2025 All Year Fantasy Competition

[The Professor]

Gone early this week as I'm laid up with flu so thought that I might as well get ahead of it before my immune system collapses.

Weekly Top 5....but also kind of Top 7

1. Sam Curran - 221 - Rather enjoying the ILT20 and is tucking into the bowlers. Known more as a bowling all-rounder than the adverse, he has scored more points with the bat than he has with the ball in this competition. This is his 6th all time Cricketer of the Week.

2. Kane Williamson - 171 - Liberated from semi-retirement from the New Zealand set-up, Williamson is reinventing himself as T20 gun for hire.....and this week he has hit the target with scores of 56 & 45 in the SA20.

3. Adam Zampa - 150 - Without pausing for breath has gone from the BBL to the ILT20 and has bagged a pleasingly increasing amount of wickets. Starting off with 0 wickets in Game 1 vs the Desert Vipers, he then got 1, then 2 and finished the week with a threefer against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

=4. Jos Buttler - 139 - Pleasing consistency from Buttler as those around him do not do as well. This is his second three figure score in succession. Moves up to 11th in the Overall list.

=4. Chamari Athapaththu - 139 - No fireworks for the Sri Lankan this week but could have achieved more if not for the wash out at Wellington that took 40 wicket points away from her.

=4. Heinrich Klaasen - 139 - Snapped out of a poor run of form with 66 against MI Cape Town. Moves up to 12th in the Overall List.

5. Wanindu Hasaranga - 130 - Solid performances from Hasaranga this week sees him round off the Top 5. Keeping his eye in with economy points; he has the second best Economy in the ILT20 and the most Economy points of any of the bowlers on the List.

Overall Top 5

1. Chamari Athapaththu - 759 - Finished in the Top 5 of the week again and completes 4 straight weeks at the top of the List.....her lead is now just 80 though.

2. Sam Curran - 679 - Curran lost 2nd place last week, skipping third place and dropping to fourth. This week he reclaims it with a weekly high score, skips third place and narrows the gap to first.

3. Wanindu Hasaranga - 596 - Yet again does just enough to hold third place for the entire month of January. The 108 point gap between him and fourth place is now the largest gap on the List.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 488 - Inactive this week. Down two places but still holds a Top 5 berth.

5. Nicholas Pooran - 445 - Dropped out of the Overall Top 5 last week but returns, largely courtesy of a rather impressive 70 points from fielding last week.

Ones To Watch

international Team Mates Harry Brook and Jamie Smith are both tied up on 58 points so far.....who will get the most out of the remaining T20 games?

Top 3 Averages

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 244
2. Sam Curran - 226.33 (Down from 229)
3. Chamari Athapaththu - 189.75 (Down from 206.67)

After remembering that he is rather a good cricketer this week, Liam Livingstone's average improves the most up 33 points. Nicholas Pooran's drops the most; -34.67 at 148.33.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - Nat Sciver-Brunt - 225
Short Form - Chamari Athapaththu - 759

Top Players by Discipline

Runs - * Sam Curran - 239
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam, *Sam Curran, *Nicholas Pooran & *Kane Williamson - 40
Strike Rate - Nicholas Pooran, *Chamari Athapaththu & *Sam Curran - 100

Wickets - *Wanindu Hasaranga & *Adam Zampa = 300
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 60
Economy - *Wanindu Hasaranga = 110

Fielding - *Nicholas Pooran = 110
Fielding Bonus - Sam Curran & *Nicholas Pooran - 10

Weekly List in Full

Sam Curran 221
Kane Williamson 171
Adam Zampa 150
Jos Buttler 139
Chamari Athapaththu 139
Heinrich Klaasen 139
Wanindu Hasaranga 130
Liam Livingstone 106
Nicholas Pooran 79
Babar Azam 62
Jamie Smith 58
Annabel Sutherland 53
Liam Dawson 40
Phil Salt 39
Harry Brook 31
Yashavi Jaiwal 30
Suryakumar Yadav 26
Nat Sciver-Brunt 11

Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Travis Head dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Pathum Nissanka dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp


Overall List In Full

Chamari Athapaththu 759
Sam Curran 679
Wanindu Hasaranga 596
Ravindra Jadeja 488
Nicholas Pooran 445
Liam Dawson 411
Babar Azam 363
Adam Zampa 363
Kane Williamson 341
Nat Sciver-Brunt 338
Jos Buttler 257
Heinrich Klaasen 243
Annabel Sutherland 235
Rishabh Pant 209
Phil Salt 184
Pathum Nissanka 160
Liam Livingstone 120
Jasprit Bumrah 112
Yashavi Jaiwal 102
Harry Brook 58
Jamie Smith 58
Travis Head 48
Suryakumar Yadav 46
Saim Ayub 0

Headlines

Bit of a mass migration this week with Red Devil, Andy and Red Twins moving up two places a piece whilst Red Devil Junior, GP, Sussex and myself all making the reverse journey.

Meanwhile DFM breaks the thousand point barrier.

Weekly Scores

Red Devil 327
Andy 233
The Prof Sr. 197
Arthur 189
DFM 170
RT 165
DD 139
Sussex 110
GingerPele 64
MIB 30
RDJ 0
The Professor 0

Overall Scores

DFM 1007
The Prof Sr. 817
Red Devil 799
RDJ 707
Andy 605
GingerPele 573
Arthur 547
Sussex 503
RT 303
DD 291
The Professor 272
MIB 102

[Durhamfootman]

a welcome early season showing from my boys, but what a difference a week makes. After garnering 345 points from 3 matches last week, LD scores 40 points from the same number of matches this week. One group match left, but 2 defeats have seen his team drop down the table to a very precarious 3rd, so a failure tomorrow might see him get no more game time until he re-emerges from hibernation ahead of the CC.

cheers Prof

[Arthur Crabtree]

Nice work Prof. Looks like Durham has it sewn up early this time.

[The Professor]

a welcome early season showing from my boys, but what a difference a week makes. After garnering 345 points from 3 matches last week, LD scores 40 points from the same number of matches this week. One group match left, but 2 defeats have seen his team drop down the table to a very precarious 3rd, so a failure tomorrow might see him get no more game time until he re-emerges from hibernation ahead of the CC.

cheers Prof

Weird that they have taken the decision to just stop.bowling him.

[Durhamfootman]

indeed... or not bringing him on until the seamers have as good as lost them the game. On one occasion Markram chose not to bring on LD and decided to bowl himself to stem the tide and got absolutely creamed. By the time LD was brought on the game was virtually done.... just weird... he kept going back to the bowlers who were being flayed to all parts

Buttler-esque!

[The Professor]

One fewer Cricketer played this week compared to last but our contributors still scored over 300 points more.

Weekly Top 5

1. Phil Salt - 291 - Surprisingly a very high score for Salt this week. His team are in quite a bad way and he hasn't had one particularly huge score.....but he's plugged away in two T20s and one ODI to claim his third Cricketer of the Week since he joined in 2024.

2. Annabel Sutherland - 273 - A huge score for the burgeoning Australian that sees her leap up the overall List too. She was 13th last year and now is on the cusp of the Top 5 this week.

3. Nicholas Pooran - 218 - Did what he does best this week. Big hitting performances in a relatively obscure T20 competition. Scores of 58 and 42 were slightly let down by only 8 in his match against Sharjah Warrirors. Still enough for his 200+ score this week of the year.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 141 - A rather poor showing in his final Ranji Trophy game was followed up with a threefer in the first ODI against England. Plenty more to come.

5. Travis Head - One of our least active players of 2025 so far but will always do a job in Test cricket. Was only called upon to bat once in the first match against Sri Lanka but bagged himself 57 runs at a decent lick. He's moved up from 22nd to 17th.

Overall Top 5

1. Sam Curran - 781 - Not one of his epic weeks but still bagged himself 100+ points and moves up into top spot. Only 152 points separate 1st from 5th though so could be a real juggle over coming weeks.

2. Chamari Athapaththu - 759 - Inactive this week and down to second...will be gagging for the start of the WIPL to be back in the thick of it again.

3. Nicholas Pooran - 663 - Surged back into the Top 5 after a week away courtesy of his good week in the ILT20 performances....only the final left for him now though.

