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

Travis Head - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Overall Top 5 

1. Travis Head - 218 - Head was the biggest beneficiary from the dead rubber ODI where South Africa handed out centuries like they were free samples. He moves up three places courtesy of this, his first Cricketer of the Week of the year.

2. Annabel Sutherland - 217 - Only Sam Curran and Harry Brook have scored more points during The Hundred than the Aussie allrounder. Over that time she has moved from 19th to 13th overall.

3. Jos Buttler - 165 - Started The Hundred in dodgy form but has worked his way back to his best. This is his third successive week in the Weekly Top 5.

4. Harry Brook - 156 - Was the standout man in that standout game against The Oval this week. He has at least one more game in The Hundred to keep up his good Summer.

5. Kane Williamson - 156 - Has maybe flown under the radar a little during his inaugural season captaining London but ends the tournament with 364 points. This was his highest scoring week courtesy of a half century against the South.

Overall Top 5

1. Sam Curran - 3887 - Outside the Top 5 for weekly scores this week but still has a triple figure points score for the week and a 694-point lead in the top spot.

2. Jos Buttler - 3193 - Another good week for Buttler allows him to keep his second place position for a second week.

3. Liam Dawson - 3097 - Had his best week of The Hundred with five wickets across 2 games for London. Holds third place for a second week.

4. Nat Sciver-Brunt - 2966 - The Hundred's second highest run scorer got another 90 this week. With no pressure below her, her lead on fifth is now 162.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 2804 - Inactive for a third week. His lead on sixth place 279 is still second highest on any other position on The List.

Other Movers

Whilst the entire Top Ten remained static there was plenty of movement from the bottom half. Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone and Adam Zampa all moved up a place to 11th, 18th and 22,d respectively.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran -  169 (Down from 170) 
2. Chamari Athapaththu -143.6
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt – 141.24 (Down from 141.3) 

Travis Head's weekly high score sells his average by 6.97 to a (still unimpressive) 92.53. Heinrich Klaasen's poor Hundred campaign sees his average drop to 90.96. 

Top Players By Format

Red Ball - Liam Dawson - 1652
One Day - Nat Sciver Brunt = 656
Short Form - Sam Curran = 3060

Top Players by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Jos Buttler = 1623
Batting Bonus - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 330
Strike Rate – Jos Buttler = 790

Wickets - Liam Dawson - 1280
Wicket Bonus - *Liam Dawson = 150
Economy - Liam Dawson = 620

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 470
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt – 40

Weekly List In Full 

Overall List In Full

Chamari Athapaththu - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

We are right in the middle of a very low scoring period of the year. After 580 last week, 441 were scored this week; the lowest scoring fortnight of the year....some going considering that one week just 55 was scored.

Weekly Round Up

Moeen Ali is a bit of a poster boy for The Hundred but did not set the tournament alight this year. There were a few sparks of decent performances but nothing sustained. He scored 34 this week and moved up a place on the Overall List into 12th.

Sam Curran was the man of the series in The Hundred and improved his total score by 1196 points across the tournament. He scored just the 55 points in the final but lifted the trophy.

James Vince was the second biggest point scorer on our List in The Hundred with 833 points across the tournament and he finished it with two decent scores. 43 runs in the qualifier and 24 in the final. Not enough for the trophy but enough for second this week.

Chamari Athapaththu finishes first for the week again. Her 245 this week sees her top of the pops for the 6th week of 2024, two clear of anyone else. Only Harmer (on 3 occasions) and Labuschagne have finished as the weekly highest score more times in a calendar year.

Overall Top 5

1. James Vince - 3528 - A second week in top spot for Vince....however that is the end of his foray in the short form. He has not done so well in red ball cricket so might be in jeopardy unless he fixes up.

2. Chamari Athapaththu - 3469 - A characteristic burst up the table sees her move towards top spot and away from third; there is an enormous 760 points between her and third at the moment.

3. Sam Curran - 2709 - Started The Hundred in 12th and finishes it in third. A decent contribution...but no regular cricket on the horizon.

4. Babar Azam - 2647 - Is ending his 9 week sabbatical next week. He was 1st last time he played cricket since then he has spent 2 weeks in 2nd, 3 weeks in 3rd and now spends a second week in 4th.

5. Travis Head - 2586 - Inactive for a third week but facing absolutely no pressure from anyone below him. The closest inactive player to him this week was 619 points away.

Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 182.58 (Up from 179.11)
2. Babar Azam - 155.71
3. Marnus Labuschagne - 132.44

Athapaththu's yo-yos back up again and stretches her lead on Azam. Curran's average dips the most, down by 3.24 points to 123.14.

Highest scorer by Format

* = New Name

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 1409
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 946
Short Form = Sam Curran - 2709

Highest scorer by Discipline

Runs - James Vince - 2118
Batting Bonus - Travis Head = 300
Strike Rate - James Vince = 690

Wickets - Sam Curran = 940
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 140
Economy - Simon Harmer - 510

Fielding – James Vince = 400
Fielding Bonus - James Vince - 30

Weekly Points In Full

Chamari Athapaththu 245
James Vince 107
Sam Curran 55
Moeen Ali 34

Daryl Mitchell dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Mitchell Marsh dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Yashasvi Jaiswal dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Aaron Hardie dnp
Travis Head dnp
Virat Kohli dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Usman Khawaja dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Harry Brook dnp

Overall Points In Full

1 James Vince 3528
2 Chamari Athapaththu 3469
3 Sam Curran 2709
4 Babar Azam 2647
5 Travis Head 2586
6 Marnus Labuschagne 2384
7 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2353
8 Phil Salt 2350
9 Rachin Ravindra 2178
10 Jos Buttler 2104
11 Simon Harmer 1979
13 Moeen Ali 1967
12 Glenn Maxwell 1955
14 Shubman Gill 1887
15 Virat Kohli 1837
16 Ravindra Jadeja 1826
17 Harry Brook 1584
18 Daryl Mitchell 1382
19 Mitchell Marsh 1138
20 Steve Smith 1098
21 Aaron Hardie 1067
22 Usman Khawaja 421