Weekly Update
Only four players played this week so this is not so much a Top 3 as a list of players who are not Dawid Malan.
1. Quinton De Kock - 227 - QDK joins up with Mumbai Indians in some very good form. He has had three decent tournament's on the trot and will hope to hit the ground running for the resumption of the IPL.
2. Nicholas Pooran - 220 - Guyana did not reach the final but Pooran certainly saved his best sore for last with a strong 75* vs Jamaica.
3. Simon Harmer - 163 - A relatively sanguine score for Harmer this week with 'just' the 4 wickets against Surrey in a rain affected game.
Overall Update
1. Simon Harmer - 4327 - Holds on to top sot for the third week in a row and now has a 494 point lead on second BUT the English Summer is winding down. You feel that that lead is nowhere near big enough.
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 3833 - 2 months inactive and Marnus holds second still. He will have another week off next week but then is back in the saddle for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield the week after.
3. Joe Root - 3614 - The cancellation of the last Test is a disappointment for Root. If he had scored 50 over his average he would have taken second place. But he didn't. So he hasn't.
4. Babar Azam - 2919 - 10 people have held 4th spot across 2021. 7 have held it for a fortnight or less. Azam has held that position for 18 weeks now, 10 more than Pooran. You may feel this to be his natural resting place for the year.
5. Quinton De Kock - 2823 - QDK was usurped from his favoured fifth place spot by Moeen last week - but he has snatched it back thanks to a couple of cracking performances against Sri Lanka.
Ones to Watch
For the last 12 weeks there have been just 10 points between 16th placed Kane Williamson and 17th placed Steve Smith. Seeming as they were as inactive as Pompeii it didn't really matter, but as the IPL grinds back into life there could be a real tussle down the bottom there - especially with Bumrah also just one place above Kane.
There is also some interest at the top of the highest point scorers for short form cricket. Azam's 1897 points has been enough to see him in top spot for some while now however there are three IPL playing cricketers bunching up behind him. Nicholas Pooran (1777), Quinton De Kock (1712) and Moeen Ali (1709) will all fancy their chances of usurping the Pakistan captain with a good tournament.
Highest Players by Format
Long Form - Joe Root - 3140
50 Over - Simon Harmer - 954
T20 - Babar Azam - 1897
Top 3 Averages
1. Simon Harmer - 196.68 (Down from 198.29)
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 191.65
3. Ravichandran Ashwin - 189.4
Dawid Malan's average continues to drop. His poor performance for Yorkshire against Warwickshire shaves another 2.56 off his average. He is now only .39 off bottom placed Peter Handscomb with 87.39. Pooran's stonking end to the CPL seems him up 5.45 points to 105.5 a week.
Highest Points by Discipline
* = New Name
Runs - Joe Root - 2074
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 400
Strike Rate - *Nicholas Pooran - 560
Wickets = Simon Harmer= 1880
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 330
Economy - Simon Harmer - 990
Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 620
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 100
Longest Inactive
Happy 20 Week Anniversary of sitting around doing absolutely nothing to David Warner.
Weekly List
Quinton De Kock 227
Nicholas Pooran 220
Simon Harmer 163
Dawid Malan 31
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Peter Handscomb dnp
Peter Siddle dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Steve Smith dnp
David Warner dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Joe Root dnp
Virat Kohli dnp
Overall List
Simon Harmer 4327
Marnus Labuschagne 3833
Joe Root 3614
Babar Azam 2919
Quinton De Kock 2823
Moeen Ali 2678
Nicholas Pooran 2321
Dawid Malan 2010
Ravichandran Ashwin 1894
Ben Stokes 1765
Peter Handscomb 1740
Peter Siddle 1577
Virat Kohli 1481
Glenn Maxwell 1288
Jasprit Bumrah 1267
Kane Williamson 1020
Steve Smith 1010
David Warner 842
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