Michael Bracewell - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Overall Top 5

1. Michael Bracewell - 309 - Bit of a cheat this week as I cannot remember somebody playing quite as much cricket in seven days as Bracewell. His pair of ODIs for New Zealand and then two games for Lahore in the Global Super League gives him his second Cricketer of the Week.

2. Sam Curran - 260 - Continuing his fine Summer, as he always does with 120 wicket points and 60 runs across two games in two formats. Lots more to come for him over the next month or two.

3. Nicholas Pooran - 158 - Finding his form again and finishes in the Top 5 for the second week on the bounce. Moves up to 15th overall- his highest position in 6 months. He was in bottom place just 4 weeks ago.

4. Liam Dawson - 124 - Perhaps a surprise to see him in the Top 5 this week but the fact he played three games sees him scrape together enough points for a fourth place berth.

5.Rachin Ravindra - 121 - Two games in two different continents this week as he finished his MLC season with a loss to Los Angeles before starting his Hundred season with a win against the South.

Overall Top 5

1.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3257 - After a sobering debut series against England, Vaibhav made hay in the Zimbabwean sunshine as he got a half century in the first T20.

2. Simon Harmer - 2750 - Inactive this week - and will be until the County Championship kicks off again in about a month. How far will he descent in that time?

3. Jos Buttler - 2610 - A fantastically speedy 41 in the final ODI against India was followed by a pretty pedestrian opening match for Manchester in The Hundred. Holds third for a third week.

4. Shubman Giill - 2384 - Finished the ODI series with yet another half century. Not quite enough to see him improve on his fourth place position which he has now held for three weeks.

5.Sam Curran - 2344 - Takes advantage of his England teammate Harry Brook's poor week to nip into the Top 5. Curran has not been in the top 5 for 13 weeks but he loves The Hundred and could score some big points in coming weeks.

Ones to Watch

There's a real resurgence in the bottom third of the table - thiis can be seen most when we see Ecclestone, Bracewell and Salt all split by 59 points in 18th, 19th and 20th.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 171.42 (Down from 174.28)
2. Simon Harmer = 144.74
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt = 138

Bracewell's average improves by 19.66 (having also swelled by 13.37 the week before. Harry Brook drops out of the Top 3 having lost 6.94 from his average.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Mehidy Hasan Miraz = 208.5
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 105.81
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 93.69

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 1988
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 2355

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1817
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 340
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 910

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 980
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 170
Economy - Simon Harmer= 580

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 580
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 60

Weekly List in Full

Michael Bracewell 309
Sam Curran 260
Nicholas Pooran 158
Liam Dawson 124
Rachin Ravindra 121
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 120
Shubman Gill 107
Jos Buttler 97
Phil Salt 77
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 69
Sophie Ecclestone 60
Marco Jansen 60
Harry Brook 32
Aiden Markram 1

Saim Ayub dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Travis Head dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp

Overall List in Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3257
2 Simon Harmer 2750
3 Jos Buttler 2610
4 Shubman Gill 2384
5 Sam Curran 2344
6 Harry Brook 2179
7 Quinton de Kock 1940
8 Liam Dawson 1885
9 Rachin Ravindra 1818
10 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 1730
11 Aiden Markram 1691
12 Saim Ayub 1591
13 Marco Jansen 1561
14 Pathum Nissanka 1520
15 Nicholas Pooran 1478
16 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1380
17 Travis Head 1323
18 Sophie Ecclestone 1289
19 Michael Bracewell 1236
20 Phil Salt 1230
21 Paul Walter 1223
22 Ravindra Jadeja 1190

Sam Curran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Sam Curran - 301 - Before this week, Curran's best score of the week was 176, this week he nearly doubled that courtesy of 161 runs in 2 games in the T20 Blast. Becomes the third player to win three Cricketers of the Week across more than one year alongside Head and Handscomb.

2. Travis Head - 208 - Two identical scores in two MLC games this week. He scored 54 at a SR of 150+ scoring 104 points against Los Angeles and then scored 54 at a SR of 150+ scoring 104 points against New York. Consistent.

3. Moeen Ali - 195 - Enjoying his domestic cricket once more...but has very much been helped by the fact he has played three games across the week. His high point was 59 off the bat against Derbyshire.

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 173 - Continues his love affair with the English domestic game with his fourth successive score of 100 or more. Since joining up with Glamorgan he has averaged 171.77 points a week.

5. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 165 - Was lighting up our lists on a week by week basis before his total omission from a majority of the T20 World Cup. Is now back in fine fettle most notably in his score of 93 against Zimbabwe this week.

Overall Top 5

1. James Vince - 2833 - A second week in top spot this week courtesy of his fifth 100+ scoring week since the start of the English Domestic season.

2. Babar Azam - 2647 - Only bottom placed Usman Khawaja has been inactive longer than Babar Azam, he spends another week in second after losing top spot last week.

3. Chamari Athapaththu - 2574 - Inactive again this week but will be back in action in the Women's Asia Cup this week. Will be looking up the table rather than down due to the 73 point gap to 2nd slightly more pressing than the 320 gap below her.

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 2254 - Has inflated his total by 1546 in the ten weeks since the start of the English Domestic season. Jumps up another place to 4th.

5. Travis Head - 2221 - Spent a solitary week out of 5th spot before reclaiming it again this week. He has spent 6 weeks in 5th place this year. Three further weeks and he usurps Jadeja who has spent 9 weeks there.

