Marnus Labuschagne - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 178 - After a couple of weeks without scoring points a return to the Marsh Cup sees Marnus top the List for the week for the second time in 2021. It is, however, the lowest winning total of 2021 and the 13th lowest ever.

2. Babar Azam - 153 - Was going great guns in the PSL before it's postponement but hasn't dropped a beat. A century in the first ODI is enough for second. Moves up to joint 7th on the overall List....alongside one Mr Virar Kohli.

3. Steve Smith - 126 - A month out of the game but a good return to form in the Marsh Cup with a decent score in the 80s for New South Wales. Moves up a place on the overall List to 10th.

4. Dawid Malan - 90 - A tour that was plagued with criticism ended in good form. A half century and a place in the Weekly Top 10 for Malan. Has also moved up two places on the overall list to 11th.

5. Moeen Ali - 89 - No pyrotechnics but some very dependable performances in the India series sees Ali round off a controversial tour with a top 5 place. Finishes on 14th on the Overall List.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 1567 - It has always seemed a matter of time before Marnus stole back top spot but nobody expected it to be 8 weeks. There is still domestic action to play out for Queensland so could put some light between him and Root.

2. Joe Root - 1498 - Another inactive week for Root has finally paid it's price. Down to second.

3. Ravichandran Ashwin - With IPL 2021 round the corner, Ashwin's drop to third place shouldn't be too devastating. With a good competition he could be rising back up the ranks soon enough.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 1069 - Despite last week's numbers 5-8 all being active this week, the inactive Pooran still holds on to fourth spot by the skin of his teeth. There is just 22 points between him and Rajasthan's Ben Stokes.

5. Ben Stokes - 1047 - All in all a quiet series for Stokes but he still ends it 8 places better off. He heads off to IPL 2021 in fifth spot.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 1498
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 822

Top 3 Average Points Per Active Week

1. Ravichandran Ashwin = 287.6
2. Joe Root = 213
3. Steve Smith = 194 (Down from 216.67)

The 'largest' increase in weekly average this week was a measly 2.2 from Babar Azam who moved up to 142. Moeen Ali came crashing down from 209.5 per active week to 169.33 - that still puts him in fourth place in terms of averages.

Points by Discipline


Runs - Joe Root - 878
Batting Bonus - Joe Root - 160
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran - 260

Wickets - Ravichandran Ashwin - 680
Wicket Bonus - Ravichandran Ashwin - 170
Economy - Ravichandran Ashwin - 300

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 230
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest time inactive

Jasprit Bumrah and Simon Harmer (5 weeks)

Week

Marnus Labuschagne- 178
Babar Azam - 153
Steve Smith - 126
Dawid Malan - 90
Moeen Ali - 89
Ben Stokes - 67
Peter Handscomb- 62
Quinton De Kock- 60
Virat Kohli- 17
David Warner - 14

Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran - dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Peter Siddle - dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 1567
Joe Root - 1498
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1438
Nicholas Pooran - 1069
Ben Stokes - 1047
Peter Handscomb- 1006
Babar Azam - 852
Virat Kohli- 852
Glenn Maxwell - 822
Steve Smith - 776
Dawid Malan - 735
Kane Williamson - 653
Peter Siddle - 687
Moeen Ali - 508
David Warner - 499
Quinton de Kock - 424
Jasprit Bumrah - 325
Simon Harmer - 96

Ben Stokes - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 3 (Not enough for a Top 5)

1. Ben Stokes - 260 - By some distance, Stokes best week of the year. It is, however, the third lowest total for a Cricketer of the Week in 2021.

2. Virat Kohli - 202 - Gave top spot a run for his money but fell just short. Perhaps that slow Strike Rate cost him the points to claim back to back Cricketer of the Weeks. Has moved from 16th to 7th in the last fortnight.

3. Peter Siddle - 173 - Siddle back to his more favoured form of the game sees him back in the wickets and back near the top of the points table for the week. He also moves up two spots on the overall list to 12th.

Overall Top 5

1. Joe Root - 1498 - Such was the strength of Root's early year performance that 3 inactive weeks still sees him comfortably in top spot.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 1438 - There is a clamour for Ashwin to be playing White Ball cricket ....as it stands he is doing rather well without it. Still 2nd despite three inactive weeks.

3. Marnus Labuschagne - 1389 - Was inactive this week but faced no pressure behind him so still has his 320 point lead on fourth spot.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 1069 - Up until this week Pooran was the most active Cricketer on our List with 9 weeks out of 12. His first week off has not cost him a place.

5. Ben Stokes - 982 - Stokes makes his 2021 Top 5 debut. After finishing second last year despite leading the way for the majority of the year, can he go one better this time out?

