2021 All Year Fantasy Competition

[Arthur Crabtree]

Thanks Prof.

A lot of points for Joe Root next week.

[The Professor]

Weekly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 369 - A daddy score from the new Daddy as his score of 238 in the first innings against Sri Lanka sees him finish top of the weekly table for the seventh time ever.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 360- A week that started with the Queenslander being the stand out Aussie performer in a very memorable match against India and ended with two strong BBL performances. His second week in the top two of the list.

3. Steve Smith - 151 - Another workmanlike performance from the Aussie. His 151 points is some way off the top two players however. Third place will be some consolation on the week he found out Rajasthan have dropped him.

4. Peter Handscomb - 101 - Handscomb really has started this year strongly. He is regularly putting on decent scores at very good strike rates. It bodes well for the wicket-keeper who still harbours aspirations of a national recall.

5. Glenn Maxwell - 91 - Maxwell has had a bad week. Dropped by Punjab and three fairly underpar performances in the BBL...however the key word there is three. Weight of games sees him pick up enough to finish in the top 5.

All Time Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 644 - Multi-discipline excellence sees Marnus claim top spot for the first time. He is one of just two players to have featured in both long form and T20 cricket this year.

2. Glenn Maxwell - 444 - A poor week in the BBL sees Maxwell lose his top spot in what has been an overall disappointing week for the Melbourne captain.

3. Steve Smith - 413 - He would have been disappointed with the outcome of Aus v Ind but he has found his touch again after a poor back end of 2019. He moves up one spot since last week.

4. Kane Williamson - 372 - back in action for Central Districts this week but 54 points could not hold off a surge of players behind him. He is down 2 from last week.

5. Joe Root - 463 - This week's Cricketer of the Week jumps a huge 5 places and into the top 5 thanks to that huge score against Sri Lanka.

Other mover

Up three places, Peter Siddle also is a significant mover this week after his return from injury. He is now in 8th place thanks to a 3fer against Brisbane.

Averages Points per Active Week

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 322
2. Steve Smith - 206.5
3. Kane Williamson - 186


Top Players by format

* = New name
Long Form - *Joe Root - 463
One Day - n/a
T20 - Glenn Maxwell - 444

Top points by discipline

Runs - *Marnus Labuschagne - 374
Batting Bonus - Kane Williamson, Steve Smith and *Marnus Labuschagne = 70
Strike Rate - Peter Handscomb = 110
Wickets - Glenn Maxwell and * Peter Siddle = 120
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle = 40
Economy - Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Marnus Labuschagne = 60
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 80
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Week

Joe Root - 369
Marnus Labuschagne- 360
Steve Smith - 151
Peter Handscomb - 101
Glenn Maxwell - 91
Peter Siddle - 90
Dawid Malan- 86
Kane Williamson - 54
David Warner - 49

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Babar Azam- dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Quinton De Kock- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli- dnp
Nicholas Pooran - dnp
Ben Stokes - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 644
Glenn Maxwell - 444
Steve Smith - 413
Kane Williamson - 372
Joe Root - 463
Dawid Malan - 286
Peter Handscomb- 248
Peter Siddle - 180
Ravichandran Ashwin - 149
Jasprit Bumrah - 130
Quinton de Kock - 110
Nicholas Pooran - 76
David Warner - 77

Headlines

Surprisingly for Week 3, only one mover. DFM is up two places.

Week

RDJ - 511
Arthur - 423
DFM - 180
DD - 101
RD - 91
Alviro - 85
RDT - 49
MIB - 0
The Professor- 0

Total

RDJ- 1057
Arthur - 835
RD - 444
DD - 324
Alviro - 286
RDT - 207
DFM - 180
The Professor- 149
MIB - 110

[Durhamfootman]

cheers Prof

will you check the score for the veggie monster? he took a catch and picked up an econ bonus, I think

[The Professor]

Ah I missed the catch. Will add the ten.

He was 4 balls short of qualifying for the econ points.

