Weekly Top
5
1. 1. James Vince – 214 – Ends his year in style,
largely thanks to a record breaking score of 101 against the Melbourne Stars.
Always dependable in a T20 competition.
2. 2. Steve Smith – 213 – Has been rooted to the
bottom of the table for most of the year but ends it with a reminder of what
once was after belting 140 in the fourth Test against Australia.
3. 3. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 206 – Finished the year with
two near identical scores of 82 and 84. Was the most consistent performer for
India across both digs and has been rewarded accordingly.
4. 4. Marnus Labuschagne – 182 – Put his poor form
behind him for two anchoring knocks of 72 and 70 to start Australia’s innings
well in the Fourth Test.
5. 5. Ravindra Jadeja – 179 – Has failed to perform at
his All Round bet of late and either oscillates between a decent bowling
performance or a decent batting one. This week he did well with ball in hand,
bagging 4 wickets.
Final
Rankings
1. 1. James Vince - 4728
Cricketers of the Week – 4
Most common position on list over the year – 23 weeks in 2nd place
By some distance out least glamorous winner of Cricketer of the Year but you
have to admire the hard graft from Vince. From Sydney to Hampshire via Abu
Dhabi, he’s played everywhere and delivered in each continent.
Key Stat – No player played as many active weeks of cricket as Vince did….and
it wasn’t even particularly close. Vince’s 39 active weeks is 6 more than
Travis Head in second and over double the 16 weeks Usman Khawaja managed.
2. 2. Chamari Athapaththu – 4681
Cricketers of the Week – 7
Most common position on list over the year – 18 weeks in 1st.
Just like last year, the cricketer who spent the most weeks in 1st
over the year ends up in 2nd overall. Pipped just at the very end
due to an inactive month of December.
Key Stat – With 7 Cricketers of the Week, Athapaththu claims the most for the
year and also the joint third COTW in a calendar year.
3. 3. Travis Head - 4216
Cricketers of the Week – 3
Most common position on list over the year – 15 weeks in 3rd.
Has been marooned in third pace for so long, his bronze medal finish has been
inevitable since the end of October. Been a revelation in all formats for
Australia and Hyderabad.
Key Stat – For many a long moon it has been Babar Azam to lead the way on
Batting Bonus points, however Head’s 470 is 50 more than Harry Brook in second.
Azam is in 4th with Vince in 3rd.
4. 4. Babar Azam – 3646
Cricketers of the Week – 4
Most common position on list over the year – 22 weeks in 1st.
Such has been the rhetoric with Azam this year, that you would be forgiven
thinking that he should be outside the Top 10 let alone the Top 5 but here he
is. Might not be on the up and up as he once was….but certainly isn’t down and
out.
Key Stat – Has been a Jekyll and Hyde year for Azam, he spent 22 weeks in 1st
position, the longest that anyone spent in any position on our Lists….but then
fell off over the middle third….before seeking back into decent form in the
South Africa series.
5. 5. Phil Salt – 3569
Cricketers of the Week – 2
Most common position on list over the year – 9 weeks in 8th.
Purists will not admire his route into the Top 5 in his inaugural year in our
Lists. Did not even get into the Top Ten until Week 20 and only made the Top
Five after a spell in the Abi Dhabi T10. All points count though and here he
is.
Key Stat – Before December, Salt averaged 241.18 points per calendar month. In
the last month of the year he almost quadrupled that with 892 representing
England and Team Abu Dhabi.
6.
Marnus Labuschagne - 3496
Cricketers of the Week – 3
Most common position on list over the year – 11 weeks in 6th.
6th seems high for a player whose form has noticeably dipped
in 2024…but the points don’t lie and he has moved back into his most common
place for the final reckoning.
Key Stat – Marnus was emphatically third in the list of the best fielders in
the competition. There were 13 more catches between him and Salt and 15 between
him and first placed Vince. That being said he had 6 more catches than Brook in
fourth.
7.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Cricketers of the Week – 1
Most common position on list over the year – 11 weeks in 3rd.
Was flying high in the first third of the year, disappeared a bit in the
middle third and then pulled it back with some decent showings in the
Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Key Stat – Jaiswal was one of the key batters in World Cricket this year.
With 2295 there were only two batters with more runs on the board in 2024. He
also had the joint second highest Batting Bonus points – tied with Harry Brook.
8.
