Sam Curran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly

1. Sam Curran - 297 - One great performance usually sees you good for Cricketer of the Week but you needed two this week - and Curran duly delivered with a 5-fer against Somerset and then a 22 ball 59 against Glamorgan. This is his first time topping the Weekly List.

2. Usman Khawaja - 256 - Usman's place on this list was going to live or die on whether he could make good in England....and early signs show that he is making good in England. He faced more balls in the first Ashes Test than he did in his last 7 innings combined in this country.

3. Pat Cummins - 232 - Great to see Pat doing what he does best after his long spell away. His bowling points have him the lion's share of his 232 but this week will be best remembered for his batting.

4. Jos Buttler - 225 - A barn storming innings against Worcestershire propels his week from Good into Top 5 status.

5. Jonny Bairstow - 178 - Criticised for his keeping (although 50 points came from the gloves) he manages to make his Top 5 debut for the year.

Overall

1. Shubman Gill - 3001 - Inactive this week and with a much more mortal looking gap between him and second place. His time is running out.

2. Jos Buttler - 2730 - Arrested his descent down the table to move back up to second; his highest position for six weeks.

3. Rashid Khan - 2613 - Inactive this week and back down to third. Unsure where his next match is coming from but could be anywhere, in any continent, at any given time.

4. Shakib Al Hasan - 2601 - Still out injured and now down to 4th spot; his lowest berth since the start of February.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 2573 - Guess whose back....back again....Ravi's back....tell your friends.....He loves fifth...He loves fifth....He loves fifth.....

Other Movers

Simon Harmer continues to mount the table. He moves up another place this week to finish 7th; still trailing Sam Curran.

Top 3 Averages

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 185.79
2. Shubman Gill - 166.72
3. Ravindra Jadeja = 160.81

One big mover upwards and a tiny one downwards this week. Bairstow has still only played a handful of weeks so his decent outing in the first Ashes Test moves him up 22.2 to 89.6. David Warner moves down the most this week - leaking 2.22 points to 78.31.

Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1628
One Day - Shakib Al Hasan = 969
Short Form = Rashid Khan = 2600

Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 1911
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 360
Strike Rate - Shubman Gill = 550

Wickets - Rashid Khan = 1280
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 190
Economy - *Ravindra Jadeja = 550

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 420
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 50

Weekly List In Full

Sam Curran 297
Usman Khawaja 256
Pat Cummins 232
Jos Buttler 225
Jonny Bairstow 178
Simon Harmer 143
Moeen Ali 137
Harry Brook 128
Cam Green 116
David Warner 65

Rishabh Pant dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp

Overall

1 Shubman Gill 3001
2 Jos Buttler 2730
3 Rashid Khan 2612
4 Shakib Al Hasan 2601
5 Ravindra Jadeja 2573
6 Sam Curran 2454
7 Simon Harmer 2290
8 Devon Conway 2257
9 Hardik Pandya 1795
10 Suryakumar Yadav 1779
11 Babar Azam 1718
12 Marco Jansen 1562
13 Moeen Ali 1524
14 Cam Green 1476
15 Usman Khawaja 1346
16 David Warner 1253
17 Harry Brook 1249
18 Pat Cummins 716
19 Jonny Bairstow 448

Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Update

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 305 - Marnus's biggest score since October of last year and his first Cricketer of the Week of 2022 came from a strong showing with the willow against Derbyshire.

2. Hasan Ali - 219 - Followed up his inaugural Cricketer of the Week award last week with the runners-up medal this week. Is making a real assault up the overall list and has breached the top 10 after spending weeks in the doldrums.

3. Matt Critchley - 194 - A red hot opening game for Essex v Kent gave way to some tepid showings against Somerset and Warwickshire. Last week's outing v Northants sees him head back in the right direction. His average of 149.75 per County Championship game is the 2nd highest

4. David Warner - 145 - The highest performing IPL performer from the last week sees himself into the TOp 5 for two weeks back to back. After spending 11 weeks in the bottom spot, he ha snow reached the dizzying heights of 13th.

5. Mohammad Rizwan - 139 - One word to describe Rizwan's season for Sussex thus far is mediocre. His 139 points against Durham is his highest haul so far - but is tenth in terms of overall points. Not electric.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 1861 - A meagre total of 63 points for Harmer this week but his lead on second is still looking reasonably healthy at 178.

2. Rishabh Pant - 1683 - Has been up and down the Top 5 like a Yo-Yo on an escalator. Has not been as high as second for 6 weeks and only held it for a fortnight that time.

3. Babar Azam - There is resting on your laurels and then there is just plain falling asleep on them. It has been a full month since Babar last played and he has slipped down to third place in that time.

4. Quinton De Kock - 1628 - Is potentially a victim of scheduling as Lucknow only played once this week. His score of 63 was above the average match score for IPL 2022...however he still drops a place.

