. A great late year burst of ODI and BBL form.

7. Lewis Gregory
Score: 2398
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 126.21 (8th)
Highest Score – 328: Thanks to a Bob Willis Trophy performance for Somerset


Another player that has played a lot this year. His average per week has improved in the last 1/3

8. David Warner
Score: 2290
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 114.5 (12th)
Highest Score – 214: Double half centuries in back to back T20Is vs South Africa.


Injury and inactive weeks held Warner back from a higher berth. Was 5th just 4 weeks ago.

9. Steve Smith
Score: 2239
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 97.35 (18th)
Highest Score – 316: A whirlwind week in Jan that started in India & ended with 2 BBL performances


A below par year for Smith. Bolstered by the second most active weeks of anybody

10. Marnus Labuschagne
Score: 2143
Cricketer of the Weeks – 1
Average score per active week – 126.06 (9th)
Highest Score – 404: The third highest score of the year courtesy of 215 against New Zealand.


A quieter year than 2019 sees Marnus beat Kohli to the Top Ten by 2 points.

The Rest

Virat Kohli - 2145

Simon Harmer - 1922
Shubman Gill - 1882
Keshav Maharaj - 1861
Martin Guptill - 1811
Travis Head - 1728
Mohammad Nabi - 1551
Colin Ackermann - 1435
Tom Banton - 1093
Rohit Sharma - 1035
Peter Handscomb - 750
Kyle Abbott - 14

Keshav Maharaj - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Keshav Maharaj - 174 - Ends his one year association with our Lists with his highest scoring batting performance in Test cricket. A tale of what could have been for the Saffer - he went into Lockdown second and was the second to last player to come out of stasis.

2. Lewis Gregory - 150 - A mixed year for Lewis Gregory. Has played an awful lot of cricket this year but without really forcing his agenda as an international presence. Ends it with a couple of decent BBL outings.

3. Shubman Gill - 100 - Many are waxing lyrical about the young man's prowess so it looks like we may be dropping him at just the wrong time. However even his critically acclaimed cameo in the Aus vs India series didn't yield too many points.

4. Marnus Labsuchagne - 84 - A quieter year than he might have liked ends with a fourth place spot. A moderate innings and a below average innings add up to 84 for the Aussie.

5. Jason Holder - 83 - Another rescue mission for Mr T20. His short cameo spell with the Sydney Sixers has given him a late season boost.

Week

Keshav Maharaj- 174
Lewis Gregory - 150
Shubman Gill - 100
Marnus Labuschagne- 86
Jason Holder - 83
Aaron Finch - 69
Travis Head - 65
Mohammad Nabi - 58
Glenn Maxwell - 43
Peter Handscomb- 35
Steve Smith - 28

Kyle Abbott - dnp
Colin Ackermann- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Tom Banton - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli - dnp
Joe Root - dnp
Rohit Sharma - dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp

Glenn Maxwell - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Only the five players in action this week so will only do a Weekly Top 3 before I do a full run down of the top ten on New Year's Eve.

[u]Weekly Top 3[/u]

1. Glenn Maxwell - 161 - Maxwell's late year surge has been a sight to behold. He has won Cricketer of the Week in three of the last four weeks. It is worth noting that this week's score is the fourth lowest winning score since we started these posts. 

2. Martin Guptill - 80 - Guptill has yet to return to his pre-Lockdown form but two average scores in the final two T20s against Pakistan is enough to see him finish second for the week and move into 13th overall. 

3. Jason Holder - 69 -  By no means is he at IPL standard - but a solid introduction to the BBL sees him finish third for the week.  

[u]Overall Top 5[/u] 

1. Babar Azam - 3082 - Injury has precluded Babar from stretching his lead at the top any further but short of some sort of momentous score below him Azam will be the champion of 2020.  

2. Ben Stokes - 2955 - Three weeks without playing and still 442 points ahead of third place. Ben Stokes will finish the year second in the tightest run in we have seen on these lists. 

3. Jason Holder - 2513 - Modest BBL returns and a disappointing series against New Zealand has not stopped the inexorable march of Holder. He graces the top 3 for the first time in 15 weeks.

