Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly

1. Simon Harmer - 301 - Harmer's performances have been down on last year however he still manages to top the highest average points per week and the most Cricketers per week. The guys a freak.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 229 - Back to his favoured format in the T20 Blast and back to scoring big points again. This is his highest score since his electric run in the PSL.

3. Bhanuka Rajapaksa - 217 - Straight off the plane from an indifferent IPL season and then scores a century for Burgher in the Major Clubs T20 Tournament. Has at least 3 more fixtures to boost his total.

4. Matt Critchley - 148 - A slightly below average County Championship outing versus Lancashire and a slightly below average T20 Blast score against Kent adds up to an alright score and fourth placed finish for Critch. Is up one on to 17th on the overall list too.

5. Ben Stokes - 145 - His second highest score in his three game burst with Durham sees him back in the Top 5 for the third consecutive week before his first foray into permanent Test captaincy.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 2306 - You can't keep a good guy down....and Harmer is very very good. Back to first spot after a solitary week in silver position.

2. Quinton De Kock - 2032 - With the exception of that huge score against Kolkata, De Kock lost some of his impetus in the last third of IPL 2022. 16 points in his final game knocks him down a place.

3. Mohammad Rizwan - 1876 - Just when it looked like he might drift out of the Top 5, the T20 Blast has come along to force his agenda once more. Back in the Top 3 for the first time in 6 weeks.

4. Rishabh Pant - 1853 - Another week, another switch up of position. Pant has never been out of the Top 6 but is down a spot again to 4th.

5. Marnus Labuschagne - 1845 - Is a better T20 player than most give him credit for and will want to prove that across the Blast. Starts with 111 points from 2 games and a drop down to 5th place.

Other Mover

Glenn Maxwell was the longest lasting player on our List in terms of IPL performances. His longevity sees him move up to 6th.

Ones to Watch

Marnus Labuschagne and Mohammad Rizwan could be in for a bit of a tussle. Marnus needs only 8 points to overtake Pant; and then there is just 23 points between him and Rizwan in 3rd.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 209.64 (Up from 200.5)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Ben Stokes = 155.89 (Down from 157.25)

Warm Up games can really give your average a bit of a kicking; Jamieson has dropped down by 7.94 points to 129.56. Bhanuka Rajapaksa had a huge spike of 22.04 and now averages 84.71 points per week.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 2197
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Glenn Maxwell = 1580

Highest Points by Discipline



Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - *Mohammad Rizwan = 230
Strike Rate - *Glenn Maxwell = 420

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1000
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 250
Economy - Simon Harmer = 540

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 380
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

Weekly

Simon Harmer 301
Mohammad Rizwan 229
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 217
Matt Critchley 148
Ben Stokes 145
Joe Root 136
KL Rahul 129
Marnus Labuschagne 111
Glenn Maxwell 73
Risabh Pant 69
Kyle Jamieson 66
Hasan Ali 55
Jonny Bairstow 53
Quinton De Kock 16
David Warner 15

Steve Smith dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Travis Head dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Kane Williamson dnp

Overall

1 Simon Harmer 2306
2 Quinton De Kock 2032
3 Mohammad Rizwan 1876
4 Rishabh Pant 1853
5 Marnus Labuschagne 1845
6 Glenn Maxwell 1668
7 Babar Azam 1630
8 Moeen Ali 1578
9 Ben Stokes 1403
10 KL Rahul 1383
11 Pat Cummins 1373
12 Hasan Ali 1345
13 Joe Root 1234
14 Kyle Jamieson 1166
15 Jonny Bairstow 1099
16 David Warner 1054
17 Matt Critchley 812
18 Travis Head 752
19 Steve Smith 616
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 593
21 Kane Williamson 376

Moeen Ali - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Moeen Ali -244 - Comes out of nowhere with the last IPL 2022 game of the week to sneak his third Cricketer of the Week. He has the joint most of 2022.

2. Quinton De Kock - 237 - Scored the 7th lowest points total in his first game of the week and then the highest in his second. Been such a consistent performer in IPL 2022.

3. Joe Root - 211 - Underwhelmed in his first game but looked in better nick against Lancashire. Warming up for a big Summer. Up three places to 13th overall.

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 188 - Three of his five County Championship games this season have seen him score between 183 and 190 points. That kind of grind is always welcome.

=5. Ben Stokes = 138 - No theatrics for Stokes this week. A decent half century and a joint fifth placed finish for the week will do nicely.

=5. KL Rahul = 138 = Turned round three poor performances in a row with a half century against Kolkata to keep him in the mix for our week Top 5s....Just.

Weekly Top 5

1. Quinton De Kock = 2016 = De Kock is the eight Cricketer to take top spot so far this year and you can't argue that it is undeserved. However with the IPL 2022 drawing to a close he needs to make the most of his remaining games to widen that gap.

2. Simon Harmer - 2005 - Harmer's mediocre scores have been doing just enough to keep the wolf from the door.....but as soon as he was inactive he has moved down a place to second. There is a huge gap to third though so shouldn't lose too much sleep.

3. Rishabh Pant - 1784 - Lots of flux and panic all around him. Only scored 27 points for the week....but Pant holds third spot. '

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 1734 - The first new name to grace our Top 5 in 6 weeks. Marnus doesn't even bother with fifth and instead jumps straight in at fourth spot.

5. Mohammad Rizwan = 1647 - Sadly missed out Sussex's most recent game due to a bereavement. Rizwan is down one place to 5th.

