The Cricket List 2022 Final Standings

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 255 - Despite scoring fewer runs than 2 other performers, Azam chipped in with his occasional bowling to nab 5 runs on the two double centurions this week. Becomes the 5th player to get 4 Cricketer of the Week awards this year.

2 = Kane Williamson - 250 - 200 runs with a strike rate of 50.63 was more of a test of mental ability than it was of cricketing prowess - but Williamson bows out of The Cricket List in style.

2 = David Warner – 250 – A Bazball inspired 200 off of 255 balls physically ruined David Warner but saw him end the year in style.

4. Risabh Pant – 192 – Ended the cricketing year with a return to form in the Test outfit, overshadowed now by his unfortunate accident. He is part of our List next year – a speedy recovery.

5. Steve Smith – 145 – Ends his three year association with our Lists in, arguably, the best form since his suspension. He finishes fifth with 85 and a wicket. December was by far his most profligate month this year.

Overall Top 10

10. Hasan Ali – 3234 points.

Cricketers of the Week – 4

Always seemed to be drifting away but then would put on a huge score and bring himself right back into consideration again. Held off Joe Root in the end to finish in 10th.

Key Stat – His 860 Economy points marked the second highest of anyone on the List.

9. Glenn Maxwell – 3248 points.

Cricketers of the Week – 2

More than slightly hampered by a broken leg, Maxwell has another year affected by a long absence. Before that injury he was 6th looking upwards, instead he is lucky to hold onto a Top Ten place

Key stat – His 700 Strike Rate points marked the second highest of anyone on the List.

8. Quinton De Kock - 3493 points

Cricketers of the Week - 4


Cemented in the Top 5 for 10 weeks during the IPL and the World Cup....he then disappeared off the face of the Earth and slumps down to 8th spot.

Key stat – QDK’s 81% of runs scored in the shortest format is the second highest of any cricketer to have played more than one format.

7. Ben Stokes – 3607 points

Cricketers of the Week – 4


A phenomenal year for the new England Test captain - however he never really looked a threat to the Top 5 at any point through the year. His retirement from ODIs and concerns re workload see him unselected next year.

Key stat – His 3004 Test match points see him as the highest scoring Test player on our List. He scored 83% of his points with the red ball.

6. Marnus Labuschagne - 3649 points


Cricketers of the Week - 2


A late spurt brought Marnus into late contention for a Top 5 spot but he finished just outside the highest echelon. Last year's Cricketer of the Year is ducking out for 2023 due to his stuttering year.


Key Stat – Of the 10 players to feature in this year and last year’s Lists, Labuschagne leaked the most points – he was down 1662 points on last year’s total.

5. Rishabh Pant - 3655 points


Cricketers of the Week - 2


Was up and down the Top 6 all year before drifting out of sight over the last month. A decent effort in his final test match of the year sees him claim a rightful Top 5 finish.

Key Stat – Despite there being three wicket-keepers in this year’s List, Pant blew them all away in terms of fielding points. His 970 points beat Mohammad Rizwan’s total by 160.

4. Moeen Ali - 4020

Cricketers of the Week - 2


Sheer amount of cricket played plus one massive score every 3 or 4 T30 games puts Moeen in the top bracket. Only one player featured in more game weeks than Moeen which bolstered his meagre average of 105.79 points an active week.

Key Stat – Despite a late year slump, Moeen walks the most points in short format games, his 3556 was nearly 400 points clear of anyone else. 

3. Babar Azam - 4481

Cricketers of the Week – 4

Had some really good patches of cricket this year but also some rather underwhelming spells that hit him overall, meaning that he never really pushed for the Cricketer of the Year title he got last year. Will be back in the game for a fourth year in 2023 though.

Key Stat - Babar Azam scored 4111 points from the 4 batting disciplines, more than anyone else. His 3021 runs and 660 batting bonus points led the way in those categories.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 4781 points


Cricketer of the Week - 3


Another one who got the job done occasionally but played very very regularly. Not very many stand out performances but 120 points every week for 40 weeks will always do the business.

