2023 All Year Fantasy Competition

[The Professor]

Will Harry Brook playing any matches ?

Shubman has been awesome, the highest run scorer i guess even from those not selected. But failed whem it mattered most.

Players ordered by Most Runs

Shubman Gill 3008
Devon Conway 2454
Babar Azam 2354
Jos Buttler 2286
David Warner 1953
Shakib Al Hasan 1636
Harry Brook 1613
Suryakumar Yadav 1586
Usman Khawaja 1484
Sam Curran 1165
Moeen Ali 983
Jonny Bairstow 952
Cam Green 923
Ravindra Jadeja 834
Hardik Pandya 830
Marco Jansen 821
Simon Harmer 792
Rashid Khan 478
Pat Cummins 386

[The Professor]

After the feast of cricket over the last month, a short but sweet one this week. Just a Top 3 for ya.

Weekly Update

1. Suryakumar Yadav - 148 - Disappointing in the World Cup Final but very decent in his first foray in captaining his national team. 148 is the lowest highest score of the week that anyone has had in 2023 - and the 13th lowest ever.

2. Pat Cummins - 80 - Cricket's Mr Nice Guy being the highest point scorer for the winning team of the ODI World Cup is a sight to see. Can't begrudge it too much.

3. Usman Khawaja - 53 - Two modest scores in the Sheffield Shield against Victoria. This would not get you anywhere near the Top 3 normally but here we are.

Overall Top 5

1. Shakib Al Hasan - 4846 - Inactive this week and a very lucky boy to hold on to Top Spot. Could be in action at the end of this week in a Test match against New Zealand...but could also be injured.

2. Shubman Gill - 4778 - Not so much a damp squib in the World Cup final as a soaking wet squib. Could have taken top spot but now lags by 68 points. Might not be in action again until the 10th December.

3. Jos Buttler - 4636 - Inactive this week. Will be looking to get his form back in a white ball campaign in the West Indies starting on the 3rd of December.

4. Simon Harmer - 4432 - Literally who knows what's going on with Harmer but he's still clinging on.

5. Ravindra Jadeja - 4404 - No pyrotechnics with either bat or ball in the World Cup final. Hard to say when he will next be in action. Could be as late as the 17th of December.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 156.32
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 146.8 (Down from 150.97)

Jadeja continues to descend but, luckily for him, so does Gill meaning he keeps his top three spot. SKY goes up the most - a modest improvement of 1.74 meaning he averages 97.53 a week.


Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2504
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3080


Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 3008
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 600
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 1000

Wickets - *Rashid Khan = 1860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 940

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 860
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Weekly List

Suryakumar Yadav 148
Pat Cummins 80
Usman Khawaja 53
Ravindra Jadeja 29
Shubman Gill 14
David Warner 7

Rishabh Pant dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Cam Green dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Harry Brook dnp
Moeen Ali dnp
Jos Buttler dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Marco Jansen dnp

Overall List

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
2 Shubman Gill 4778
3 Jos Buttler 4636
4 Simon Harmer 4432
5 Ravindra Jadeja 4404
6 Rashid Khan 4068
7 Devon Conway 4004
8 Sam Curran 3665
9 Babar Azam 3584
10 Marco Jansen 3221
11 David Warner 3113
12 Moeen Ali 3073
13 Suryakumar Yadav 2926
14 Harry Brook 2653
15 Hardik Pandya 2620
16 Pat Cummins 2186
17 Cam Green 2093
18 Usman Khawaja 1924
19 Jonny Bairstow 1812

Headlines

Only the one move this week as I take back third place after a week away.

Weekly Scores

The Prof 148
The Prof Snr 133
RDJ 29
MIB 14
RT 7
Arthur 0
DFM 0
Red Devil 0
GP 0
DD 0

Overall Scores

DFM 8564
Red Devil 8429
The Prof 7568
RDJ 7480
MIB 7411
GP 7224
DD 5761
RT 5234
The Prof Snr 4116
Arthur 1812

[Arthur Crabtree]

Thanks prof. Nice write ups. As ever.

[Durhamfootman]

still top

it feels a little like death by a thousand cuts, given what's likely to happen in December.... and probably right at the end of december too

it's the hope that kills you

cheers prof :salute

[meninblue]

Will Harry Brook playing any matches ?

Shubman has been awesome, the highest run scorer i guess even from those not selected. But failed whem it mattered most.

Players ordered by Most Runs

Shubman Gill 3008
Devon Conway 2454
Babar Azam 2354
Jos Buttler 2286
David Warner 1953
Shakib Al Hasan 1636
Harry Brook 1613
Suryakumar Yadav 1586
Usman Khawaja 1484
Sam Curran 1165
Moeen Ali 983
Jonny Bairstow 952
Cam Green 923
Ravindra Jadeja 834
Hardik Pandya 830
Marco Jansen 821
Simon Harmer 792
Rashid Khan 478
Pat Cummins 386

Thanks, Professor for the stats.

