2021 All Year Fantasy Competition

[The Professor]

Ohhhhhhh........I have never ever done that ever when calculating points.

[Durhamfootman]

it's easily done, as I know only too well

[Durhamfootman]

No Siddle to stop Lambshanks racking up a big ton

[The Professor]

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 356 - Marnus' 7th Cricketer of the Week accolade takes him joint level with Harmer for the year. Tellingly this score isn't in his top 3 highest for the year. When he plays....he scores big.

2. Babar Azam - 248 - Undoubtedly the star man of the T20 World Cup thus far. He has scored over a hundred points more than anyone else on our List and finishes in the Top 5 yet again. His 2756 T20 points for the year is also over 500 points more than anyone else.

3. Peter Handscomb - 180 - It has been a long time coming but Handscomb is back playing & back playing well. It looked ominous when he got just 15 runs in the first dig against New South Wales, but a century in the second innings sees him in the Top 5. Up 2 places to 13th overall

4. David Warner - 125 - Woefully out of form, the Aussie is rooted to the bottom of The overall List and is still 399 points adrift but a sparkling performance against Sri Lanka proved that there is still hope.

5. Virat Kohli - 97 - The captain's performance was one of the very few highlights for an Indian support in their defeat to Pakistan. Squeaks into the Top 5 and moves up a place overall to 9th.

Overall Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 4452 - Another inactive week for Harmer and his lead is just 2 points.... but he is back in action on the South African domestic season so this tussle could go right down to the wire.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 4450 - Has been the top scorer on the List for two of the last three weeks since his return to Australian domestic cricket. His eyes are very much now on the prize.

3. Babar Azam - 3778 - Mr T20 has spent 28 of the last 29 weeks in 4th place and he could wait no longer. Is up a spot to 3rd.

4. Joe Root - 3614 - That cancelled tour to Pakistan and the non-inclusion in the T20 World Cup squad has hurt Root. He has lost his Top 3 spot which he has held since the 3rd week of January. Needs a big Ashes tournament.

5. Moeen Ali - 3195 - Had absolutely zero pressure on him this week thanks to Quinton De Kock's....personal feelings. Only scored 50 for the week so is not exactly comfortable.

Ones to Watch

Other than the very narrow gap at the top, the narrowest gaps are in the middle and at the bottom. Virat Kohli has a 13 point lead on Dawid Malan for 9th position whilst Kane Williamson leads Steve Smith by just 17.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 3140
50 Over - Simon Harmer - 954
T20 - Babar Azam - 2756

Top 3 Averages

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 193.38 (Up from 186.09)
1. Simon Harmer - 186.5
3. Joe Root - 164.27

Marnus was already the player with the highest average points per week but then added 7.39 to that with his big score this week. Glenn Maxwell's score of just 5 for the week sees him fall by 7.07 points to 125.19.

Highest Points by Discipline

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne - 2310
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 530
Strike Rate - Moeen Ali - 640

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 1920
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 330
Economy - Simon Harmer - 1060

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 640
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 100

Least Active

Ben Stokes (12 Weeks)

Weekly List

Marnus Labuschagne 356
Babar Azam 248
Peter Handscomb 180
David Warner 125
Virat Kohli 97
Nicholas Pooran 82
Steve Smith 68
Moeen Ali 50
Dawid Malan 48
Kane Williamson 35
Glenn Maxwell 5
Jasprit Bumrah 0

Ben Stokes dnp
Joe Root dnp
Peter Siddle dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin dnp
Quinton De Kock dnp

Overall List

Simon Harmer 4452
Marnus Labuschagne 4450
Babar Azam 3778
Joe Root 3614
Moeen Ali 3195
Quinton De Kock 3075
Nicholas Pooran 2559
Ravichandran Ashwin 2191
Virat Kohli 2110
Dawid Malan 2097
Glenn Maxwell 2008
Peter Siddle 1949
Peter Handscomb 1920
Jasprit Bumrah 1883
Ben Stokes 1765
Kane Williamson 1410
Steve Smith 1393
David Warner 994

Headlines

No movement at all this week despite some princely scores.

Weekly

RDJ 424
DD 262
RD 253
RDT 125
Alviro 98
MIB 97
Arthur 35
DFM 0
The Professor 0

Overall

DFM 6401
RD 5837
RDJ 5786
Alviro 5292
MIB 5175
Arthur 5004
DD 4479
The Professor 3956
RDT 2885

[Durhamfootman]

Who is Harmer playing for, Prof? still Titans, or was that just the KO of the T20?

12 point lead, of course.... Cheers Prof

[Durhamfootman]

I told you I was going to need every point I could get

[The Professor]

Who is Harmer playing for, Prof? still Titans, or was that just the KO of the T20?

12 point lead, of course.... Cheers Prof

Harmer is still a Titans boy.

I am going to not give you that second 10 points, DFM as I have never allocated those points to anyone for the 3 years I've been doing it so (in the grand scheme of things) it wouldn't be fair.

I hope you don't hate me too much.

