Kane Williamson - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Kane Williamson - 176 - Cricketers of the Week awards are fairly few and far between for Williamson. Believe it or not this is only the third time he has finished with a Weekly high score in his five years.

2. Sam Curran - 146 - Finishes in the Top 3 for the fourth successive week. Really enjoying his cricket at the moment - a stark contrast from his IPL foray.

3. Heinrich Klaasen - 124 - Has begun the new chapter of his cricketing life with a fairly disappointing 124 points spreads across three games in the MLC.

4. Wanindu Hasaranga - 75 - Big drop off between the Top 3 and the chasing but Wanindu Hasaranga will take anything after a very poor year so far. 25 runs and 20 wickets in two T20s doesn't often get you in the Top 5 but here we are.

5. Liam Livingstone - 71 - Back from winning the IPL with RCB, Livingstone had one decent outing for Lancashire this week courtesy of a quickfire 41 against Worcestershire.

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver Brunt - 2134 - After her first foray into international captaincy for England, NSB returned to The Blaze with a decent 31 against Lancashire. Extends her lead by 53.

2. Jos Buttler - 2081 - Inactive this week but holds on to second place with by 21 points.

3. Sam Curran - 2060 - His fourth successive 3 figure score keeps him in third place, bit of a gap opening up between him and third too. Should be looking up rather than down.

4. Liam Dawson - 1944 - After his mixed return to the England set-up, Dawson had a rather underwhelming return to the T20 Blast with a solitary wicket and 13 runs. The gap between him and 5th, however, is the second largest of any two positions on the List.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1788 - Despite another inactive week he manages to just about hold onto fifth spot. If Klaasen had carried his IPL form into the MLC, he might have been in a spot of bother.

Ones to Watch

Two members of the England fraternity could have a bit of a tussle this week. Lancashire's Livingstone is 18th, 8 points ahead of England's Jamie Smith.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran - 158.46 (Down from 159.5)
2. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 142.27 (Down from 148.79)

NSB moves down the most and just about holds on to her Top Three berth. The biggest improvement came from Kane Williamson, who moves up 8.81 to 106.31.

Top Players By Format

* = New Name

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1030
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - *Sam Curran = 1733

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 1101
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 200
Strike Rate – Jos Buttler - 550

Wickets - Liam Dawson - 780
Wicket Bonus - Liam Dawson - 110
Economy - Liam Dawson = 410

Fielding - *Jos Buttler - 270
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly List In Full

Kane Williamson 176
Sam Curran 146
Heinrich Klaasen 124
Wanindu Hasaranga 75
Liam Livingstone 71
Nicholas Pooran 58
Liam Dawson 53
Nat Sciver-Brunt 51
Travis Head 40

Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Yashasvi Jaiwal dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2134
2 Jos Buttler 2081
3 Sam Curran 2060
4 Liam Dawson 1944
5 Ravindra Jadeja 1788
6 Heinrich Klaasen 1764
7 Nicholas Pooran 1695
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1607
9 Phil Salt 1497
10 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
11 Kane Williamson 1382
12 Wanindu Hasaranga 1353
13 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1336
14 Babar Azam 1232
15 Annabel Sutherland 1197
16 Travis Head 1113
17 Harry Brook 925
18 Liam Livingstone 797
19 Jamie Smith 789
20 Pathum Nissanka 724
21 Rishabh Pant 678
22 Jasprit Bumrah 622
23 Adam Zampa 578
24 Saim Ayub 553

Jos Buttler - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Jos Buttler - 315 - Looks like he might be getting back to his best form again. After a pretty good IPL he was instrumental to England's two white ball series victories against the Windies. He now has 14 career Cricketers of the Week. Only Azam (19) and Harmer (45) have more.

2. Jamie Smith - 202 - Eyebrows were raised at his promotion to open against the West Indies....well those eyebrows need to return to their normal home as he played a more than decent hand with 165 runs across 3 T20s.

3. Sam Curran - 153 - The worst of his three weeks back in English cricket but still enough for third place for the week. No player has scored more than the 703 points he has over the last 3 weeks.

4. Liam Dawson - 150 - His immediate return to the England fold was a stormer....however his last two games were rather more sobering. Still enough for fourth place this week.

5. Harry Brook - 145 - Two solid scores at a decent lick across the three T20s has seen the new England captain take fifth place this week...and, less notably, two series victories in his new berth. Moves up 4 places to 17th Overall

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 107 - Finished the West Indies ODI series with a half century and 107 points that sees her hold on to top spot by a mere 2 points.

2. Jos Buttler - 2081 - Continues his surge up the table to a whisker off first place. The 2023 Cricketer of the Year might be gearing himself up for a tilt at the 2025 crown.

3. Sam Curran - 1914 - Leaps up from 7th a fortnight ago to 3rd today. Really making hay when the English Summer sun shines.

4. Liam Dawson - 1891 - Firmly cementing his place in the Top 5 - will be back with Hampshire soon enough. Will the points keep flowing?

5. Ravinidra Jadeja - 1788 - Post IPL inactivity sees Jadeja drop from 2nd to 5th. This is his lowest position for ten weeks.

