Usman Khawaja - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

In stark contrast to last week, almost all of our available players were in action this week – but some posted some tiddly totals with others going big.

Weekly Update

1. Usman Khawaja - 230 - Always has these big scores in him - and this week's was a doozy. has really put to bed the gripes about his form on the sub-continent. Joins Jadeja, Buttler and Conway as two time Cricketers of the Week for 2023. Up to 7th place Overall

2. Ravindra Jadeja - 223 - Surprisingly Jadeja was more effective in his ODI showing than he was in the final test against Australia. yet another 200+ score for the all-rounder and he continues his vice like grip on Top 5 places.

3. Simon Harmer - 200 - Back playing red ball cricket and back in the reckoning. A nice round score of 200 as South Africa put the West Indies to the sword in their final Test this week. A sign of things to come. Up a place to 16th on the Overall List.

4. Shubman Gill - 198 - Seems quite a low score for a man who scored a century and played an ODI this week but such was the form of others that he only just manages to creep into the Top 5.

5. Cam Green - 196 - If points were awarded for style, Cam Green might have won Cricketer of the Week....but they aren't....so he didn't.



Overall List

1. Jos Buttler - 1601 - A modest score this week. If those below him had done well this week he could have lost his top place berth but he lives to fight another day.

2. Shakib Al Hasan - 1565 - Was averaging 186.25 a week before this week. That would have seen him move into top spot - however he managed a mere 74 in two T20s and keeps 2nd place for a second week.

3. Shubman Gill - 1433 - Back in the points and in the Top 5 scorers for the week but manages to make no headway on the Overall Top 5. Has an ODI series to put that right.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 1340 - Back up a place from last week. Showed great promise in the first ODI so could mount a challenge on the Top 3 next week.

5. Rashid Khan - 1284 - A quiet week for Rashid with very few wickets to crow of in his 3 games. Drops down a spot to 5th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Ravindra Jadeja – 268 (Down from 279.25)
2. Jos Buttler – 204.71 (Down from 219.57)
3. Shubman Gill – 200.13 (Down from 205.83)

Simon Harmer’s average moves up the most this week…however at 60.4 it is still the lowest of anybody except Warner. Jos Buttler’s average drops by 19.44 point but he retains second place overall.

Points By Format


Long Form - Ravindra Jadeja = 1235
One Day - Shubman Gill = 907
Short Form = Rashid Khan = 1284

Points By Format

*=New Name

Runs - *Shubman Gill = 953
Batting Bonus - *Shubman Gill = 190
Strike Rate - *Jos Buttler = 290

Wickets - Rashid Khan & Ravindra Jadeja = 640
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 130
Economy - Rashid Khan = 340

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 250
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 40

Weekly List In Full

Usman Khawaja 230
Ravindra Jadeja 223
Simon Harmer 200
Shubman Gill 198
Cam Green 196
Babar Azam 186
Rashid Khan 96
Hardik Pandya 75
Shakib Al Hasan 74
Jos Buttler 64
Sam Curran 56
Moeen Ali 54
Devon Conway 35
Suryakumar Yadav 0

Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
David Warner dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Marco Jansen dnp


Overall List

1 Jos Buttler 1601
2 Shakib Al Hasan 1565
3 Shubman Gill 1433
4 Ravindra Jadeja 1340
5 Rashid Khan 1284
6 Babar Azam 1112
7 Usman Khawaja 1077
8 Devon Conway 1017
9 Marco Jansen 932
10 Hardik Pandya 868
11 Sam Curran 857
12 Harry Brook 802
13 Moeen Ali 785
14 Suryakumar Yadav 614
15 Pat Cummins 330
16 Simon Harmer 302
17 Cam Green 227
18 David Warner 195

Babar Azam - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 Some huge individual scores this week – however only 6 active cricketers means that we only have a Top 3 this week.

Weekly Update

1. Babar Azam - 388- Three outstanding performances for Peshawar sees Babar claim his first Cricketer of the Week of 2023. He now has 12 overall putting him fourth on the All Time Tally - Maxwell is next in his sights with 13. Up from 14th to 8th on the Overall List.

2. Shakib Al Hasan - 319 - An absolute stonker of a performance in the last ODI against England saw Shakib bag 245 points from that game alone. 319 points would have seen you win in all but 66 weeks of the last 5 years.

3. Rashid Khan - 287 - In an unstoppable spell of devastating wicket taking in PSL 8. 9 wickets in three games is not an insignificant achievement even for Rashid.

Overall Top 5

1. Jos Buttler - 1537 - A score of 183 this week sees Buttler extend his reign at the top to a fortnight, however the margin has been significantly cut thanks to a huge insurgency from below.

2. Shakib Al Hasan - 1490 - Not only has Shakib moved into second place, he also has the second largest cushion of anyone in our List. There is 255 points between him and third.

3. Shubman Gill - Inactive this week and down a further place. After 6 weeks in top spot he drops two places in a fortnight.

4. Rashid Khan - 1188 - Up 3 places to grace the Top 5 for the first time in 2023. Only 47 points between him and third, he could be on the up and up sooner than you'd think.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - Inactive this week and down a place. Is in action against Australia again so will seek to earn back that fourth place berth.

