Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 215 - By no means his format of choice but Harmer has scored the second most points of anyone on the list in the T20 Blast. This is his fifth Cricketer of the Week of the year.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 179 - After registering 0 points in the last nine weeks, Ashwin is back into action with a second place finish....just not a mace to go with it.

3. Ben Stokes - 170 - Back into action after a long lay off. Had a sparkling first game versus Warwickshire but has failed to kick on since then. Does move up 2 places to 11th.

4. Quinton De Kock - 166 - QDK has used this series against the West Indies to force his way up the table. Another Top 5 finish means he moves up from 17th place at the start of the series to 12th now.

5. Joe Root - 145 - Up until this week has played nothing but Long Form cricket in 2021. Starts his T20 leg well with a fifth place finish.

Other Mover

All round Mr Nice Guy, Kane Williamson finishes outside the Top 5 but manages to move up a place on the overall List. Is now in 15th place.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 3014 - Fewer fixtures for Glamorgan this week but he still has a huge lead and breaks the 3K barrier.

2. Joe Root - 2411 - Makes something of a dent on the gulf to top spot...however needs to be looking over his shoulder.

3. Simon Harmer - 2350 - A top score for the week sees him within 61 points of moving into second place.

4. Babar Azam - 2090 - Has been in 4th spot for 5 weeks but has never looked likely to challenge anyone above him. Now goes turn to Test Cricket - by far his lowest scoring form of the game this year.

5. Ravichandran Ashwin - 1664 - Straight back into the Top 5 with his first points in 9 weeks. He is a force to be reckoned with over the Summer.

Highest Players by Format


Long Form - Joe Root - 2266
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Babar Azam - 1578

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 213.64 (Up from 213.5)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 184.89 (Down from 185.63)
3. Moeen Ali - 168.56

The averages are starting to settle down slightly and swings are getting less violent. Quinton De Kock's improvement of 5.73 and Dawid Malan's decline of 7.5 were the two extremes this week.

Highest Points by Discipline
* = New Name

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne = 1574
Batting Bonus - Marnus Labuschagne & *Babar Azam - 280
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 370

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 1020
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 210
Economy - * Peter Siddle - 500

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 350
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 70

Longest Inactive

David Warner and Nicholas Pooran (8 weeks)

Week

Simon Harmer - 215
Ravichandran Ashwin- 179
Ben Stokes- 170
Quinton De Kock- 166
Joe Root- 145
Kane Williamson- 121
Babar Azam- 93
Marnus Labuschagne- 93
Virat Kohli - 77
Jasprit Bumrah- 70
Dawid Malan - 11

Moeen Ali - dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran- dnp
Peter Siddle - dnp
Steve Smith - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 3014
Joe Root - 2411
Simon Harmer - 2350
Babar Azam - 2090
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1664
Peter Siddle - 1577
Moeen Ali - 1517
Peter Handscomb- 1495
Glenn Maxwell - 1288
Virat Kohli- 1287
Ben Stokes - 1227
Quinton de Kock - 1196
Nicholas Pooran - 1127
Dawid Malan - 1122
Kane Williamson - 1020
Steve Smith - 1010
David Warner - 842
Jasprit Bumrah - 609

Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labusachagne - 403 - Ridiculous consistency from Marnus in the T20 Blast sees him score 403 points for the second week in a row. Is averaging 118.2 points a game.

2. Babar Azam - 268 - Always does very well in his home T20 tournament and had 2 100+ point games out of four this week. Has taken over from Glenn Maxwell as the highest T20 point scorer for the year this week.

3. Quinton De Kock - 201 - Time to wheel out the old 'liberated from the captaincy' line. Whatever way you look at it, this is his highest weekly score of 2021. Moves up three places to 14th.

4. Moeen Ali - 59 - A quieter week than the week before but enough for Moeen to sneak into the top 5. He also moves up two places to sixth spot on the Overall List.

5. Joe Root - 55 - Another poor performance from the England captain but manages to pip Simon Harmer into fifth spot for the week this week.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 2921 - We are a long way for being done with this year but Marnus has opened up a 655 point gap at the top of the table. There are shadows of Maxwell's dominance from 2018 to his performances this year.

2. Joe Root - 2266 - He's not covered himself with glory in the England v New Zealand series but holds his second place spot whilst allowing first to rapidly disappear over the horizon.

3. Simon Harmer - 2135 - T20 is not Harmer's strongest suit but he has a comfortable enough cushion off fourth spot....for now.

4. Babar Azam - 1997 - Such was the gap between the top 3 and the rest of the pack that Azam's recent burst only marginally narrows the gap. He spends his fourth week in fourth.

5. Peter Siddle - 1577 - Manages to hold onto his fifth place spot by the very skin of his teeth. Short of a miracle he will exit the Top 5 next week.

Highest Players by Format
*=New Name

Long Form - Joe Root - 2266
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - *Babar Azam - 1485

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 213.5 (Down from 231.33)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 185.63
3. Marnus Labuschagne 171.82 (Up from 157.38)

Marnus makes his debut in the top three for averages after a carousel of Moeen or Joe Root for the last three months. His improvement of 14.44 points on his average is the highest for the week. Harmer's drop of 17.83 is the biggest decline.