4. Joe Root - 2512 - How Root will rue that cancelled ODI leg against South Africa. After spending 20 weeks in the top 3, Root drops to fourth with just 4 days of 2020 left.

5. Glenn Maxwell - 2426 - One of cricket's most likeable figures gets his just reward for some great cricket over the last month. Six weeks ago, Maxwell was 12th but he has leapt up the list when it matters most. 

Week

Glenn Maxwell - 161

Martin Guptill- 80

Jason Holder- 69

Aaron Finch - 40

Mohammad Nabi - 21

Kyle Abbott - dnp 

Colin Ackermann- dnp 

Babar Azam - dnp 

Tom Banton - dnp 

Shubman Gill - dnp 

Lewis Gregory - dnp 

Peter Handscomb- dnp 

Simon Harmer - dnp 

Travis Head - dnp 

Virat Kohli- dnp 

Marnus Labuschagne- dnp 

Keshav Maharaj- dnp 

Joe Root- dnp 

Rohit Sharma - dnp 

Steve Smith- dnp 

Ben Stokes - dnp 

David Warner - dnp 

Overall 

Babar Azam - 3082

Ben Stokes - 2955

Jason Holder- 2513

Joe Root - 2512

Glenn Maxwell - 2426

Aaron Finch - 2422

David Warner - 2290

Lewis Gregory - 2248

Steve Smith - 2211

Virat Kohli - 2141

Marnus Labuschagne - 2057

Simon Harmer - 1922

Martin Guptill - 1811

Shubman Gill - 1782

Keshav Maharaj - 1687

Travis Head - 1663

Mohammad Nabi - 1493

Colin Ackermann  - 1435

Tom Banton - 1093

Rohit Sharma - 1035

Peter Handscomb - 715

Kyle Abbott - 14

Shubman Gill - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Shubman Gill - 158 - Many felt that Gill's 43 & 65 for the Indians v Australia A would give him a Test berth. This did not come to pass but he wins Cricketer of the Week for the 3rd time this year. It's worth noting that Gill has 2 of the lowest scoring weeks of Weekly winners

2. Jason Holder - 140 - Another example of a losing captain doing very well for themselves. This is his highest score since the end of the IPL.

3. Virat Kohli - 118 - The starkest example of an individual player's success standing in contrast to their team's failings. Kohli ends his year with a third spot for the week. He is in tenth spot overall. Will he hold it for the last 11 days?

4. Keshav Maharaj - 110 - A month in the wilderness has not dented Maharaj's impact. A 3-fer in a rain effected game for the Dolphins sees him take 4th spot for the week. How different his year may have been without Covid.

5. Aaron Finch - 77 - Takes 5th place from one average performance and one poor one in the BBL. His average has dropped to 108.27 per week's active.

Other Movers

Glenn Maxwell - Maxwell has had a bit of a late burst of performances this year. He only scored 59 this week but moved up two places to 7th. This is his highest position on the overall table since January.

Overall Top Five

1. Babar Azam - 3082 - Questions over whether Babar plays again this year but is now looking a cert to join Simon Harmer and Glenn Maxwell in the pantheon of Cricketers of the Year.

2. Ben Stokes - 2955 - No further cricket this year for Big Ben. Second place is his. Would very likely have forced his way to the top of the South Africa series had gone ahead.

3. Joe Root - 2512 - Has Holder coming up behind him but has probably done enough to hold third spot for the year. This would reflect his highest ever year end position after being 10th in 2018 and 5th last year.

4. Jason Holder - 2444 - The only upwards mover in the top 5 this week. Despite two humiliating losses to New Zealand, Holder has cemented his place in the Top Five for the Year.

