Weekly Top 5
1. Babar Azam - 255 - Despite scoring fewer runs than 2 other performers, Azam chipped in with his occasional bowling to nab 5 runs on the two double centurions this week. Becomes the 5th player to get 4 Cricketer of the Week awards this year.
2 = Kane Williamson - 250 - 200 runs with a strike rate of 50.63 was more of a test of mental ability than it was of cricketing prowess - but Williamson bows out of The Cricket List in style.
2 = David Warner – 250 – A Bazball inspired 200 off of 255 balls physically ruined David Warner but saw him end the year in style.
4. Risabh Pant – 192 – Ended the cricketing year with a return to form in the Test outfit, overshadowed now by his unfortunate accident. He is part of our List next year – a speedy recovery.
5. Steve Smith – 145 – Ends his three year association with our Lists in, arguably, the best form since his suspension. He finishes fifth with 85 and a wicket. December was by far his most profligate month this year.
Overall Top 10
10. Hasan Ali – 3234 points.
Cricketers of the Week – 4
Always seemed to be drifting away but then would put on a huge score and bring himself right back into consideration again. Held off Joe Root in the end to finish in 10th.
Key Stat – His 860 Economy points marked the second highest of anyone on the List.
9. Glenn Maxwell – 3248 points.
Cricketers of the Week – 2
More than slightly hampered by a broken leg, Maxwell has another year affected by a long absence. Before that injury he was 6th looking upwards, instead he is lucky to hold onto a Top Ten place
Key stat – His 700 Strike Rate points marked the second highest of anyone on the List.
8. Quinton De Kock - 3493 points
Cricketers of the Week - 4
Cemented in the Top 5 for 10 weeks during the IPL and the World Cup....he then disappeared off the face of the Earth and slumps down to 8th spot.
Key stat – QDK’s 81% of runs scored in the shortest format is the second highest of any cricketer to have played more than one format.
7. Ben Stokes – 3607 points
Cricketers of the Week – 4
A phenomenal year for the new England Test captain - however he never really looked a threat to the Top 5 at any point through the year. His retirement from ODIs and concerns re workload see him unselected next year.
Key stat – His 3004 Test match points see him as the highest scoring Test player on our List. He scored 83% of his points with the red ball.
6. Marnus Labuschagne - 3649 points
Cricketers of the Week - 2
A late spurt brought Marnus into late contention for a Top 5 spot but he finished just outside the highest echelon. Last year's Cricketer of the Year is ducking out for 2023 due to his stuttering year.
Key Stat – Of the 10 players to feature in this year and last year’s Lists, Labuschagne leaked the most points – he was down 1662 points on last year’s total.
5. Rishabh Pant - 3655 points
Cricketers of the Week - 2
Was up and down the Top 6 all year before drifting out of sight over the last month. A decent effort in his final test match of the year sees him claim a rightful Top 5 finish.
Key Stat – Despite there being three wicket-keepers in this year’s List, Pant blew them all away in terms of fielding points. His 970 points beat Mohammad Rizwan’s total by 160.
4. Moeen Ali - 4020
Cricketers of the Week - 2
Sheer amount of cricket played plus one massive score every 3 or 4 T30 games puts Moeen in the top bracket. Only one player featured in more game weeks than Moeen which bolstered his meagre average of 105.79 points an active week.
Key Stat – Despite a late year slump, Moeen walks the most points in short format games, his 3556 was nearly 400 points clear of anyone else.
3. Babar Azam - 4481
Cricketers of the Week – 4
Had some really good patches of cricket this year but also some rather underwhelming spells that hit him overall, meaning that he never really pushed for the Cricketer of the Year title he got last year. Will be back in the game for a fourth year in 2023 though.
Key Stat - Babar Azam scored 4111 points from the 4 batting disciplines, more than anyone else. His 3021 runs and 660 batting bonus points led the way in those categories.
2. Mohammad Rizwan - 4781 points
Cricketer of the Week - 3
Another one who got the job done occasionally but played very very regularly. Not very many stand out performances but 120 points every week for 40 weeks will always do the business.
Key Stat – As said above, nobody played more cricket this year than Mohammad Rizwan. He only was inactive for 11 weeks; to put that into perspective that is one fewer week than Kyle Jamieson played all year.
1. Simon Harmer - 5961
Cricketer of the Week - 10
Just the complete package. So many wickets, So many Top 5 positions. Just a complete dream for these rankings. He finished the year just the 1180 points above second place.
Key Stat – He scored nearly 2000 points more than anybody else in our list in red ball cricket. This is despite the fact that his nearest challengers, Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Marnus Labuschagne played a majority of their cricket in that format too.
Average points per Week In Full
Simon Harmer 192.29
Babar Azam 135.78
Ben Stokes 133.59
Kyle Jamieson 128.91
Joe Root 124.88
Matt Critchley 123.65
Hasan Ali 119.77
Mohammad Rizwan 119.52
Travis Head 113.5
Jonny Bairstow 112.73
Marnus Labuschagne 110.57
Glenn Maxwell 108.26
Moeen Ali 105.78
Pat Cummins 104.37
Risabh Pant 101.52
Quinton De Kock 99.8
David Warner 97.9
Steve Smith 96.2
KL Rahul 89.73
Kane Williamson 79.63
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 64.68
Top 5 Players by Format
Long Form
Simon Harmer 4911
Ben Stokes 3004
Joe Root 2775
Marnus Labuschagne 2687
Hasan Ali 2279
One Day
Travis Head 1236
Babar Azam 1002
Glenn Maxwell 890
Steve Smith 839
David Warner 792
Short Form
Moeen Ali 3556
Mohammad Rizwan 3192
Quinton De Kock 2837
Glenn Maxwell 2358
KL Rahul 2104
Top 3 Players in Each Discipline
Runs
Babar Azam 3021
Mohammad Rizwan 2801
Marnus Labuschagne 2029
David Warner 1895
Risabh Pant 1805
Batting Bonus
Babar Azam 660
Mohammad Rizwan 510
David Warner 360
KL Rahul 360
Marnus Labuschagne 330
Strike Rate
Moeen Ali 880
Glenn Maxwell 700
Mohammad Rizwan 660
Risabh Pant 650
Quinton De Kock 640
Wickets
Simon Harmer 2860
Pat Cummins 1340
Hasan Ali 1260
Moeen Ali 920
Ben Stokes 800
Wicket Bonus
Simon Harmer 490
Pat Cummins 220
Hasan Ali 180
Matt Critchley 100
Moeen Ali 80
Economy
Simon Harmer 1310
Hasan Ali 860
Pat Cummins 650
Ben Stokes 640
Joe Root 600
Fielding
Risabh Pant 840
Mohammad Rizwan 730
Quinton De Kock 720
Simon Harmer 430
Marnus Labuschagne 410
Fielding Bonus
Risabh Pant 130
Quinton De Kock 90
Mohammad Rizwan 80
Steve Smith 30
David Warner 20