5. Mohammad Rizwan - 1356 - As said previously, not setting the world alight but is doing just enough to keep that healthy gap between him and 6th place. It is still at a competitive looking 240 points.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 206.78 (Down from 224.75)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Matt Critchley = 147.25 (Up from 131.67)

It says something that Harmer can have a stinker and take a 17.97 point dip in his average and still have an average of 200+. Critchley went in the reverse direction, improving his average by 17.45 and knocking Joe Root out the Top 3.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1833
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Glenn Maxwell = 1209

Highest Points by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock & *Rishabh Pant = 330

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 820
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 220
Economy - Simon Harmer = 450

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 340
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

Weekly List

Marnus Labuschagne 305
Hasan Ali 219
Matt Critchley 194
David Warner 145
Mohammad Rizwan 139
Risabh Pant 130
KL Rahul 127
Glenn Maxwell 116
Moeen Ali 94
Kane Williamson 71
Simon Harmer 63
Quinton De Kock 63
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 60
Jonny Bairstow 1

Ben Stokes dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Travis Head dnp
Pat Cummins dnp

Overall List

1 Simon Harmer 1861
2 Rishabh Pant 1683
3 Babar Azam 1630
4 Quinton De Kock 1628
5 Mohammad Rizwan 1596
6 Marnus Labuschagne 1356
7 Glenn Maxwell 1297
8 Pat Cummins 1283
9 Moeen Ali 1205
10 Hasan Ali 1126
11 KL Rahul 1108
12 Kyle Jamieson 1100
13 David Warner 888
14 Joe Root 832
15 Ben Stokes 829
16 Jonny Bairstow 766
17 Travis Head 752
18 Steve Smith 616
19 Matt Critchley 589
20 Kane Williamson 339
21 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 284

The Cricket List Top Ten of 2020

 1. Babar Azam

Score: 3082
Cricketer of the Weeks – 5
Average score per active week – 140.09 (6th)
Highest Score – 329: A phenomenal score of run-making for Central Punjab in National T20 Cup


Fought Stokes tooth and nail for the last third of the season but finishes on top.

2. Ben Stokes
Score: 2955
Cricketer of the Weeks – 5
Average score per active week – 164.17 (4th)
Highest Score – 464: The highest score of anyone this year came in the second Test against the West Indies.


Was in prime form during that belated form. Second seems harsh.

3. Jason Holder
Score: 2596
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 129.8 (7th)
Highest Score – 271: The CPL, so soon after the tour of England, helped boost the West Indian's total.


A late bloomer but has rocketed up the List in the last 1/3 of the year

4. Joe Root
Score: 2280
Cricketer of the Weeks – 3
Average score per active week – 147.76 (5th)
Highest Score – 364: Electric form in the yellow of Yorkshire saw him get his highest score in the T20 Blast.


4th represents the highest year end total for Root in The Cricket List

5. Aaron Finch
Score: 2491
Cricketer of the Weeks – 0
Average score per active week – 103.79 (16th)
Highest Score – 250: The same week as Maxwell

Finch has played more cricket this week than anyone else on The List - this has helped his placing.

6. Glenn Maxwell
Score: 2469
Cricketer of the Weeks – 3
Average score per active week – 117.57 (11th)
Highest Score – 284: Just earlier this month in the ODI series with India.


Last year's champion finishes just outside the Top 5. A great late year burst of ODI and BBL form.

7. Lewis Gregory
Score: 2398
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 126.21 (8th)
Highest Score – 328: Thanks to a Bob Willis Trophy performance for Somerset


Another player that has played a lot this year. His average per week has improved in the last 1/3

8. David Warner
Score: 2290
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 114.5 (12th)
Highest Score – 214: Double half centuries in back to back T20Is vs South Africa.


Injury and inactive weeks held Warner back from a higher berth. Was 5th just 4 weeks ago.

9. Steve Smith
Score: 2239
Cricketer of the Weeks – 2
Average score per active week – 97.35 (18th)
Highest Score – 316: A whirlwind week in Jan that started in India & ended with 2 BBL performances


A below par year for Smith. Bolstered by the second most active weeks of anybody

10. Marnus Labuschagne
Score: 2143
Cricketer of the Weeks – 1
Average score per active week – 126.06 (9th)
Highest Score – 404: The third highest score of the year courtesy of 215 against New Zealand.


A quieter year than 2019 sees Marnus beat Kohli to the Top Ten by 2 points.

The Rest

Virat Kohli - 2145

Simon Harmer - 1922
Shubman Gill - 1882
Keshav Maharaj - 1861
Martin Guptill - 1811
Travis Head - 1728
Mohammad Nabi - 1551
Colin Ackermann - 1435
Tom Banton - 1093
Rohit Sharma - 1035
Peter Handscomb - 750
Kyle Abbott - 14