Ben Stokes - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 Not a lot of completed cricket completed this week (as of half 3 on Saturday) so we will kick off with a Top 3 + 1 other mover of note.

Weekly Top 3

1. Ben Stokes - 130 - Rather had greatness thrust up him this week as he was yoinked out of the Durham game (where he scored 120 points in a day) to captain the Covid-stricken ODI side for which he scored 10. His score is the joint third lowest for a winning weekly score. Has moved up 2 spots to 8th.

2. Dawid Malan - 118 - Could use the new look England side in the ODI series v Pakistan to really force his agenda over the next week. Started by scoring 118 in the first ODI. Moved up 2 spots overall to 11th.

3. Simon Harmer - 69 - Has been out of action for a little bit but got an above average score; he averages 55 in T20 Blast games.

Other Mover

Despite Nicholas Pooran scoring the second lowest of anyone this week, he somehow manages to overtake Glenn Maxwell and Virat Kohli to move into 12th place. It is his first upwards movement since the second week of February where he was in the lofty position of third.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labushcgane - 3014 - Another inactive week for Marnus but still sitting pretty in top spot. This is his 15th week in pole position.

2. Joe Root - 2618 - Isolation has rather hindrered Root's progress. He has been the bridesmaid (and not the bride) for 15 weeks on the trot after losing top spot to Labuschagne at the start of April.

3. Simon Harmer - 2579 - Harmer was the only player in the top 5 to register point this week. He has narrowed the gap to second place to a mere 37. His game against Derbyshire on Sunday represents a chance move up a place.

4. Babar Azam - 2090 - Registered a blob in the first ODI against England but there is absolutely no pressure below him. The nearest active player to him over the last seven days (Ben Stokes) is a full 480 points away.

5. Quinton De Kock - 1671 - Last week's top scorer had a well needed break this week. He retains 5th place.

Highest Players by Format


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

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 198.38 (Down from 209.17)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 184.89
3. Marnus Labuschagne - 167.44

Harmer's average took a massive bump this week as he goes down to a more mortal looking score of 198.38 - 10.79 fewer than last week. Dawid Malan was the only player to improve his average - and by only 1.46 points.

Highest Points by Discipline


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

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 1160
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 230
Economy - Simon Harmer - 530

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 400
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 70

Longest Inactive

David Warner (10 weeks)