Other Movers

Modest but moving scores from Kane Williamson and Liam Livingstone sees them move up to 14th and 19th respectively.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran - 1159.5 (Down from 160.09)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 148.79 (Down from 152)
3. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6

Jamie Smith moves up the most again - this week's increase of 14.29 means he has moved up 23 points over the last fortnight. Jaiswal's insipid return to red ball sees him leak 6.73 points - down to 102.77.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1030
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nicholas Pooran - 1637

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 1101
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 200
Strike Rate – *Jos Buttler - 550

Wickets - *Liam Dawson - 760
Wicket Bonus - *Liam Dawson - 110
Economy - Liam Dawson = 410

Fielding - *Jos Buttler - 270
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly List in Full

Jos Buttler 315
Jamie Smith 202
Sam Curran 153
Liam Dawson 150
Harry Brook 145
Kane Williamson 109
Nat Sciver-Brunt 107
Liam Livingstone 58
Yashasvi Jaiwal 22
Wanindu Hasaranga 19

Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Heinrich Klaasen dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Travis Head dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jasprit Bumrah dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2083
2 Jos Buttler 2081
3 Sam Curran 1914
4 Liam Dawson 1891
5 Ravindra Jadeja 1788
6 Heinrich Klaasen 1640
7 Nicholas Pooran 1637
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1607
9 Phil Salt 1497
10 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
11 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1336
12 Wanindu Hasaranga 1278
13 Babar Azam 1232
14 Kane Williamson 1206
15 Annabel Sutherland 1197
16 Travis Head 1073
17 Harry Brook 925
18 Jamie Smith 789
19 Liam Livingstone 726
20 Pathum Nissanka 724
21 Rishabh Pant 678
22 Jasprit Bumrah 622
23 Adam Zampa 578
24 Saim Ayub 553

Sam Curran - The Best Cricketer of the Week....Again

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Sam Curran - 223 - Back to back Cricketers of the Week in two different formats of the game is pretty impressive stuff from the England discard. He has scored 550 points in the last fortnight.

2. Suryakumar Yadav - 147 - Didn't take Mumbai to the final but SKY was the biggest beneficiary of the IPL. His tournament haul of 1347 is more than 100 points more than anyone else scored in that time. In that period he has moved from 17th to 8th overall.

3. Jamie Smith - 134 - bit of a wonky week for Jamie Smith. 0 runs in the 2nd ODI and then all his points in the second. Enough for his highest weekly placing of the year and to see him move into 22nd Overall.

4. Liam Dawson - 129 - Just the solitary game for Dawson this week but he got a fourfer against Essex and sees himself with his third three figure score in the last 4 weeks. Loving the English Summer. Next up, England?

5. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 128 - A change of format for Jaiswal but still keeping his eye in. 88 runs across two innings against the England Lions sees him squeak into the Top 5 for the week.

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 1976 - Increases her lead in first place to 188 points courtesy of 104 points against West Indies Women. That gap is the second largest after the 293 between Travis Head in 16th and Harry Brook one below him.

2. Ravindra Jadeja - 1788 - Holds on to his second place berth by just 5 points. Could drop as low as 6th with his second inactive week next week.

3. Jos Buttler - 1766 - 101 points this week keeps him in 3rd place and fighting off a bit of a domestic cricket insurgency from below. Only 5 points off him and 4th place.

4. Sam Curran - 1761 - Over half a thousand points in a fortnight has seen Curran surge up the table from 11th to grace the Top 5 for the first time in 9 weeks.

5. Liam Dawson - 1751 - The Hampshire man makes his debut in the Top 5 just before he makes his prospective return to playing for England. Poetic.

Other Movers


Harry Brook's fine English Summer sees him continue to rise, up two to 17th. Meanwhile Kane Williamson and Liam Livingstone are both up a place t0 15th and 20th respectively.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran - 160.09 (Up from 153.8)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 152 (Down from 156)
3. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6

Jamie Smith moves up by 8.67 this week, making his average 73.38 per active week whilst Bumrah's flacid end to the IPL sees him drop by 6.42 down to 71.33. They have the fifth and sixth worst averages of anyone on the List.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1030
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nicholas Pooran - 1637

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 936
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 180
Strike Rate – *Suryakumar Yadav - 500

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 740
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja & Wanindu Hasaranga - 100
Economy - Liam Dawson = 390

Fielding - Phil Salt - 260
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly List In Full

Sam Curran 223
Suryakumar Yadav 147
Jamie Smith 134
Liam Dawson 129
Yashasvi Jaiwal 128
Harry Brook 123
Saim Ayub 119
Nat Sciver-Brunt 104
Jos Buttler 101
Liam Livingstone 65
Kane Williamson 45
Phil Salt 26
Jasprit Bumrah 20

Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Wanindu Hasaranga dnp
Heinrich Klaasen dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Travis Head dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1976
2 Ravindra Jadeja 1788
3 Jos Buttler 1766
4 Sam Curran 1761
5 Liam Dawson 1751
6 Heinrich Klaasen 1640
7 Nicholas Pooran 1637
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1607
9 Phil Salt 1497
10 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
11 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1314
12 Wanindu Hasaranga 1259
13 Babar Azam 1232
14 Annabel Sutherland 1197
15 Kane Williamson 1097
16 Travis Head 1073
17 Harry Brook 780
18 Pathum Nissanka 724
19 Rishabh Pant 678
20 Liam Livingstone 668
21 Jasprit Bumrah 622
22 Jamie Smith 587
23 Adam Zampa 578
24 Saim Ayub 553