Pat Cummins - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 Weekly

1. Pat Cummins - 213 - Will be remembered more for his First Test but only finished 3rd that week. Scored less in the Second Test but takes his first Cricketer of the Week award of 2023 and his third of all time.

2. David Warner - 131 - Doubles his tally of points for the year in the Second test for his highest Weekly Score of 2023.

3. Sam Curran - 130 - It's the old adage; one good game and one decent game will get you in the Top 5 and such was the case with Curran in the last group fixtures of the T20 Blast.

4. Usman Khawaja - 114 - Not as impressive as his First Test total but 97 runs across the match is a good week regardless.

5. Cam Green - 98 - Isn't quite living up to the hype this year but his score of 98 sees him in the Top 5 for the week and move up two places to 12 on The Overall list.

Overall

1. Shubman Gill - 3001 - Another inactive week - his third on the bounce - and his lead on second place is down to two figures.

2. Jos Buttler - 2904 - A meagre showing of just 21 points this week but Buttler holds on to second place and could see himself in first with a decent T20 Blast run in.

3. Sam Curran - 2818 - For the last month or so Curran and Harmer have been matching each other stroke for stroke, however the Surrey man got 37 more than the Esser and moves into the Top 3.

4. Simon Harmer - 2784 - Down a place from last week after his first two figure score in an active week since February.

5. Rashid Khan - 2682 - Back in action this week and managed to hold off a challenge from Shakib Al Hasan in 6th, who was also back after a lay-off. There is just 16 points between the pair of them with 4 more White Ball games to play out between them.

Top 3 Averages

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 177.73 9Down from 185.79)
2. Shubman Gill - 166.72
3. Simon Harmer - 163.76 (Down from 168.14)

Pat Cummins's weekly high score improves his average by 11.63 points - up to 154.82. Shakib leaks 5.86 points from his average but still has the highest average of anyone.

Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1988
One Day - Shakib Al Hasan = 1034
Short Form = Rashid Khan = 2600

Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 1911
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 360
Strike Rate - *Jos Buttler = 580

Wickets - Rashid Khan = 1320
Wicket Bonus - *Simon Harmer = 210
Economy - *Simon Harmer = 530

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 430
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler & *Jonny Bairstow = 50

Weekly List in Full

Pat Cummins 213
David Warner 131
Sam Curran 130
Usman Khawaja 114
Cam Green 98
Simon Harmer 93
Harry Brook 84
Rashid Khan 70
Jonny Bairstow 66
Shakib Al Hasan 65
Jos Buttler 21

Rishabh Pant dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Moeen Ali dnp

Overall List

1 Shubman Gill 3001
2 Jos Buttler 2904
3 Sam Curran 2818
4 Simon Harmer 2784
5 Rashid Khan 2682
6 Shakib Al Hasan 2666
7 Ravindra Jadeja 2573
8 Devon Conway 2257
9 Hardik Pandya 1795
10 Suryakumar Yadav 1779
11 Babar Azam 1718
12 Cam Green 1574
13 Marco Jansen 1562
14 Moeen Ali 1524
15 Usman Khawaja 1454
16 David Warner 1384
17 Harry Brook 1333
18 Pat Cummins 929
19 Jonny Bairstow 514

Simon Harmer - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

One of those weird weeks where, despite only three people featuring, so much has changed on a larger scale. First off a review of those three players.

Weekly Round Up

The first massive week for Harmer in 2023 and it was a Big Daddy - his 401 was the 21st highest weekly score ever. This was courtesy of a double five-fer against Warwickshire added to 2 wickets from a T20 Blast outing against Warwickshire.

In 32% of the 218 weeks we have been playing this game, Sam Curran's 234 points would have been the highest score of the week but he has to settle for silver medal this time out. A very decent return to red ball cricket for Surrey.

Jos Buttler's 153 points this week came from a solitary T20 Blast fixture and is probably the highest lowest weekly score... if you see what I mean.

Overall Table

1. Shubman Gill - 3001 - Still holding on to that top place berth after six weeks, but now has a lead of a mere 118.

2. Jos Buttler - 2883 - Not only holds second place, but significantly narrows the gap to first whilst distancing himself from third place.

3. Simon Harmer - 2691 - Much like the all-conquering Thanos of the Marvel franchise, Harmer is inevitable. His return to the Top 5 (skipping out any time in 4th and 5th) brings order to the chaotic world of cricket once more.

4. Sam Curran - 2688 - Despite his hard graft in the T20 Blast, it was a rare County Championship appearance that saw Curran into his debut spell in the Overall Top 5.

5. Rashid Khan - 2612 - His 23 weeks of constant activity have been undermined by three inactive weeks and he threatens to lose the Top 5 berth he has held for 17 weeks.

