Joe Root - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 277 - An ever present in our Lists, it is the first time he has scored back-to-back Cricketers of the Week. He joins Harmer x 3, Al Hasan, Finch, Lyon, Parnell, Razzak, Stokes, Azam and Maxwell in that elite club.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 272 - Marnus isn't resting on his laurels in the BBL. He has finished second in the last two weeks and is now the second highest T20 point scorer on our list. Not bad going for two weeks work.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 126 - A last hurrah for Maxwell as he bagged a big score in the game where Melbourne Stars got knocked out of the BBL. International duty next for The Big Show.

4. Kane Williamson - 119 - Fans of Central Districts are not used to seeing their international captain turning out for them but a big score of 79 against Auckland this week sees him finish fourth.

5. Peter Siddle - 100 - Mr Consistent for Adelaide in the BBL. Over the last three active weeks he has score 90, 100 and 100. This weeks haul is enough to see him finish fifth in his final week of Limited Overs action.

Yearly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 916 - Being one of just two players to feature in Test and T20 cricket this year has paid off for Marnus. He has already opened up a healthy lead at the top.

2. Joe Root - 750 - Two Cricketer of the Week performances from Joe Root sees him go from 10th to 2nd. A good tour of India might see him challenge for top spot.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 570 - It was a disappointing end to the BBL for Maxwell. He is down a spot for the second week in a row.

4. Kane Williamson - 491 - A spell of Super Smash excellence sees him hold fourth spot. The slow pace of games in that competition may limit any huge leaps up the table.

5. Steve Smith - 413 - Inactive this week and down two places but is facing no immediate pressure from those below him who have all been eliminated from the BBL.

Other mover

Despite a disappointing week individually and for his team, Quintin De Kock's 37 was enough to see him tip over Jasprit Bumrah's score and into the top 10.

Highest Average Points Per Active Week

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 305.33 (Down from 322)
2. Joe Root - 250 (Up from 184.5)
3. Steve Smith - 206.5

Top Player by Format

Long Form - Joe Root = 750
ODI - n/a
T20/10 - Glenn Maxwell = 570

Top points by discipline

* = New name

Runs - *Joe Root = 510
Run Bonus - * Joe Root = 110
Strike Rate - Peter Handscomb = 110
Wickets - Peter Siddle and *Marnus Labuschagne = 180
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle and *Marnus Labuschagne = 40
Economy - Marnus Labuschagne = 80
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 100
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Week

Joe Root - 277
Marnus Labuschagne- 272
Glenn Maxwell - 126
Kane Williamson - 119
Peter Siddle - 100
Dawid Malan - 65
Babar Azam - 57
Quinton De Kock- 37
Nicholas Pooran - 29
Peter Handscomb - 19

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli - dnp
Steve Smith - dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 916
Joe Root - 750
Glenn Maxwell - 570
Kane Williamson - 491
Steve Smith - 413
Dawid Malan - 351
Peter Siddle - 280
Peter Handscomb- 267
Ravichandran Ashwin - 149
Quinton de Kock - 147
Jasprit Bumrah - 130
Nicholas Pooran - 105
David Warner - 77
Babar Azam - 57

Joe Root - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 369 - A daddy score from the new Daddy as his score of 238 in the first innings against Sri Lanka sees him finish top of the weekly table for the seventh time ever.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 360- A week that started with the Queenslander being the stand out Aussie performer in a very memorable match against India and ended with two strong BBL performances. His second week in the top two of the list.

3. Steve Smith - 151 - Another workmanlike performance from the Aussie. His 151 points is some way off the top two players however. Third place will be some consolation on the week he found out Rajasthan have dropped him.

4. Peter Handscomb - 101 - Handscomb really has started this year strongly. He is regularly putting on decent scores at very good strike rates. It bodes well for the wicket-keeper who still harbours aspirations of a national recall.

5. Glenn Maxwell - 91 - Maxwell has had a bad week. Dropped by Punjab and three fairly underpar performances in the BBL...however the key word there is three. Weight of games sees him pick up enough to finish in the top 5.

All Time Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 644 - Multi-discipline excellence sees Marnus claim top spot for the first time. He is one of just two players to have featured in both long form and T20 cricket this year.

2. Glenn Maxwell - 444 - A poor week in the BBL sees Maxwell lose his top spot in what has been an overall disappointing week for the Melbourne captain.

3. Steve Smith - 413 - He would have been disappointed with the outcome of Aus v Ind but he has found his touch again after a poor back end of 2019. He moves up one spot since last week.

4. Kane Williamson - 372 - Back in action for Central Districts this week but 54 points could not hold off a surge of players behind him. He is down 2 from last week.

5. Joe Root - 463 - This week's Cricketer of the Week jumps a huge 5 places and into the top 5 thanks to that huge score against Sri Lanka.

Other mover

Up three places, Peter Siddle is a significant mover this week after his return from injury. He is now in 8th place thanks to a 3fer against Brisbane.

