Marco Jansen - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

After some fairly low-scoring weeks there has been a lot of movement this week - some of it quite significant.

Weekly Top 5

1. Marco Jansen - 330 - Has really enjoyed this Test series against Australia - underlined by the fact he has scored over half a thousand points in the first two Tests. Up to the dizzying heights of 7th Overall.

2. Harry Brook - 297 - In much the same way as his team finished second best after his monumental score of 202, Brook manages to get pipped to the top spot this week. Gets that very rare 50 point Batting Bonus though.

3. Simon Harmer - 242 - Proved his all round pedigree with 80 runs against one of the toughest bowling attacks in world cricket. He coupled that with two wickets to see him in the Top 5 two weeks on the bounce.

4. Travis Head - 175 - The only slight glimmer of light in what has been a fairly cloudy vista for Australia in South Africa. Bagged a century when it really didn't matter any more. Moves up to 15th.

5. Sam Curran - 107 - Had a particularly hard time of it with the ball this week but still does just about enough to squeak into the Top 5 after his return from injury. Was 4th when he last played...is now 8th and 934 points away from that position.

Overall Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 4089 - Something Rocky-esque about Harmer's return to the summit. Not selected in 2025 and facing a new wave of young talent, Harmer has stoically worked his way up the rankings to claim top spot whilst defeating one of the best Test teams out there.

2. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3933 - Has heled first place for 41 weeks but has only scored 93 points in the last month and a half. Even more of a concern is that third place is only 80 points below him.

3. Harry Brook - 3853 - Has taken a big big stride up the List this week. Up to third and now just 236 points from first.....not inconceivable....also not unjustified.

4. Jos Buttler - 3770 - Will not play again this year. How long can he hold his Top 5 place?

5. Shubman Gill - 3047 - Used a Ranji Trophy game to keep his eye in.....and most emphatically did not. Scoring 1 run and contributing once in the field for 11 points. 201 points between him and a resurgent Marco Jansen who is one to watch this week.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 157.32
2.Harry Brook - 148.19 (Up from 142.24)
3. Simon Harmer - 141(Up from 137.39)

Marco Jansen moves his average up by 8.45points to 101.64 whilst Gill's poor week sees him down by 5.04 points to 126.96.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Marco Jansen = 289.33
One Day - Marco Jansen = 127
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2970
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3335

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2163
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 420
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1060

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1380
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 950

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 700
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70

Weekly List In Full

Marco Jansen 330
Harry Brook 297
Simon Harmer 242
Travis Head 175
Sam Curran 107
Aiden Markram 61
Michael Bracewell 47
Saim Ayub 35
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 32
Liam Dawson 20
Shubman Gill 11

Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp

Overall List In Full

Simon Harmer 4089
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3933
Harry Brook 3853
Jos Buttler 3770
Shubman Gill 3047
Nicholas Pooran 2848
Marco Jansen 2846
Sam Curran 2839
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2836
Quinton de Kock 2743
Liam Dawson 2441
Saim Ayub 2424
Aiden Markram 2235
Rachin Ravindra 2174
Travis Head 2147
Paul Walter 2119
Ravindra Jadeja 2112
Michael Bracewell 2057
Pathum Nissanka 1823
Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
Sophie Ecclestone 1558
Phil Salt 1508

Mehidy Hasan Miraz - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Bigger scores this week but only 7 active players means a Top 3 once more.

Weekly Top 3

1.Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 256 - Has snuck on me just how good a year MHM has had. This is his 5th Cricketer of the Week award - tied first alongside Sooryavanshi. This week also sees him move up to 7th Overall and only 232 off the Top 5.

2. Ravindra Jadeja - 242 - A very decent domestic haul for Jadeja as he scores 102 runs and gets 3 wickets for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy

3. Marco Jansen - 231 - The stand out performer of our 4 players to be turning our in the South Africa - Australia Test. 61 runs is fewer than Markram but his 4 wickets plus bonus points lifts him 29 points above the batter.

Overall Top 5

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3933 - Rumours abound that the wunderkind might be drafted in for the final T20 against West Indies -and my God does he need it. Only 86 points away from losing a first place berth he has held since Week 1.

2. Simon Harmer - 3847 - Was the lowest scoring of our three South African Test players but he has done enough to reclaim second place.....now where?

3.Jos Buttler- 3770 - Long term out. Has 214 points between him and fourth ....but a huge 922 between him and sixth. Is his Top 5 place booked for 2026?

4. Harry Brook- 3556 - Back in action on Monday. No pressure from below him......how far can he reach in the final 10 weeks of the year?

