Moeen Ali - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Moeen Ali -244 - Comes out of nowhere with the last IPL 2022 game of the week to sneak his third Cricketer of the Week. He has the joint most of 2022.

2. Quinton De Kock - 237 - Scored the 7th lowest points total in his first game of the week and then the highest in his second. Been such a consistent performer in IPL 2022.

3. Joe Root - 211 - Underwhelmed in his first game but looked in better nick against Lancashire. Warming up for a big Summer. Up three places to 13th overall.

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 188 - Three of his five County Championship games this season have seen him score between 183 and 190 points. That kind of grind is always welcome.

=5. Ben Stokes = 138 - No theatrics for Stokes this week. A decent half century and a joint fifth placed finish for the week will do nicely.

=5. KL Rahul = 138 = Turned round three poor performances in a row with a half century against Kolkata to keep him in the mix for our week Top 5s....Just.

Weekly Top 5

1. Quinton De Kock = 2016 = De Kock is the eight Cricketer to take top spot so far this year and you can't argue that it is undeserved. However with the IPL 2022 drawing to a close he needs to make the most of his remaining games to widen that gap.

2. Simon Harmer - 2005 - Harmer's mediocre scores have been doing just enough to keep the wolf from the door.....but as soon as he was inactive he has moved down a place to second. There is a huge gap to third though so shouldn't lose too much sleep.

3. Rishabh Pant - 1784 - Lots of flux and panic all around him. Only scored 27 points for the week....but Pant holds third spot. '

4. Marnus Labuschagne - 1734 - The first new name to grace our Top 5 in 6 weeks. Marnus doesn't even bother with fifth and instead jumps straight in at fourth spot.

5. Mohammad Rizwan = 1647 - Sadly missed out Sussex's most recent game due to a bereavement. Rizwan is down one place to 5th.

Ones to Watch

It's not just football fans whose eyes should be glued to the bottom of the table this week. Rajapaksa and Williamson are tied in last place. Who can win the handsomest man in the burns unit and escape this indignity?

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 200.5
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Ben Stokes = 157.25 (Down from 160)

Moeen Ali's late late show saw his average jump up by 10.23 points to 131.5 per active week. Bhanuka Rajapaksa's rollercoaster IPL sees him take the biggest nosedive. His average of 62.67 is the second lowest overall.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1977
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Moeen Ali = 1513

Highest Points by Discipline



Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock = 400

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 220
Economy - Simon Harmer = 480

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 370
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

Weekly List

Moeen Ali 244
Quinton De Kock 237
Joe Root 211
Marnus Labuschagne 188
Ben Stokes 138
KL Rahul 138
Glenn Maxwell 110
Jonny Bairstow 58
Risabh Pant 27
Kane Williamson 27
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 14
David Warner 10

Steve Smith dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Travis Head dnp
Hasan Ali dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Matt Critchley dnp
Mohammad Rizwan dnp


Overall List

1 Quinton De Kock 2016
2 Simon Harmer 2005
3 Rishabh Pant 1784
4 Marnus Labuschagne 1734
5 Mohammad Rizwan 1647
6 Babar Azam 1630
7 Glenn Maxwell 1595
8 Moeen Ali 1578
9 Pat Cummins 1373
10 Hasan Ali 1290
11 Ben Stokes 1258
12 KL Rahul 1254
13 Joe Root 1198
14 Kyle Jamieson 1100
15 Jonny Bairstow 1046
16 David Warner 1039
17 Travis Head 752
18 Matt Critchley 664
19 Steve Smith 616
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 376

21 Kane Williamson 376 

Ben Stokes - The Best Cricketer of the Week

Weekly Top 5

1. Ben Stokes - 291 - England's new Test captain came back to domestic cricket with a huge bang as he schools Worcestershire with his willow. His score of 231 is the highest innings score in the County Championship so far.

2. Jonny Bairstow - 222 - YJB seems to have put his dire form behind him and turned a corner in IPL 2022. Scored more in the last 2 games than he did in his first 7. Only moves up a single place to 15th overall.

3. Marnus Labuschagne - 190 - Nowhere near as prolific as his score against Derbyshire but a decent total to see Marnus keep ticking alone. Retains tenth place overall.

4. Glenn Maxwell - 188 - Scored his joint highest and second highest scores in IPL 2022 this week; yet only gets 4th place for it and retains 7th spot overall. He has been there a month now.

5. Hasan Ali - 164 - His score against Warwickshire was his lowest County Championship score of the season and he still finishes in the Top 5. Not bad to be the fifth best on your worst day so far.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 2005 - Is in pretty poor form (for him) but is still extending his lead in top spot.

2. Quinton De Kock - 1779 - Finished just outside the Top 5 for the week but manages to jump up two spots to his highest position in his three years on our List.

3. Rishabh Pant - 1757 - Another week and another slight readjustment for Pant. This time he is back down to third spot but there is only 22 points between him and second place.

4. Mohammad Rizwan - 1647 - A rather unlikely move up the table for Rizwan whose score of 51 was the third lowest of the week - but benefits from Azam's decline.

5. Babar Azam - 1630 - Right on the precipice now. Labuschagne needs just 84 points this week to relieve him of his nine week tenure in the Top 5.

Other movers

There are some more lowly movers to look at. Matt Critchley's 75 is enough to see him up one place to 17th whilst Bhanuka Rajapaksa eases Kane Williamson into bottom position.

