Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 267 - Straight back after a year away and claims his twelfth Cricketer of the Year award. Could we be seeing the beginnings of a stellar year like he had in 2021?

2. Daryl Mitchell - 224 - Couldn't have asked for a better debut week on our List for a T20 player. Scores of 57 in the Super Smash for Canterbury and then 67 in national colours sees him finish with a score that would see you in top position most weeks.

3. Chamari Athapaththu - 214 - When she plays she will need to score big to stay up the top of the List and she is certainly fulfilling that brief so far. 3 games in the Women's Supers Smash this week with scores of 1, 25 and 58 plus two wickets.

=4. Babar Azam - 186 - Finishes in the Top 5 for the week but fourth does seem a little underwhelming from a Test and a T20. Without that T20 he would have finished even lower - with just 37% of his points coming from the red ball.

=4. James Vince - 186 - Two decent performances in BBL 13 puts James Vince near the top of the tree for the second week in a row. Scored a POTM 79 against Melbourne Stars before a more understated 27 against Sydney Thunder.

Overall Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 373 - Finished top last week and third this week so is good value for the overall lead. Nobody has ever finished top in the first three weeks in a row, can Chamari pull off that feat?

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 267 - Straight in at second for the Australia and Brisbane batter, with a Test match on the horizon you would suspect that his Top 5 position is well assured.

3. James Vince - 235 - Consistently OK performances in BBL 13 see him rise up the ranks to third in our overall placings. Needs to perform big in the remaining games as a period of time in the wilderness beckons.

4. Daryl Mitchell - 224 - Straight into the Top 5 for a player that is increasingly becoming Kane Williamson's heir apparent.

5. Glenn Maxwell - 213 - The only member of the overall Top 5 who did not feature in the weekly Top 5. Just 71 points this week and drops from second to fifth but the days are still early.

Ones To Watch

It is just outside the Top 10 where eyes are drawn with just 50 points between 10th place Jaiswal and 15th place Sam Curran.

Top 3 Average Points per Active Week

1. Chamari Athapaththu = 186.5
2. James Vince = 117.5
3. Glenn Maxwell = 106.5

Highest scorer by Format

* = New Name

Long Form = *Marnus Labuschagne = 202
One Day = n/a
Short Form = Chamari Athapaththu = 373

Highest scorer by Discipline

Runs - *Marnus Labuschagne = 167
Batting Bonus - * Marnus Labuschagne & * Daryll Mitchell = 40
Strike Rate - Glenn Maxwell = 80

Wickets - Chamari Athapaththu - 120
Wicket Bonus - Chamari Athapaththu - 20
Economy - Glenn Maxwell, *Travis Head, *Marnus Labuschagne and *Mitchell Marsh - 30

Fielding - *Shubmann Gill = 50
Fielding Bonus - Yashasvi Jaiswal & James Vince = 10

Weekly List In Full

Marnus Labuschagne 267
Daryl Mitchell 224
Chamari Athapaththu 214
Babar Azam 186
James Vince 186
Mitchell Marsh 124
Travis Head 80
Steve Smith 72
Glenn Maxwell 71
Usman Khawaja 61
Aaron Hardie 56
Sam Curran 46

Moeen Ali dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Yashasvi Jaiswal dnp
Virat Kohli dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Chamari Athapaththu 373
2 Marnus Labuschagne 267
3 James Vince 235
4 Daryl Mitchell 224
5 Glenn Maxwell 213
6 Babar Azam 186
7 Aaron Hardie 175
8 Mitchell Marsh 124
9 Shubman Gill 109
10 Yashasvi Jaiswal 98
11 Travis Head 80
12 Steve Smith 72
13 Virat Kohli 68
14 Usman Khawaja 61
15 Sam Curran 46
16 Ravindra Jadeja 0

Nicholas Pooran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

In a week where cricket has been absolutely everywhere, it seems very odd that only two players feature in this week's round up.

In second place for the week...or last place...depending on how you look at is Marnus Labuschagne with 97 points. He also finished second best in the BBL but impressed with his short cameo with Adelaide. He averaged 94.33 across his 6 BBL games. An achievement worth raising a toast(ie) to.

Nicholas Pooran made an absolute killing in the Abu Dhabi T10 League. It's funny how playing every day - and twice on Friday - can do to your score. He was one of the standout performers of the tournament. His weekly score of 442 is the 7th highest total since the start of 2019.

Another interesting quirk after 5 weeks is our Fielding Points.

Out in the front is Quinton De Kock however a number of other players are shining over our other wicket-keeper Nicholas Pooran.

Root, Labuschagne and Maxwell all have more points that Pooran despite his busy week

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 1013 - Marnus has now stretched his lead on second place to 263. His total is the second highest for the fifth week of the year after Shakib al Hasan's 1035 in 2019.

