Kane Williamson - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Kane Williamson - 176 - Cricketers of the Week awards are fairly few and far between for Williamson. Believe it or not this is only the third time he has finished with a Weekly high score in his five years.

2. Sam Curran - 146 - Finishes in the Top 3 for the fourth successive week. Really enjoying his cricket at the moment - a stark contrast from his IPL foray.

3. Heinrich Klaasen - 124 - Has begun the new chapter of his cricketing life with a fairly disappointing 124 points spreads across three games in the MLC.

4. Wanindu Hasaranga - 75 - Big drop off between the Top 3 and the chasing but Wanindu Hasaranga will take anything after a very poor year so far. 25 runs and 20 wickets in two T20s doesn't often get you in the Top 5 but here we are.

5. Liam Livingstone - 71 - Back from winning the IPL with RCB, Livingstone had one decent outing for Lancashire this week courtesy of a quickfire 41 against Worcestershire.

Overall Top 5

1. Nat Sciver Brunt - 2134 - After her first foray into international captaincy for England, NSB returned to The Blaze with a decent 31 against Lancashire. Extends her lead by 53.

2. Jos Buttler - 2081 - Inactive this week but holds on to second place with by 21 points.

3. Sam Curran - 2060 - His fourth successive 3 figure score keeps him in third place, bit of a gap opening up between him and third too. Should be looking up rather than down.

4. Liam Dawson - 1944 - After his mixed return to the England set-up, Dawson had a rather underwhelming return to the T20 Blast with a solitary wicket and 13 runs. The gap between him and 5th, however, is the second largest of any two positions on the List.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1788 - Despite another inactive week he manages to just about hold onto fifth spot. If Klaasen had carried his IPL form into the MLC, he might have been in a spot of bother.

Ones to Watch

Two members of the England fraternity could have a bit of a tussle this week. Lancashire's Livingstone is 18th, 8 points ahead of England's Jamie Smith.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran - 158.46 (Down from 159.5)
2. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 142.27 (Down from 148.79)

NSB moves down the most and just about holds on to her Top Three berth. The biggest improvement came from Kane Williamson, who moves up 8.81 to 106.31.

Top Players By Format

* = New Name

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1030
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - *Sam Curran = 1733

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 1101
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 200
Strike Rate – Jos Buttler - 550

Wickets - Liam Dawson - 780
Wicket Bonus - Liam Dawson - 110
Economy - Liam Dawson = 410

Fielding - *Jos Buttler - 270
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly List In Full

Kane Williamson 176
Sam Curran 146
Heinrich Klaasen 124
Wanindu Hasaranga 75
Liam Livingstone 71
Nicholas Pooran 58
Liam Dawson 53
Nat Sciver-Brunt 51
Travis Head 40

Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Yashasvi Jaiwal dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Nat Sciver-Brunt 2134
2 Jos Buttler 2081
3 Sam Curran 2060
4 Liam Dawson 1944
5 Ravindra Jadeja 1788
6 Heinrich Klaasen 1764
7 Nicholas Pooran 1695
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1607
9 Phil Salt 1497
10 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
11 Kane Williamson 1382
12 Wanindu Hasaranga 1353
13 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1336
14 Babar Azam 1232
15 Annabel Sutherland 1197
16 Travis Head 1113
17 Harry Brook 925
18 Liam Livingstone 797
19 Jamie Smith 789
20 Pathum Nissanka 724
21 Rishabh Pant 678
22 Jasprit Bumrah 622
23 Adam Zampa 578
24 Saim Ayub 553

Yashasvi Jaiswal - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Normal service has resumed after last week’s stopgap with 1325 points split between 14 people.

Weekly Top 5

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 196 - Back with a bit of a bang after the break. All too little and too late for Rajasthan but moves himself up two places to 13th on the Overall List. It his first COTW of the year and second of all time.