Top 3 Averages

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 279.25
2. Jos Buttler – 219.57 (Down from 225.67)
3. Shubman Gill - 205.83

Babar Azam’s stellar week sees his average improve by almost 50 points. He now has 154.33. Moeen Ali’s rather more sanguine week sees his average drop by almost 10. He stands at 104.43

Points By Format

* = New Name

Long Form - Ravindra Jadeja = 1117
One Day - Shubman Gill = 867
Short Form = *Rashid Khan = 1188

Points By Format

*=New Name

Runs - *Jos Buttler = 807
Batting Bonus - *Jos Buttler & Devon Conway = 170
Strike Rate - Shakib Al Hasan - 280

Wickets - *Rashid Khan & Ravindra Jadeja = 580
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 130
Economy - Rashid Khan = 320

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 250
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 40

Weekly

Babar Azam 388
Shakib Al Hasan 319
Rashid Khan 287
Jos Buttler 183
Sam Curran 78
Moeen Ali 50

Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
David Warner dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Usman Khawaja dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Cam Green dnp

Overall

Jos Buttler 1537
Shakib Al Hasan 1490
Shubman Gill 1235
Rashid Khan 1188
Ravindra Jadeja 1117
Devon Conway 982
Marco Jansen 932
Babar Azam 926
Usman Khawaja 847
Harry Brook 802
Sam Curran 801
Hardik Pandya 793
Moeen Ali 731
Suryakumar Yadav 614
Pat Cummins 330
David Warner 195
Simon Harmer 102
Cam Green 31

Harry Brook - The Cricketer of the Week

 

Over half the players on the List changed position this week. Let's see who's ascending and whose....not.

Weekly Update

1. Harry Brook - 306 - Scoring 186 will usually see you well for Cricketer of the Week...who knows where he might have landed if it were not for Root's brain fade. He becomes the 59th player to win the Cricketer of the Week.

2. Rashid Khan - 219 - 3 decent games for Rashid in PSL 08 sees him back in the top 5 again. He eats these T20 competitions up but has 5 wickets across his 3 games this week so is well worth his berth.

3. Moeen Ali - 216 - In a complete reversal to last year, Moeen is raking in the points in ODI matches and is struggling a bit in T20s. His allround prowess against Bangladesh sees him right in the middle of a very tightly packed Top 5.

4. Jos Buttler - 215 - Disappointed in the first Bangladesh ODI but was back to his explosive best in the second to return to action with another Top 5 appearance.

5. Marco Jansen - 179 - Returns to his beloved Test cricket with a dominating performance with the ball against West Indies. He just nicked in to the Top 5 at the expense of Sam Curran, 3 points behind him.

Overall

1. Jos Buttler - 1354 - Buttler takes top spot after a month of being bridesmaid. Has an ODI and a T20 next week to extend his 119 point lead at the top.

2. Shubman Gill - 1235 - Was inactive for three weeks and then loses first place on the week where he returns to action. Down a place to second after 6 weeks in the top spot.

3. Shakib Al Hasan - 1171 - Breaks his spell of playing just T20s to have a go at a bit of ODI cricket. Is quietly grafting his way into a good position - there is just 64 points between him and second place now and plenty more white ball cricket on the horizon.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 1117 - By his recent standards, 4 wickets in the IND vs AUS Test represents a bit of a lull - it is the first time he has played in 2023 and not finished in the Top 3 for the week. He manages to keep hold of his 4th place spot gained last week.

5. Devon Conway - 982 - Perennially doing just enough to hold on to 5th place through posting OKish scores and those below him not mounting a consistent challenge. Marco Jansen is 50 points below him with another Test against the West Indies to play, however.

Top 3 Averages

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 279.25 (Down from 315.33)
2. Jos Buttler - 225.67 (Down from 227.8)
3. Shubman Gill - 205.83 (Down from 235.8)

For the second week in a row Harry Brook moves up a place - he has doubled his average over the last fortnight and is now on 160.4. Jadeja's slightly less than God-like performance sees him dip by 36.08 points but still sees him with over 50 more points per week than anyone else.

Points By Format

Long Form - Ravindra Jadeja = 1117
One Day - Shubman Gill = 867
Short Form = Shakib Al Hasan = 1005

Points By Format

*=New Name

Runs - Shubman Gill = 805
Batting Bonus - *Devon Conway = 170
Strike Rate - Shakib Al Hasan - 240

Wickets -Ravindra Jadeja = 500
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 130
Economy - Rashid Khan = 280

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 230
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 40

Weekly List

Harry Brook 306
Rashid Khan 219
Moeen Ali 216
Jos Buttler 215
Marco Jansen 179
Sam Curran 173
Ravindra Jadeja 171
Shakib Al Hasan 166
Usman Khawaja 90
Devon Conway 81
Shubman Gill 56
Cam Green 31
Babar Azam 17

Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
David Warner dnp


Overall

1 Jos Buttler 1354
2 Shubman Gill 1235
3 Shakib Al Hasan 1171
4 Ravindra Jadeja 1117
5 Devon Conway 982
6 Marco Jansen 932
7 Rashid Khan 901
8 Usman Khawaja 847
9 Harry Brook 802
10 Hardik Pandya 793
11 Sam Curran 723
12 Moeen Ali 681
13 Suryakumar Yadav 614
14 Babar Azam 538
15 Pat Cummins 330
16 David Warner 195
17 Simon Harmer 102
18 Cam Green 31