[Durhamfootman]

ah, of course.... I forgot it's 3 over min for 50 over matches

Don't mind me

[Durhamfootman]

without the econ, the 90 points will be correct. You were right all along

[The Professor]

Weekly Top 5

1. Joe Root - 277 - An ever present in our Lists, it is the first time he has scored back-to-back Cricketers of the Week. He joins Harmer x 3, Al Hasan, Finch, Lyon, Parnell, Razzak, Stokes, Azam and Maxwell in that elite club.

2. Marnus Labuschagne - 272 - Marnus isn't resting on his laurels in the BBL. He has finished second in the last two weeks and is now the second highest T20 point scorer on our list. Not bad going for two weeks work.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 126 - A last hurrah for Maxwell as he bagged a big score in the game where Melbourne Stars got knocked out of the BBL. International duty next for The Big Show.

4. Kane Williamson - 119 - Fans of Central Districts are not used to seeing their international captain turning out for them but a big score of 79 against Auckland this week sees him finish fourth.

5. Peter Siddle - 100 - Mr Consistent for Adelaide in the BBL. Over the last three active weeks he has score 90, 100 and 100. This weeks haul is enough to see him finish fifth in his final week of Limited Overs action.

Yearly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 916 - Being one of just two players to feature in Test and T20 cricket this year has paid off for Marnus. He has already opened up a healthy lead at the top.

2. Joe Root - 750 - Two Cricketer of the Week performances from Joe Root sees him go from 10th to 2nd. A good tour of India might see him challenge for top spot.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 570 - It was a disappointing end to the BBL for Maxwell. He is down a spot for the second week in a row.

4. Kane Williamson - 491 - A spell of Super Smash excellence sees him hold fourth spot. The slow pace of games in that competition may limit any huge leaps up the table.

5. Steve Smith - 413 - Inactive this week and down two places but is facing no immediate pressure from those below him who have all been eliminated from the BBL.

Other mover

Despite a disappointing week individually and for his team, Quintin De Kock's 37 was enough to see him tip over Jasprit Bumrah's score and into the top 10.

Highest Average Points Per Active Week

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 305.33 (Down from 322)
2. Joe Root - 250 (Up from 184.5)
3. Steve Smith - 206.5

Top Player by Format

Long Form - Joe Root = 750
ODI - n/a
T20/10 - Glenn Maxwell = 570

Top points by discipline

* = New name

Runs - *Joe Root = 510
Run Bonus - * Joe Root = 110
Strike Rate - Peter Handscomb = 110
Wickets - Peter Siddle and *Marnus Labuschagne = 180
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle and *Marnus Labuschagne = 40
Economy - Marnus Labuschagne = 80
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 100
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Week

Joe Root - 277
Marnus Labuschagne- 272
Glenn Maxwell - 126
Kane Williamson - 119
Peter Siddle - 100
Dawid Malan - 65
Babar Azam - 57
Quinton De Kock- 37
Nicholas Pooran - 29
Peter Handscomb - 19

Moeen Ali - dnp
Ravichandran Ashwin - dnp
Jasprit Bumrah - dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Virat Kohli - dnp
Steve Smith - dnp
Ben Stokes- dnp
David Warner - dnp

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 916
Joe Root - 750
Glenn Maxwell - 570
Kane Williamson - 491
Steve Smith - 413
Dawid Malan - 351
Peter Siddle - 280
Peter Handscomb- 267
Ravichandran Ashwin - 149
Quinton de Kock - 147
Jasprit Bumrah - 130
Nicholas Pooran - 105
David Warner - 77
Babar Azam - 57

Headlines

DFM the sole mover but things tighten up at the top and the bottom.

Week

Arthur - 396
RDJ - 272
RD - 183
DFM - 100
Alviro - 65
DD - 48
MIB - 37
The Professor- 0


Total

RDJ- 1329
Arthur - 1231
RD - 627
DD - 372
Alviro - 351
DFM - 280
RDT - 207
The Professor- 149
MIB - 147

[Durhamfootman]

well done, Prof

It's nice to have some points

[The Professor]

I have good news you, Durham.