[Durhamfootman]

not at all, but you will probably need to amend the rules at some point in the future

Harmer is back in action with a handy 150+ points and the bananaman joins him with a 100 points of his own. If SRH keeps playing SA domestic cricket then I'll be a very happy bunny

[The Professor]

Weekly Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 153 - At the end of the English Summer the unstoppable force of Simon Harmer usually...stops. No such luck for the chasing pack this time as his performance for the Titans has seen him win his 8th Cricketer of the Week award of 2021.

2. Jasprit Bumrah - 150 - Has had a topsy turvy T20 World Cup but decent scores New Zealand and Scotland take him to second spot for the week. Moves up a place overall to 13th, 1 point off 12th.

3. Babar Azam - 110 - Considering he only played once this week, it is no small feat that the Pakistan talisman finishes in the Top 5 yet again. He has three of the four highest individual scores of the T20 World Cup.

4. Kane Williamson - 101 - Whilst his scores in T20 are never huge, Mr Steady-the-Ship does just that. He has two scores in the top third of all registered, one in the middle and one in the bottom third.

Two players tied for 5th place this week.

=5. Peter Siddle - 100 - The Tasmania player got a three-fer for Tasmania in their Marsh Cup victory over Queensland to finish joint fifth for the week. Moves into 11th place onf the overall list.

=5. Ravichandran Ashwin - 100 - For a long time Ashwin has been blackballed in the white ball game; he made that decision look questionable this week. His score of 80 against Afghanistan is the 6th highest of the T20 World Cup and the second highest by an Indian.

Overall Top 5

1. Simon Harmer - 4605 - Harmer's 4-Day Franchise Series exploits is keeping the wolf from the door and keeps Harmer in top spot for a ninth week. He extends his lead to 78 points.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 4527 - A more meagre total for Marnus does not see him move into top spot. The gap on third place is now 639 - the largest gap between any two cricketers by some distance.

3. Babar Azam - After finishing third for the week, Azam also holds third spot overall for the second consecutive week. There us 491 points between him and the next active player.

4. Joe Root - 3614 - Another inactive week. Root will not be able to wait for The Ashes to get going. He needs to hope the gap between himself and third is not insurmountable by that time.

5. Moeen Ali - 3266 - Has not had the crackerjack T20 World Cup that many thought he might be he certainly has made 5th position his. The gap between himself and Quinton De Kock now stands at 488 points. He is also clear in second place as the highest T20 points scorer.

Ones to Watch

A mere 89 points stand between 9th and 13th. In that cluster you see Virat Kohli and Dawid Malan who are tied in 9th and Glenn Maxwell who is 1 point ahead of Jasprit Bumrah.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 3140
50 Over - Simon Harmer - 954
T20 - Babar Azam - 2866

Top 3 Averages

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 188.63 (Down from 193.48)
1. Simon Harmer - 184.2 (Down from 186.5)
3. Joe Root - 164.27

All players' averages moved down this week with the exception of 2. Jasprit Bumrah was the lucky one who saw his average rise by 2.39 to 107 whilst Steve Smith, whose average had been gradually improving, took the biggest hit and ends up on 117 - a decrease of 11.64.

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Marnus Labuschagne - 2337
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 550
Strike Rate - *Babar Azam & Moeen Ali - 640

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 1980
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 350
Economy - Simon Harmer - 1100

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 660
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 100

Least Active

Ben Stokes (12 Weeks)

Weekly List

Simon Harmer 153
Jasprit Bumrah 150
Babar Azam 110
Kane Williamson 101
Peter Siddle 100
Ravichandran Ashwin 100
Marnus Labuschagne 77
Nicholas Pooran 76
Moeen Ali 71
Quinton De Kock 48
Glenn Maxwell 26
Dawid Malan 24
David Warner 19
Virat Kohli 11
Steve Smith 11

Ben Stokes dnp
Joe Root dnp
Peter Handscomb dnp

Overall

Simon Harmer 4605
Marnus Labuschagne 4527
Babar Azam 3888
Joe Root 3614
Moeen Ali 3266
Quinton De Kock 3123
Nicholas Pooran 2635
Ravichandran Ashwin 2291
Virat Kohli 2121
Dawid Malan 2121
Peter Siddle 2049
Glenn Maxwell 2034
Jasprit Bumrah 2033
Peter Handscomb 1920
Ben Stokes 1765
Kane Williamson 1511
Steve Smith 1404
David Warner 1013

Headlines

Every registers points this week for only the second time of the year.
No movement but RD has a 3 point lead on Jr in 2nd.

Weekly

DFM 253
RDT 169
RD 136
Arthur 101
The Professor 100
Alviro 95
RDJ 88
DD 76
MIB 59

Overall

DFM 6654
RD 5925
RDJ 5922
Alviro 5387
MIB 5234
Arthur 5105
DD 4555
The Professor 4056
RDT 3054

[Durhamfootman]

The Prof has gone early this week

SRH in action again for Titans so hopefully more points to look forward to next week. Time will tell if Siddle gets the nod for Tassie next week

cheers Prof

[The Professor]

Mrs Prof is out for the evening so I thought I'd strike while the iron is bored

[Durhamfootman]

handy 4fer for SRH, but with only 117 lead going into the final day, he might only have his bat to add to his match total. Maybe Titans will hurry along to a declaration and try and spark a collapse in the final session..... I can but hope

[The Professor]

Weekly Update

1. David Warner - 238 - Warner has refound his form in this competition and gets his first Cricketer of the Week accolade since October last year. It is also his highest score in three years of being on our List.