5. Shubman Gill - 3036 - Inactive this week but could see a resurgent Mehidy Hasan Miraz push for his Top 5 place this week. 232 seperate the two men.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 157.32
2.Harry Brook - 142.24
3. Simon Harmer - 137.39 (Down from 137.85)

MHM moves up 5.99 points to 112.16 whilst Head drops by 2.84 to 89.64. Only Salt, Ecclestone and Nissanka have a worse average than him.

Highest Average Points per Game

* = New Name

Red Ball- *Marco Jansen = 269
One Day - Marco Jansen = 127
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2728
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3335

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2163
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 420
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1060

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1340
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 890

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 700
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70

Weekly List In Full

Mehidy Hasan Miraz 256
Ravindra Jadeja 242
Marco Jansen 231
Aiden Markram 202
Simon Harmer 125
Saim Ayub 48
Travis Head 30

Sam Curran dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dnp
Shubman Gill dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3933
2 Simon Harmer 3847
3 Jos Buttler 3770
4 Harry Brook 3556
5 Shubman Gill 3036
6 Nicholas Pooran 2848
7 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2804
8 Quinton de Kock 2743
9 Sam Curran 2732
10 Marco Jansen 2516
11 Liam Dawson 2421
12 Saim Ayub 2389
13 Rachin Ravindra 2174
14 Aiden Markram 2174
15 Paul Walter 2119
16 Ravindra Jadeja 2112
17 Michael Bracewell 2010
18 Travis Head 1972
19 Pathum Nissanka 1823
20 Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
21 Sophie Ecclestone 1558
22 Phil Salt 1508

Jos Buttler - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Overall Top 5

1. Jos Buttler - 312 - In the best form he has been in all year....or he was anyway until his hamstring went snap and sees him (potentially) out for longer than the rest break that loomed after the final ODI against Sri Lanka.

2. Travis Head - 224 - Started the week three weeks into a spell as the worst cricketer on the List. A century against Zimbabwe and a decent 36 against South Africa sees him overtake Phil Salt and Sophie Ecclestone into 20th.

3. Harry Brook - 191 - Continuing his white ball spell par excellence - of his last 7 weeks he has scored over 100 in all but two occasions.

4. Marco Jansen - 185 - A very impressive score for a man who has played just one ODI all week....rendered even more impressive by the fact it was his first ODI of the year. Up to 11th place.

5. Saim Ayub - 132- Aside from long long spells of absence and disastrous Test recalls, Ayub has had some decent little patches of cricket across the year; this week's foray in CPL being indicative of such.

Overall Top 5

1.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 3840 - Inactive. Unknown return date. Could he be overtaken in the final stages of the year. Cruel but likely.

2.Jos Buttler - 3770 - Has narrowed the lead to first to just 70 but Lady Fate has intervened and he now will miss at least the final ODI and a chance to take first spot.

3.Simon Harmer- 3637 - Has returned to Essex to try and aid them out of the fire. The game is still active so he loses a place and is down to third.

4. Harry Brook - 3439 - Will definitely finish within the Top 4 this year courtesy of the 707 point gap below him now.

5.Sam Curran - 2732 - Yet again we say that Sam Curran is a very very lucky boy to still be fifth. Quinton De Kock's poor return to ODI cricket keeps Curran in place by only 14 points.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 166.96
2.Harry Brook - 143,29 (Up from 141.22)
3. Simon Harmer = 139.88 (Down from 141.24)

Travis Head moves up the most - improving his average by 10.83 to (a still unimpressive) 89.05. Quinton De Kock's bum steer takes him down 4.64 points to 123.65.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Ravindra Jadeja = 203.25
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 105.81
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 83.95

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 2518
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1693
Short Form - Jos Buttler = 3335

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2110
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 380
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 1030

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 1280
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 230
Economy - Simon Harmer= 810

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 700
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 70

Weekly List In Full

Jos Buttler 312
Travis Head 224
Harry Brook 191
Marco Jansen 185
Saim Ayub 132
Pathum Nissanka 118
Michael Bracewell 62
Liam Dawson 30
Quinton de Kock 14
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0

Aiden Markram dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp


Overall list In Full

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 3840
Jos Buttler 3770
Simon Harmer 3637
Harry Brook 3439
Sam Curran 2732
Quinton de Kock 2718
Shubman Gill 2562
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2548
Nicholas Pooran 2411
Liam Dawson 2311
Marco Jansen 2216
Saim Ayub 2191
Rachin Ravindra 2174
Paul Walter 2074
Michael Bracewell 2010
Aiden Markram 1907
Pathum Nissanka 1822
Ravindra Jadeja 1810
Nat Sciver-Brunt 1757
Travis Head 1692
Sophie Ecclestone 1558
Phil Salt 1508