4. Wanindu Hasaranga - 660 - Only one match for the long term third place Sri Lankan this week ...but has the final over the weekend and with just 3 points separating him from his most favoured position you wouldn't be surprised to see him nick it.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 629 - Loves a fifth place finish ....and despite finishing in the Top 5 for the week he still sinks down to a place. The gap between him and 6th is 121, the second biggest of any gap on the List.

Ones To Watch

Fellow strugglers Harry Brook and Pathum Nissanka have just a point between and the majority of the List above them. How far can they get in the next week?

Top 3 Averages

1. Ravindra Jadeja - 209.67 (Down from 244)
2. Sam Curran - 195.25 (Down from 226.33)
3. Chamari Athapaththu - 189.75

Phil Salt's big week sess him improve by 54.92 points whilst Sam Curran's underpar week sees him down the most....but still hold 2nd place overall.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - Nat Sciver-Brunt - 225
Short Form - *Sam Curran - 781

Top Players by Discipline

Runs - Sam Curran - 291
Batting Bonus - Babar Azam, Sam Curran, Nicholas Pooran, Kane Williamson, *Nat Sciver-Brunt, *Jos Buttler, *Heinrich Klaasen & *Phil Salt - 40
Strike Rate -Sam Curran - 140

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 320
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 80
Economy - Wanindu Hasaranga = 130

Fielding - *Phil Salt & Nicholas Pooran = 110
Fielding Bonus - Sam Curran, Nicholas Pooran & *Phil Salt - 10

Weekly List In Full

Phil Salt 291
Annabel Sutherland 273
Nicholas Pooran 218
Ravindra Jadeja 141
Travis Head 127
Heinrich Klaasen 126
Nat Sciver-Brunt 119
Jos Buttler 111
Harry Brook 103
Sam Curran 102
Liam Dawson 72
Wanindu Hasaranga 64
Liam Livingstone 63
Kane Williamson 42
Suryakumar Yadav 32
Yashavi Jaiwal 25
Adam Zampa 0

Overall List In Full

1 Sam Curran 781
2 Chamari Athapaththu 759
3 Nicholas Pooran 663
4 Wanindu Hasaranga 660
5 Ravindra Jadeja 629
6 Annabel Sutherland 508
7 Liam Dawson 483
8 Phil Salt 475
9 Nat Sciver-Brunt 457
10 Kane Williamson 383
11 Heinrich Klaasen 369
12 Jos Buttler 368
13 Babar Azam 363
14 Adam Zampa 363
15 Rishabh Pant 209
16 Liam Livingstone 183
17 Travis Head 175
18 Harry Brook 161
19 Pathum Nissanka 160
20 Suryakumar Yadav 127
21 Jasprit Bumrah 112
22 Yashavi Jaiwal 102
23 Jamie Smith 58
24 Saim Ayub 0

Headlines

Big swings for Ginger Pele...up 4 to 2nd....whilst TPS is doen a huge five places.

Weekly Scores

GingerPele 392
Sussex 321
Arthur 291
DD 253
Red Devil 165
RT 143
RDJ 141
DFM 136
Andy 42
The Prof Sr. 0
MIB 0
The Professor 0

Overall scores in full

DFM 1143
GingerPele 965
Red Devil 964
RDJ 848
Arthur 838
Sussex 824
The Prof Sr. 817
Andy 647
DD 544
RT 446
The Professor 272
MIB 102

[Durhamfootman]

get these 2 finals out of the way and then my nosebleeds and tinnitus may stop until April

cheers Prof

[Arthur Crabtree]

Keep expecting a point bonanza for Steve Smith. Should have kept the faith.

[Durhamfootman]

spotted that Hasaranga wasn't playing in the Vipers final and cursed my luck

then I realised that the reason he wasn't playing in that final was because he was back home playing a FC match... one in which he scored 183 points by my calculations, so.... woo hoo!

[andy]

Odd that he was playing a f/c match considering he 'retired' from test cricket?! Good for you though haha

[Durhamfootman]

now he's back playing ODI's for SL

[The Professor]

Weekly Top 5

1. Wanindu Hasaranga - 310 - An excellent display in the 2nd ODI against Australis was bolstered by a rare appearance for Colombo in the Major League Tournament.

2. Kane Williamson - 261 - What a renaissance Williamson is having with the white ball. After being one of the stand out performers in the SAT20, he then scores 191 runs in two ODI appearances for New Zealand. Should expect a strong Champions trophy from the veteran. Moves up 4 places Overall to 6th.