Other Mover

Moeen Ali (From 16th to 15th) An effective, if not eye-catching performance form Moeen Ali sees him overtake Quinton De Kock into 15th.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 1498
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 822

Top 3 Average Points Per Active Week


1. Ravichandran Ashwin - 287.6
2. Steve Smith - 216.67
3. Joe Root – 214

No change in the top 3 but Moeen Ali places in fourth spot with an average of 209.5. The biggest improvement was Stokes who moved up 19.96 points to 140.29 a week. The biggest decrease was Dawid Malan who dropped 12.64 to 92.14 a week - the second lowest of anyone on The List. 

Points by Discipline


Runs - Joe Root - 878
Batting Bonus - Joe Root - 160
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran - 260

Wickets - Ravichandran Ashwin - 680
Wicket Bonus - Ravichandran Ashwin - 170
Economy - Ravichandran Ashwin - 300

Fielding – * Quinton De Kock – 210
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest time inactive

Steve Smith, Jasprit Bumrah and Simon Harmer (4 weeks)

Week

Ben Stokes- 260
Virat Kohli- 202
Peter Siddle - 173
Moeen Ali - 70
Peter Handscomb- 62
Dawid Malan - 16

Ravichandran Ashwin- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Quinton De Kock- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Marnus Labuschagne- dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran- dnp
Joe Root - dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp


Total

Joe Root - 1498
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1438
Marnus Labuschagne- 1389
Nicholas Pooran - 1069
Ben Stokes - 982
Peter Handscomb- 925
Virat Kohli- 835
Glenn Maxwell - 822
Babar Azam - 699
Kane Williamson - 653
Steve Smith - 650
Peter Siddle - 687
Dawid Malan - 645
David Warner - 485
Moeen Ali - 419
Quinton de Kock - 364
Jasprit Bumrah - 325
Simon Harmer - 96

Virat Kohli - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly Top 5

1. Virat Kohli - 371 - Kohli put the disappointment of scoring a pure 0 last week behind him with 3 70+ hauls of runs and a first Cricketer of the Week since December 2019.

2. Dawid Malan - 214 - Was facing a lot of doubters before the last T20. Has dragged his average up from 83 points per active week to 104.83 with this second place finish.

3. Ben Stokes - 194 - The lowest scoring of the three players from Ind Vs Eng. Didn't really take off with bat or ball to further force his agenda.

4. David Warner - 148 - Another big score for the Aussie sees him continue to improve week on week. It is his second successive week in fourth.

5. Quinton De Kock - 138 - A welcome return for Quinny who showed us a wicket-keeping masterclass in his 4-Day Franchise Series match against the Lions.

Overall Top 5

1. Joe Root - 1498 - Yet another inactive week from Joe Root however with no pressure from below, he retains top spot.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 1438 - Manages to stave off the charge from below despite being inactive....more from meteorological reasons than cricketing ones.

3. Marnus Labuschagne - 1389 - Was all set to move up into second this week....until his Sheffield Shield game was rained off after Day One. Probably one of the more unfair scores of 0 you will see this year.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 1069 - Another disappointing score from the West Indian but he has done enough in this low scoring week to retain fourth spot for 4 weeks.

5. Peter Handscomb - 863 - Becomes the first Cricketer to hold 5th place in the last 5 weeks.....despite scoring 0 in his Sheffield Shield game this week.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 1498
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 822

Top 3 Average Points Per Active Week


1. Ravichandran Ashwin - 287.6
2. Steve Smith - 216.67
3. Joe Root – 214

Whilst there was no change at the top of the table, the players with the bottom 6 averages have all moved up this week. The most significant mover was Virat Kohli who went up a huge 55.1 points – up to 50.4 to 105.5 points per active week.

Points by Discipline
*=New Name

Runs - Joe Root - 878
Batting Bonus - Joe Root - 160
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran - 260

Wickets - Ravichandran Ashwin - 680
Wicket Bonus - Ravichandran Ashwin - 170
Economy - Ravichandran Ashwin - 300

Fielding – * Quinton De Kock – 210
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Week

Virat Kohli- 371
Dawid Malan - 214
Ben Stokes - 194
David Warner - 148
Quinton De Kock - 138
Peter Siddle - 60
Nicholas Pooran- 25
Peter Handscomb- 0
Marnus Labuschagne- 0

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Babar Azam- dnp
Jasprit Bumrah- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Joe Root - 1498
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1438
Marnus Labuschagne- 1389
Nicholas Pooran - 1069
Peter Handscomb- 863
Glenn Maxwell - 822
Ben Stokes - 722
Babar Azam - 699
Kane Williamson - 653
Steve Smith - 650
Virat Kohli- 633
Dawid Malan - 629
Peter Siddle - 514
David Warner - 485
Quinton de Kock - 364
Moeen Ali - 349
Jasprit Bumrah - 325
Simon Harmer - 96