Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Round-Up

In some respects, quite a boring week - but in others a stand out one.

First things first is that Simon Harmer has won Cricketer of the Week again courtesy of a score of 438 with 14 wickets in the match between Titans and Lions.

This means he now has 10 Cricketer of the Weeks this year (nobody has ever had more) and 36 in the 5 years we have been doing this. Ben Stokes with 14 is the next highest.

Out of the 20 highest weekly scores ever recorded, Simon Harmer has 6 of them.

This year alone he has got the highest ever score (659 in July) and the 11th highest ever this week.

This means that in those two weeks alone he scored only 196 points fewer than Bhanuka Rajapaksa has in the 19 weeks he has played this year.

He has scored 4306 points in red ball cricket, 2155 more than second placed Ben Stokes.

He has bagged 30% of all the wickets taken by anyone on our list, 40% of the Wicket Bonus points and 23% of the Economy points.

The man is a phenomenon.

On the more underwhelming end of the spectrum, Moeen Ali played no fewer than 6 games of T10 Cricket this week and scored a meagre 88 points across them.

He does, however, extend his total Strike Rate points to 800 - 100 clear of Glenn Maxwell.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 5856 - That's it as far as I am concerned. A lead of 5856 with 4 more weeks left in the year is near enough unbeatable. It's a Harmer year once more.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 4630 - In stasis this week but will pick up points next week for the active game between Pakistan and England.

3. Moeen Ali - 3807 - A week that might kindly be called crap....however Moeen manages to move back into third place.

4. Babar Azam - 3768 - Inactive and down a spot to fourth. Will want to hare back to third for next week.

5. Quinton De Kock - 3493 - It is starting to feel that fifth might just be Quinton's natural resting place this year. 245 points off 6th and not a huge amount of cricket left in the bank.

Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 195.2 (Up from 186.83)
2. Ben Stokes = 124.86
3. Babar Azam = 129.93

One up one down from our duo this week. Harmer improves his average by 8.37.

Top Players By Format


Long Form - Simon Harmer = 4786
One Day - Travis Head = 1236
Short Form - Moeen Ali = 3255

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Mohammad Rizwan - 2660
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 530
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali = 800

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 2840
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 490
Economy - Simon Harmer = 1250

Fielding - *Rishabh Pant = 730
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 110`

Weekly

Simon Harmer 438
Moeen Ali 88

Kyle Jamieson dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Matt Critchley dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
KL Rahul dnp
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Mohammad Rizwan dnp
Travis Head dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
David Warner dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Hasan Ali dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Risabh Pant dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Joe Root dnp


Overall

1 Simon Harmer 5856
2 Mohammad Rizwan 4620
3 Moeen Ali 3807
4 Babar Azam 3768
5 Quinton De Kock 3493
6 Rishabh Pant 3327
7 Glenn Maxwell 3248
8 Ben Stokes 3234
9 Marnus Labuschagne 2917
10 Hasan Ali 2696
11 Joe Root 2657
12 David Warner 2630
13 Jonny Bairstow 2593
14 Matt Critchley 2473
15 KL Rahul 2460
16 Pat Cummins 2374
17 Travis Head 2019
18 Steve Smith 1829
19 Kane Williamson 1582
20 Kyle Jamieson 1547
21 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 1308

Travis Head - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

A lot of movement this week after a long period of rigidity....who has done well?

Weekly

1. Travis Head - 231 - The rebirth of Travis Head gives him his second Cricketer of the Week Award for 2022 and his third of all time. Really does look in fine form as an opener and had a record-breaking week alongside David Warner.

=2. Kane Williamson = 225 = Seems to be awakening from his malaise towards the end of the year. Two matches in two different disciplines with two half century scores sees him joint second for the week. Up a place to 20th overall.

=2. Simon Harmer = 225 - Back in the wickets in long from cricket, just as God intended. A fourfer against Knights was the highlight of his week.

4. David Warner - 172 - His second week in the Top 5 in a row. Loving life at the moment and moves up two places to 12th courtesy of a century stand in the final ODI against England.

5. Steve Smith - 165 - Nearly 300 points from three games is not to be sniffed at....especially considering Smith's form so far this year. His last innings let him down a bit and he just squeaks into the Top 5 this week.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 5418 - You would think Cricketer of the Year would have to be his this year. His lead is now back up to 798 - the highest it has been in 2 months.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 4620 - Inactive this week as he girds his loins for the Test series against England.

3. Babar Azam - 3768 - Bit of danger from below for the inactive Pakistan captain but he manages to hold onto third place for the fourth week.

4. Moeen Ali – 3719 – Manages just 79 points across three games in two continents. Is crawling towards third place rather than sprinting.

5. Quinton De Kock – 3493 – Inactive for a month now but has zero pressure from below so holds 5th for the 7th week.

Other Movers

Hasan Ali moves up two places to 10th; his highest spot for the year.

Rishabh Pant takes advantage of Glenn Maxwell’s misfortune to move up to 6th despite 92 points this week.

Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 186.83 (Up from 185.46)
2. Ben Stokes = 124.86
3. Babar Azam = 129.93

Joe Root used to go to town in warm up matches....but only managed 9 this week to see his average fall by 5.33 points to 120.77 a week. Kane Williamon swells his average by 7.48 to 75.33.