Ones to Watch

It's not just football fans whose eyes should be glued to the bottom of the table this week. Rajapaksa and Williamson are tied in last place. Who can win the handsomest man in the burns unit and escape this indignity?

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 200.5
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Ben Stokes = 157.25 (Down from 160)

Moeen Ali's late late show saw his average jump up by 10.23 points to 131.5 per active week. Bhanuka Rajapaksa's rollercoaster IPL sees him take the biggest nosedive. His average of 62.67 is the second lowest overall.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1977
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Moeen Ali = 1513

Highest Points by Discipline



Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock = 400

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 220
Economy - Simon Harmer = 480

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 370
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

Weekly List

Moeen Ali 244
Quinton De Kock 237
Joe Root 211
Marnus Labuschagne 188
Ben Stokes 138
KL Rahul 138
Glenn Maxwell 110
Jonny Bairstow 58
Risabh Pant 27
Kane Williamson 27
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 14
David Warner 10

Steve Smith dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Travis Head dnp
Hasan Ali dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Matt Critchley dnp
Mohammad Rizwan dnp


Overall List

1 Quinton De Kock 2016
2 Simon Harmer 2005
3 Rishabh Pant 1784
4 Marnus Labuschagne 1734
5 Mohammad Rizwan 1647
6 Babar Azam 1630
7 Glenn Maxwell 1595
8 Moeen Ali 1578
9 Pat Cummins 1373
10 Hasan Ali 1290
11 Ben Stokes 1258
12 KL Rahul 1254
13 Joe Root 1198
14 Kyle Jamieson 1100
15 Jonny Bairstow 1046
16 David Warner 1039
17 Travis Head 752
18 Matt Critchley 664
19 Steve Smith 616
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 376

21 Kane Williamson 376 

Ben Stokes - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Ben Stokes - 291 - England's new Test captain came back to domestic cricket with a huge bang as he schools Worcestershire with his willow. His score of 231 is the highest innings score in the County Championship so far.

2. Jonny Bairstow - 222 - YJB seems to have put his dire form behind him and turned a corner in IPL 2022. Scored more in the last 2 games than he did in his first 7. Only moves up a single place to 15th overall.

3. Marnus Labuschagne - 190 - Nowhere near as prolific as his score against Derbyshire but a decent total to see Marnus keep ticking alone. Retains tenth place overall.

4. Glenn Maxwell - 188 - Scored his joint highest and second highest scores in IPL 2022 this week; yet only gets 4th place for it and retains 7th spot overall. He has been there a month now.

5. Hasan Ali - 164 - His score against Warwickshire was his lowest County Championship score of the season and he still finishes in the Top 5. Not bad to be the fifth best on your worst day so far.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 2005 - Is in pretty poor form (for him) but is still extending his lead in top spot.

2. Quinton De Kock - 1779 - Finished just outside the Top 5 for the week but manages to jump up two spots to his highest position in his three years on our List.

3. Rishabh Pant - 1757 - Another week and another slight readjustment for Pant. This time he is back down to third spot but there is only 22 points between him and second place.

4. Mohammad Rizwan - 1647 - A rather unlikely move up the table for Rizwan whose score of 51 was the third lowest of the week - but benefits from Azam's decline.

5. Babar Azam - 1630 - Right on the precipice now. Labuschagne needs just 84 points this week to relieve him of his nine week tenure in the Top 5.

Other movers

There are some more lowly movers to look at. Matt Critchley's 75 is enough to see him up one place to 17th whilst Bhanuka Rajapaksa eases Kane Williamson into bottom position.

Ones To Watch

There is some tantalising IPL 2022 vs County Championship contests to look out for. Bairstow is just 1 point above Joe Root, whilst Stokes has a 4 point advantage on KL Rahul. Will red or white ball prevail?

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 200.5 (Down from 206.78)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Ben Stokes = 160 (Up from 138.17)

Stokes' masterclass for Durham sees him as the biggest improvement whilst Matt Critchley's variable season sees him drop out of the Top 3 into 6th as he drops 14.45 points to 132.8 a week.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1977
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - Glenn Maxwell = 1397

Highest Points by Discipline



Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock & Rishabh Pant = 360

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 220
Economy - Simon Harmer = 480

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 350
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

This Week

Ben Stokes 291
Jonny Bairstow 222
Marnus Labuschagne 190
Glenn Maxwell 188
Hasan Ali 164
Quinton De Kock 151
Simon Harmer 144
David Warner 141
Moeen Ali 129
Pat Cummins 90
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 78
Matt Critchley 75
Risabh Pant 74
Mohammad Rizwan 51
Kane Williamson 10
KL Rahul 8

Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Travis Head dnp

This Year

1 Simon Harmer 2005
2 Quinton De Kock 1779
3 Rishabh Pant 1757
4 Mohammad Rizwan 1647
5 Babar Azam 1630
6 Marnus Labuschagne 1546
7 Glenn Maxwell 1485
8 Pat Cummins 1373
9 Moeen Ali 1334
10 Hasan Ali 1290
11 Ben Stokes 1120
12 KL Rahul 1116
13 Kyle Jamieson 1100
14 David Warner 1029
15 Jonny Bairstow 988
16 Joe Root 987
17 Travis Head 752
18 Matt Critchley 664
19 Steve Smith 616
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 362
21 Kane Williamson 349