Jonny Bairstow - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 Weekly Top 5

1. Jonny Bairstow - 258 - On two occasions in the last 4 weeks, Bairstow scored more points than this week and finished second but he has got his just reward this time out. It is his first time at the top of the weekly pile since 2019!

2. Moeen Ali = 246 - Another weight of games scenario, puts Moeen up near the top - however you can't begrudge him that rapid half-century earlier in the week.

3. Mohammad Rizwan - 141 - Over half his points this week come from his glovework but they all count. Has a fortnight off now.

4. Babar Azam - 137 - Didn't pull off the requisite rescue mission in the final SL vs PAK Test but still gives himself a Top 5 spot for the week after a good second innings half century.

5. Quinton De Kock - 132 - Disappointing with the bat but phenomenal behind the wicket this week. 68% of his points this week came from fielding points - he won't be moaning, however, as he moves up two places and back into the Top Ten overall.

Overall Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 4235 - Improves his lead on first again.... however with the County Championship on hold for a month things might slow down for him. That being said, 1363 points is a HUGE gulf. It is more than Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Kane Williamson have scored all year combined

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 2872 - Can't stop putting pressure on those around him. Back up into second place for the 5th week in 6. His time may be running out though.

3. Rishabh Pant - 2825 - An insipid first T20 against the West Indies sees Pant down a place - but with another 4 games to play it won't take him long to move on up.

4. Moeen Ali - 2702 - Holds 4th place and opens a bit of a gulf between himself and the chasing pack. There is currently 243 points between himself and 5th place as he turns his attention to The Hundred.

5. Jonny Bairstow - 2459 - Pokes his head into the Top 5 for the first time this year. Will have a couple of games in The Hundred to keep the pressure up now as those below him - Marnus Labuschagne, Joe Root and Babar Azam - are inactive for a bit.

Other Mover

With the 5th worst average points per week in The List, Hasan Ali is not really setting the world alight, however he has moved up a place despite a meagre score of 82 this week. This is largely because he was the only player from the bottom 8 to play this week.

Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 211.75 (Down from 217.84)
2. Babar Azam = 158.47 (Dwon from 160)
3. Ben Stokes = 145

In a week where the owners of the four highest averages saw their scores dip, Joe Root is the biggest loser. His score of 1 knocks his average by 8.82 points and sees him drop out of the Top 3. Moeen's average improves the most - up 5.87 to 128.67

Top Players By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3520
One Day - Travis Head = 680
Short Form - Moeen Ali = 2306

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - *Jonny Bairstow = 1609
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 360
Strike Rate - * Moeen Ali = 530

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 2000
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 360
Economy - Simon Harmer = 870

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 600
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 100

It is worth noting that, after Babar Azam has dominated the runs scored for months and months, Bairstow has popped his head into first place by the barest of margins. As it stands, Bairstow has 1609 runs, Azam has 1607 and Rizwan has 1602.

Weekly

Jonny Bairstow 258
Moeen Ali 246
Mohammad Rizwan 141
Babar Azam 137
Quinton De Kock 132
Simon Harmer 96
Hasan Ali 82
Matt Critchley 74
Risabh Pant 34
Joe Root 1

KL Rahul dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Travis Head dnp
David Warner dnp
Ben Stokes dnp

Overall

1 Simon Harmer 4235
2 Mohammad Rizwan 2872
3 Rishabh Pant 2825
4 Moeen Ali 2702
5 Jonny Bairstow 2459
6 Marnus Labuschagne 2427
7 Joe Root 2418
8 Babar Azam 2377
9 Quinton De Kock 2269
10 Glenn Maxwell 2203
11 Ben Stokes 2175
12 Pat Cummins 1899
13 Matt Critchley 1822
14 Hasan Ali 1681
15 David Warner 1673
16 Kyle Jamieson 1547
17 KL Rahul 1383
18 Travis Head 1314
19 Steve Smith 1000
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 623
21 Kane Williamson 502

Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week...again

Weekly Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 268 - It is the height of Summer and therefore Harmer season. he has now been Cricketer of the Month for 3 of the last 4 weeks. Unstoppable.

2. Babar Azam - 244 - Pakistan were staring down the barrel of a first innings deficit when Azam pulled off a Joe Root style rescue mission to claim second place.

3. Rishabh Pant - 195 - It has been a great month for Rishabh Pant, topped off by his maiden ODI century in the final match against England. Is truly becoming a very useful all format player.

4. Hasan Ali - 142 - Has failed to live up to his promise this year but will always do a job in a longer form game. This big score is largely down to his meagre economy but every point counts. Moves up a place to 16th.

5. Joe Root - 136 - Has not lived up to his billing in the ODI series with India but saved his best to last with a half century in the final losing effort.

Overall Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 4139 - Keeps on scoring, keeps on extending his lead. He was the first to breach the 3000 point mark and has now reached the 4000 mark before anyone else joined him on 3k.

2. Rishabh Pant - 2791 - Back up to 2nd, his highest score for 3 months. Has to set his sight on putting some distance on the pack as he enters the WIvIND series.

3. Mohammad Rizwan - 2612 - In action this week but didn't make enough to stem the charge of those below him, down to 3rd.

4. Moeen Ali - 2456 - Is starting to feel the pressure after some lukewarm performances in the international shirt - however still makes progress up our List and moves into fourth.

5. Marnus Labuschagne - 2427 - Inactive this week and drops down a place before the next sl v aus Test.

Other Movers

Jonny Bairstow is the most significant mover outside the weekly top 5 as he continues his charge up the table. He was 17th 3 weeks ago and now sits in 7th.

Matt Critchley also moves up a place to 13th.

