Rachin Ravindra - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Rachin Ravindra - 223 - I think it's time we face it up and say we have a bit of a superstar on our hands. Proving his worth in every format. This is his third Cricketer of the Week aware - the same amount as Babar Azam has.

2. Virat Kohli - 188 - Has taken no time at all to get back into the swing of things. Despite being away from action for 2 months, all it takes is one big score and he leaps up out of bottom spot on the Overall List.

3. Sam Curran - 176 - Had failed to impress so far in 2024 but knows what stage he needs to turn it on for. This is his highest score of the year so far, largely courtesy of a half century against Delhi.

4. Travis Head - 122 - Whilst every other IPL contributor's scores have come from two games, Head's comes from that world record game against Mumbai on Wednesday. Should be a mainstay for the rest of the tournament after that.

5. Aaron Hardie - 107 - Finishes the Sheffield Shield season with a score of 100+ - however, after having been withdrawn from his contract with Surrey, this might be his last score for a little while.

Overall List

1. Babar Azam - 1901 - The first of his indeterminate inactive weeks and his lead on second place drops from 717 points to 638.

2. Rachin Ravindra - 1263 - Bursts up the list from 4th to 2nd. Is very much the focal point for the chasing pack of IPL superstars chasing down top spot.

3. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 1254 - An understated start to the IPL season for Indian's latest poster boy. Lots more to play for but he remains third for the sixth week in a row.

4. James Vince - 1184 - Biding his time before the start of the County Championship season. Drops 2 spots to 4th.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1014 - Does just enough to keep himself in his beloved 5th spot for a 4th consecutive week. Has a 121 point lead over Mitchell Marsh.

Other Movers

Mitchell Marsh finished in 6th place for the week and moves up one place overall to be just outside the Top 5. Weirdly, Chamari Athapaththu gets the worst score of the week (21) but still moves up a place to 9th.

Ones to Watch

The tale of the IPL flops is playing out between 7th and 8th place. Glenn Maxwell has scored 52 points across his two games whilst buttler has scored 42. There is just one point between them on Friday afternoon.

Top 3 Average Points per Active Week

1. Babar Azam - 190.2
2. Ravindra Jadeja - 169 (Down from 196.4)
3. Jos Buttler - 168 (Down from 199.5)

Jos Buttler drops the most - down 31.5 - but still in our overall Top 3. Virat Kohli improves the most up a huge 38.17 points to 111.67.


Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Yashasvi Jaiswal = 943
One Day = Marnus Labuschagne = 152
Short Form = Babar Azam - 1563

Highest scorer by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 932
Batting Bonus -Babar Azam - 190
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 350

Wickets - Ravindra Jadeja - 380
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 70
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja - 220

Fielding – Babar Azam & *Jos Buttler = 150
Fielding Bonus - Steve Smith - 20

Ben Stokes - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Ben Stokes - 291 - England's new Test captain came back to domestic cricket with a huge bang as he schools Worcestershire with his willow. His score of 231 is the highest innings score in the County Championship so far.

2. Jonny Bairstow - 222 - YJB seems to have put his dire form behind him and turned a corner in IPL 2022. Scored more in the last 2 games than he did in his first 7. Only moves up a single place to 15th overall.

3. Marnus Labuschagne - 190 - Nowhere near as prolific as his score against Derbyshire but a decent total to see Marnus keep ticking alone. Retains tenth place overall.

4. Glenn Maxwell - 188 - Scored his joint highest and second highest scores in IPL 2022 this week; yet only gets 4th place for it and retains 7th spot overall. He has been there a month now.

5. Hasan Ali - 164 - His score against Warwickshire was his lowest County Championship score of the season and he still finishes in the Top 5. Not bad to be the fifth best on your worst day so far.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 2005 - Is in pretty poor form (for him) but is still extending his lead in top spot.

2. Quinton De Kock - 1779 - Finished just outside the Top 5 for the week but manages to jump up two spots to his highest position in his three years on our List.

3. Rishabh Pant - 1757 - Another week and another slight readjustment for Pant. This time he is back down to third spot but there is only 22 points between him and second place.

4. Mohammad Rizwan - 1647 - A rather unlikely move up the table for Rizwan whose score of 51 was the third lowest of the week - but benefits from Azam's decline.

5. Babar Azam - 1630 - Right on the precipice now. Labuschagne needs just 84 points this week to relieve him of his nine week tenure in the Top 5.

Other movers

There are some more lowly movers to look at. Matt Critchley's 75 is enough to see him up one place to 17th whilst Bhanuka Rajapaksa eases Kane Williamson into bottom position.

Ones To Watch

There is some tantalising IPL 2022 vs County Championship contests to look out for. Bairstow is just 1 point above Joe Root, whilst Stokes has a 4 point advantage on KL Rahul. Will red or white ball prevail?