Key Stat – As said above, nobody played more cricket this year than Mohammad Rizwan. He only was inactive for 11 weeks; to put that into perspective that is one fewer week than Kyle Jamieson played all year.

1. Simon Harmer - 5961


Cricketer of the Week - 10


Just the complete package. So many wickets, So many Top 5 positions. Just a complete dream for these rankings. He finished the year just the 1180 points above second place.

Key Stat – He scored nearly 2000 points more than anybody else in our list in red ball cricket. This is despite the fact that his nearest challengers, Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Marnus Labuschagne played a majority of their cricket in that format too.

Average points per Week In Full

Simon Harmer 192.29
Babar Azam 135.78
Ben Stokes 133.59
Kyle Jamieson 128.91
Joe Root 124.88
Matt Critchley 123.65
Hasan Ali 119.77
Mohammad Rizwan 119.52
Travis Head 113.5
Jonny Bairstow 112.73
Marnus Labuschagne 110.57
Glenn Maxwell 108.26
Moeen Ali 105.78
Pat Cummins 104.37
Risabh Pant 101.52
Quinton De Kock 99.8
David Warner 97.9
Steve Smith 96.2
KL Rahul 89.73
Kane Williamson 79.63
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 64.68

Top 5 Players by Format

Long Form

Simon Harmer 4911
Ben Stokes 3004
Joe Root 2775
Marnus Labuschagne 2687
Hasan Ali 2279

One Day

Travis Head 1236
Babar Azam 1002
Glenn Maxwell 890
Steve Smith 839
David Warner 792

Short Form

Moeen Ali 3556
Mohammad Rizwan 3192
Quinton De Kock 2837
Glenn Maxwell 2358
KL Rahul 2104

Top 3 Players in Each Discipline

Runs

Babar Azam 3021
Mohammad Rizwan 2801
Marnus Labuschagne 2029
David Warner 1895
Risabh Pant 1805

Batting Bonus

Babar Azam 660
Mohammad Rizwan 510
David Warner 360
KL Rahul 360
Marnus Labuschagne 330

Strike Rate

Moeen Ali 880
Glenn Maxwell 700
Mohammad Rizwan 660
Risabh Pant 650
Quinton De Kock 640

Wickets

Simon Harmer 2860
Pat Cummins 1340
Hasan Ali 1260
Moeen Ali 920
Ben Stokes 800

Wicket Bonus

Simon Harmer 490
Pat Cummins 220
Hasan Ali 180
Matt Critchley 100
Moeen Ali 80

Economy

Simon Harmer 1310
Hasan Ali 860
Pat Cummins 650
Ben Stokes 640
Joe Root 600

Fielding

Risabh Pant 840
Mohammad Rizwan 730
Quinton De Kock 720
Simon Harmer 430
Marnus Labuschagne 410

Fielding Bonus

Risabh Pant 130
Quinton De Kock 90
Mohammad Rizwan 80
Steve Smith 30
David Warner 20

The Cricket List 2023 - From Shakib Al Hasan to Suryakumar Yadav

It is the time of the year that we turn our minds to who we will have on our List for the coming year. 

We are down to 20 this year.... just because 21 seemed like an odd number. So, let's first start with our retained list. 

Retained 
Moeen Ali

Moeen spent 29 weeks of the year last year in the Top 5 and was the List's highest T20 competitor. He gets a third consecutive year in the List.

Babar Azam

The 2020 Cricketer of the Year only finished 3rd this year, but was in the Top 5 for exactly half the year. Facing some pressure in certain corners of the cricketing community but no problems with waving him in for a fourth year.

Jonny Bairstow

Was having a barnstorming year until an unfortunate golfing accident saw everything come down around his ears. Needs a third outing even though he will be out for a few months more.

Pat Cummins

Another one for whom injury has played a hugely negative part. If he can stay fit throughout could be a real contender in 2023. Definitely likely to improve on his 16th placed finish this year.