Top Players By Format


Long Form - Simon Harmer = 4348
One Day - Travis Head = 1236
Short Form - Moeen Ali = 3255

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name


Runs - Mohammad Rizwan - 2660
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 530
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali = 770

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 2560
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 430
Economy - Simon Harmer = 1190

Fielding - *Rishabh Pant = 730
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 110`

Weekly

Travis Head 231
Kane Williamson 225
Simon Harmer 225
David Warner 172
Steve Smith 165
Hasan Ali 148
Marnus Labuschagne 116
Risabh Pant 92
Moeen Ali 79
Pat Cummins 70
Joe Root 9

Kyle Jamieson dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Matt Critchley dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
KL Rahul dnp
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Mohammad Rizwan dnp

Overall

1 Simon Harmer 5418
2 Mohammad Rizwan 4620
3 Babar Azam 3768
4 Moeen Ali 3719
5 Quinton De Kock 3493
6 Rishabh Pant 3327
7 Glenn Maxwell 3248
8 Ben Stokes 3234
9 Marnus Labuschagne 2917
10 Hasan Ali 2696
11 Joe Root 2657
12 David Warner 2630
13 Jonny Bairstow 2593
14 Matt Critchley 2473
15 KL Rahul 2460
16 Pat Cummins 2374
17 Travis Head 2019
18 Steve Smith 1829
19 Kane Williamson 1582
20 Kyle Jamieson 1547
21 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 1308

Steve Smith - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly

1. Steve Smith - 130 - The first time he has been Cricketer of the Week since November 2020. That two years have seen Smith underwhelm on our List....and in the real world too. A classy 80 in the first ODI between Australia and England also puts him up a place to 18th overall.

2. David Warner - 126 - Always at his combative best against the old enemy (TM). 86 runs at an adequate lick sees him into second place. Still 2 more to play for him so could be one to watch if he's in good form.

3. Ben Stokes - 122 - Sometimes a performance feels like it should be worth Cricketer of the Week and Stokes' definitely felt like that...but instead he only reaches a 'paltry' third place. Sure he'll be cut up.

4. Travis Head - 109 - We don't get Head often but can sometimes be worth waiting for. His 19 active weeks this year is joint second lowest alongside Rajapaksa but he turns it on when he's in yellow. Interesting to see how he progresses as an opener. Has become the List's highest One Day point scorer this week.

5. Pat Cummins - 80 - A good start to his spell as Australian ODI captain and his first appearance in the Top 5 since mid-June. Is a long way adrift of Top Ten but could force an Antipodean Summer onslaught.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 5193 - Harmer's return to First Class cricket did not yield huge point this week but still keeps the very distant wolf from the door.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 4620 - A disappointing performance in the final capped off a mixed bag of a World Cup for Rizwan. Is a huge 852 points off third place.

3. Babar Azam - 3768 - Would have hoped for more from himself across the World Cup and he failed to make any significant movement up the List. Holds third for the third week.

4. Moeen Ali - 3460 - A less impactful player to have played all the games of a World Cup would be hard to muster.... still manages to keep his 4th place spot for a third week in a row.

5. Quinton De Kock - 3493 - Inactive this week but, with absolutely zero pressure below him and a gap of 258 points, he can probably put his feet up for a bit.

Ones To Watch

The biggest tussle between active players over the next 7 days is between KL Rahul and David Warner. There is just two points between them and they both have two games (albeit in different formats) over the week. Who will score more?

Weekly

Steve Smith 130
David Warner 126
Ben Stokes 122
Travis Head 109
Pat Cummins 80
Simon Harmer 60
Babar Azam 52
Mohammad Rizwan 25
Moeen Ali 19
Marnus Labuschagne 4

Kyle Jamieson dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Joe Root dnp
Matt Critchley dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Hasan Ali dnp
KL Rahul dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp
Risabh Pant dnp

Overall

1 Simon Harmer 5193
2 Mohammad Rizwan 4620
3 Babar Azam 3768
4 Moeen Ali 3640
5 Quinton De Kock 3493
6 Glenn Maxwell 3248
7 Rishabh Pant 3235
8 Ben Stokes 3234
9 Marnus Labuschagne 2801
10 Joe Root 2648
11 Jonny Bairstow 2593
12 Hasan Ali 2548
13 Matt Critchley 2473
14 KL Rahul 2460
15 David Warner 2458
16 Pat Cummins 2304
17 Travis Head 1788
18 Steve Smith 1664
19 Kyle Jamieson 1547
20 Kane Williamson 1357
21 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 1308


Top Three Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 185.46 (Down from 190.11)
2. Ben Stokes = 124.86 (Down from 135.3)
3. Babar Azam = 129.93 (Down from 132.7)

Harmer's average continues to descend. He has leaked 10 points over the last fortnight. Steve Smith's average improves the most - up 2.99 to 83.2.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name


Long Form - Simon Harmer = 4123
One Day - *Travis Head = 1005
Short Form - Moeen Ali = 3244

Highest Points by Discipline


Runs - Mohammad Rizwan - 2660
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 530
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali = 770

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 2460
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 410
Economy - Simon Harmer = 1130

Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 720
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 110`