Quinton De Kock - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Only 7 players featured this week and of them four scored under 30....so just a top three is in order this week.

Weekly Update

1. Quinton De Kock - 174 - The player of the tournament from the white ball leg of India's tour of South Africa get his first Cricketer of the Week of 2022 and his fourth overall.

2. Moeen Ali - 151 - Scored the all but 10 of his points in just one of the three T20s he played against West Indies. Could have been in for a corker of a score if he hadn't been so anodyne in the other fixtures.

3. Mohammad Rizwan - 92 - Makes his bow on the list with a third placed finished thanks to his PSL victory for Multan in Fixture 1 of the tournament. Is likely to be a contender long-term.

Overall Update

1. Glenn Maxwell - 541 - Inactive this week but that HUGE score Melbourne Stars against Hobart still sees him 126 points ahead of the next active player.

2. Pat Cummins - 439 - Holds second place for the second week in a row despite an inactive week.

3. Rishabh Pant - 415 - Despite scoring the second lowest total for the week, Pant manages to keep hold of his third place spot for a second week. Has yet to be outside the top 3.

4. Quinton De Kock - 369 - Ostensibly in the Top 5 thanks to just two ODIs. Spent 14 weeks in the Top 5 last year but finished 6th. Can he go one better this year?

5. Kyle Jamieson - 300 - Is into his third inactive week but is still clinging onto his Top Five place. He has a 64 point lead on KL Rahul in sixth.

Other movers

Despite scoring a mere 29 points, Rahul managed to overtake Simon Harmer and Marnus Labuschagne and move into 6th spot.

Ones to Watch

There is a trio of players at the foot of the table who will all be in T20 action this week. Moeen Ali is 30 points behind Travis Head with his lead on Rizwan only standing at 60. Babar Azam is rock bottom as it stands but needs a mere 20 points to relegate David Warner to the foot of the table.

Top Three Averages

1. Pat Cummins - 219.5
2. Quinton De Kock - 185.4
3. Glenn Maxwell - 180.33


There are always some very big drops in averages in these early weeks of the year. Rishabh Pant lost 27.92 and is down to 103.75.

Top Players By Format



Long Form - Kyle Jamieson - 300
One Day - Quinton De Kock - 369
Short Form - Glenn Maxwell - 541

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Glenn Maxwell = 291
Batting Bonus - Glenn Maxwell =60
Strike Rate - Glenn Maxwell = 90

Wickets - Pat Cummins = 220
Wicket Bonus - Pat Cummins = 40
Economy - Pat Cummins = 120

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 70
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant & Quinton De Kock = 10

Weekly

Quinton De Kock 174
Moeen Ali 151
Mohammad Rizwan 92
KL Rahul 29
Babar Azam 23
Risabh Pant 20
Travis Head 18

Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp
Hasan Ali dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Matt Critchley dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
David Warner dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Joe Root dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Ben Stokes dnp

Overall

Glenn Maxwell 541
Pat Cummins 439
Risabh Pant 415
Quinton De Kock 369
Kyle Jamieson 300
KL Rahul 236
Simon Harmer 234
Marnus Labuschagne 209
Steve Smith 207
Ben Stokes 205
Jonny Bairstow 194
Joe Root 189
Travis Head 182
Moeen Ali 152
Mohammad Rizwan 92
David Warner 43
Babar Azam 23

Glenn Maxwell - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Apologies for the late update, we have become a plague household....which rather ruins the weekend.

Weekly List

1. Glenn Maxwell 253 - The Big Show had one of his little bursts of dynamite form in BBL 11 this week. Scores of 40 and 103 put him top of the tree for the third time in 2021.

2. Nicholas Pooran - 228 - A couple of flat performances coupled with a big one for the Windies sees him score his first points since the World Cup. That period of inactivity has seen him drop down to fourth for the most T20 points of the year.

3. Joe Root - 149 - Obviously not the greatest First Test for Team England but Root re-opened his account with the highest individual score of anyone on our List.

4. Babar Azam - 146 - Just like he did against Bangladesh, Azam lulled the West Indies into a false sense of security with two single figure scores and then blindsided them with 79 in the final T20.

5. Marnus Labuschagne - 134 - Wants to use the start of the Ashes to force his agenda on the overall list and started in an average vein with a triple figure score in the first knock.

Overall Update

1. Simon Harmer - 5201 - Is *scheduled* to have one further game for the Titans this year whilst Marnus has two more Ashes Tests. Could be tighter than an Otter's pocket.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 5056 - Marnus is narrowing that gap to top spot - but he has had it down to single figures and let it escape before.

3. Babar Azam - 4385 - As far as I am am aware that is Babar's year done. Last year's champion finishes the year almost definitely in third space. He is 671 points off second but 432 away from fourth.

