Sunday, 19 December 2021

Glenn Maxwell - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 



Apologies for the late update, we have become a plague household....which rather ruins the weekend.


Weekly List

1. Glenn Maxwell 253 - The Big Show had one of his little bursts of dynamite form in BBL 11 this week. Scores of 40 and 103 put him top of the tree for the third time in 2021.

2. Nicholas Pooran - 228 - A couple of flat performances coupled with a big one for the Windies sees him score his first points since the World Cup. That period of inactivity has seen him drop down to fourth for the most T20 points of the year.

3. Joe Root - 149 - Obviously not the greatest First Test for Team England but Root re-opened his account with the highest individual score of anyone on our List.

4. Babar Azam - 146 - Just like he did against Bangladesh, Azam lulled the West Indies into a false sense of security with two single figure scores and then blindsided them with 79 in the final T20.

5. Marnus Labuschagne - 134 - Wants to use the start of the Ashes to force his agenda on the overall list and started in an average vein with a triple figure score in the first knock.

Overall Update

1. Simon Harmer - 5201 - Is *scheduled* to have one further game for the Titans this year whilst Marnus has two more Ashes Tests. Could be tighter than an Otter's pocket.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 5056 - Marnus is narrowing that gap to top spot - but he has had it down to single figures and let it escape before.

3. Babar Azam - 4385 - As far as I am am aware that is Babar's year done. Last year's champion finishes the year almost definitely in third space. He is 671 points off second but 432 away from fourth.

4. Moeen Ali - 3953 - Is looking behind his shoulder at the approaching figure of Joe Root - however his top 5 berth is assured. He is 776 points above Quinton De Kock in 6th.

5. Joe Root - 3763 - Already we are at the stage where this Ashes series appears to be primarily about Root's personal accolades. How far can he get up the table? He spent 16 weeks in third. Can he get back to where he once belonged?

Ones to Watch

As well as Steve Smith only being 3 points ahead of Warner, Peter Siddle leads out a very active list of players. Only 281 points separate Siddle, Malan and Handscomb.


Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer - 3326
50 Over - Simon Harmer - 954
T20 - Babar Azam - 3214

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 185.75
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 180.57 (Down from 182.3)
3. Joe Root - 156.79 (Down from 157.13)

After dropping 2.66 last week, Maxwell has swung that back and added 6.81 to finish the week on 110.05. Peter Siddle's blank week sees his average dip by 8.3 to 141.11.

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Babar Azam - 2665
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 610
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali - 890

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 2320
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 440
Economy - Simon Harmer - 1220

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 660
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 100

Weekly List

Glenn Maxwell 253
Nicholas Pooran 228
Joe Root 149
Babar Azam 146
Marnus Labuschagne 134
David Warner 124
Dawid Malan 118
Ben Stokes 39
Steve Smith 32
Peter Handscomb 3
Peter Siddle 0

Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin dnp
Virat Kohli dnp

Overall List

Simon Harmer 5201
Marnus Labuschagne 5056
Babar Azam 4385
Moeen Ali 3953
Joe Root 3763
Quinton De Kock 3177
Ravichandran Ashwin 3031
Nicholas Pooran 2867
Peter Siddle 2540
Glenn Maxwell 2421
Dawid Malan 2353
Peter Handscomb 2259
Virat Kohli 2185
Jasprit Bumrah 2093
Ben Stokes 1804
Kane Williamson 1763
Steve Smith 1481
David Warner 1478

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