Quinton de Kock - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Despite it being a very low scoring week overall - all 7 of our contributors scored over 100. Just a Top three though.

Weekly Top 3

1. Quinton de Kock - 191 - Very much enjoying his time in the CPL. This week's score very much bolstered by the fact he played three games this week but got 40s in two of them.

2. Simon Harmer - 178 - Marked his final outing for Essex this year with four wickets against Sussex. Will be on the domestic scene in South Africa in the coming weeks.

3. Michael Bracewell - 157 - Making the most of it out in the European T20 Premier League. He got 6 wickets across three games for Amsterdam.

Overall Top 5

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3840 - 52 runs across both innings in the Duleep Trophy final gave him 102 points. Second place is on his heels though.

2. Simon Harmer-3531- Narrows the gap on first and increases the gap on third. Very well insulated now with 309 above and 402 below.

3. Jos Buttler -3258 - Inactive this week but will soon be back in England colours.....letting the Top 2 drift away though.

4.Harry Brook -2856 - Perhaps would have expected top have registered points this week but the third Test against Pakistan continues to rumble on.

5. Sam Curran - 2732 - Inactive and injured this week - Quinton De Kock is now a feasible threat, 238 points below him in seventh.

Ones to Watch

if Michael Bracewell keeps his form he may do a bit of a mini surge. 235 points split 19th to 15th.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 166.96(Down from 169.91)
2. Simon Harmer = 141.24 (Up from 139.71)
3. Sam Curran = 130.1

Sooryavanshi drops the most this week but still keeps top spot - whilst Pooran's average goes above 100 for the first time this year.

Highest Average Points per Game

* = New Name

Red Ball- Ravindra Jadeja = 203.25
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 105.81
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2412
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3003

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2110
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 380
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1030

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1280
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 790

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 640
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70

Weekly Points In Full

Quinton de Kock 191
Simon Harmer 178
Michael Bracewell 157
Nicholas Pooran 119
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 111
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 102
Paul Walter 101

Aiden Markram dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Travis Head dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Saim Ayub dnp

Overall Points in Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3840
2 Simon Harmer 3531
3 Jos Buttler 3258
4 Harry Brook 2856
5 Sam Curran 2732
6 Shubman Gill 2562
7 Quinton de Kock 2494
8 Nicholas Pooran 2411
9 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2378
10 Rachin Ravindra 2174
11 Liam Dawson 2141
12 Saim Ayub 2006
13 Paul Walter 1928
14 Aiden Markram 1907
15 Ravindra Jadeja 1810
16 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
17 Marco Jansen 1724
18 Pathum Nissanka 1578
19 Michael Bracewell 1575
20 Sophie Ecclestone 1558
21 Phil Salt 1508
22 Travis Head 1404

Nicholas Pooran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Only 9 cricketers register a score this week - will still plough on with a Top 5.

Weekly Top 5

1. Nicholas Pooran - 287 - Continuing his late year revival. No player has scored more than him over the last three weeks (454).This is a man who was in last place 11 weeks ago and 14th 6 weeks ago...he is now 11 points off 7th.

2. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 195 -Had a poor time with the bat in his first senior Red Ball game but made up for it this week with 132 to see his East Zone side through to the final on Sunday.

3. Quinton de Kock - 187 - Only one man has more T20 hundreds than QDK...but he would be most proud of his third place finish for the week here. Up to 7th place Overall.

4.Simon Harmer- 128- The third time in arow where Harmer has scored 100+ in active weeks. Got there with just the ball this week having scored just 6 with the bat.

5. Harry Brook - 79 - 49 runs and three contributions in the field for Brook to keep him in the Top 5 for the third week on the bounce.

Overall Top 5

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3728 - Moving in on that 4000 point mark - but only extended his lead on second by 8 points this week.

2. Simon Harmer - 3353 - Back up into second place again after losing it last week. Just 95 points between him and third.

