Usually by this point of the year we are all done and dusted but there is so much to play for with 9 days of cricket left in the year.
Weekly Top 5
1. Marco Jansen - 326 - Jansen producing a late year red ball score that we usually associate with Simon Harmer. Showed his true allrounder credentials courtesy of 5 wickets and 96 runs for Warriors in the CSA 4-Day Series Division 1
2. Jos Buttler - 267 - Has been a torrid last third of the year for England's white ball captain but he produced two 50+ scores and finishes in second place this week.
3. David Warner - 234 - Warner has featured in 5 of our last 6 years however his position in 2024 could be in doubt with his long form retirement. Could this have been his swansong?
4. Usman Khawaja - 171 - Backed up his political beliefs with an equally forthright performance with the bat to continue his dominance of the Weekly Top 5....when he plays. Only Pat Cummins has featured in fewer weeks of cricket than Ussie this year.
5. Pat Cummins - 129 - Over half of his points came from his economical ways with the ball in the first Test against Pakistan.
Overall Top 5
1. Jos Buttler - 5078 - We expected this to happen during the World Cup so it has been a loooooong time coming but, with a week left in the year, Jos Buttler returns to the top spot for the first time in 39 weeks.
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 4846 - Absent pursuing political office (something that doesn't earn you many points in this game). The Bangaldesh captain has been first for 55% of the year but drops down a place when it matters most.
3. Shubman Gill - 4786 - Inactive this week but has a Test Match to play so is scheduled to finish second (or maybe) first when the final tally is counted. Needs 292 points from that game to take the laurels.
4. Ravindra Jadeja - 4487 - Inactive this week - but is very likely to finish fourth. Has a Test match on the horizon but has 299 points to make up for third. Has been a very successful year for the spinner though.
5. Simon Harmer - 4432 - Destined to finish in fifth thanks to his disappearing act after the County Championship rounded off. Has a 322 point jump on 6th place.
Other Movers
Dropped in the World Cup and disappointing in the series against the West Indies, Curran still manages to leapfrog both Rashid Khan and Devon Conway into 6th place this week.
Ones to Watch
There are a cluster of Aussies towards the end of our List that could feature in any order by the end of the Boxing Day Test. Cam Green has a 10 point lead on Pat Cummins who himself has an 8 point advantage on Usman Khawaja.
Top 3 Averages
1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 156.32
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 144.74
In a week where all but one player improved their average - Marco Jansen's List topping score saw him improve by the most (6.9). That odd man out was Babar Azam - down 2.67 points to 122.3 a week.
Points By Format
Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2504
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3411
Points By Discipline
Runs - Shubman Gill = 3016
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 600
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 1100
Wickets - Ravindra Jadeja = 1890
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 940
Fielding - Jos Buttler = 920
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120
Weekly List in Full
Marco Jansen 326
Jos Buttler 267
David Warner 234
Usman Khawaja 171
Pat Cummins 129
Sam Curran 122
Harry Brook 104
Moeen Ali 93
Babar Azam 45
Rishabh Pant dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Cam Green dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Overall List
Rank Player Points
1 Jos Buttler 5078
2 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
3 Shubman Gill 4786
4 Ravindra Jadeja 4487
5 Simon Harmer 4432
6 Sam Curran 4110
7 Rashid Khan 4068
8 Devon Conway 4051
9 Babar Azam 3669
10 Marco Jansen 3587
11 Moeen Ali 3530
12 David Warner 3347
13 Suryakumar Yadav 3306
14 Harry Brook 2958
15 Hardik Pandya 2620
16 Cam Green 2325
17 Pat Cummins 2315
18 Usman Khawaja 2307
19 Jonny Bairstow 1812
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