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oh lordy

still top..... one week to go.... I've realistically got no chance

bloody RK pulling out of the BBL He was booked in for 5 matches, a couple of hundred points easily and that would have sealed it barring something brilliant from Babar


it's the hope that kills you

cheers Prof

a catch and 1 run

I'm not dead yet, although I soon will be. You just know that Babar will complete the coup de grace at the very last possible moment

Bloody RK

Durhamfootman wrote:a catch and 1 run

I'm not dead yet, although I soon will be. You just know that Babar will complete the coup de grace at the very last possible moment

Bloody RK

It doesn't seem like Babar is capable of doing anything at the moment tbh - not sure you have much to worry about

he only needs 40 points, Red. If he takes 2 catches at 1st slip in the 3rd innings, he'll have 30 of them. I'm really not hopeful at all

I reckon, though, that this will be the closest AYR result since its inception. The Prof will know

The closest gap in previous years was 218 points going into the final week

another day and I'm still 40 points ahead

this will be settled tomorrow, I reckon...... one way or the other

It's the hope that kills you

Durhamfootman wrote:another day and I'm still 40 points ahead

this will be settled tomorrow, I reckon...... one way or the other

It's the hope that kills you

I think Babar needed something like 90 points from 2 tests so he had 8 innings of either batting or fielding to score 90, 7 of those innings have gone and he has scored 50 so is averaging about 7 points per innings. To score 40 in the one remaining innings feels unlikely at this point tbh. I'm just hoping he snaps out of this slump soon otherwise I'm in trouble for next year's comp!

except that he's a very good player and the law of averages suggests that he'll make a score sooner rather than later

it's exciting though! Usually these things are done and dusted well before the final few days of the year

a catch and 41 runs

nail biting ain't in it

it was the hope that got me

congrats to Red

And I think.......that's it for everyone now.......might drop an earlier round up.

Will just triple check

Durhamfootman wrote::facepalm

a catch and 41 runs

nail biting ain't in it

it was the hope that got me

congrats to Red

Babar ended up just about doing enough in the end but he didn't half make it interesting!

Commiserations Durham, I thought you'd hang on there at the end.

Thanks for running another great comp Prof

one of us was going to be the first to a hat trick of titles, Red.

cheers Prof

Weekly Top 3

1. Pat Cummins – 369 – Ends a glittering year of cricket with his highest score of the year thanks to a ten-wicket haul in the Test against Pakistan. That extended spell of time out of cricket sees him finish just 15th this year.

2. Marco Jansen – 244 – His strong end to the year continues. After finishing top last week with domestic exploits, he gets the silver medal this time out.

3. Babar Azam – 62 – Something of a dropping off from silver place to bronze position this week but one score of 41 sees Babar finish the year with an appearance in the weekly Top 3.

The Final Top 10

10. Babar Azam – 3731

Cricketers of the Week – 4

Average position on list over the year – 20 weeks @ 9th

Has to be chalked down as a disappointing year for Babar. After having won Cricketer of the Year in 2020 to just squeak into the Top 10 is something of a fall from grace.

Key Stat – His 1755 One Day points mark the third highest of anyone on our List – however that is 749 fewer than the number one position.

9. Marco Jansen - 3831

Cricketers of the Week – 3

Average position on list over the year – 8 weeks @ 10th

Undoubtably an emerging talent of world cricket but, as it stands, too sporadic to mount a real assault on the top places this year. A December surge saw him breach the Top 10.

Key Stat – Finishes the year with the fourth most wickets, behind some very glittering names.


8. Devon Conway - 4051

Cricketers of the Week – 4

Average position on list over the year – 18 weeks @ 8th

Would come along with some very high profile massive scores….and then disappear for a month. Very much lacked the consistency to keep it up all year. This is backed up by his very middling average of 106.61 points a week.

Key Stat – The highest run scorer was miles away from Conway’s 2501 but he ended the year needing just 5 more runs to overtake Buttler and finish second.

7. Rashid Khan - 4068

Cricketers of the Week – 2

Average position on list over the year – 14 weeks @ 6th

Another one who failed to impress over the year. Was always flirting with the Top 5 whilst never really tying it down for any long term commitment. Injury did not help in the last part of the year.

Key Stat – Only 2 cricketers played more cricket than Rashid did this year – and that includes spending 6 weeks having back surgery after the World Cup.


6. Sam Curran - 4110

Cricketers of the Week – 2

Average position on list over the year – 11 weeks @ 8th

A tale of what could have been for Sam Curran. Did very well in the Summer, blew hot and cold in the West Indies…..but was quietly dropped from the World Cup XI. Still 6th is pretty good going nonetheless.

Key Stat – Finished joint bottom of the Economy points table from proper bowlers (aka discounting Harry Brook).

5. Simon Harmer - 4432

Cricketers of the Week – 6

Average position on list over the year – 9 weeks @ both 16th and 4th.

Not a vintage year for Harmer, 6 Cricketer of the Week was the most of anyone….but was also the lowest he has had (discounting Covid years). Effected massively by the fact he played so little cricket.


Key Stat – His average of 184.67 points per active week is the highest of anyone.