Harmer has signed with the Titans. Back in action on March 10th

[Durhamfootman]

what format?

[The Professor]

T20.....arguably his worst but points are points

[Durhamfootman]

they are indeed. I wondered if he was getting a bit of red ball practice ahead of the county season

[The Professor]

In a week where cricket has been absolutely everywhere, it seems very odd that only two players feature in this week's round up.

In second place for the week...or last place...depending on how you look at is Marnus Labuschagne with 97 points. He also finished second best in the BBL but impressed with his short cameo with Brisbane. He averaged 94.33 across his 6 BBL games. An achievement worth raising a toast(ie) to.

Nicholas Pooran made an absolute killing in the Abu Dhabi T10 League. It's funny how playing every day - and twice on Friday - can do to your score. He was one of the standout performers of the tournament. His weekly score of 442 is the 7th highest total since the start of 2019.

Another interesting quirk after 5 weeks is our Fielding Points.

Out in the front is Quinton De Kock however a number of other players are shining over our other wicket-keeper Nicholas Pooran.

Root, Labuschagne and Maxwell all have more points that Pooran despite his busy week

Weekly Top 5

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 1013 - Marnus has now stretched his lead on second place to 263. His total is the second highest for the fifth week of the year after Shakib al Hasan's 1035 in 2019.

2. Joe Root - 750 - Root holds his second place despite an 'inactive' week. Movement is expected next weekend.

3. Glenn Maxwell - 570 - Cancellation of the Australian tour was bad news for The Big Show. Can he do the business in the Sheffield Shield? Holds third.

4. Nicholas Pooran - 547 - An epic week in Abu Dhabi sees the West Indian move up 8 places unto fourth.

5. Kane Williamson - 547 - The Super Smash has come to an end and Kane's Northern Districts team are out of the running. May struggle to keep his top 5 berth next week.

Highest Average Points Per Active Week

1. Marnus Labuschagne - 253.23 (Down from 305.33
2. Joe Root - 250
3. Steve Smith - 206.5

Top Player by Format

Long Form - Joe Root = 750
ODI - n/a
T20/10 - Glenn Maxwell = 570

Top points by discipline

* = New name

Runs - Joe Root = 510
Run Bonus - Joe Root = 110
Strike Rate - *Nicholas Pooran = 170
Wickets - Peter Siddle and Marnus Labuschagne = 180
Wicket Bonus - Peter Siddle and Marnus Labuschagne = 40
Economy - Marnus Labuschagne = 80
Fielding - Quinton De Kock = 100
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20


Week

Nicholas Pooran- 442
Marnus Labuschagne- 97

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

Total

Marnus Labuschagne- 1013
Joe Root - 750
Glenn Maxwell - 570
Nicholas Pooran - 547
Kane Williamson - 491
Steve Smith - 413
Dawid Malan - 351
Peter Siddle - 280
Peter Handscomb- 267
Ravichandran Ashwin - 149
Quinton de Kock - 147
Jasprit Bumrah - 130

David Warner - 77
Babar Azam - 57

Headlines

The Pooran owning DD is the only mover today - up to third.

Week

DD - 442
RDJ - 97
Alviro - 0
Arthur - 0
DFM - 0
MIB - 0
The Professor- 0
RD - 0
RT - 0

Total

RDJ- 1426
Arthur - 1231
DD - 814
RD - 627
Alviro - 351
DFM - 280
RDT - 207
The Professor- 149
MIB - 147

[Durhamfootman]

cheers Prof

I went to check when the Sheffield Shield resumes, earlier. While I was on I had a look to see when Siddle was back in action for Victoria.... and he isn't... not even in the squad

Fortunately that's because he plays for Tassie these days..... thank goodness! (phew)

I was in a state of blind panic for a little while

[Arthur Crabtree]

Great update Prof.