3. Sam Curran - 216 - Finishes the ILT20 as the MVP...and it is very hard to argue with that. With contributions with bat and ball Curran was instrumental to his Desert Vipers side getting to the final.

4. Travis Head - 179 - Broke free from some insipid performances so far in 2025. His score of 179 is more than he scored in his precious two active week combined.

5. Phil Salt - 149 - Continues his decent start to the year with his third three figure score. This week sees his fifth consecutive score across all formats above 20.

Overall Top 5

1. Sam Curran - 997 - His second week in first place. A spell of time away from cricket beckons for Curran now. How low will he drop and will he be able to get straight back into form on his return?

2. Wanindu Hasaranga - 980 - Up to his highest position in his short time on our Lists. He has placed a huge gulf between himself and 3rd place; 210 is the largest gap at any point on our List.

3. Ravindra Jadeja - 770 - Has been all over our Top 5 in the last month, occupying every space apart from the coveted top spot. Will his time ever come?

4. Chamari Athapaththu - 759 - Her last inactive week until her involvement in the WIPL starts....but she often blows hot and cold in franchise cricket.

5. Nicholas Pooran - 663 - Inactive this week...and just about holds off Kane Williamson's charge. 19 points separate him and 6th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Sam Curran = 199.4 (Up from 195.25)
2. Ravindra Jadeja - 192.5 (Down from 209.67)
3. Chamari Athapaththu - 189.75

Travis Head's doubling of his score sees his average improve by 55 points to 118 whilst Nissanka's insipid week sees his down 13.67 to 66.33.

Top Players By Format

*=New Name

Red Ball - Ravindra Jadeja - 488
One Day - *Wanindu Hasaranga - 308
Short Form - Sam Curran - 997

Top Players by Discipline

• = New Name

Runs - *Kane Williamson = 424
Batting Bonus - *Kane Willamson = 90
Strike Rate -Sam Curran - 210

Wickets - Wanindu Hasaranga = 500
Wicket Bonus - Ravindra Jadeja - 100
Economy - Wanindu Hasaranga = 210

Fielding - Phil Salt = 170
Fielding Bonus -Phil Salt - 20

Weekly Scores

DFM 374
DD 326
Red Devil 326
Andy 314
Arthur 227
RT 189
RDJ 141
Sussex 60
The Professor 39
GingerPele 0
The Prof Sr. 0
MIB 0

Overall Scores

DFM 1517
Red Devil 1290
Arthur 1065
RDJ 989
GingerPele 965
Andy 961
Sussex 884
DD 870
The Prof Sr. 817
RT 635
The Professor 311
MIB 102

[Arthur Crabtree]

Great stuff Prof. Third, eh! Not bad...

[Durhamfootman]

cheers Prof

[The Professor]

Forgot Full Lists

For the Week

Wanindu Hasaranga 310
Kane Williamson 261
Sam Curran 216
Travis Head 179
Phil Salt 149
Heinrich Klaasen 147
Ravindra Jadeja 141
Suryakumar Yadav 119
Liam Livingstone 110
Adam Zampa 78
Jos Buttler 70
Harry Brook 60
Liam Dawson 54
Babar Azam 53
Pathum Nissanka 39

Jasprit Bumrah dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Rishabh Pant dnp
Chamari Athapaththu dnp
Jamie Smith dnp
Annabel Sutherland dnp
Nicholas Pooran dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Yashavi Jaiwal dnp

Overall List In Full

Sam Curran 997
Wanindu Hasaranga 980
Ravindra Jadeja 770
Chamari Athapaththu 759
Nicholas Pooran 663
Kane Williamson 644
Phil Salt 624
Liam Dawson 537
Heinrich Klaasen 516
Annabel Sutherland 508
Nat Sciver-Brunt 457
Adam Zampa 441
Jos Buttler 438
Travis Head 354
Babar Azam 317
Liam Livingstone 293
Harry Brook 221
Rishabh Pant 209
Pathum Nissanka 199
Suryakumar Yadav 197
Jasprit Bumrah 112
Yashavi Jaiwal 102
Jamie Smith 58
Saim Ayub 0