2021 All Year Fantasy Competition

[The Professor]

Again, we only had 4 players that featured this week so a Top 3 would be disingenuous instead we will do a round up of everyone that played.

The worst of the 4 was, yet again, the player who has scored the most points overall. Marnus Labuschagne had a better outing against Kent but could only boast 51 points by the end of Day 4. His average of 33.5 points a game is the lowest of any County Championship player.

In third spot was another Aussie who hasn't been setting the world alight but also got his highest score this week. 95 points against Surrey courtesy of a score of 70 sees Peter Handscomb finish third place this week.

Due to Essex beating Durham within 3 days, both Essex players have had their totals swollen rather. However Harmer's 198 points from 2 games looks rather miniscule. Would still have finished above Handscomb even without that second game.

Siddle's score of 428 looks huge but he had 2x 200+ points games and very much deserves his inaugural Cricketer of the Week accolade. This is the eight highest score over the last 3 years and beats Marnus' 404 in Jan of last year to be the highest score by an Aussie. Moves up from 13th to 6th on the overall List.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 2115 - Despite poor performances in the County Championship, he has increased his lead in top spot. This will change if his form doesn't. Will score nil points next week so there is hope for the chasing pack.

2. Joe Root - 2039 - Inactive this week but is about to embark on a busy Summer of international cricket that will define his position on The List.

3. Simon Harmer - 1708 - A modest total from the games against Warwickshire and Durham but Harmer still claims third spot.

4. Babar Azam - 1594 - All being well Azam should be back in action on Wednesday to try and reclaim his Top 3 spot after a fortnight inactive

5. Ravichandran Ashwin - Holding on to fifth spot due to the incompetence of those behind him. Handscomb has failed to mount a challenge but Siddle is now breathing down his neck - just 52 points behind.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 2039
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 1294

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 213.5 (Down from 215.71)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 185.63
3. Moeen Ali - 174

Marnus continues to lose average points week on week. He is 6.43 points poorer this week. Siddle has swollen his week on week average by a huge 31.93 points to 140.6

Highest Points by Discipline
*= New Name


Runs - Marnus Labuschagne = 1185
Batting Bonus - *Joe Root = 210
Strike Rate - Glenn Maxwell - 280

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 720
Wicket Bonus - Ravichandran Ashwin and Simon Harmer - 170
Economy - * Simon Harmer - 390

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 290
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest Inactive Player

Ben Stokes (6 weeks)

Headlines

DFM makes his push and DD moves up one as The Professor loses two places in a week.

Week

Peter Siddle - 428
Simon Harmer - 198
Peter Handscomb- 95
Marnus Labuschagne - 51

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Quinton De Kock - dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Dawid Malan- dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran- dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 2115
Joe Root - 2039
Simon Harmer - 1708
Babar Azam - 1594
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1485
Peter Siddle - 1433
Peter Handscomb- 1338
Glenn Maxwell - 1288
Virat Kohli- 1210
Nicholas Pooran - 1127
Ben Stokes - 1057
Steve Smith - 1010
Moeen Ali - 1044
Kane Williamson - 885
David Warner - 842
Quinton de Kock - 829
Dawid Malan - 791
Jasprit Bumrah - 539

Week

DFM - 626
DD - 95
RDJ - 51
Alviro - 0
Arthur - 0
MIB - 0
The Professor- 0
RD - 0
RT - 0


Total

RDJ- 3125
DFM - 3108
Arthur - 2914
RD - 2888
DD - 2560
The Professor- 2542
MIB - 2029
Alviro - 1835
RDT - 1381

[Durhamfootman]

oooh

on the charge

although with this latest Essex match finishing early, I won't be posting any improvement next week

(is Siddle's score right, btw, because 1708 and 1433 don't make 3108 and 978 plus 428 is 1406 not 1433)

Cheers Prof

[The Professor]

Yes....no idea why I put 1433. Apologies.

You have 3114 as a total.

Siddle got 428 taking him to 1406.

[Durhamfootman]

even better

[The Professor]

Only two players to complete games so far this week but quite a few shifts to consider.

Moeen Ali gets his inaugural Cricketer of the Week accolade, not for tearing it up in Chennai but for warming up for the Blast in a Worcestershire 2nd XI game at Barnt Green. His 82 points is now the lowest weekly high score since the start of 2019. He moves up 2 spots to 11th.

Peter Handscomb was the only other active player in the last week. His OK-ish score of 62 against Leicestershire is enough to see him jump 2 places and knock Ashwin out the Top 5. Handscomb has been 5th for 6 weeks out of the last 12 but never stays there longer than a fortnight.

Apart from Handscomb, the Top 5 remains unchanged

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 2115
2. Joe Root - 2039
3. Simon Harmer - 1708
4. Babar Azam - 1595
5. Peter Handscomb - 1495

Excitingly, all of those top 4 will be completing games over the next few days so it could all change.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 2039
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 1294

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 213.5
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 185.63
3. Joe Root - 169.92

Despite top-scoring for the week, Ali's score of 82 hit his previous average of 174 points per active week quite hard. He drops out of the Top 3 and is replaced by Joe Root.

