After some fairly low-scoring weeks there has been a lot of movement this week - some of it quite significant.
Weekly Top 5
1. Marco Jansen - 330 - Has really enjoyed this Test series against Australia - underlined by the fact he has scored over half a thousand points in the first two Tests. Up to the dizzying heights of 7th Overall.
2. Harry Brook - 297 - In much the same way as his team finished second best after his monumental score of 202, Brook manages to get pipped to the top spot this week. Gets that very rare 50 point Batting Bonus though.
3. Simon Harmer - 242 - Proved his all round pedigree with 80 runs against one of the toughest bowling attacks in world cricket. He coupled that with two wickets to see him in the Top 5 two weeks on the bounce.
4. Travis Head - 175 - The only slight glimmer of light in what has been a fairly cloudy vista for Australia in South Africa. Bagged a century when it really didn't matter any more. Moves up to 15th.
5. Sam Curran - 107 - Had a particularly hard time of it with the ball this week but still does just about enough to squeak into the Top 5 after his return from injury. Was 4th when he last played...is now 8th and 934 points away from that position.
Overall Top 5
1. Simon Harmer - 4089 - Something Rocky-esque about Harmer's return to the summit. Not selected in 2025 and facing a new wave of young talent, Harmer has stoically worked his way up the rankings to claim top spot whilst defeating one of the best Test teams out there.
2. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3933 - Has heled first place for 41 weeks but has only scored 93 points in the last month and a half. Even more of a concern is that third place is only 80 points below him.
3. Harry Brook - 3853 - Has taken a big big stride up the List this week. Up to third and now just 236 points from first.....not inconceivable....also not unjustified.
4. Jos Buttler - 3770 - Will not play again this year. How long can he hold his Top 5 place?
5. Shubman Gill - 3047 - Used a Ranji Trophy game to keep his eye in.....and most emphatically did not. Scoring 1 run and contributing once in the field for 11 points. 201 points between him and a resurgent Marco Jansen who is one to watch this week.
Highest Weekly Average
1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 157.32
2.Harry Brook - 148.19 (Up from 142.24)
3. Simon Harmer - 141(Up from 137.39)
Marco Jansen moves his average up by 8.45points to 101.64 whilst Gill's poor week sees him down by 5.04 points to 126.96.
Highest Average Points per Game
Red Ball- Marco Jansen = 289.33
One Day - Marco Jansen = 127
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95
Highest Points by Format
Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2970
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3335
Highest Points by Discipline
Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2163
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 420
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1060
Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1380
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 950
Fielding - Jos Buttler = 700
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70
Weekly List In Full
Marco Jansen 330
Harry Brook 297
Simon Harmer 242
Travis Head 175
Sam Curran 107
Aiden Markram 61
Michael Bracewell 47
Saim Ayub 35
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 32
Liam Dawson 20
Shubman Gill 11
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Overall List In Full
Simon Harmer 4089
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3933
Harry Brook 3853
Jos Buttler 3770
Shubman Gill 3047
Nicholas Pooran 2848
Marco Jansen 2846
Sam Curran 2839
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2836
Quinton de Kock 2743
Liam Dawson 2441
Saim Ayub 2424
Aiden Markram 2235
Rachin Ravindra 2174
Travis Head 2147
Paul Walter 2119
Ravindra Jadeja 2112
Michael Bracewell 2057
Pathum Nissanka 1823
Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
Sophie Ecclestone 1558
Phil Salt 1508
Weekly Top 5
1. Marco Jansen - 330 - Has really enjoyed this Test series against Australia - underlined by the fact he has scored over half a thousand points in the first two Tests. Up to the dizzying heights of 7th Overall.
2. Harry Brook - 297 - In much the same way as his team finished second best after his monumental score of 202, Brook manages to get pipped to the top spot this week. Gets that very rare 50 point Batting Bonus though.
3. Simon Harmer - 242 - Proved his all round pedigree with 80 runs against one of the toughest bowling attacks in world cricket. He coupled that with two wickets to see him in the Top 5 two weeks on the bounce.
4. Travis Head - 175 - The only slight glimmer of light in what has been a fairly cloudy vista for Australia in South Africa. Bagged a century when it really didn't matter any more. Moves up to 15th.
5. Sam Curran - 107 - Had a particularly hard time of it with the ball this week but still does just about enough to squeak into the Top 5 after his return from injury. Was 4th when he last played...is now 8th and 934 points away from that position.
Overall Top 5
1. Simon Harmer - 4089 - Something Rocky-esque about Harmer's return to the summit. Not selected in 2025 and facing a new wave of young talent, Harmer has stoically worked his way up the rankings to claim top spot whilst defeating one of the best Test teams out there.
2. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3933 - Has heled first place for 41 weeks but has only scored 93 points in the last month and a half. Even more of a concern is that third place is only 80 points below him.
3. Harry Brook - 3853 - Has taken a big big stride up the List this week. Up to third and now just 236 points from first.....not inconceivable....also not unjustified.
4. Jos Buttler - 3770 - Will not play again this year. How long can he hold his Top 5 place?
5. Shubman Gill - 3047 - Used a Ranji Trophy game to keep his eye in.....and most emphatically did not. Scoring 1 run and contributing once in the field for 11 points. 201 points between him and a resurgent Marco Jansen who is one to watch this week.
Highest Weekly Average
1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 157.32
2.Harry Brook - 148.19 (Up from 142.24)
3. Simon Harmer - 141(Up from 137.39)
Marco Jansen moves his average up by 8.45points to 101.64 whilst Gill's poor week sees him down by 5.04 points to 126.96.
Highest Average Points per Game
Red Ball- Marco Jansen = 289.33
One Day - Marco Jansen = 127
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95
Highest Points by Format
Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2970
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3335
Highest Points by Discipline
Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2163
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 420
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1060
Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1380
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 950
Fielding - Jos Buttler = 700
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70
Weekly List In Full
Marco Jansen 330
Harry Brook 297
Simon Harmer 242
Travis Head 175
Sam Curran 107
Aiden Markram 61
Michael Bracewell 47
Saim Ayub 35
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 32
Liam Dawson 20
Shubman Gill 11
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Overall List In Full
Simon Harmer 4089
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3933
Harry Brook 3853
Jos Buttler 3770
Shubman Gill 3047
Nicholas Pooran 2848
Marco Jansen 2846
Sam Curran 2839
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2836
Quinton de Kock 2743
Liam Dawson 2441
Saim Ayub 2424
Aiden Markram 2235
Rachin Ravindra 2174
Travis Head 2147
Paul Walter 2119
Ravindra Jadeja 2112
Michael Bracewell 2057
Pathum Nissanka 1823
Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
Sophie Ecclestone 1558
Phil Salt 1508