3.Jos Buttler - 3258 - Inactive this week but will be back next week with a white ball series against Sri Lanka to get tucked into.

4. Harry Brook - 2856 -553 points separate him from the next active player this week (De Kock in 7th) whilst he needs 402 points to move up in the world. Fairly safe in 4th.

5. Sam Curran - 2856 - Just about holding on to fifth...but might manage to keep the berth for another week.

Ones To Watch

The closest gap comes between two explosive batters plying their trades in two CPL franchises. Barbados' De Kock currently has 11 more points than Trinbago's Pooran.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 169.91 (Up from 168.86)
2. Simon Harmer = 139.71 (Down from 140.22)
3. Sam Curran = 130.1

De Kock's score of 187 sees his average up 3.65 points to 121.21 whilst Paul Walter's flop drops him 4.56 to 96.16.

Highest Average Points per Game

* = New Name

Red Ball- Ravindra Jadeja = 203.25
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 105.81
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2234
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3003

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2058
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 380
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1010

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1200
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 210
Economy - Simon Harmer= 750

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 640
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70

Weekly List In Full

Nicholas Pooran 287
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 195
Quinton de Kock 187
Simon Harmer 128
Harry Brook 79
Pathum Nissanka 58
Michael Bracewell 50
Saim Ayub 44
Paul Walter 14

Aiden Markram dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Travis Head dnp
Mehidy Hasan Miraz dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3738
2 Simon Harmer 3353
3 Jos Buttler 3258
4 Harry Brook 2856
5 Sam Curran 2732
6 Shubman Gill 2562
7 Quinton de Kock 2303
8 Nicholas Pooran 2292
9 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2267
10 Rachin Ravindra 2174
11 Liam Dawson 2141
12 Saim Ayub 2006
13 Aiden Markram 1907
14 Paul Walter 1827
15 Ravindra Jadeja 1810
16 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
17 Marco Jansen 1724
18 Pathum Nissanka 1578
19 Sophie Ecclestone 1558
20 Phil Salt 1508
21 Michael Bracewell 1418
22 Travis Head 1404

Joe Root - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

To say that things are returning back to normal is something over an overstatement but we are getting there. Last week only ten players did not feature. This is the lowest Week for inactive Cricketers since the week beginning March 9th. It's also quite a unique Week as all players have been competing solely in the T20 format. What's more is that an awful lot of these Cricketers have been awfully active. A lot of our active players have featured in four T20 games this week with Jason Holder featuring in five. The player that featured the least is Colin Ackermann with two completed games (points are only allocated for completed games - much to the chagrin of Tom Banton). That week in March where cricket was still 'normal' saw Joe Root as Cricketer of the Week. Almost symbolically he has claimed the title again this week. Root has 'done a Stuart Broad' and reacted to his lack of inclusion in the England T20 side by looking like one of the premium short form players of our age. Across three games for Yorkshire he has scored 154 runs and got four wickets. Statistics that are verging on all- rounder status. What is more impressive is that he has got his highest ever weekly score of 364 featuring in just 4 games. Of all the players that featured this week he has the highest point per game average of 121.33. In this English international heavy year, Root is pulling away from the pack and is gaining on Stokes. Second place Root now has a 340 point lead on Holder and has narrowed the gap between himself and Ben Stokes to 292. With Stokes out of the game for the foreseeable and Holder with one game left in the CPL, Root is likely to continue his dominance in 2020. This is especially the case if he continues to offer something with both bat and ball.