Sam Curran - 3460
Cricketers of the Week – 3
Most common position on list over the year – 10 weeks in 8th.
An interesting year for Curran. Used to be a white ball lock and a potential
for Test inclusion….but now appears to be rather in the wilderness. 8th best
out of 22 isn’t to be sniffed at though.
Key Stat – In a lean year for our bowling contingent, Curran finished third for
most wickets. It is surprising to see him just one wicket behind Jadeja.
9.
Ravindra Jadeja – 3408
Cricketers of the Week – 1
Most common position on list over the year = 8 weeks in 5th.
Spent 33 weeks in the Top 5 last year and 14 weeks there
this week but fell away…mainly due to lack of Cricket played. When he played,
he played well but this is his lowest position on the List to date.
Key Stat – Has been in and amongst the highest averages all
year. He ends up trailing Chamari Athapaththu (161.18 per active week) and Jos
Buttler (140.05) with 131.08.
10.
Harry Brook – 3389
Cricketers of the Week – 4
10th seems low for a player that has been
something of a revelation in 2024 – perhaps he has been happened by his break
from cricket due to bereavement. Will be a big point scorer for many years to
come?
Key Stat – Was just pipped as the highest Red Ball point
scorer by Ravindra Jadeja in the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Plenty more in store next year for England’s captain in waiting.
Rest of the List.
|
11 |
Rachin
Ravindra |
2962 |
|
12 |
Moeen Ali |
2893 |
|
13 |
Simon
Harmer |
2808 |
|
14 |
Jos
Buttler |
2801 |
|
15 |
Glenn
Maxwell |
2537 |
|
16 |
Shubman
Gill |
2511 |
|
17 |
Virat
Kohli |
2366 |
|
18 |
Daryl
Mitchell |
2362 |
|
19 |
Mitchell
Marsh |
1977 |
|
20 |
Steve
Smith |
1930 |
|
21 |
Aaron
Hardie |
1776 |
|
22 |
Usman
Khawaja |
1179 |
Full List of Average Points Per Active Week
|
Chamari Athapaththu |
161.18 |
|
Jos Buttler |
140.05 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
131.08 |
|
Babar Azam |
125.72 |
|
Travis Head |
124 |
|
James Vince |
121.23 |
|
Harry Brook |
121.04 |
|
Marnus Labuschagne |
120.55 |
|
Sam Curran |
115.33 |
|
Simon Harmer |
112.32 |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
108.59 |
|
Phil Salt |
108.15 |
|
Moeen Ali |
96.43 |
|
Rachin Ravindra |
95.55 |
|
Shubman Gill |
93 |
|
Steve Smith |
91.9 |
|
Daryl Mitchell |
90.85 |
|
Virat Kohli |
87.63 |
|
Glenn Maxwell |
84.57 |
|
|
|
|
Mitchell Marsh Aaron Haride |
76.04 74 |
|
Usman Khawaja |
69.35 |
Top Three Players in Each Format
Long Form
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
2534 |
|
Harry Brook |
2268 |
|
Simon Harmer |
2235 |
One Day
|
Chamari Athapaththu |
946 |
|
Babar Azam |
658 |
|
Marnus Labuschagne |
606 |
Shortest Form
|
Chamari Athapaththu |
3735 |
|
James Vince |
3252 |
|
Phil Salt |
3220 |
Top Three Players in each discipline
Runs
|
James Vince |
2768 |
|
Travis Head |
2356 |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
2295 |
Batting Bonus
|
Travis Head |
470 |
|
Yashasvi Jaiswal |
420 |
|
Harry Brook |
420 |
Strike Rate
|
James Vince |
930 |
|
Phil Salt |
860 |
|
Travis Head |
820 |
Wickets
|
Chamari Athapaththu |
1200 |
|
Simon Harmer |
1200 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
1140 |
Wicket Bonus
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
270 |
|
Simon Harmer |
240 |
|
Chamari Athapaththu |
120 |
Economy
|
Simon Harmer |
680 |
|
Ravindra Jadeja |
660 |
|
Chamari Athapaththu |
470 |
Fielding
|
James Vince |
570 |
|
Phil Salt |
550 |
|
Marnus Labuschagne |
420 |
Fielding Bonus
|
James Vince |
50 |
|
Daryl Mitchell |
40 |
|
Phil Salt |
30 |
|
Marnus Labuschagne |
30 |
