Sam Curran - The Best Cricketer of the Week...again

 

After a very busy week last week, only 580 points were shared between 6 players this week - this was the fourth lowest weekly total of the year. Accordingly we shall only have a Top 3 for the Week.

Weekly Top 3

1. Sam Curran - 140 - After bagging the third highest score in the 7 years of these Lists last week, Curran gets top spot again this week....but this time with the 10th worst high score for the week in the 7 years of these Lists.

2. Phil Salt - 133 - Another good week for Salt who has improved his total score by 385 points over the last fortnight. No player has scored a greater percentage of their total points from their Strike Rate; 27.23% of his 2350 points are from that discipline.

3. Moeen Ali - 140 - Has underperformed this year....but is never far away from a three figure score when he flicks the switch. This fairly anodyne score sees him move up three places in the Overall list, overleaping the Indian trio of Gill, Kohli and Jadeja and moving to 12th.

Overall Top 5

1. James Vince - 3421 - Just the one game this week courtesy of a washout against the Welsh Fire however still holds a comfortable lead on second place.

2. Chamari Athapaththu - 3224 - Has not impressed in her spell in The Hundred with just one score over 20 and 0 wickets. Will be joining up with Sri Lanka for the ODI series against Ireland. She has the most 50 over points of anyone so could be back in the points shortly.

3. Sam Curran - 2563 - Jumped from 12th to 5th last week and this week moves up into the Top 3 for the first time since July last year.

4. Babar Azam - 2647 - Has not played a single stroke of cricket since the World Cup. The last time he turned out he was first on our List....now slips down another place to 4th.

5. Travis Head - 2586 - His first inactive week since his MLS outing and is down a place to 5th. He needn't be overly concerned as he has a cushion of 202 points from the inactive Marnus Labuschagne in 6th and 236 away from Phil Salt - his nearest active rival.

Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 179.11 (Down from 188.06)
2. Babar Azam - 155.71
3. Marnus Labuschagne - 132.44

Athapaththu's average takes another hit this week; shes leaked a jot over 17 points in her time in The Hundred. Moeen Ali's good weeks sees his average up 2.04 but he still has the fourth lowest at 84.04.

Highest scorer by Format

* = New Name

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 1409
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 706
Short Form = * Sam Curran - 2654

Highest scorer by Discipline

Runs - James Vince - 2051
Batting Bonus - Travis Head = 300
Strike Rate - James Vince = 650

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

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

Weekly Scores In Full

Sam Curran 140
Phil Salt 133
Moeen Ali 129
Harry Brook 93
James Vince 58
Chamari Athapaththu 27

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

Overall Scores In Full

1 James Vince 3421
2 Chamari Athapaththu 3224
3 Sam Curran 2654
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
12 Glenn Maxwell 1955
13 Moeen Ali 1933
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

Sam Curran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

This week's updates are provided without comment as I am on holiday......that being said it would be remiss of me to not point out that Sam Curran's weekly high total is the third highest since we staretd in 2018.

Weekly Scores In Full

Sam Curran 576
James Vince 355
Phil Salt 252
Harry Brook 129
Virat Kohli 98
Moeen Ali 92
Shubman Gill 77
Chamari Athapaththu 59
Usman Khawaja 51


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

Overall Scores In Full

1 James Vince 3363
2 Chamari Athapaththu 3197
3 Babar Azam 2647
4 Travis Head 2586
5 Sam Curran 2514
6 Marnus Labuschagne 2384
7 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2353
8 Phil Salt 2217
9 Rachin Ravindra 2178
10 Jos Buttler 2104
11 Simon Harmer 1979
12 Glenn Maxwell 1955
13 Shubman Gill 1887
14 Virat Kohli 1837
15 Ravindra Jadeja 1826
16 Moeen Ali 1804
17 Harry Brook 1491
18 Daryl Mitchell 1382
19 Mitchell Marsh 1138
20 Steve Smith 1098
21 Aaron Hardie 1067
22 Usman Khawaja 421

Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 188.06 (Down from 196.13)
2. Babar Azam - 155.71
3. Marnus Labuschagne - 132.44

Sam Curran most improved - up 23.7 points whilst Athapaththu's average decreases the most - down by 8.07.