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 200.5 (Down from 206.78)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Ben Stokes = 160 (Up from 138.17)

Stokes' masterclass for Durham sees him as the biggest improvement whilst Matt Critchley's variable season sees him drop out of the Top 3 into 6th as he drops 14.45 points to 132.8 a week.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1977
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - Glenn Maxwell = 1397

Highest Points by Discipline



Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock & Rishabh Pant = 360

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 220
Economy - Simon Harmer = 480

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 350
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

This Week

Ben Stokes 291
Jonny Bairstow 222
Marnus Labuschagne 190
Glenn Maxwell 188
Hasan Ali 164
Quinton De Kock 151
Simon Harmer 144
David Warner 141
Moeen Ali 129
Pat Cummins 90
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 78
Matt Critchley 75
Risabh Pant 74
Mohammad Rizwan 51
Kane Williamson 10
KL Rahul 8

Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Travis Head dnp

This Year

1 Simon Harmer 2005
2 Quinton De Kock 1779
3 Rishabh Pant 1757
4 Mohammad Rizwan 1647
5 Babar Azam 1630
6 Marnus Labuschagne 1546
7 Glenn Maxwell 1485
8 Pat Cummins 1373
9 Moeen Ali 1334
10 Hasan Ali 1290
11 Ben Stokes 1120
12 KL Rahul 1116
13 Kyle Jamieson 1100
14 David Warner 1029
15 Jonny Bairstow 988
16 Joe Root 987
17 Travis Head 752
18 Matt Critchley 664
19 Steve Smith 616
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 362
21 Kane Williamson 349

David Warner - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Only 7 out of our 21 players have stayed in the same position this week. Let's see whose been moving and shaking more than Michael Barratt on a washing machine.

Weekly Top 5

1. David Warner - 314 - An emphatic victory for a man who has looked anything but emphatic in 2022. Nearly doubled his points in 3 big-scoring IPL 2022 games. Has been in 18th place as long as there has been one, is now up 2.

2. KL Rahul - 233 - Largely here this week thanks to his century against a lacklustre Mumbai Indians. He *is* the highest point scorer in the IPL as it stands with 475. Up 3 to 13th.

=3. Glenn Maxwell - 198 - Making up for lost time after joining up with Bangalore late. He is averaging 70.5 points per game - the second most of any contributor. He moves up two spots to 7th.

=3. Rishabh Pant = 198 - Buoyed up by playing three games in a week however is influential even when he doesn't get to bat. He got 50 points with the gloves against Punjab.

5. Marnus Labuschagne = 183 - Isn't at his prolific best yet for Glamorgan but has squeaked into the Top 5 thanks to a 4th innings half century against Notts. Up 2 to 10th.

Overall Top 5


1. Babar Azam = 1630 - Has not played since he got top spot three weeks ago. Will not be here next week.

2. Simon Harmer = 1603 - By his titanic standard, Harmer's return to Essex was something of a damp squib. It's a long ol' Summer though.

3. Rishabh Pant = 1531 - Pant has STILL not stayed in one position for longer than a fortnight. This time he is moving back up the ladder to third.

4. Quinton De Kock = 1479 - That failure against Bangalore cost QDK dear. Keeps his run in the overall Top 5 going to 13 weeks - the longest run so far.

5. Mohammad Rizwan = 1433 - His score of 72 was the second lowest match total of any player turning out in the County Championship. Has dropped from 1st to 5th in the last month but there is still a decent cushion of 150 between him and Pat Cummins in 6th.

Ones To Watch

After 11 weeks in 18th place, David Warner is now a real contender for progression. He is 10 points behind his old team-mate Jonny Bairstow who is in dire straits. Could be an entertaining battle.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 229 (Down from 239.67)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Matt Critchley = 162

David Warner's fine week continues. His average has swelled from the lowest of the year (51) to the fourth lowest (83.88). Moeen Ali's bad week saw him dropped from Chennai's line up and drop 12.81 points. His average is now 123.44 points a week.

Top Players By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1575
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - Moeen Ali = 1111

Highest Points by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock = 300

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 800
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 220
Economy - Kyle Jamieson = 400

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 310
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

Weekly List

David Warner 314
KL Rahul 233
Glenn Maxwell 198
Risabh Pant 198
Marnus Labuschagne 183
Hasan Ali 180
Simon Harmer 165
Quinton De Kock 97
Mohammad Rizwan 72
Pat Cummins 30
Kane Williamson 23
Matt Critchley 22
Moeen Ali 21
Jonny Bairstow 21

Ben Stokes dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Travis Head dnp
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp

Overall List

1 Babar Azam 1630
2 Simon Harmer 1603
3 Rishabh Pant 1531
4 Quinton De Kock 1479
5 Mohammad Rizwan 1433
6 Pat Cummins 1283
7 Glenn Maxwell 1159
8 Moeen Ali 1111
9 Kyle Jamieson 1100
10 Marnus Labuschagne 980
11 Joe Root 832
12 Ben Stokes 829
13 KL Rahul 780
14 Travis Head 752
15 Jonny Bairstow 681
16 David Warner 671
17 Steve Smith 616
18 Hasan Ali 606
19 Matt Critchley 324
20 Kane Williamson 227
21 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 153