Friday, 27 June 2025

Liam Dawson - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 



Some huge scores this week and some huge lunges up the List.

Weekly Top 5

1. Liam Dawson - 395 - Despite two Tests going on this week, our biggest score came from the little ol' County Championship. A century and a five wickets saw Dawson finish top for the second time this year.

2. Rishabh Pant - 352 - A double century in a Test match would win you Cricketer of the Week 9 weeks out of 10....but this is the tenth week. It does see Pant move up on the Overall List from 21st to 18th.

3. Pathum Nissanka - 261 - Is capable of a huge score but his average points per active week of 98.5 shows that those big scores have been too few and far between. 211 runs against Bangladesh only sees Nissanka move up a solitary place overall - now 19th.

4. Jasprit Bumrah - 190 - Week of two halves for Bumrah. A fivefer in the first England innings and nothing but Economy points in the second innings. Stays in 22nd place Overall.

5. Harry Brook - 139 - A frustrating week, in many ways, for Brook but his almost-century sees him just pip Jaiswal and Jamie Smith to fifth place. All three of those players scored in the 130s this week.

Overall Top 5

1. Liam Dawson - 2239 - Last week I predicted we would have a new Best Cricketer in the World - however I suspected it would be Sam Curran. Instead, it is the Hampshire man who becomes the fifth Number One player of the year.

2. Sam Curran - 2174 - A decent final T20 Blast game was followed by a County Championship game where he was not really called upon - and when he was he scored just 8 runs. Still manages to move up to 2nd.

3. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 2134 - Inactive this week and down to her lowest position for 17 weeks.

4. Jos Buttler - 2081 - Inactive this week and down two places to 4th.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1894 - His 106 runs this week was the lowest of any of the England/India players however was enough to see him hold off the MLC contingent from mounting a challenge on the Top 5. Pooran is 101 behind with Klaasen a further 18 adrift.

Other Movers

Jaiswal's wonky performance in the Anderson-TendulkarTrophy saw him fall in 6th place for the week but still rise by three places to tenth on the Overall list. Nicholas Pooran also moved up one place to 6th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran - 155.29 (Down from 158.46)
2. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 142.27

Rishabh Pant's poor year coupled with his massive score this week sees his average improve by 24.19 points. Klaasen's second poor week in a row sees him move down to 98.61 - down 5.25.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1030
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Sam Curran = 1809

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

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

Wickets - Liam Dawson - 900
Wicket Bonus - Liam Dawson - 130
Economy - Liam Dawson = 490

Fielding - *Nicholas Pooran - 290
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly Scores in Full

Liam Dawson 395
Rishabh Pant 352
Pathum Nissanka 261
Jasprit Bumrah 190
Harry Brook 139
Yashasvi Jaiwal 135
Jamie Smith 134
Sam Curran 114
Ravindra Jadeja 106
Liam Livingstone 103
Nicholas Pooran 98
Kane Williamson 56
Heinrich Klaasen 11


Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Wanindu Hasaranga dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Travis Head dnp

Overall Scores In Full

1 Liam Dawson 2339
2 Sam Curran 2174
3 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2134
4 Jos Buttler 2081
5 Ravindra Jadeja 1894
6 Nicholas Pooran 1793
7 Heinrich Klaasen 1775
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1607
9 Phil Salt 1497
10 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1471
11 Kane Williamson 1438
12 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
13 Wanindu Hasaranga 1353
14 Babar Azam 1232
15 Annabel Sutherland 1197
16 Travis Head 1113
17 Harry Brook 1064
18 Rishabh Pant 1030
19 Pathum Nissanka 985
20 Jamie Smith 923
21 Liam Livingstone 900
22 Jasprit Bumrah 832
23 Adam Zampa 578
24 Saim Ayub 553

Friday, 20 June 2025

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


Friday, 13 June 2025

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

Liam Livingstone - The Best Cricketer of the Week

  Weekly Top 5 1. Liam Livingstone - 221 - The Lancashire man is ploughing the franchise furrow very well this winter, taking in his second ...