Ones To Watch

Another week where the big battle is between Harmer and Curran. This battle started when they were 8th and 9th and continues with them holding 3rd and 4th spot....with just 3 points between them.

Top 3 Averages

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 185.79
2. Simon Harmer - 168.14 (Up from 152.67)
3. Shubman Gill - 166.72

Harmer's average jumps up by 15.52 this week to make him the second highest average of anyone. His average has improved by 40 points per week over the last 5 weeks.

Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1988
One Day - Shakib Al Hasan = 969
Short Form = Rashid Khan = 2600

Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 1911
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 360
Strike Rate - *Jos Buttler = 580

Wickets - Rashid Khan = 1280
Wicket Bonus - *Simon Harmer = 210
Economy - *Simon Harmer = 510

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 430
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 50

Weekly List In Full

Simon Harmer 401
Sam Curran 234
Jos Buttler 153

Rishabh Pant dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
Usman Khawaja dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Cam Green dnp
David Warner dnp

Overall List

1 Shubman Gill 3001
2 Jos Buttler 2883
3 Simon Harmer 2691
4 Sam Curran 2688
5 Rashid Khan 2612
6 Shakib Al Hasan 2601
7 Ravindra Jadeja 2573
8 Devon Conway 2257
9 Hardik Pandya 1795
10 Suryakumar Yadav 1779
11 Babar Azam 1718
12 Marco Jansen 1562
13 Moeen Ali 1524
14 Cam Green 1476
15 Usman Khawaja 1346
16 David Warner 1253
17 Harry Brook 1249
18 Pat Cummins 716
19 Jonny Bairstow 448

Sam Curran - The Best Cricketer of the Week

 

Weekly

1. Sam Curran - 297 - One great performance usually sees you good for Cricketer of the Week but you needed two this week - and Curran duly delivered with a 5-fer against Somerset and then a 22 ball 59 against Glamorgan. This is his first time topping the Weekly List.

2. Usman Khawaja - 256 - Usman's place on this list was going to live or die on whether he could make good in England....and early signs show that he is making good in England. He faced more balls in the first Ashes Test than he did in his last 7 innings combined in this country.

3. Pat Cummins - 232 - Great to see Pat doing what he does best after his long spell away. His bowling points have him the lion's share of his 232 but this week will be best remembered for his batting.

4. Jos Buttler - 225 - A barn storming innings against Worcestershire propels his week from Good into Top 5 status.

5. Jonny Bairstow - 178 - Criticised for his keeping (although 50 points came from the gloves) he manages to make his Top 5 debut for the year.

Overall

1. Shubman Gill - 3001 - Inactive this week and with a much more mortal looking gap between him and second place. His time is running out.

2. Jos Buttler - 2730 - Arrested his descent down the table to move back up to second; his highest position for six weeks.

3. Rashid Khan - 2613 - Inactive this week and back down to third. Unsure where his next match is coming from but could be anywhere, in any continent, at any given time.

4. Shakib Al Hasan - 2601 - Still out injured and now down to 4th spot; his lowest berth since the start of February.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 2573 - Guess whose back....back again....Ravi's back....tell your friends.....He loves fifth...He loves fifth....He loves fifth.....

Other Movers

Simon Harmer continues to mount the table. He moves up another place this week to finish 7th; still trailing Sam Curran.

Top 3 Averages

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 185.79
2. Shubman Gill - 166.72
3. Ravindra Jadeja = 160.81

One big mover upwards and a tiny one downwards this week. Bairstow has still only played a handful of weeks so his decent outing in the first Ashes Test moves him up 22.2 to 89.6. David Warner moves down the most this week - leaking 2.22 points to 78.31.

Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 1628
One Day - Shakib Al Hasan = 969
Short Form = Rashid Khan = 2600

Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 1911
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 360
Strike Rate - Shubman Gill = 550

Wickets - Rashid Khan = 1280
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 190
Economy - *Ravindra Jadeja = 550

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 420
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 50

Weekly List In Full

Sam Curran 297
Usman Khawaja 256
Pat Cummins 232
Jos Buttler 225
Jonny Bairstow 178
Simon Harmer 143
Moeen Ali 137
Harry Brook 128
Cam Green 116
David Warner 65

Rishabh Pant dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp

Overall

1 Shubman Gill 3001
2 Jos Buttler 2730
3 Rashid Khan 2612
4 Shakib Al Hasan 2601
5 Ravindra Jadeja 2573
6 Sam Curran 2454
7 Simon Harmer 2290
8 Devon Conway 2257
9 Hardik Pandya 1795
10 Suryakumar Yadav 1779
11 Babar Azam 1718
12 Marco Jansen 1562
13 Moeen Ali 1524
14 Cam Green 1476
15 Usman Khawaja 1346
16 David Warner 1253
17 Harry Brook 1249
18 Pat Cummins 716
19 Jonny Bairstow 448