4. Ravindra Jadeja – 4487

Cricketers of the Week – 4

Average position on list over the year – 24 weeks @ 5th

Was picked on these lists for the first time in 2018 and did not do very well….has redressed that issue rather this year with a 4th placed finish. Only spent 14 weeks out of the Top 5 this year.

Key Stat – Simon Harmer usually dominates the bowling statistics….but not so this year. Jadeja finished with the most wickets and the highest economy points of any player.

3. Shubman Gill – 4814

Cricketers of the Week – 4

Average position on list over the year – 19 weeks @ 3rd

I am loathe to call this a breakout year for Gill….perhaps it is a breakaway year. Moved out of the shadow of Kohli to become a fully fledged superstar in his own right.


Key Stat – Dominated the batting this year. Finished with the most runs (3044), the most batting bonus points (600) and the third highest Strike Rate points (800)

2. Shakib Al Hasan - 4846

Cricketers of the Week – 5

Average position on list over the year – 29 weeks @ 1st.

In many ways he should have been our outright winner this year but his injury/political aspirations meant that after the World Cup he went AWOL.


Key Stat – Master of all trades but jack of none. Shakib Al Hasan finished in the Top 5 for Strike Rate points with the bat and (perhaps surprisingly) in the Top 5 highest economy points.


1. Jos Buttler - 5078

Cricketers of the Week – 4

Average position on list over the year – 26 weeks @ 2nd

Usually across the year things balance themselves out but this is the first time where I have felt that the overall winner is rather unjustified. Nobody has played more cricket than Buttler this week but his average points of 126.95 is not insignificant. Just feels a bit….flat.

Key Stat – Buttler excelled in two areas. He scored 290 more Strike rate pints than Suryakumar Yadav and 490 more fielding points than Jonny Bairstow.


And The Rest

11 Moeen Ali 3530
12 David Warner 3401
13 Suryakumar Yadav 3306
14 Harry Brook 2958
15 Pat Cummins 2684
16 Hardik Pandya 2620
17 Usman Khawaja 2359
18 Cam Green 2325
19 Jonny Bairstow 1812

Averages in Full

Simon Harmer 184.66
Shakib Al Hasan 156.32
Ravindra Jadeja 144.74
Shubman Gill 137.54
Pat Cummins 127.8
Jos Buttler 126.95
Babar Azam 120.35
Marco Jansen 116.09
Sam Curran 108.15
Usman Khawaja 107.22
Rashid Khan 107.05
Devon Conway 106.60
Hardik Pandya 104.8
David Warner 103.06
Suryakumar Yadav 100.18
Cam Green 93
Moeen Ali 90.51
Harry Brook 84.51
Jonny Bairstow 82.36


Top 3 Points by Format

Long Form

Simon Harmer – 3316
Usman Khawaja – 1868
Ravindra Jadeja – 1861

One Day

Shubman Gill – 2504
Shakib Al Hasan – 2227
Babar Azam – 1755

Short Form

Jos Buttler – 3411
Rashid Khan – 4078
Sam Curran – 2905

Top 3 Points by Discipline

Runs

Shubman Gill – 3044
Jos Buttler – 2508
Devon Conway – 2501

Batting Bonus

Shubman Gill – 600
Babar Azam – 560
Devon Conway – 480

Strike Rate

Jos Buttler – 1100
Suryakumar Yadav – 810
Shubman Gill – 800

Wickets

Ravindra Jadeja – 1890
Rashid Khan – 1860
Simon Harmer – 1840

Wicket Bonus

Simon Harmer – 330
Ravindra Jadeja – 320
Pat Cummins – 190

Economy

Ravindra Jadeja – 940
Simon Harmer – 850
Rashid khan – 780

Fielding

Jos Buttler – 920
Jonny Bairstow – 430
Simon Harmer – 420

Fielding Bonus

Jos Buttler – 1200
Jonny Bairstow – 90
Devon Conway – 40



Headlines

Well that was exciting. Two contributors overleaped two others – most notably RD DFM’s 28 week spell in first place with hours left to go in the year.

Weekly Scores

The Prof Snr 421
GP 244
Red Devil 62
RT 54
MIB 28
The Prof 0
DD 0
RDJ 0
Arthur 0
DFM 0

Final Placings

Red Devil 8576
DFM 8564
The Prof 8390
RDJ 8020
GP 7881
MIB 7752
DD 6438
RT 5522
The Prof Snr 5049
Arthur 1812

Well done again to Red.

Huge thank you to Prof for running a detailed and interesting competion, with such excellent written updates. Bravo.

yes, thanks Prof for another long FL

Congrats to Red, but I'll admit to feeling somewhat downcast, just missing out at the last possible moment after topping the league since early June

in modern parlance.... gutted, am not gonna lie, but the proof wasn't in the pudding despite me giving it 150%

fortunately I'm very old and don't have to talk that sort of rubbish.... I'm happy to make up my own rubbish and then insert unnecessary comma's and apostrophe's in it, anywhere I feel like


Mmmm....... unnecessary commas and apostrophes. That's cheered me up already