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 1409
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 706
Short Form = Babar Azam - 2598

Highest scorer by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - James Vince - 2023
Batting Bonus - Travis Head = 300
Strike Rate - *James Vince

Wickets - *Sam Curran = 860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 140
Economy - Simon Harmer - 510

Fielding – James Vince = 390
Fielding Bonus - James Vince - 30

Chamari Athapaththu - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 234 - Sri Lanka's improbable Women's Asia Cup win was made increasingly more probable with every superstar performance from their swashbuckling captain. This is her fifth Cricketer of the Week award. Nobody has more this year.

2. Yashasvi Jaiswal - 170 - Had very numerically pleasing scores this week with 40, 30 and 10 runs scored in each T20 against Sri Lanka. Still not back to his best but playing regularly at least. Holds 6th place for a 6th week.

3. Shubman Gill - 143 - Last year Gill never spent a single week out of the Overall Top 5...this year he has never been higher than 6th. two decent scores between 30 and 40 sees him take third place this week and move up two places overall to 14th.

4. Steve Smith - 138 - Looking like being back to his old self...admittedly against MLC bowlers. However 88 in any T20 competition finale is not to be sniffed at.

5. Rachin Ravindra - 111 - Really showed his bowling credentials in the MLC this year and finished with another three wicket haul. He finished as the bowler with the second most wickets and had the best and third best bowling figures across the tournament.

Overall Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 3138 - The Sri Lankan captain led us out this year with her in pole position for the first 4 weeks of 2024. In the interim she drifted as low as tenth but here, in Week 31, she is back in top spot once more.

2. James Vince - 3008 - Started strongly in the hundred but two ambling scores of 19 and 20 in his next two games have cost him top spot.

3. Babar Azam - 2647 - Inactive this week and should count his lucky stars that he was not usurped this week. Might be a stay of execution though.

4. Travis Head - 2586 - After a fantastic MLC campaign and a mere 80 points between him and third place, Head might have thought he had it made in the shade. He did not.

5. Marnus Labuschagne - 2384 - Inactive this week but should be very concerned about the looming figure of Yashasvi Jaiswal should he feature in the ODIs against Sri Lanka.

Other Movers

Glenn Maxwell is another player who has taken advantage of the MLC and moves up s spot to 11th. Problem is he has been no higher than that in the last 4 months.

One To Watch

Phil Salt could launch an as-salt on the Top 5 if he produces his best in The Hundred. He has 3 games between now and the next update and 14 points between him and Harmer, 139 between him and Buttler and 213 between him and Rachin Ravindra.

Top Three Averages

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 196.13 (Up from 193.6)
2. Babar Azam - 155.71
3. Marnus Labuschagne - 132.44

Steve Smith's ascent gets steeper and Usman Khawaja's descent gets more precipitous. Over the last fortnight Smith has improved by almost 20 points (now 91.5) whilst Khawaja has gone down by almost 15 (now at 52.86)

Highest scorer by Format

Long Form = Simon Harmer = 1409
One Day = Chamari Athapaththu = 706
Short Form = Babar Azam - 2598

Highest scorer by Discipline

Runs - James Vince - 1808
Batting Bonus - Travis Head = 300
Strike Rate - Babar Azam - 610

Wickets - Simon Harmer = 840
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 140
Economy - Simon Harmer - 510

Fielding – James Vince = 380
Fielding Bonus - James Vince - 30

Weekly List In Full

Chamari Athapaththu 234
Yashasvi Jaiswal 170
Shubman Gill 143
Steve Smith 138
Rachin Ravindra 111
Glenn Maxwell 90
Harry Brook 76
Sam Curran 70
James Vince 49
Aaron Hardie 39
Phil Salt 33
Usman Khawaja 29
Travis Head 19
Moeen Ali 4

Daryl Mitchell dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Mitchell Marsh dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Virat Kohli dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp
Simon Harmer dnp

Overall List In Full

1 Chamari Athapaththu 3138
2 James Vince 3008
3 Babar Azam 2647
4 Travis Head 2586
5 Marnus Labuschagne 2384
6 Yashasvi Jaiswal 2353
7 Rachin Ravindra 2178
8 Jos Buttler 2104
9 Simon Harmer 1979
10 Phil Salt 1965
11 Glenn Maxwell 1955
12 Sam Curran 1938
13 Ravindra Jadeja 1826
14 Shubman Gill 1810
15 Virat Kohli 1739
16 Moeen Ali 1712
17 Daryl Mitchell 1382
18 Harry Brook 1362
19 Mitchell Marsh 1138
20 Steve Smith 1098
21 Aaron Hardie 1067
22 Usman Khawaja 370