2. Joe Root - 750 - Root holds his second place despite an 'inactive' week. Movement is expected next weekend.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 570 - Cancellation of the Australian tour was bad news for The Big Show. Can he do the business in the Sheffield Shield? Holds third.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 547 - An epic week in Abu Dhabi sees the West Indian move up 8 places unto fourth.

5. Kane Williamson - 547 - The Super Smash has come to an end and Kane's Northern Districts team are out of the running. May struggle to keep his top 5 berth next week.

Highest Average Points Per Active Week

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 253.23 (Down from 305.33
2. Joe Root - 250
3. Steve Smith - 206.5

Top Player by Format

Long Form - Joe Root = 750
ODI - n/a
T20/10 - Glenn Maxwell = 570

Top points by discipline

* = New name

Runs - Joe Root = 510
Run Bonus - Joe Root = 110
Strike Rate - *Nicholas Pooran = 170
Wickets - Peter Siddle and Marnus Labuschagne = 180
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle and Marnus Labuschagne = 40
Economy - Marnus Labuschagne = 80
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 100
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20


Week

Nicholas Pooran- 442
Marnus Labuschagne- 97

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Babar Azam- dnp
Jasprit Bumrah- dnp
Quinton De Kock- dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Dawid Malan - dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Joe Root - dnp
Peter Siddle - dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Ben Stokes - dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson- dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 1013
Joe Root - 750
Glenn Maxwell - 570
Nicholas Pooran - 547
Kane Williamson - 491
Steve Smith - 413
Dawid Malan - 351
Peter Siddle - 280
Peter Handscomb- 267
Ravichandran Ashwin - 149
Quinton de Kock - 147
Jasprit Bumrah - 130

David Warner - 77
Babar Azam - 57

Joe Root - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 277 - An ever present in our Lists, it is the first time he has scored back-to-back Cricketers of the Week. He joins Harmer x 3, Al Hasan, Finch, Lyon, Parnell, Razzak, Stokes, Azam and Maxwell in that elite club.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 272 - Marnus isn't resting on his laurels in the BBL. He has finished second in the last two weeks and is now the second highest T20 point scorer on our list. Not bad going for two weeks work.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 126 - A last hurrah for Maxwell as he bagged a big score in the game where Melbourne Stars got knocked out of the BBL. International duty next for The Big Show.

4. Kane Williamson - 119 - Fans of Central Districts are not used to seeing their international captain turning out for them but a big score of 79 against Auckland this week sees him finish fourth.

5. Peter Siddle - 100 - Mr Consistent for Adelaide in the BBL. Over the last three active weeks he has score 90, 100 and 100. This weeks haul is enough to see him finish fifth in his final week of Limited Overs action.

Yearly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 916 - Being one of just two players to feature in Test and T20 cricket this year has paid off for Marnus. He has already opened up a healthy lead at the top.

2. Joe Root - 750 - Two Cricketer of the Week performances from Joe Root sees him go from 10th to 2nd. A good tour of India might see him challenge for top spot.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 570 - It was a disappointing end to the BBL for Maxwell. He is down a spot for the second week in a row.

4. Kane Williamson - 491 - A spell of Super Smash excellence sees him hold fourth spot. The slow pace of games in that competition may limit any huge leaps up the table.

5. Steve Smith - 413 - Inactive this week and down two places but is facing no immediate pressure from those below him who have all been eliminated from the BBL.

Other mover

Despite a disappointing week individually and for his team, Quintin De Kock's 37 was enough to see him tip over Jasprit Bumrah's score and into the top 10.

Highest Average Points Per Active Week

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 305.33 (Down from 322)
2. Joe Root - 250 (Up from 184.5)
3. Steve Smith - 206.5

Top Player by Format

Long Form - Joe Root = 750
ODI - n/a
T20/10 - Glenn Maxwell = 570

Top points by discipline

* = New name

Runs - *Joe Root = 510
Run Bonus - * Joe Root = 110
Strike Rate - Peter Handscomb = 110
Wickets - Peter Siddle and *Marnus Labuschagne = 180
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle and *Marnus Labuschagne = 40
Economy - Marnus Labuschagne = 80
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 100
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Week

Joe Root - 277
Marnus Labuschagne- 272
Glenn Maxwell - 126
Kane Williamson - 119
Peter Siddle - 100
Dawid Malan - 65
Babar Azam - 57
Quinton De Kock- 37
Nicholas Pooran - 29
Peter Handscomb - 19

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli - dnp
Steve Smith - dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 916
Joe Root - 750
Glenn Maxwell - 570
Kane Williamson - 491
Steve Smith - 413
Dawid Malan - 351
Peter Siddle - 280
Peter Handscomb- 267
Ravichandran Ashwin - 149
Quinton de Kock - 147
Jasprit Bumrah - 130
Nicholas Pooran - 105
David Warner - 77
Babar Azam - 57