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne = 1185
Batting Bonus - *Joe Root = 210
Strike Rate - Glenn Maxwell - 280

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 720
Wicket Bonus - Ravichandran Ashwin and Simon Harmer - 170
Economy - * Simon Harmer - 390

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 290
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest Inactive Player

Ben Stokes (7 weeks)

Week

Moeen Ali - 82
Peter Handscomb- 62

Ravichandran Ashwin- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Quinton De Kock - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Marnus Labuschagne- dnp
Dawid Malan- dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran- dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Peter Siddle- dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 2115
Joe Root - 2039
Simon Harmer - 1708
Babar Azam - 1594
Peter Handscomb- 1495
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1485
Peter Siddle - 1406
Glenn Maxwell - 1288
Virat Kohli- 1210
Nicholas Pooran - 1127
Moeen Ali - 1126
Ben Stokes - 1057
Steve Smith - 1010
Kane Williamson - 885
David Warner - 842
Quinton de Kock - 829
Dawid Malan - 791
Jasprit Bumrah - 539

Headlines

No change but Alviro moving in on DD


Week

Alviro - 82
DD - 62
Arthur- 0
DFM - 0
RD - 0
RDJ - 0
RT - 0
The Professor- 0

Total

RDJ- 3125
DFM - 3108
Arthur - 2914
RD - 2888
DD - 2560
The Professor- 2542
MIB - 2029
Alviro - 1917
RDT - 1381

[Arthur Crabtree]

Cheers Prof. Quite pleased that my zero has put me in third place for the week.

[Durhamfootman]

even if there was no play tomorrow for my Essex boys, I think I already have enough to go top next weekend

fingers crossed

[Durhamfootman]

cheers Prof

[The Professor]

Sorry to break the news but Siddle has returned to Oz for personal reasons

[Durhamfootman]

can't get the blooming staff these days

[The Professor]

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 403 - Scored more points this week than he did in his last 5 active weeks combined. His opening salvo of 183 points in the T20 Blast could be a sign of big things to come. This is the 11th highest score we have ever seen.

2. Simon Harmer - 374 - Seperated his play between County Championship and T20 Blast this week. T20 is his weakest format so this could be his last Daddy score until the long form cricket comes up.

3. Moeen Ali - 332 - Has brought his IPL form to the T20 Blast. Opened the tournament with points hauls of 86 and 162. Moved up three places to 8th.

4. Dawid Malan - 312 - An unlucky year for Malan saw the IPL wrapped up after his debut but he cashed in with a huge score for Yorkshire against Sussex. His 249 points from that game was the highest County Championship total not scored by Simon Harmer. Up a huge 5 places to 12th.

5. Joe Root - 172 - Always a bit galling when England lose but Joe Root manages to get in the Top 5...but it happens so very often.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 2518 - Just when it looked like Root was catching up with him, Marnus registers his highest score of the year so far. His lead is back up to 307 after being just 76 last week.

2. Joe Root - 2211 - Started the week with a chance of nipping in to top spot but instead spends his 11th consecutive week in second.

3. Simon Harmer 2082 - Finished second highest for the week but remains in third overall - however has put a gap between him and third. 353 points separate the Big Three from the chasing pack.

4. Babar Azam - 1729 - Babar is back in action in his favourite format in his favourite competition. Got 135 from his opening salvo but will need to put some big scores together to move up the List.

5. Peter Siddle - 1577 - Gallingly the Essex man moves into the the Top 5 the week where he returned to Australia for personal reasons. One suspects that this will be his highest position for the rest of the year.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 2211
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 1294

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 231.33 (Up from 213.5)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 185.63
3. Moeen Ali - 182.25 (Up from 160.86)

Ali retains his top 3 place at the expense of Root. 4 players registered improvements of 20 points or more on their average this week but Dawid Malan sees the biggest spike; up 22.41 points to 110.3. Williamson experiences a dip of 8.43 down to 89.9 - the worst of anyone on the List.

Highest Points by Discipline
* = New Name

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne = 1388
Batting Bonus - *Babar Azam = 220
Strike Rate - *Moeen Ali - 310

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 900
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 190
Economy - * Peter Siddle - 500

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 290
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest Inactive

Ben Stokes (8 Weeks)

Week

Marnus Labuschagne- 403
Simon Harmer - 374
Moeen Ali - 332
Dawid Malan - 312
Joe Root- 172
Peter Siddle - 171
Babar Azam- 135
Kane Williamson - 14

Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah- dnp
Quinton De Kock- dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran- dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Ben Stokes - dnp
David Warner - dnp

Headlines

DFM takes top spot
Alviro moves up three spots thanks to his huge score.
There are 19 points between 5th and 7th.