Simon Harmer

Of course, Simon Harmer. Inevitably Simon Harmer. The winner of Cricketer of the Year 2018 and 2022. The 36-time Cricketer of the Week. The Essex man is a mainstay of these annual Lists.

Rishabh Pant

Until Week 44 he had never dropped lower than 6th position on the overall list, but a poor World Cup and then some insipid performances after that saw him finish at the lower end of the Top Ten. Will he get his mojo back in 2023?

David Warner

A defining year lays ahead for David Warner. He finished his 2022 in style but how many years has the old boy got left in his tank? If he retires from the international stage think of the points he will pick up as a T20 gun for hire. A real crossroads moment.

Returning

Shakib Al Hasan

The Bangladesh All Rounder has not featured in these lists since his run in with the ICC caused by a run in with a bookmaker. However he has returned after three years exile in the wilderness.

Jos Buttler

Things could not be more different for Jos Buttler since his last appearance on this list in 2019. Gone are the flirtations with the Test team (probably) - he now leads from the front for the White Ball team and is one of the stand out performers in the IPL. Could go massive.

Shubman Gill

Gill spent 2 years in The Cricket List but was dropped in 2020. Always a talent in the making, he could be on the verge of being...made.

Ravindra Jadeja

Bit of a blast from the past here. Jadeja was part of our very first Cricket List back in 2018. He finished 14th that year....but can the mercurial spinner now bring his new found prowess with the bat to the fore and boost his position.

Rashid Khan

Another good example of someone who had a shocking 2020 (didn't we all). After elite level performances in 2018 & 19, he then had a poor 2020 and was unselected ever since. Universally known as one of the busiest men in the game, can he return with a bang.

New for 2023

Harry Brook

Could be on course to score hats full of runs. Is (potentially? ((maybe??)) un-droppable from the England Test team, will play in the IPL and will play a few Division Two games for Yorkshire. An ascending star.

Devon Conway

Nearly made the list last year but got edged out, 2023 is now Devon's time. Now a lock for the New Zealand team in all 3 formats as well as an occasional player of T20 franchise cricket, he should be busy.

Sam Curran

The middle Curran brother has been on the scene for half a decade now but it was only in the last year that he burst into being a fully formed white ball power. Can he continue this into 2023? One feels he also hasn't given up on a Test place either.

Cam Green

There is a changing of the guard going on in Cricket Australia....and Green is the next guard in position. Could be the year that he emerges as player of international stature?

Marco Jansen

A player that has taken the more traditional route to cricketing stardom, pledging himself to the long form and getting great dividends from it. But will he be on the Harmer end of the spectrum or the Jamieson end in 2023?

Usman Khawaja

Most of our new crop are part of the next generation of cricketing stars - however Usman Khawaja is older than a couple of them combined. A phenomenal comeback year for the Aussie. There will be question marks over how much he plays but when he does, he'll score.

Hardik Pandya

Went from humorously named big hitter to potential Indian captain over the last 12 months. Will feature in a lot of white ball cricket but will face the inevitable question about if the BCCI's policy on franchise cricket will allow him to play regularly enough.

Suryakumar Yadav

Was the standout performer in a group of superstars for India's ill-fated T20 World Cup attempt. The late bloomer is rapidly becoming one of the great names in T20 World Cricket - and he hasn't given up his chances of playing in the Test team.

Discarded Players

This year has seen some notable figures depart. Joe Root and Simon Harmer were the only two players to have featured every year but Root was not picked this time round. Nor was Ben Stokes. Former Cricketers of the Year Glenn Maxwell and Marnus Labuschagne do not get another go either.

The Kane Williamson experiment has proved conclusive. The New Zealander has been selected for three years now and has finished in the bottom third each time. He hands the Kiwi baton to Devon Conway.

Other longstanding members to depart are Quinton De Kock, Travis Head and Steve Smith.

For Hasan Ali, KL Rahul, Matt Critchley, Kyle Jamieson and Bhanuka Rajapaksa it was one and done.

That wraps up our changes to The Cricket List for 2023, looking forward to seeing what our 20 challengers can do in the year ahead. Happy New Year everyone!