5. Aaron Finch - 2382 - Some distinctly averages BBL performance sees Finch drop a place to 5th.

Week

Shubman Gill - 158
Jason Holder- 140
Virat Kohli - 118
Keshav Maharaj- 110
Aaron Finch - 77
Marnus Labuschagne-73
Glenn Maxwell - 59
Peter Handscomb - 52
Martin Guptill - 17
Travis Head - 17
Mohammad Nabi - 14
Steve Smith - 2

Kyle Abbott - dnp
Colin Ackermann- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Tom Banton - dnp
Lewis Gregory - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Rohit Sharma - dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp

Overall

Babar Azam - 3082
Ben Stokes - 2955
Joe Root - 2512
Jason Holder- 2444
Aaron Finch - 2382
David Warner - 2290
Glenn Maxwell - 2265
Lewis Gregory - 2248
Steve Smith - 2211
Virat Kohli - 2141
Marnus Labuschagne - 2057
Simon Harmer - 1922
Shubman Gill - 1782
Martin Guptill - 1731
Keshav Maharaj - 1687
Travis Head - 1663
Mohammad Nabi - 1472
Colin Ackermann - 1435
Tom Banton - 1093
Rohit Sharma - 1035
Peter Handscomb - 715
Kyle Abbott - 14

Glenn Maxwell - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top Five

1. Glenn Maxwell - 262 - Like busses, Maxwell has waited all year for a Cricketer of the Week accolade and gets 2 in succession. It is the seventh time he has won ever - only Stokes, Harmer and Rashid Khan have won more.

2. Virat Kohli - 205 - Believe it or not this is the first time that Kohli has re-entered the Top Ten since March. His big knocks for India against Australia gave seen him pick up 504 points in the last 3 weeks.

3. Steve Smith - 140 - A slightly above average score for Steve Smith. He holds 8th for the second week in a row on the Overall List in what has been quite an inconsistent year. Flashes of brilliance amongst some fairly anonymous performances.

4. Martin Guptill - 136 - Guptill continues a trend of under-performing for New Zealand before returning to the green green grasses of Auckland and playing out of his skin. Two decent scores in the Ford Trophy sees him move up a place for the second week in a row.

5. Travis Head - 120 - An unusual week for Head as he finishes in the Top 5 for the week but scored 83.34% of his points for the week with the ball. Under performed with the bat at just the wrong time for international duties.

All Time Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 3082 - A final gameless week for Azam and he is still in top spot. The non-completion of Sa vs Eng aided the Pakistan captain bigtime. With two more weeks in the year his lead is 127. We might just be looking at our Cricketer of the Year.

2. Ben Stokes - 2955 - An unexpected week of no appearances sees Stokes hold second place. It is now five weeks since the Durham man lost his top spot.

3. Joe Root - 2512 - 204 and 205 points now separate Joe Root from Aaron Finch and Jason Holder. After seeming so confident about him finishing on the podium, could the West Indian push him to the end?

4. Aaron Finch - 2305 - A score of just 10 for the week sees Finch hold on to fourth spot by the narrowest of narrow margins. A successful early BBL campaign may see him progress further.

5. Jason Holder - 2304 - Despite only scoring 83 this week and suffering a humiliating defeat to New Zealand, Holder has moved up two places this week and finds himself just 1 point off of 4th spot.

Week

Glenn Maxwell - 262
Virat Kohli- 205
Steve Smith- 140
Martin Guptill- 136
Travis Head - 120
Jason Holder- 83
Shubman Gill - 59
Peter Handscomb- 44
Aaron Finch- 10

Colin Ackermann - dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Tom Banton - dnp
Lewis Gregory - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Marnus Labuschagne- dnp
Keshav Maharaj- dnp
Mohammad Nabi - dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp

Overall

Babar Azam - 3082
Ben Stokes - 2955
Joe Root - 2512
Aaron Finch - 2305
Jason Holder- 2304
David Warner - 2290
Lewis Gregory - 2248
Steve Smith - 2209
Glenn Maxwell - 2206
Virat Kohli - 2023
Marnus Labuschagne - 1984
Simon Harmer - 1922
Martin Guptill - 1705
Travis Head - 1646
Shubman Gill - 1624
Keshav Maharaj - 1577
Mohammad Nabi - 1458
Colin Ackermann - 1435
Tom Banton - 1093
Rohit Sharma - 1035
Peter Handscomb - 663
Kyle Abbott - 14