Other Movers

Rachin Ravindra moves up two places to 10th whilst Phil Salt nudges further back into the Top Ten again; up one to 9th.


Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 183.86
2. Babar Azam - 155.71
3. Jos Buttler - 131.5

Sam Curran improves his average by 12.15 thanks to his stellar week - after a pretty unstellar year. Aaron Hardie is the only player shoe average goes down - decreasing by 2.7 to 73.25; the second to worst average of anyone.

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 1409
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 706
Short Form = Babar Azam - 2598

Highest scorer by Discipline


Runs - James Vince - 1713
Batting Bonus -Babar Azam - 290
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 610

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 840
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 140
Economy - Simon Harmer - 510

Fielding – James Vince = 360
Fielding Bonus - James Vince - 30

Weekly Scores In Full

Sam Curran 301
Travis Head 208
Moeen Ali 195
Marnus Labuschagne 173
Yashasvi Jaiswal 165
Glenn Maxwell 145
James Vince 138
Phil Salt 130
Simon Harmer 124
Shubman Gill 123
Rachin Ravindra 122
Steve Smith 80
Aaron Hardie 44

Usman Khawaja dnp
Daryl Mitchell dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Mitchell Marsh dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Virat Kohli dnp
Harry Brook dnp

Overall List In Full

1 James Vince
2 Babar Azam
3 Chamari Athapaththu
4 Marnus Labuschagne
5 Travis Head
6 Yashasvi Jaiswal
7 Jos Buttler
8 Simon Harmer
9 Phil Salt
10 Rachin Ravindra
11 Ravindra Jadeja
12 Sam Curran
13 Virat Kohli
14 Shubman Gill
15 Glenn Maxwell
16 Moeen Ali
17 Daryl Mitchell
18 Mitchell Marsh
19 Harry Brook
20 Aaron Hardie
21 Steve Smith
22 Usman Khawaja

Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 196 - Largely here courtesy of one stonking all round feat against Essex earlier in the week. His 30 from 26 balls and 3 wickets earned him 70% of his score this week. Incidentally 50 of the remainder of his points came from Fielding.

2. Shubman Gill - 159 - Back in the points after 7 weeks away. Was 9th when he took his Post-IPL break and was 14th overall last week. This week's knocks against Zimbabwe sees him up a place to 13th.

3. Aaron Hardie - 145 - Broke a 15 week spell of inactivity off this week with a foray in the MLC. Got 2 wickets in his fist game against Los Angeles and then a knock of 34 in his final game against San Frnacisco.

4. Steve Smith - 118 - Resurrected after a period of slumber Rip Van Winkle would be proud of. Was let down by the washing out of the game against Texas which would have been enough to see him probably nick 2nd place.

5. Harry Brook - 90 - Obviously wasn't the most headline grabbing name coming out of the England Test but certainly caught the eye with a decent fifty.


Overall Top 5

1. James Vince - 2695 - Lost first place in late February but has been waiting in the shadows like a stealthy ninja for his time to strike....and this week was his time.

2. Babar Azam - 2647 - Inactive again this week and loses his spot at the pinnacle of our list.

3. Chamari Athapaththu - 2574 - Inactive once more but has a healthy cushion of nearly half a thousand points between her and fourth place.

4. Jos Buttler - 2104 - Should be looking over his shoulder whilst simultaneously looking forward to The Hundred. This three week spell in 4th is the longest time he has held any position so far this year.

5. Marnus Labuschagne - 2081 - Continues his rapid ascent up the table. Was 18th placed 5 weeks ago and now is making his first appearance in the Top 5 since his victorious year in 2021.

Other Movers

Simon Harmer forces his customary 'Summertime' agenda and moves up two spots to 8th despite 66 points this week.

Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 183.86
2. Babar Azam - 155.71
3. Jos Buttler - 131.5

Aaron Hardie had the second lowest average at the start of the week, he now has the 5th lowest at 75.91 - up 6.91. Vince drops down by 2.51 eating into his 10.63 increase of the week prior.

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 1409
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 706
Short Form = Babar Azam - 2598

Highest scorer by Discipline

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Runs - James Vince - 1655
Batting Bonus -Babar Azam - 290
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 610

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 760
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 120
Economy - Simon Harmer - 490

Fielding – James Vince = 340
Fielding Bonus - James Vince - 30

Weekly Scores in Full

Marnus Labuschagne 196
Shubman Gill 159
Aaron Hardie 145
Steve Smith 118
Harry Brook 90
Glenn Maxwell 70
Rachin Ravindra 66
Simon Harmer 66
James Vince 62
Yashasvi Jaiswal 56
Moeen Ali 40
Travis Head 11

Usman Khawaja dnp
Daryl Mitchell dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Mitchell Marsh dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Virat Kohli dnp

Overall Scores In Full

1 James Vince 2695
2 Babar Azam 2647
3 Chamari Athapaththu 2574
4 Jos Buttler 2104
5 Marnus Labuschagne 2081
6 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2018
7 Travis Head 2013
8 Simon Harmer 1840
9 Ravindra Jadeja 1826
10 Phil Salt 1783
11 Virat Kohli 1739
12 Rachin Ravindra 1705
13 Shubman Gill 1546
14 Sam Curran 1513
15 Glenn Maxwell 1452
16 Daryl Mitchell 1382
17 Moeen Ali 1349
18 Mitchell Marsh 1138
19 Harry Brook 1041
20 Aaron Hardie 835
21 Steve Smith 656
22 Usman Khawaja 338