by The Professor » Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:21 pm
Weekly Update
1. Babar Azam - 171 - Bit of a weird one here. Yes, Babar gets his second Cricketer of the Week of 2023 but he has played 3 games - one of which he bagged a century - yet only gets 171 points; the 28th lowest weekly high score ever.
2. Harry Brook - 169 - Had been underwhelming in IPL 2O23, and one swallow does not make a Summer, but a daddy score in Hyderabad's game against Kolkata gives him second place and 148 points away from an Overall Top 10 place.
3. Cam Green - 155 - If you had watched the second series of The Test in 2023, you would have been forgiven for thinking that the Cam Green they were talking about was different to the one on this List. He gave us a reminder of what he is capable of with 65 v Hyderabad this week
4. Simon Harmer - 140 - Yet to burst into life as we all know he can but Harmer has been in the Top 5 for both of his County Championship weeks thus far. He still sits in the bottom three overall though.
5. David Warner - 136 - Is starting to align his strike rate with runs and is back in the Top 5 again. Didn't move up in the Overall List but is positioning himself for a surge in coming weeks.
Overall
1. Shakib Al Hasan - 2565 - Inactive this week and, if I am correct, is going to be inactive for the next fortnight. Is his 480 points going to be enough to keep him in first?
2. Jos Buttler - 2085 - Only the 100 points for Buttler this week but he is starting to chip away at the gap between him and top spot. A few more Buttler-esque IPL performances should do it.
3. Shubman Gill - 1898 - Only the one game for Shubman this week and he still manages to move back into the Top 3 after a three week absence. He has two games this week so could very well consolidate that position.
4. Rashid Khan - 1881 - Just 41 points for Rashid this week and he moves down a spot but there is only 17 points between himself and third.
5. Ravindra Jadeja - 1684 - 20 points this week is his worst haul of points to date - but such is the gap between him and 6th that he is under no pressure whatsoever. He has a 218 point lead on Devon Conway.
Other Movers
Hardik Pandya managed to move into the tenth place spot this week, more through Usman Khawaja's inactivity than through his own good performance.
Ones To Watch
No player has held the same spot for longer than Suryakumar Yadav currently has held 14th, however the born again David Warner has just 7 points to make up to seize the 'crown' from him.
Top 3 Averages
1. Shakib Al Hasan - 197.31
2. Jos Buttler = 189.55 (Down from 198.5)
3. Ravindra Jadeja = 187.11 (Down from 208)
Jadeja's lowest score sees him lose his top place berth on the average rankings with Shakib Al Hasan leaping from third to first despite not playing. Cameron Green moves up the most but still has the third lowest overall @ 81 points per active week.
Points By Format
Long Form - Ravindra Jadeja = 1235
One Day - Shubman Gill = 964
Short Form = Rashid Khan = 1881
Points By Format
* = New Name
Runs - Shubman Gill = 1281
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill & Jos Buttler & *Devon Conway = 230
Strike Rate - Shakib Al Hasan = 430
Wickets - Rashid Khan = 960
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja = 150
Economy - Rashid Khan = 400
Fielding - Jos Buttler = 320
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 50
Weekly List
Babar Azam 171
Harry Brook 169
Cam Green 155
Simon Harmer 140
David Warner 136
Devon Conway 133
Sam Curran 106
Marco Jansen 103
Jos Buttler 100
Suryakumar Yadav 90
Hardik Pandya 78
Shubman Gill 75
Rashid Khan 41
Moeen Ali 39
Ravindra Jadeja 20
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Usman Khawaja dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Overall List
1 Shakib Al Hasan 2565
2 Jos Buttler 2085
3 Shubman Gill 1898
4 Rashid Khan 1881
5 Ravindra Jadeja 1684
6 Devon Conway 1466
7 Marco Jansen 1436
8 Babar Azam 1283
9 Sam Curran 1201
10 Hardik Pandya 1148
11 Usman Khawaja 1077
12 Moeen Ali 1013
13 Harry Brook 1000
14 Suryakumar Yadav 730
15 David Warner 723
16 Simon Harmer 637
17 Cam Green 486
18 Pat Cummins 330
Headlines
Only The Professor moves up this week...but there 5 contributors who have a gap of less than 200 points on those below them.
Weekly
DD 261
MIB 244
GP 236
RT 214
The Prof 190
DFM 181
Red Devil 171
RDJ 59
The Prof Snr 0
Arthur 0
Overall
Red Devil 3847
GP 2902
MIB 2897
The Prof 2815
RDJ 2688
DFM 2518
RT 1871
DD 1690
The Prof Snr 1407
Arthur 0
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