Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 Weekly Update

1. Simon Harmer - 373 - Waits until June to get his fist Cricketer of the Week and then gets two on the bounce. Only Shubman Gill in January and Babar Azam in March have had a higher weekly point score than he did in 2023.

2. Ravindra Jadeja - 228 - Back to red ball cricket another big score for Ravindra. Seems like he may have a month of R&R now but this was a good way to bow out.

3. Pat Cummins - 154 - A welcome return for Pat Cummins sees him in third place - albeit with a big gap between himself and the Top 2. Will need to put a shift in to get him away from the foot of the overall List. 606 points separate him from Usman Khawaja in 17th.

4. Cam Green - 151 - An OK-ish performance with the bat and an OK-ish performance with the ball sees Green pop his head into the Top 5 for the week. Might see him there a few more times before the Summer is out.

5. Moeen Ali - 122 - Started the week with his best T20 score of 2023, then picked up his OBE from Windsor Castle, before re-starting his England Test career. Has probably had fewer more packed weeks in his life.

Overall

1. Shubman Gill - 3001 - Did not impress in the WTC Final but managed to be the first man to cross the 3k mark and extend his lead on second spot to 389....however is away from cricket for a little bit now so we might see the guard change again.

2. Rashid Khan - 2612 - Inactive this week however holds his second place slot for a second week.

3. Shakib Al Hasan - 2601 - Holding on to his Top 3 place by the very skin of his teeth. Expect him to be out 4th or lower next week.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 2573 - Nobody has spent longer in any position this year than the 12 weeks that Jadeja has spent in 5th. He will not be too aggrieved to have moved up a place this week.

5. Jos Buttler - 2505 - Took a week off whilst the Blast was in respite. Will be looking up not down however as 248 points separates him from 6th spot.

Ones To Watch

It is captain versus captain as Essex's Harmer is just 10 points below Surrey's Sam Curran. With the Blast marching on both of them have the opportunity to take themselves to the cusp of the Top 5.

Top 3 Averages

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 185.79
2. Shubman Gill - 166.72 (Down from 174.12)
3. Ravindra Jadeja = 160.81 (Up from 156.33)

Simon Harmer continues to rise up the averages - this week improving by a huge 16.93 points. His 153.36 is now the 5th best. Usman Khawaja's poor WTC final sees his average take the biggest hit; down 13.52 to 121.11.

Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1628
One Day - Shakib Al Hasan = 969
Short Form = Rashid Khan = 2600

Points By Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Shubman Gill = 1911
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 360
Strike Rate - Shubman Gill = 550

Wickets - Rashid Khan = 1280
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 190
Economy - *Ravindra Jadeja = 550

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 380
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 50

Weekly List In Full

Simon Harmer 373
Ravindra Jadeja 228
Pat Cummins 154
Cam Green 151
Sam Curran 138
Moeen Ali 122
David Warner 44
Shubman Gill 41
Usman Khawaja 13

Rishabh Pant dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Rashid Khan dnp

Overall List

1 Shubman Gill 3001
2 Rashid Khan 2612
3 Shakib Al Hasan 2601
4 Ravindra Jadeja 2573
5 Jos Buttler 2505
6 Devon Conway 2257
7 Sam Curran 2157
8 Simon Harmer 2147
9 Hardik Pandya 1795
10 Suryakumar Yadav 1779
11 Babar Azam 1718
12 Marco Jansen 1562
13 Moeen Ali 1387
14 Cam Green 1360
15 David Warner 1208
16 Harry Brook 1121
17 Usman Khawaja 1090
18 Pat Cummins 484
19 Jonny Bairstow 250