Highest Points by Discipline
* = New Name

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne = 1531
Batting Bonus - *Marnus Labuschagne - 280
Strike Rate - *Babar Azam - 350

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 920
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 190
Economy - * Peter Siddle - 500

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 310
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest Inactive

Ben Stokes (9 Weeks)

Week

Marnus Labuschagne- 403
Babar Azam- 268
Quinton De Kock- 201
Moeen Ali - 59
Joe Root- 55
Simon Harmer - 53
Dawid Malan - 8

Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran - dnp
Peter Siddle - dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Ben Stokes - dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson- dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 2921
Joe Root - 2266
Simon Harmer - 2135
Babar Azam - 1997
Peter Siddle - 1577
Moeen Ali - 1517
Peter Handscomb- 1495
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1485
Glenn Maxwell - 1288
Virat Kohli- 1210
Nicholas Pooran - 1127
Dawid Malan - 1111
Ben Stokes - 1057
Quinton de Kock - 1030
Steve Smith - 1010
Kane Williamson - 899
David Warner - 842
Jasprit Bumrah - 539

Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 403 - Scored more points this week than he did in his last 5 active weeks combined. His opening salvo of 183 points in the T20 Blast could be a sign of big things to come. This is the 11th highest score we have ever seen.

2. Simon Harmer - 374 - Seperated his play between County Championship and T20 Blast this week. T20 is his weakest format so this could be his last Daddy score until the long form cricket comes up.

3. Moeen Ali - 332 - Has brought his IPL form to the T20 Blast. Opened the tournament with points hauls of 86 and 162. Moved up three places to 8th.

4. Dawid Malan - 312 - An unlucky year for Malan saw the IPL wrapped up after his debut but he cashed in with a huge score for Yorkshire against Sussex. His 249 points from that game was the highest County Championship total not scored by Simon Harmer. Up a huge 5 places to 12th.

5. Joe Root - 172 - Always a bit galling when England lose but Joe Root manages to get in the Top 5...but it happens so very often.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 2518 - Just when it looked like Root was catching up with him, Marnus registers his highest score of the year so far. His lead is back up to 307 after being just 76 last week.

2. Joe Root - 2211 - Started the week with a chance of nipping in to top spot but instead spends his 11th consecutive week in second.

3. Simon Harmer - Finished second highest for the week but remains in third overall - however has put a gap between him and third. 353 points separate the Big Three from the chasing pack.

4. Babar Azam - 1729 - Babar is back in action in his favourite format in his favourite competition. Got 135 from his opening salvo but will need to put some big scores together to move up the List.

5. Peter Siddle - 1577 - Gallingly the Essex man moves into the the Top 5 the week where he returned to Australia for personal reasons. One suspects that this will be his highest position for the rest of the year.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 2211
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 1294

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 231.33 (Up from 213.5)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 185.63
3. Moeen Ali - 182.25 (Up from 160.86)

Ali retains his top 3 place at the expense of Root. 4 players registered improvements of 20 points or more on their average this week but Dawid Malan sees the biggest spike; up 22.41 points to 110.3. Williamson experiences a dip of 8.43 down to 89.9 - the worst of anyone on the List.

Highest Points by Discipline
* = New Name

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne = 1388
Batting Bonus - *Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - *Moeen Ali - 310

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 900
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 190
Economy - * Peter Siddle - 500

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 290
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest Inactive

Ben Stokes (8 Weeks)

Moeen Ali - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Only two players to complete games so far this week but quite a few shifts to consider.

Moeen Ali gets his inaugural Cricketer of the Week accolade, not for tearing it up in Chennai but for warming up for the Blast in a Worcestershire 2nd XI game at Barnt Green. His 82 points is now the lowest weekly high score since the start of 2019. He moves up 2 spots to 11th.

Peter Handscomb was the only other active player in the last week. His OK-ish score of 62 against Leicestershire is enough to see him jump 2 places and knock Ashwin out the Top 5. Handscomb has been 5th for 6 weeks out of the last 12 but never stays there longer than a fortnight.

Apart from Handscomb, the Top 5 remains unchanged

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 2115
2. Joe Root - 2039
3. Simon Harmer - 1708
4. Babar Azam - 1595
5. Peter Handscomb - 1495

Excitingly, all of those top 4 will be completing games over the next few days so it could all change.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 2039
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 1294

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 213.5
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 185.63
3. Joe Root - 169.92

Despite top-scoring for the week, Ali's score of 82 hit his previous average of 174 points per active week quite hard. He drops out of the Top 3 and is replaced by Joe Root.

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne = 1185
Batting Bonus - *Joe Root = 210
Strike Rate - Glenn Maxwell - 280

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 720
Wicket Bonus - Ravichandran Ashwin and Simon Harmer - 170
Economy - * Simon Harmer - 390

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 290
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest Inactive Player

Ben Stokes (7 weeks)

Week

Moeen Ali - 82
Peter Handscomb- 62

Ravichandran Ashwin- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Quinton De Kock - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Marnus Labuschagne- dnp
Dawid Malan- dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran- dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Peter Siddle- dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 2115
Joe Root - 2039
Simon Harmer - 1708
Babar Azam - 1594
Peter Handscomb- 1495
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1485
Peter Siddle - 1406
Glenn Maxwell - 1288
Virat Kohli- 1210
Nicholas Pooran - 1127
Moeen Ali - 1126
Ben Stokes - 1057
Steve Smith - 1010
Kane Williamson - 885
David Warner - 842
Quinton de Kock - 829
Dawid Malan - 791
Jasprit Bumrah - 539