4. Moeen Ali - 3953 - Is looking behind his shoulder at the approaching figure of Joe Root - however his top 5 berth is assured. He is 776 points above Quinton De Kock in 6th.

5. Joe Root - 3763 - Already we are at the stage where this Ashes series appears to be primarily about Root's personal accolades. How far can he get up the table? He spent 16 weeks in third. Can he get back to where he once belonged?

Ones to Watch

As well as Steve Smith only being 3 points ahead of Warner, Peter Siddle leads out a very active list of players. Only 281 points separate Siddle, Malan and Handscomb.


Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer - 3326
50 Over - Simon Harmer - 954
T20 - Babar Azam - 3214

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 185.75
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 180.57 (Down from 182.3)
3. Joe Root - 156.79 (Down from 157.13)

After dropping 2.66 last week, Maxwell has swung that back and added 6.81 to finish the week on 110.05. Peter Siddle's blank week sees his average dip by 8.3 to 141.11.

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Babar Azam - 2665
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 610
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali - 890

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 2320
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 440
Economy - Simon Harmer - 1220

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 660
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 100

Weekly List

Glenn Maxwell 253
Nicholas Pooran 228
Joe Root 149
Babar Azam 146
Marnus Labuschagne 134
David Warner 124
Dawid Malan 118
Ben Stokes 39
Steve Smith 32
Peter Handscomb 3
Peter Siddle 0

Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin dnp
Virat Kohli dnp

Overall List

Simon Harmer 5201
Marnus Labuschagne 5056
Babar Azam 4385
Moeen Ali 3953
Joe Root 3763
Quinton De Kock 3177
Ravichandran Ashwin 3031
Nicholas Pooran 2867
Peter Siddle 2540
Glenn Maxwell 2421
Dawid Malan 2353
Peter Handscomb 2259
Virat Kohli 2185
Jasprit Bumrah 2093
Ben Stokes 1804
Kane Williamson 1763
Steve Smith 1481
David Warner 1478

Ravichandran Ashwin - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Update

Despite the best efforts of England to slip to a loss in two days, we have not had enough completed cricket this week for a Top 5 so another Top 3 it is:

1. Ravichandran Ashwin - 260 - Another metronomically excellent performance from Ashwin this week to claim his fifth Cricketer of the Week. Only Harmer and Labuschagne have more.

2. Peter Siddle - 130 - Two BBL games for Siddle saw him grab 4 wickets and keep him forcing his agenda at the bottom end of the Top 10. He is just 99 points off 8th placed Nicholas Pooran now.

3. Babar Azam - 126 - Test cricket has not looked too kindly on Babar this year however he finished the year with aplomb....and also that rare thing for him - a wicket.

Yearly Update

Only one of our Top 5 was in action this week; Azam's 126 puts him 286 points off Moeen in 4th and 'narrows' the gap to Marnus to 683.

That top five now reads:

1. Simon Harmer - 5201
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 4922
3. Babar Azam - 4239
4. Moeen Ali - 3953
5. Joe Root - 3614

Other performers of interest

Peter Handscomb's score of 87 didn't see him in the Top 3 for the week but still saw him overtake Dawid Malan into 10th spot.

Ones to Watch

The BBL boys have a lot to play for. peter Siidle is just 99 points away from usurping Nicholas Pooran in 8th spot whilst Glenn Maxwell is 17 points off knocking Virat Kohli into 13th.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer - 3326
50 Over - Simon Harmer - 954
T20 - Babar Azam - 3068

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 185.75
2. Marnus Labuschagne - 182.3
3. Joe Root - 157.13

Glenn Maxwell's poor start to the BBL sees his average drop by 2.66 - he is only just the right side of 100 points per week. Ravichandran Ashwin's Test form sees him add a huge 5.71 to his weekly average score.

Highest Points by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - *Babar Azam - 2579
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 590
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali - 890

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 2320
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 440
Economy - Simon Harmer - 1220

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 660
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 100

Weekly List

Ravichandran Ashwin 260
Peter Siddle 130
Babar Azam 126
Peter Handscomb 87
Virat Kohli 56
Glenn Maxwell 50

Dawid Malan dnp
Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
David Warner dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Kane Williamson dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp


Overall List

Simon Harmer 5201
Marnus Labuschagne 4922
Babar Azam 4239
Moeen Ali 3953
Joe Root 3614
Quinton De Kock 3177
Ravichandran Ashwin 3031
Nicholas Pooran 2639
Peter Siddle 2540
Peter Handscomb 2256
Dawid Malan 2235
Virat Kohli 2185
Glenn Maxwell 2168
Jasprit Bumrah 2093
Ben Stokes 1765
Kane Williamson 1763
Steve Smith 1449
David Warner 1354