This balance between bat and ball has also seen Mohammad Nabi debut in the Top 5. When Joe Root last won Cricketer of the Week, Nabi played his final game until the start of the CPL three weeks ago. He went into lockdown in 14th position, started the CPL in 17th position, after the first week was in tenth and is now fifth. He has shown himself to be the best All Rounder in the competition. He is the only player to feature in the top ten highest run scorer and top ten most wickets. He has also had the beating of fellow Cricket List CPL All Rounder Holder. Nabi has only scored two more runs at a lower strike rate but he has out performed Holder in all other categories. Nabi has three more wickets, 50 more economy points, twenty more fielding points and points for a three wicket haul. Since the start of the tournament Nabi has scored 605 points to Holder's 503. What is more Barbados are out and St Lucia are looking likely to progress. This could see Nabi encroach further up the List as the tournament continues. Nabi's consistency has also been impressive. Despite playing four games, his average point score is second highest over the last week - 81.25 a game. If St Lucia progress to the final they have at least three games to play - on paper another 244 points for the Afghan. A. Rey good basis for the All Rounder to build up on in the IPL.

As I have said, we have had a lot more active players this week. This is largely down to the fact that Australia have started playing again. This year's list has a high proportion of Aussies and five of them returned to work for the first time this week. As well as yesterday's opening T20 against England, they played out 3 (completed) Intra-Squad T20 friendlies. The two best players in those games were Marnus Labuschagne and Glenn Maxwell. Scholars of the game will notice that their success in the friendly games didn't transfer into the main game. Marnus Labuschagne had the third highest average points per game total in the three warm up games - 72.67. His 51 ball century opening for the AJ Finch XI against the PJ Cummins XI is responsible for most of this. One of the problems that Finch and Langer seem to be having with Labuschagne is where to play him. He scored his century as an opener - but Finch and Warner's performance yesterday makes it unlikely that combo will be tampered with. His second highest score came at first drop - Smith's position - whilst he failed with a score of 7 when he batted at five. Ironically, this is the position for which he is being groomed. Marcus Stoinis and Alex Carey are going to be looked at closely after yesterday's performance. Labuschagne could either replace Stoinis or push Carey down a spot. Either way Labuschagne, who only just dropped out of the top ten last week, sees himself back up to 7th place. Returning 2019 Cricketer of the Year Glenn Maxwell did not have a dream resumption to his national career. After a period of time off for mental health followed by a shoulder injury, Maxwell got one run yesterday. He di bolster his overall score with a brace of wickets and 20 economy points. This saw him escape with a creditable 61 points. In many ways, he had a similar warm-up series to Labuschagne. A century in the first game followed by an average score (20) and a low score (10). Across the four games he averaged 69.75 points per game and also got the third highest total points for the week. Not bad for a batsman who scored just one run in the main game for the week. This profitable week sees him move from 19th to 15th. This now makes the bottom three, in ascending order, Peter Handscomb, Rohit Sharma and Colin Ackermann.

For reference, the rest of the average points per game rankings runs like this:
Babar Azam 58.75
Simon Harmer 57.67
Aaron Finch 48.25
Jason Holder 46.4
Tom Banton 38
David Warner 33.25
Steve Smith 29.5
Colin Ackermann 20
Lewis Gregory 17

Week

Joe Root- 364
Mohammad Nabi- 325
Glenn Maxwell - 279
Babar Azam - 235
Jason Holder - 232
Marnus Labuschagne- 218
Aaron Finch- 193
Simon Harmer - 173
David Warner - 133
Steve Smith - 118
Tom Banton - 114
Lewis Gregory - 68
Colin Ackermann- 40

Kyle Abbott - dnp
Shubman Gill - dnp
Martin Guptill- dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Travis Head- dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Keshav Maharaj- dnp
Rohit Sharma- dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp

Overall

Ben Stokes - 2204
Joe Root - 1912
Jason Holder- 1572
Babar Azam - 1535
Mohammad Nabi - 1326
Martin Guptill - 1243
Marnus Labuschagne - 1218
Simon Harmer - 1217
Lewis Gregory - 1210
Keshav Maharaj - 1176
Aaron Finch - 1173
Steve Smith - 1127
Tom Banton - 1024
David Warner - 954
Glenn Maxwell - 928
Travis Head - 901
Virat Kohli - 787
Shubman Gill - 752
Colin Ackermann -725
Rohit Sharma - 471
Peter Handscomb - 383