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 2518
Joe Root - 2211
Simon Harmer - 2082
Babar Azam - 1729
Peter Siddle - 1577
Peter Handscomb- 1495
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1485
Moeen Ali - 1458
Glenn Maxwell - 1288
Virat Kohli- 1210
Nicholas Pooran - 1127
Dawid Malan - 1103
Ben Stokes - 1057
Steve Smith - 1010
Kane Williamson - 899
David Warner - 842
Quinton de Kock - 829
Jasprit Bumrah - 539

Week

Alviro - 644
DFM - 545
RDJ - 403
Arthur - 186
RD - 135
DD - 0
The Professor- 0
RT - 0

Total

DFM - 3639
RDJ- 3528
Arthur - 3100
RD - 3023
Alviro - 2561
DD - 2560
The Professor- 2542
MIB - 2029
RDT - 1381

[Durhamfootman]

cheers Prof

it's a bit of a beggar about the bananaman

lightweight!

[The Professor]

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labusachagne - 403 - Ridiculous consistency from Marnus in the T20 Blast sees him score 403 points for the second week in a row. Is averaging 118.2 points a game.

2. Babar Azam - 268 - Always does very well in his home T20 tournament and had 2 100+ point games out of four this week. Has taken over from Glenn Maxwell as the highest T20 point scorer for the year this wewk.

3. Quinton De Kock - 201 - Time to wheel out the old 'liberated from the captaincy' line. Whatever way you look at it, this is his highest weekly score of 2021. Moves up three places to 14th.

4. Moeen Ali - 59 - A quieter week than the week before but enough for Moeen to sneak into the top 5. He also moves up two places to sixth spot on the Overall List.

5. Joe Root - 55 - Another poor performance from the England captain but manages to pip Simon Harmer into fifth spot for the week this week.

Overall Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 2921 - We are a long way for being done with this year but Marnus has opened up a 655 point gap at the top of the table. There are shadows of Maxwell's dominance from 2018 to his performances this year.

2. Joe Root - 2266 - He's not covered himself with glory in the England v New Zealand series but holds his second place spot whilst allowing first to rapidly disappear over the horizon.

3. Simon Harmer - 2135 - T20 is not Harmer's strongest suit but he has a comfortable enough cushion off fourth spot....for now.

4. Babar Azam - 1997 - Such was the gap between the top 3 and the rest of the pack that Azam's recent burst only marginally narrows the gap. He spends his fourth week in fourth.

5. Peter Siddle - 1577 - Manages to hold onto his fifth place spot by the very skin of his teeth. Short of a miracle he will exit the Top 5 next week.

Highest Players by Format
*=New Name

Long Form - Joe Root - 2266
50 Over - Nicholas Pooran - 431
T20 - *Babar Azam - 1485

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 213.5 (Down from 231.33)
2. Ravichandran Ashwin - 185.63
3. Marnus Labuschagne 171.82 (Up from 157.38)

Marnus makes his debut in the top three for averages after a carousel of Moeen or Joe Root for the last three months. His improvement of 14.44 points on his average is the highest for the week. Harmer's drop of 17.83 is the biggest decline.

Highest Points by Discipline
* = New Name

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne = 1531
Batting Bonus - *Marnus Labuschagne - 280
Strike Rate - *Babar Azam - 350

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 920
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 190
Economy - * Peter Siddle - 500

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 310
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 60

Longest Inactive

Ben Stokes (9 Weeks)

Week

Marnus Labuschagne- 403
Babar Azam- 268
Quinton De Kock- 201
Moeen Ali - 59
Joe Root- 55
Simon Harmer - 53
Dawid Malan - 8

Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Glenn Maxwell - dnp
Nicholas Pooran - dnp
Peter Siddle - dnp
Steve Smith- dnp
Ben Stokes - dnp
David Warner - dnp
Kane Williamson- dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 2921
Joe Root - 2266
Simon Harmer - 2135
Babar Azam - 1997
Peter Siddle - 1577
Moeen Ali - 1517
Peter Handscomb- 1495
Ravichandran Ashwin - 1485
Glenn Maxwell - 1288
Virat Kohli- 1210
Nicholas Pooran - 1127
Dawid Malan - 1111
Ben Stokes - 1057
Quinton de Kock - 1030
Steve Smith - 1010
Kane Williamson - 899
David Warner - 842
Jasprit Bumrah - 539

Headlines

A good week 2/3rds of the Red Devil clan. They finish first and second and also both move up a place on the Overall Table.

Week

RDJ - 403
RD - 268
MIB - 201
Alviro - 67
Arthur - 55
DFM - 53
DD - 0
The Professor- 0
RDT - 0

Total

RDJ- 3931
DFM - 3712
RD - 3291
Arthur - 3155
Alviro - 2628
DD - 2560
The Professor- 2542
MIB - 2230
RDT - 1381

[The Professor]

On a personal level after having gone for 9 weeks without scoring a point and dropping from 2nd to 7th in the process, I have both Ashwin AND Stokes back in action today.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Good luck there Prof.

Meanwhile KW has taken the field and it unbeaten overnight.