Ones To Watch

There is some tantalising IPL 2022 vs County Championship contests to look out for. Bairstow is just 1 point above Joe Root, whilst Stokes has a 4 point advantage on KL Rahul. Will red or white ball prevail?

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 200.5 (Down from 206.78)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Ben Stokes = 160 (Up from 138.17)

Stokes' masterclass for Durham sees him as the biggest improvement whilst Matt Critchley's variable season sees him drop out of the Top 3 into 6th as he drops 14.45 points to 132.8 a week.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1977
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - Glenn Maxwell = 1397

Highest Points by Discipline



Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock & Rishabh Pant = 360

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 220
Economy - Simon Harmer = 480

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 350
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

This Week

Ben Stokes 291
Jonny Bairstow 222
Marnus Labuschagne 190
Glenn Maxwell 188
Hasan Ali 164
Quinton De Kock 151
Simon Harmer 144
David Warner 141
Moeen Ali 129
Pat Cummins 90
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 78
Matt Critchley 75
Risabh Pant 74
Mohammad Rizwan 51
Kane Williamson 10
KL Rahul 8

Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Travis Head dnp

This Year

1 Simon Harmer 2005
2 Quinton De Kock 1779
3 Rishabh Pant 1757
4 Mohammad Rizwan 1647
5 Babar Azam 1630
6 Marnus Labuschagne 1546
7 Glenn Maxwell 1485
8 Pat Cummins 1373
9 Moeen Ali 1334
10 Hasan Ali 1290
11 Ben Stokes 1120
12 KL Rahul 1116
13 Kyle Jamieson 1100
14 David Warner 1029
15 Jonny Bairstow 988
16 Joe Root 987
17 Travis Head 752
18 Matt Critchley 664
19 Steve Smith 616
20 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 362
21 Kane Williamson 349

Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Update

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 305 - Marnus's biggest score since October of last year and his first Cricketer of the Week of 2022 came from a strong showing with the willow against Derbyshire.

2. Hasan Ali - 219 - Followed up his inaugural Cricketer of the Week award last week with the runners-up medal this week. Is making a real assault up the overall list and has breached the top 10 after spending weeks in the doldrums.

3. Matt Critchley - 194 - A red hot opening game for Essex v Kent gave way to some tepid showings against Somerset and Warwickshire. Last week's outing v Northants sees him head back in the right direction. His average of 149.75 per County Championship game is the 2nd highest

4. David Warner - 145 - The highest performing IPL performer from the last week sees himself into the TOp 5 for two weeks back to back. After spending 11 weeks in the bottom spot, he ha snow reached the dizzying heights of 13th.

5. Mohammad Rizwan - 139 - One word to describe Rizwan's season for Sussex thus far is mediocre. His 139 points against Durham is his highest haul so far - but is tenth in terms of overall points. Not electric.

Overall

1. Simon Harmer - 1861 - A meagre total of 63 points for Harmer this week but his lead on second is still looking reasonably healthy at 178.

2. Rishabh Pant - 1683 - Has been up and down the Top 5 like a Yo-Yo on an escalator. Has not been as high as second for 6 weeks and only held it for a fortnight that time.

3. Babar Azam - There is resting on your laurels and then there is just plain falling asleep on them. It has been a full month since Babar last played and he has slipped down to third place in that time.

4. Quinton De Kock - 1628 - Is potentially a victim of scheduling as Lucknow only played once this week. His score of 63 was above the average match score for IPL 2022...however he still drops a place.

5. Mohammad Rizwan - 1356 - As said previously, not setting the world alight but is doing just enough to keep that healthy gap between him and 6th place. It is still at a competitive looking 240 points.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer = 206.78 (Down from 224.75)
2. Babar Azam = 163
3. Matt Critchley = 147.25 (Up from 131.67)

It says something that Harmer can have a stinker and take a 17.97 point dip in his average and still have an average of 200+. Critchley went in the reverse direction, improving his average by 17.45 and knocking Joe Root out the Top 3.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1833
One Day - Quinton De Kock = 503
Short Form - *Glenn Maxwell = 1209

Highest Points by Discipline

*=New Name

Runs - Babar Azam = 1070
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - Quinton De Kock & *Rishabh Pant = 330

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 820
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 220
Economy - Simon Harmer = 450

Fielding - Rishabh Pant = 340
Fielding Bonus - Rishabh Pant = 60

Weekly List

Marnus Labuschagne 305
Hasan Ali 219
Matt Critchley 194
David Warner 145
Mohammad Rizwan 139
Risabh Pant 130
KL Rahul 127
Glenn Maxwell 116
Moeen Ali 94
Kane Williamson 71
Simon Harmer 63
Quinton De Kock 63
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 60
Jonny Bairstow 1

Ben Stokes dnp
Steve Smith dnp
Joe Root dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Kyle Jamieson dnp
Travis Head dnp
Pat Cummins dnp

Overall List

1 Simon Harmer 1861
2 Rishabh Pant 1683
3 Babar Azam 1630
4 Quinton De Kock 1628
5 Mohammad Rizwan 1596
6 Marnus Labuschagne 1356
7 Glenn Maxwell 1297
8 Pat Cummins 1283
9 Moeen Ali 1205
10 Hasan Ali 1126
11 KL Rahul 1108
12 Kyle Jamieson 1100
13 David Warner 888
14 Joe Root 832
15 Ben Stokes 829
16 Jonny Bairstow 766
17 Travis Head 752
18 Steve Smith 616
19 Matt Critchley 589
20 Kane Williamson 339
21 Bhanuka Rajapaksa 284