by The Professor » Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:22 pm
Weekly Top Five
1. Glenn Maxwell - 284 - Last year The Big Show won Cricketer of the Week 5 times....this is his first but well justified after a big hitting week for Australia. 70 of his points came from SR. Moved up one place to 10th overall.
2. Virat Kohli - 258 - A quiet year for Kohli who still finds himself outside of the top ten for the year despite this week's big haul. It is, by some distance, his highest weekly total of 2020 and takes his weekly average up to above 100 again. Moved up one place to 12th overall.
3. Aaron Finch - 250 - Despite finishing third for the week, Finch has been one of the biggest beneficiaries on this Week's List. He has moved up three places overall and improves his weekly average by 7.12 points to 114.75.
4. Steve Smith - 213 - His T20 form stops him from finishing any higher up the list after his table topping performance last week but it has been a very good start to the Summer for Smudger. Moved up two places to 8th overall.
5. Marnus Labuschagne - 127 - A disappointing debut as an opener aside, it has been a pretty good week for Marnus. His 70 at the start of the week was the highlight. Held 9th place overall
Movers
The only other mover on The List this week was Martin Guptill whose 54 was enough to see him overtake Shubmann Gill and Travis Head and move into 14th
Yearly Top Five
1. Babar Azam - 3082 - Despite his week being spent in quarantine, he still manages to hold onto top spot. The lead is now down to 127.
2. Ben Stokes - 2955 - Another below par week for Stokes as his average for active weeks continues to drop. He is still zeroing in on top spot.
3. Joe Root - 2512 - An inactive week does not bother Root. He is in a little world of his own; 217 points above fourth and 443 points away from second. Third is his destiny.
4. Aaron Finch - 2295 - The last time Finch popped his head into the top five was at the start of March. Fourth is his highest placing of the year. A good Australian Summer and he could keep his place there.
5. David Warner - 2290 - Injury may put this position in danger going forward. He is 42 points off Lewis Gregory and 69 off Jason Holder.
Week
Glenn Maxwell - 284
Virat Kohli- 258
Aaron Finch- 250
Steve Smith - 213
Marnus Labuschagne- 127
David Warner - 123
Ben Stokes- 76
Jason Holder - 74
Martin Guptill- 54
Shubman Gill - 43
Kyle Abbott - 4
Colin Ackermann- dnp
Babar Azam - dnp
Tom Banton- dnp
Lewis Gregory - dnp
Peter Handscomb- dnp
Simon Harmer - dnp
Travis Head- dnp
Keshav Maharaj- dnp
Mohammad Nabi- dnp
Joe Root- dnp
Rohit Sharma- dnp
Overall
Babar Azam - 3082
Ben Stokes - 2955
Joe Root - 2512
Aaron Finch - 2295
David Warner - 2290
Lewis Gregory - 2248
Jason Holder- 2221
Steve Smith - 2069
Marnus Labuschagne - 1984
Glenn Maxwell - 1944
Simon Harmer - 1922
Virat Kohli - 1818
Keshav Maharaj - 1577
Martin Guptill - 1569
Shubman Gill - 1565
Travis Head - 1526
Mohammad Nabi - 1458
Colin Ackermann - 1435
Tom Banton - 1093
Rohit Sharma - 1035
Peter Handscomb - 617
Kyle Abbott - 14
Headlines
Lot of changes this week.
Both of the Red Devil household overtake Durham pushing him down to 6th whilst Alviro moves down two places. He has dropped 3 places in two weeks.
Week
RD - 542
MIB - 250
DD - 213
RDJ - 127
Arthur - 123
The Professor- 97
DC - 76
GG - 74
Ian - 4
Alviro - 0
DFM - 0
Overall
DC - 6043
Arthur - 4811
GG - 4469
RD - 3760
RDJ - 3442
DFM - 3349
MIB - 3388
The Professor - 3134
Alviro - 3119
DD - 2779
Ian - 1049
"It has been said of the unseen army of the dead, on their everlasting march, that when they are passing a rural cricket ground the Englishman falls out of the ranks for a moment to look over the gate and smile."