2. Nicholas Pooran - 191 - 667 in the first 4 weeks of the IPL, 103 in the next 4 weeks and then back to form when it doesn't matter anymore for Lucknow.

3. Babar Azam - 170 - Must have hit the nets during the T20 franchise hiatus. Back with a huge score of 94 against Kaarachi - by some distance his most impressive score of the year. Up 3 places to 10th.

4. Suryakumar Yadav - 123 - Continues his decent IPL. In only two weeks of the tournament has he registered scores not in three figures. Moves up to 8th overall - his highest position of the year.

=5. Pathum Nissanka - 110 - Has been inactive since his domestic double hundred 6 weeks ago and scored a 50 in 21 balls for some big scoring of a different creed as the Major Clubs T20 Tournament.

=5. Jasprit Bumrah - 110 - Just the one game for the Mumbai man but got a perfect score. 3 wickets (and therefore 20 Wicket Bonus Points) and 30 points for Economy.

Overall Top 5

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 1697 - Should count himself very lucky to have got to his hat trick of weeks at Number 1. Only eleven points scored and only 7 points separating him and second place.

2. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 1690 - Back into action this week with a rather unimpressive score of 40 fieldling points. If she had contributed anything with bat or ball she would have reclaimed her hold on top spot....maybe next week.

3. Nicholas Pooran - 1624 - Finished second in the weekly scores which is enough to see him move up one place to third in the Overall List. Bit of a gap between him and 4th.

4. Jos Buttler - 1583 - A relatively fast 33 saw Jos get 73 points this week and drop back a place to 3rd. Soon to leave India and join up with England for the series against West Indie. Should bolster his scores there...depending which Buttler shows up.

5. Chamari Athapaththu - 1436 - inactive this week and moves down a place to 5th. Has Heinrich Klaasen with two matches left in him for Hyderabad breathing down her next with only 35 points of cushion.

Ones to Watch

Keep your eyes on the cluster just outside the Top 10 with 100 points separating Athapaththu, Klaasen and Liam Dawson in 5th, 6th and 7th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 153.67 ( Down from 165)
2. Chamari Athapaththu - 143.6
3. Nicholas Pooran – 135.33 (Up from 130.27)

NSB leaked 11.36 off her average this week but still is in top spot. The largest improvement was Yahasvi Jaiswal who moves up 8.82 points to 107.82.

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 862
One Day - Kane Williamson - 655
Short Form - Nicholas Pooran - 1624

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 820
Batting Bonus Nicholas Pooran & Babar Azam = 160
Strike Rate – Nicholas Pooran = 430

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 740
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja & Wanindu Hasaranga - 100
Economy - Liam Dawson = 360

Fielding - Phil Salt - 230
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 30

Weekly List In Full

Yashasvi Jaiwal 196
Nicholas Pooran 191
Babar Azam 170
Suryakumar Yadav 123
Pathum Nissanka 110
Jasprit Bumrah 110
Saim Ayub 95
Heinrich Klaasen 77
Liam Dawson 76
Jos Buttler 73
Nat Sciver-Brunt 40
Rishabh Pant 33
Wanindu Hasaranga 20
Ravindra Jadeja 11

Kane Williamson dnp
Annabel Sutherland dnp
Adam Zampa dnp
Liam Livingstone dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Travis Head dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Ravindra Jadeja 1697
2 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1690
3 Nicholas Pooran 1624
4 Jos Buttler 1583
5 Chamari Athapaththu 1436
6 Heinrich Klaasen 1401
7 Liam Dawson 1399
8 Suryakumar Yadav 1353
9 Wanindu Hasaranga 1259
10 Babar Azam 1232
11 Sam Curran 1211
12 Annabel Sutherland 1197
13 Yashasvi Jaiwal 1186
14 Phil Salt 1163
15 Kane Williamson 1038
16 Travis Head 930
17 Pathum Nissanka 724
18 Liam Livingstone 603
19 Jasprit Bumrah 592
20 Adam Zampa 578
21 Rishabh Pant 500
22 Saim Ayub 434
23 Jamie Smith 372
24 Harry Brook 361

Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly

1. Simon Harmer - 301 - Harmer's performances have been down on last year however he still manages to top the highest average points per week and the most Cricketers per week. The guys a freak.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 229 - Back to his favoured format in the T20 Blast and back to scoring big points again. This is his highest score since his electric run in the PSL.