After months of not having anybody in the top five for the week with tied scores we have two in successive weeks....

=2. Simon Harmer - 168 - Is not producing his killer Essex numbers out in South Africa but is quietly pootling along with weekly three figure scores.

=2. Moeen Ali - 168 - Moeen saved his best scores until last but it was not to be for England. Has been the third highest points scorer of the T20 World Cup.

3. Babar Azam - 165 - It is such a shame that the team that wins the T20 World Cup will not have the best player in it. Pakistan's Azam has scored 523 points over the last 6 games and finishes third for the week.

4. Peter Handscomb - 147 - Back in the runs for Victoria (and looking a different player from the one who was such a flop at Middlesex.) Don't rule him out for a surprise Ashes call up. Moves up two places to 12th overall.

5. Dawid Malan - 114 - Much maligned throughout the T20 World Cup but ends it with a decent couple of knocks. Is not the superstar he was when he started the year but is still in ninth place overall.

Weekly Update

1. Simon Harmer - 4773 - Three weeks ago Simon Harmer was on the cusp of being overtaken by Marnus Labuschagne who was just two points behind him. Harmer's Titans form has turned that tide and the lead at the top is now back up to 246.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 4527 - Inactive this week and unable to force his agenda for top spot.

3. Babar Azam - 439 - Started the T20 World Cup 84 points behind Joe Root in third and ends it 439 points above him. One hell of a tournament.

4. Joe Root - 3614 - “He waits… That what he does… And I tell you what; Tick followed tock followed tick followed tock followed tick…”

5. Moeen Ali - 3434 - One of the biggest beneficiaries of the T20 World Cup. Comfortably in fifth spot again but it's hard to see where more cricket is coming for him this year.

Ones to Watch

Glenn Maxwell has looked poor in this World Cup and is now down to 13th - however a score of 2 would move him up to 12th, 18 to 11th and 44 points would see him back in the top ten.

Highest Players by Format

Long Form - Joe Root - 3140
50 Over - Simon Harmer - 954
T20 - Babar Azam - 3031

Top 3 Averages

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 188.63
1. Simon Harmer - 183.58 (Down from 184.2)
3. Joe Root - 164.27

David Warner takes a huge hike up to the tune of an extra 11.44 whilst his team mate Steve Smith decreases his average by 6.31

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - *Babar Azam - 2453
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam - 570
Strike Rate - Babar Azam & Moeen Ali - 680

Wickets = Simon Harmer= 2060
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer - 370
Economy - Simon Harmer - 1160

Fielding – Quinton De Kock – 660
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock - 100

Least Active

Ben Stokes (14 Weeks)

Weekly List

David Warner 238
Simon Harmer 168
Moeen Ali 168
Babar Azam 165
Peter Handscomb 147
Dawid Malan 114
Ravichandran Ashwin 100
Kane Williamson 75
Jasprit Bumrah 60
Quinton De Kock 54
Steve Smith 35
Glenn Maxwell 17
Nicholas Pooran 4
Virat Kohli 0

Ben Stokes dnp
Joe Root dnp
Peter Siddle dnp
Marnus Labuschagne dnp

Overall List

Simon Harmer 4773
Marnus Labuschagne 4527
Babar Azam 4053
Joe Root 3614
Moeen Ali 3434
Quinton De Kock 3177
Nicholas Pooran 2639
Ravichandran Ashwin 2391
Dawid Malan 2235
Virat Kohli 2121
Jasprit Bumrah 2093
Peter Handscomb 2067
Glenn Maxwell 2050
Peter Siddle 2049
Ben Stokes 1765
Kane Williamson 1586
Steve Smith 1439
David Warner 1251

Headlines

RDJ starts to respect his elders and allows Papa to move into second however RDT prevails for the week.

Weekly

DFM 6822
RD 6104
RDJ 5960
Alviro 5669
MIB 5288
Arthur 5180
DD 4706
The Professor 4156
RDT 3352

Overall

RDT 298
Alviro 282
RD 182
DFM 168
DD 151
The Professor 100
Arthur 75
MIB 54
RDJ 35

[Durhamfootman]

Hello... has Mrs Prof gone out again?

Too much gallivanting by half

rain affected the veggie monsters push for points on day 4 in the shield, but there was enough time for him to take his runs total to 30 and then bowl just enough overs to get his second 30 point econ bonus....... more than negating a spluttering Labu, which all helps as the weeks run down. Labu does have another chance in a one day match midweek, but I'm assuming Babar will be having a period of R&R for a week or two

cheers Prof

[The Professor]

I believe Pakistan are touring Bangladesh