Averages Points per Active Week

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 322
2. Steve Smith - 206.5
3. Kane Williamson - 186


Top Players by format

* = New name
Long Form - *Joe Root - 463
One Day - n/a
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 444

Top points by discipline

Runs - *Marnus Labuschagne - 374
Batting Bonus - Kane Williamson, Steve Smith and *Marnus Labuschagne = 70
Strike Rate - Peter Handscomb = 110
Wickets - Glenn Maxwell and * Peter Siddle = 120
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle = 40
Economy - Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Marnus Labuschagne = 60
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 80
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Week

Joe Root - 369
Marnus Labuschagne- 360
Steve Smith - 151
Peter Handscomb - 101
Glenn Maxwell - 91
Peter Siddle - 90
Dawid Malan- 86
Kane Williamson - 54
David Warner - 49

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Babar Azam- dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Quinton De Kock- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Nicholas Pooran - dnp
Ben Stokes - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 644
Glenn Maxwell - 444
Steve Smith - 413
Kane Williamson - 372
Joe Root - 463
Dawid Malan - 286
Peter Handscomb- 248
Peter Siddle - 180
Ravichandran Ashwin - 149
Jasprit Bumrah - 130
Quinton de Kock - 110
Nicholas Pooran - 76
David Warner - 77

Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

The Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 284 - Always starts a year strongly. His previous Cricketer of the Week accolade came in the second week of January 2020. Can he keep his form up this year?

2. Steve Smith - 284 - Smith put some poor form at the end of 2020 behind him to finish second in his first active week of 2020 thanks to a match-winning 131 + 81 for Australia v England.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 167 - The Big Show showed his prowess with the ball this week with 65.87% of his points coming from his less favoured discipline. It is his second successive week in the top 5.

4. Ravichandran Ashwin - 149 - If we gave points for courage and determination he would be much further up....but we don't...so he isn't.

5. Jasprit Bumrah - 130 - Not as an electric a start from Bumrah as we might have expected but a decent enough yield from the debutant.

The Overall Top 5

1. Glenn Maxwell - 353 - Being one of just three players to have been active in both weeks of this year has helped to propel Maxwell back to top spot again. The last time he held this lofty accolade was in the last week of 2019 where he was crowned Cricketer of the Year.

2. Kane Williamson - 318 - Such was the weight of Williamson's haul in that final Test against Pakistan, he can go inactive this week and still remain in second place overall.

3. Marnus Labuschagne - 284 - This week's top scorer sees himself in third from his debut appearance of 2021. With another Test currently underway, Marnus has upward momentum.

4. Steve Smith - 262 - Smith spent a lot of time last year in the Top 5 before a poor IPL saw him drop down to his final position of 9th. Debuting in 4th, can he do better his year?

5. Dawid Malan - 201 - Despite just 10 points this week, Malan's first week score of 191 sees him just about hold off Ravichandran Ashwin for a place in the Overall Top 5.

Averages Points per Active Week

1. Glenn Maxwell - 176.5
2. Dawid Malan - 100.5
3. Peter Handscomb - 73.5

Top Players by format

* = New name
Long Form - Kane Williamson - 318
One Day - n/a
T20 - *Glenn Maxwell - 353

Top points by discipline

Runs - Kane Williamson = 238
Batting Bonus - Kane Williamson & *Steve Smith = 50
Strike Rate - Peter Handscomb = 60
Wickets - *Glenn Maxwell = 100
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle = 20
Economy - *Ravichandran Ashwin, *Jasprit Bumrah and *Marnus Labuschagne = 60
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 80
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Full List

Glenn Maxwell - 353
Kane Williamson - 318
Marnus Labuschagne- 284
Steve Smith - 262
Dawid Malan - 201
Ravichandran Ashwin - 149
Peter Handscomb- 147
Jasprit Bumrah - 130
Quinton de Kock - 110
Joe Root - 94
Peter Siddle - 90
Nicholas Pooran - 76
David Warner - 28

Kane Williamson - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

The Top 5

1. Kane Williamson - 318 - This is WIlliamson's 103 week on our List and his very first Cricketer of the Week. He has hit the ground running with a huge score thanks to 238 against Pakistan.

2. Dawid Malan - 191 - Malan finished 2021 in the same vein of form he ended 2020. The highlight of his week was 75 for Hobart against Melbourne Stars. He leads us out in terms of T20 players.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 186 - The back end of 2020 saw Maxwell playing some box office cricket. He was not as high profile this week but still got a decent score of 70 for Melbourne Stars against Hobart.

4. Peter Handscomb - 134 - Will be hoping to put a torrid 2020 behind him. The highest he ever got in 2020 was 14th on the List so to debut in 4th spot gives him hope for the New Year.

5. Quinton De Kock - 110 - Poor form with the bat but great keeping sees him finish in the Top 5 for the week. He will hope for improvement in front of the stumps going forward.

Week

Kane Williamson - 318
Dawid Malan - 191
Glenn Maxwell - 186
Peter Handscomb- 134
Quinton de Kock - 110
Joe Root - 94
Peter Siddle - 90
Nicholas Pooran - 76

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Marnus Labuschagne- dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Steve Smith - dnp
Ben Stokes - dnp
David Warner - dnp

Top players by Format

Long Form - Kane Williamson = 318
One Day - n/a
T20 - Dawid Malan = 191

Top players by discipline

Runs - Kane Williamson = 238
Batting Bonus - Kane Williamson = 50
Strike Rate - Peter Handscomb = 60
Wickets - Peter Siddle = 60
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle = 20
Economy - Peter Siddle & Kane Williamson = 10
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 80
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20