Ones to Watch

The smallest gap is between 5th and 6th who are both in action this week. Can Joe Root score more in 2 ODIs than Labuschagne can in a Test?

Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 217.84 (Up from 215.06)
2. Babar Azam = 160 (Up from 153.54)
3. Joe Root = 151.06 (Down from 152.07)

Ben Stokes was the biggest loser as he marked his final ODI with a bit of a whimper. He leaks 6.64 points off his average and drops out the Top 3. Babar Azam improves his average by 6.46 thanks to the miracle at Galle.

Top Players By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3424
One Day - Travis Head = 680
Short Form - Moeen Ali = 2126

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Mohammad Rizwan - 1541
Batting Bonus - *Babar Azam = 340
Strike Rate - * Rishabh Pant = 490

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1960
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 360
Economy - Simon Harmer = 840

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 580
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 100

Weekly

Simon Harmer 268
Babar Azam 244
Risabh Pant 195
Hasan Ali 142
Joe Root 136
Mohammad Rizwan 119
Jonny Bairstow 103
Matt Critchley 99
Moeen Ali 97
Ben Stokes 52
Quinton De Kock 29

KL Rahul dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Travis Head dnp
David Warner dnp



Overall

1 Simon Harmer 4139
2 Rishabh Pant 2791
3 Mohammad Rizwan 2612
4 Moeen Ali 2456
5 Marnus Labuschagne 2427
6 Joe Root 2417
7 Jonny Bairstow 2291
8 Babar Azam 2240
9 Glenn Maxwell 2203
10 Ben Stokes 2175
11 Quinton De Kock 2137
12 Pat Cummins 1899
13 Matt Critchley 1748
14 David Warner 1673
15 Hasan Ali 1599
16 Kyle Jamieson 1547
17 KL Rahul 1383
18 Travis Head 1314
19 Steve Smith 1000
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 623

21 Kane Williamson 502 

Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly

1. Simon Harmer - 390 - Not quite the dizzying heights of his 15-wicket week against Hampshire, but 13 wickets will do very nicely. With 6 Cricketers of the Week this year he now has double his nearest rival - Moeen Ali with 3.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 206 - Seems a while since he scored big, especially on the international stage - but a century in the Test series against Sri Lanka will be well received despite the overall loss.

3. Steve Smith - 175 - That long wait for a century is over and he is in the Top Five for the second time in a month - however these types of performances are few and far between for Smith these days.

4. Moeen Ali - 166 - Is more here due to weight of matches rather than any hugely stand out performances; however, 47 and a wicket in the most recent ODI is pretty good going.

5. Rishabh Pant - 147 - Pant has incredible tenacity when it comes to just grinding away. A few massive performances are peppered amongst week after week of comfortably above average scores.... like this one.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 3871 - Has now scored 1191 points in the last 3 weeks alone and has opened up a lead on second place of 1259. That is not an unsurmountable gap.... but nor is it particularly mountable.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 2612 - A modest score against a Sri Lanka Cricket XI to kick off the series - but he manages to just about hold onto second spot before the series starts in earnest tomorrow.

3. Rishabh Pant - 2596 - Manages a second consecutive week at third. He *still* has not spent any more than three weeks in anyone position so expect a move next week.

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 2427 - That century against Sri Lanka sees Marnus back up a spot to fourth. He has spent the last month yo-yoing up and down the lower echelons of the Top 5; starting the month in 4th, jumping up a spot, then down to 5th before coming back to fourth today.

5. Moeen Ali - 2359 - Back in the Top 5 after 4 months away. His hard work and relentless grind is finally paying off.

Other Movers

Ben Stokes' 41 won't light the world up but saw him jump over Quinton De Kock who was named but did not feature in a South African team that played against the England Lions.

Ones To Watch

It will be interesting to see if Mr Metronome himself, Rishabh Pant, gets the better of Rizwan this week. Pant has one more ODI against England whilst Rizwan has a whole Test Match to protect his 24 point lead.

Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 215.06 (Up from 204.77)
2. Babar Azam = 153.54 (Down from 157.33)
3. Joe Root = 152.07 (Down from 162.14)

Weirdly, for the third week out of 4. Our number one highest averaged player is the most improved - moving up 10.29 - whilst the third highest player is the one that has depreciated the most - down 10.07.

Top Players By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3136
One Day - Travis Head = 680
Short Form - Moeen Ali = 2126

Highest Points by Discipline


Runs - Mohammad Rizwan - 1482
Batting Bonus - Mohammad Rizwan - 320
Strike Rate - Glenn Maxwell = 480

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1880
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 360
Economy - Simon Harmer = 780

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 560
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 100

Weekly List

Simon Harmer 390
Marnus Labuschagne 206
Steve Smith 175
Moeen Ali 166
Risabh Pant 147
Babar Azam 108
Matt Critchley 89
Pat Cummins 81
Jonny Bairstow 65
Hasan Ali 50
Travis Head 47
Ben Stokes 41
Mohammad Rizwan 31
David Warner 29
Joe Root 11
Quinton De Kock 0

KL Rahul dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Kane Williamson dnp


Overall

1 Simon Harmer 3871
2 Mohammad Rizwan 2612
3 Rishabh Pant 2596
4 Marnus Labuschagne 2427
5 Moeen Ali 2359
6 Joe Root 2281
7 Glenn Maxwell 2203
8 Ben Stokes 2123
9 Quinton De Kock 2108
10 Jonny Bairstow 2098
11 Babar Azam 1996
12 Pat Cummins 1899
13 David Warner 1673
14 Matt Critchley 1649
15 Kyle Jamieson 1547
16 Hasan Ali 1457
17 KL Rahul 1383
18 Travis Head 1314
19 Steve Smith 1000
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 623

21 Kane Williamson 502