3. Bhanuka Rajapaksa - 217 - Straight off the plane from an indifferent IPL season and then scores a century for Burgher in the Major Clubs T20 Tournament. Has at least 3 more fixtures to boost his total.

4. Matt Critchley - 148 - A slightly below average County Championship outing versus Lancashire and a slightly below average T20 Blast score against Kent adds up to an alright score and fourth placed finish for Critch. Is up one on to 17th on the overall list too.

5. Ben Stokes - 145 - His second highest score in his three game burst with Durham sees him back in the Top 5 for the third consecutive week before his first foray into permanent Test captaincy.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 2306 - You can't keep a good guy down....and Harmer is very very good. Back to first spot after a solitary week in silver position.

2. Quinton De Kock - 2032 - With the exception of that huge score against Kolkata, De Kock lost some of his impetus in the last third of IPL 2022. 16 points in his final game knocks him down a place.

3. Mohammad Rizwan - 1876 - Just when it looked like he might drift out of the Top 5, the T20 Blast has come along to force his agenda once more. Back in the Top 3 for the first time in 6 weeks.

4. Rishabh Pant - 1853 - Another week, another switch up of position. Pant has never been out of the Top 6 but is down a spot again to 4th.

5. Marnus Labuschagne - 1845 - Is a better T20 player than most give him credit for and will want to prove that across the Blast. Starts with 111 points from 2 games and a drop down to 5th place.

Other Mover

Glenn Maxwell was the longest lasting player on our List in terms of IPL performances. His longevity sees him move up to 6th.

Ones to Watch

Marnus Labuschagne and Mohammad Rizwan could be in for a bit of a tussle. Marnus needs only 8 points to overtake Pant; and then there is just 23 points between him and Rizwan in 3rd.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 209.64 (Up from 200.5)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Ben Stokes = 155.89 (Down from 157.25)

Warm Up games can really give your average a bit of a kicking; Jamieson has dropped down by 7.94 points to 129.56. Bhanuka Rajapaksa had a huge spike of 22.04 and now averages 84.71 points per week.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 2197
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Glenn Maxwell = 1580

Highest Points by Discipline



Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - *Mohammad Rizwan = 230
Strike Rate - *Glenn Maxwell = 420

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1000
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 250
Economy - Simon Harmer = 540

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 380
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

Weekly

Simon Harmer 301
Mohammad Rizwan 229
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 217
Matt Critchley 148
Ben Stokes 145
Joe Root 136
KL Rahul 129
Marnus Labuschagne 111
Glenn Maxwell 73
Risabh Pant 69
Kyle Jamieson 66
Hasan Ali 55
Jonny Bairstow 53
Quinton De Kock 16
David Warner 15

Steve Smith dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Travis Head dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Kane Williamson dnp

Overall

1 Simon Harmer 2306
2 Quinton De Kock 2032
3 Mohammad Rizwan 1876
4 Rishabh Pant 1853
5 Marnus Labuschagne 1845
6 Glenn Maxwell 1668
7 Babar Azam 1630
8 Moeen Ali 1578
9 Ben Stokes 1403
10 KL Rahul 1383
11 Pat Cummins 1373
12 Hasan Ali 1345
13 Joe Root 1234
14 Kyle Jamieson 1166
15 Jonny Bairstow 1099
16 David Warner 1054
17 Matt Critchley 812
18 Travis Head 752
19 Steve Smith 616
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 593
21 Kane Williamson 376