Matt Critchley - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Update

1. Matt Critchley - 302 - The very last player to have featured this year flew straight out of the traps for his new county and has won Cricketer of the Week at the first time of asking. Debuts in 19th spot.

2. Simon Harmer - 249 - Not as large a haul as last week, but 'tis enough, 'twill serve. Is joining back up with Essex for more of the same.

3. Kane Williamson - 176 - Has boosted his points haul but 186 points from three IPL games seems a little under baked. Averages 40.8 points per IPL game; the second lowest of anyone to have played more than three games.

4. David Warner - 101 - A much needed big score from the new Delhi Capitals man, needs to use this to turn his year around.

5. Glenn Maxwell  - 84 - Not so much back with a bang but back with a slight clear of the throat. 84 from two games so far.

Overall Update

1. Babar Azam - 1630 - His first inactive week for 6 weeks. No discernible cricket in sight. How low might he sink?

2. Simon Harmer - 1438 - Last graced second place in Week 4. Has stormed up from 6th place last week...you'd be mad not to expect him to stay in this Top 5 though til September.

3. Quinton De Kock - 1382 - You just can't shift De Kock off of 3rd spot. 59 points this week sees him bobbing along nicely ready to mount an assault on greatness.

4. Mohammad Rizwan - 1361 - Inactive this week after some faltering performances and subsequently down to his lowest position since the second week of February. Will be hoping his Sussex form puts him on the up and up again.

5. Rishabh Pant - 1333 - Much like his style of batting, Pant is very restless. He has yet to stay in one position for any longer than a fortnight. Down one place to 5th.

Ones to Watch

Moeen Ali is the highest T20 Point Scorer and sits right on the cusp of things in 8th spot. He needs only 10 points to overtake Kyle Jamieson and then has a decent run into the top 5 with some decent performances.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 239.67 (Up from 237.8)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Pat Cummins = 139.22 (Down from 153.25)

Some huge IPL based swings. Pat Cummins leaks 14.03 points off his average but still manages to stay in the Top 3 whilst Kane Williamson improves his embryonic average by a ginormous 54 points and is now up to 68 points a week.


Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1410
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Moeen Ali = 1090

Highest Points by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock = 270

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 740
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 200
Economy - Kyle Jamieson = 400

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 270
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 50

Weekly List

Matt Critchley 302
Simon Harmer 249
Kane Williamson 176
David Warner 101
Glenn Maxwell 84
Moeen Ali 81
Risabh Pant 67
Quinton De Kock 59
Pat Cummins 27
Jonny Bairstow 12
KL Rahul 0

Ben Stokes dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Mohammad Rizwan dnp
Travis Head dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Hasan Ali dnp
Bhanuka Rajapaksa dnp

Overall List

1 Babar Azam 1630
2 Simon Harmer 1438
3 Quinton De Kock 1382
4 Mohammad Rizwan 1361
5 Rishabh Pant 1333
6 Pat Cummins 1253
7 Kyle Jamieson 1100
8 Moeen Ali 1090
9 Glenn Maxwell 877
10 Joe Root 832
11 Ben Stokes 829
12 Marnus Labuschagne 797
13 Travis Head 752
14 Jonny Bairstow 666
15 Steve Smith 616
16 KL Rahul 547
17 Hasan Ali 426
18 David Warner 357
19 Matt Critchley 302
20 Kane Williamson 204
21 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 153

Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 319 - This is Harmer's 29th Cricketer of the Week award...but the first where he is scoring points for his international team. Feel this one might be a bit special.

2. Babar Azam - 251 - The second week in a row that Azam has scored 251 and the second week in a row he has finished runner up.

3. KL Rahul - 162 - Has come back from injury with a bang. Currently averaging 60.5 per IPL game so could be in for a big haul. Is up one place to 16th on the overall list.

4. Quinton De Kock - 161 - Is the highest point scorer of IPL 2022 so far with 269. He has spent 4 of the last 5 weeks in the weekly Top 5.

5. Pat Cummins - 156 - Scored more points in one sparkling IPL 2022 performance than Rajapaksa and Pant have done in 3 performances. A completely out of the blue performance from the Australia captain.

Overall Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 1630 - Azam's gap of 269 is the largest gap between any player on the List. Hard to see when he will be playing anytime soon though.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 1361 - Just about holds off second spot from a growing IPL insurgency below him. Might be his last week in silver position.

3. Quinton De Kock - 1323 - The IPL's leading point scorer holds third position for the second week. Will be looking to push on next week.

4. Rishabh Pant - 1266 - Hasn't quite hit the big time in IPL 2022 yet but retains fourth spot.

5. Pat Cummins - 1226 - Was inactive when he dropped to 5th but retains it with that stonking debut for Kolkata

Ones to Watch

With the top ranked Pakistani duo out of action for a while, the IPL trio of De Kock, Pant and Cummins in 3rd, 4th and 5th could make their move over the coming week. They are 38, 57 and 132 points off second spot respectively.


Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 237.8 (Up from 217.5)
2. Babar Azam = 163 (Up from 153.22)
3. Pat Cummins = 153.25 (Up from 152.86)

Harmer was already the highest in terms of average points per week but has added a further 20.3 points to that obscene total. Moeen's 0 week sees his average tank by 24.03 - down to 144.14.



Top Players By Format

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Long Form - *Simon Harmer = 1161
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Mohammad Rizwan = 1058

Highest Points by Discipline

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Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - * Quinton De Kock = 250

Wickets - *Simon Harmer = 620
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 160
Economy - Kyle Jamieson = 400

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 260
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 50

Weekly

Simon Harmer 319
Babar Azam 251
KL Rahul 162
Quinton De Kock 161
Pat Cummins 156
Risabh Pant 132
Kyle Jamieson 99
Mohammad Rizwan 61
Travis Head 56
Marnus Labuschagne 36
Jonny Bairstow 28
Kane Williamson 26
Hasan Ali 10
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 9
David Warner 4
Moeen Ali 0

Matt Critchley dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp

Overall

1 Babar Azam 1630
2 Mohammad Rizwan 1361
3 Quinton De Kock 1323
4 Rishabh Pant 1266
5 Pat Cummins 1226
6 Simon Harmer 1189
7 Kyle Jamieson 1100
8 Moeen Ali 1009
9 Glenn Maxwell 877
10 Joe Root 832
11 Ben Stokes 829
12 Marnus Labuschagne 797
13 Travis Head 752
14 Jonny Bairstow 654
15 Steve Smith 616
16 KL Rahul 547
17 Hasan Ali 426
18 David Warner 256
19 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 153
20 Kane Williamson 28

Travis Head - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 Weekly Top 5

1. Travis Head - 340 - Celebrates his return to the ODI game with his first Cricketer of the Week since the third week of 2020. Moves up 3 places to 13th overall. This is the highest weekly score of 2022 so far.

2. Babar Azam - 251 - Three back-to-back top 5 performances for Babar. Looking in very good nick in 2022.

3. Marnus Labuschagne - 154 - After never falling out of the Top 3 in 2021, Marnus has struggled a little more this year. Up one place to 12th overall this week though.

4. Bhanuka Rajapaksa - 144 - A complete and utter bolt from the blue. Having not featured over the last 3 months, Rajapaksa is rapidly making a name for himself as a HUGE hitter in IPL 2022. Friday's nine ball 31 was a genuinely obscene performance.

5. Quinton De Kock - 108 - Nips into the Top 5 yet again thanks to his second game for Lucknow where he got 101 points.

Overall Top 5

1. Babar Azam - 1379 - After 5 weeks of a Rizwan led List, his international captain has taken the crown. The last time Azam held top spot was when he finished as the Best Cricketer of the Year in 2020.

2. Mohammad Rizwan - 1298 - An underwhelming PAK vs AUS ODI series sees Rizwan lose top spot.

3. Quinton De Kock - 1162 - IPL 2022 was always going to do big things for QDK. After just two games he is already up two spots to 3rd.

4. Rishabh Pant - 1134 - A solitary point from his debut IPL 2022 game sees Pant fall two places to fourth.

5. Pat Cummins - 1070 - An inactive week as he waits for his Kolkata debut. Down two places to 5th.

Ones to Watch

Two battles to watch out for this week. Moeen Ali and Kyle Jamieson have just 8 points between them as they plot an assault on the Top 5. At the other end of the Top 10, Harmer's Test re-debut is pitted against Glenn Maxwell's return to the IPL as they sit with a mere 7 points between them.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 217.5
2. Moeen Ali = 168.17 (Down from 188.8)
3. Babar Azam = 153.22 (Up from 141)

That huge change in form for Travis Head sees his average points per week surge up by 40.1 points to 99.43. Bairstow continues his tumble down the standings; down 23.3 to 125.2.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Pat Cummins = 1002
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Moeen Ali = 1001

Highest Points by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 889
Batting Bonus - *Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan = 170
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali = 230

Wickets - Pat Cummins = 500
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 120
Economy - Kyle Jamieson = 370

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 250
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 50

Weekly List

Travis Head 340
Babar Azam 251
Marnus Labuschagne 154
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 144
Quinton De Kock 108
Kyle Jamieson 100
KL Rahul 80
Mohammad Rizwan 73
Moeen Ali 65
Joe Root 35
Jonny Bairstow 32
Kane Williamson 2
Hasan Ali 2
Risabh Pant 1

Matt Critchley dnp
Glenn Maxwell dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Ben Stokes dnp
Steve Smith dnp
David Warner dnp

Overall List

1 Babar Azam 1379
2 Mohammad Rizwan 1298
3 Quinton De Kock 1162
4 Rishabh Pant 1134
5 Pat Cummins 1070
6 Moeen Ali 1009
7 Kyle Jamieson 1001
8 Glenn Maxwell 877
9 Simon Harmer 870
10 Joe Root 832
11 Ben Stokes 829
12 Marnus Labuschagne 761
13 Travis Head 656
14 Jonny Bairstow 626
15 Steve Smith 616
16 Hasan Ali 414
17 KL Rahul 385
18 David Warner 252
19 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 144
20 Kane Williamson 2