[The Professor]

Not so much a Top 5 this week as it is an 'Everyone who played this week 4'

Weekly Round Up

Back playing Sheffield Shield cricket and back in the points after what can only be described as a disappointing World Cup, Cameron Green (186 points) will be hoping to keep his place in the Test side with more of the same with the red ball. Moves above Pat Cummins into 16th.

With Australia losing David Warner, they need Usman Khawaja (154 points) in good form and he appears to be showing it in the Sheffield Shield. He scored his second century of the tournament this week against Western Australia.

Away from Red Ball cricket, Moeen Ali (115 points) is back playing the shortest of the short form games in the Abu Dhabi T10. Well shy of the form that he has shown in previous years, he has shown glimpses with both bat and ball in the opening matches of this tournament. Moves above David Warner into 11th.

As is so often the case, last week's Cricketer of the Week has had something of a stinker this time out. Scores of just 19 & 39 for SKY (98 points) see him as the lowest point scorer of the week.

Overall Top 5

Not only does the Overall Top 5 remain the same, none of the top ten even played this week.

This makes the Top 5, with 4 weeks of points still up for grabs:

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
2 Shubman Gill 4778
3 Jos Buttler 4636
4 Simon Harmer 4432
5 Ravindra Jadeja 4404

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 156.32
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 146.8

All 4 of our players improved their average this week with Cameron Green swelling his by the most - up 3.96 to 94.96.

Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2504
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3080


Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 3008
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 600
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 1000

Wickets - *Rashid Khan = 1860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 940

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 860
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Overall List In Full

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
2 Shubman Gill 4778
3 Jos Buttler 4636
4 Simon Harmer 4432
5 Ravindra Jadeja 4404
6 Rashid Khan 4068
7 Devon Conway 4004
8 Sam Curran 3665
9 Babar Azam 3584
10 Marco Jansen 3221
12 Moeen Ali 3188
11 David Warner 3113
13 Suryakumar Yadav 3024
14 Harry Brook 2653
15 Hardik Pandya 2620
17 Cam Green 2279
16 Pat Cummins 2186
18 Usman Khawaja 2078
19 Jonny Bairstow 1812

Headlines

Very little sign of movement this week as we head into the home straight.

Weekly Scores

DD 186
The Prof Snr 154
RDJ 115
The Prof 98
MIB 0
RT 0
Arthur 0
DFM 0
Red Devil 0
GP 0

Overall

DFM 8564
Red Devil 8429
The Prof 7666
RDJ 7595
MIB 7411
GP 7224
DD 5947
RT 5234
The Prof Snr 4116
Arthur 1812

[Durhamfootman]

Rashid Khan has withdrawn from the BBL, the bast**d

what a tw@t

it wasn't much of a hope, but it was all I had

Shakib Timeout missed BD's last game, so his participation may be in some doubt this month because of his finger, so I'm now reduced to hoping that Pakistan drop Babar for a bit of R&R, but that is a forlorn hope

honestly.... the big bollok

cheers Prof

[The Professor]

Only a top three today due to the scarcity of cricket.

Weekly Top 3

1. Moeen Ali - 187 - 187 points from 5 T10 games this week seems slim but it is hard to judge really. Moeen joins an exclusive club of 10 players who have won Cricketer of the Week in three successive years (Harmer, Azam, Rashid, Stokes, Maxwell, Root, Marnus, Kohli, Warner.)

2. Sam Curran - 168 - Feast to famine for Sam Curran in the ODI series against the West Indies. Had a torrid old time in the first game but scored nearly double those points in the second game. More cricket to play for him on this tour.

3. Harry Brook - 164 - Needs a decent spell after a pretty bleak 2023. Don't think many would have predicted him to be in 14th place at this stage of the year; but has started this series well.

Overall Top 5

Rather neatly the only active player in our Top 5 also finished fourth for the week. Jos Buttler got 111 courtesy of one good performance against West Indies. Could well finish the year in top spot (potentially rather undeservingly)

That Top 5 is:

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
2 Shubman Gill 4778
3 Jos Buttler 4747
4 Simon Harmer 4432
5 Ravindra Jadeja 4404

Moeen Ali is the most improved player of the week but his improvement of 2.68 points still seems him fourth worth. Suryakumar Yadav moves in the opposite direction and is now fourth worst with 94.69 a week.

Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2504
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3080


Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 3008
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 600
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 1020

Wickets - *Rashid Khan = 1860
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 940

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 870
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Weekly List in Full

Moeen Ali 187
Sam Curran 168
Harry Brook 164
Jos Buttler 111
Usman Khawaja 58
Devon Conway 34
Suryakumar Yadav 6

Rishabh Pant dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Babar Azam dnp
Marco Jansen dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Shubman Gill dnp
David Warner dnp
Cam Green dnp


Overall List In Full

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
2 Shubman Gill 4778
3 Jos Buttler 4747
4 Simon Harmer 4432
5 Ravindra Jadeja 4404
6 Rashid Khan 4068
7 Devon Conway 4038
8 Sam Curran 3833
9 Babar Azam 3584
10 Moeen Ali 3375
11 Marco Jansen 3221
12 David Warner 3113
13 Suryakumar Yadav 3030
14 Harry Brook 2817
15 Hardik Pandya 2620
16 Cam Green 2279
17 Pat Cummins 2186
18 Usman Khawaja 2136
19 Jonny Bairstow 1812


Headlines

Don't remember a run in this tight. That Top 5 is very fluid at the moment but only two will realistically be able to win it all.

Weekly Scores

RDJ 187
DD 168
MIB 164
The Prof 117
The Prof Snr 58
GP 34
RT 0
Arthur 0
DFM 0
Red Devil 0

Overall

DFM 8564
Red Devil 8429
The Prof 7783
RDJ 7782
MIB 7575
GP 7258
DD 6115
RT 5234
The Prof Snr 4328
Arthur 1812

[Durhamfootman]

Don't remember a run in this tight. That Top 5 is very fluid at the moment but only two will realistically be able to win it all.

only one

turns out RK has had surgery on his back.... chancer couldn't have waited until the new year


cheers Prof

[The Professor]

Top 5 of the Week

1. Suryakumar Yadav - 276 - Was number one two weeks ago, bottom of the pile last week and now back up to first this week. Moves up 2 places to 11th Overall.

2. Sam Curran - 155 - One of those times that you feel a player doesn't justify their position. Having a bit of a stinker but still ends the week with the second highest points.

3. Ravindra Jadeja - 83 - Seems low for a man in great nick and playing two T20 games - enough to get third in a week where so many players underperformed.

4. Jos Buttler - 64 - Basically here off the back off that one OK-ish score in the latest T20 game but is really struggling for form at the moment.

5. Moeen Ali - 62 - You can always rely on Moeen's Strike Rate points to give him a boost in points and he did it yet again this week with his score doubled thanks to 30 SR points.

Overall Top 5

1. Shakib Al Hasan -4846 - Holding on to first place by the smallest skin of his tiniest teeth. The lead is now down to a mere 35.

2. Jos Buttler - 4811 - Crawling towards first place. If, as seems likely, he finishes the year as the top cricketer on our list, it will be because of the sheer amount of cricket he has played. He has had a mere 11 weeks inactive - nobody has had fewer.

3. Shubman Gill - 4786 - Returns to action this week, only to be booted out of second place after scoring a paltry 8 points across two T20s.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 4487 - Almost does not seem fair that, with two weeks left, Jadeja has now vacated his beloved 5th place spot. He has spent 23 weeks in that position - however this week he spends his seventh week in fourth.

5. Simon Harmer - 4432 - The prospect of Simon harmer spending the first year since the advent of this game outside the top 5 is seeming more and more likely with every inactive week.

Ones To Watch

Devon Conway moves into One Day mode and needs just 13 points to overtake Rashid Khan into 6th.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 156.32
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 144.74 (Down from 146.8)

Suryakumar Yadav's average improves by a huge 5.49 points taking his average a mite over 100 a week. Shubman Gill's poor score sees his average decrease by 4.03 - down to 140.76.

Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2504
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3144


Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 3016
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 600
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 1040

Wickets - *Ravindra Jadeja = 1890
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 940

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 860
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Weekly List In Full

Suryakumar Yadav 276
Sam Curran 155
Ravindra Jadeja 83
Jos Buttler 64
Moeen Ali 62
Cam Green 46
Babar Azam 40
Marco Jansen 40
Harry Brook 37
Devon Conway 13
Shubman Gill 8

Rishabh Pant dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Pat Cummins dnp
David Warner dnp
Usman Khawaja dnp

Overall List

1 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
2 Jos Buttler 4811
3 Shubman Gill 4786
4 Ravindra Jadeja 4487
5 Simon Harmer 4432
6 Rashid Khan 4068
7 Devon Conway 4051
8 Sam Curran 3988
9 Babar Azam 3624
10 Moeen Ali 3437
11 Suryakumar Yadav 3306
12 Marco Jansen 3261
13 David Warner 3113
14 Harry Brook 2854
15 Hardik Pandya 2620
16 Cam Green 2325
17 Pat Cummins 2186
18 Usman Khawaja 2136
19 Jonny Bairstow 1812

Headlines

Some slight bunches being bunched.

Weekly List

The Prof 340
DD 201
RDJ 145
GP 53
MIB 45
Red Devil 40
The Prof Snr 0
RT 0
Arthur 0
DFM 0

Overall List

DFM 8564
Red Devil 8469
The Prof 8123
RDJ 7927
MIB 7620
GP 7311
DD 6316
RT 5234
The Prof Snr 4328
Arthur 1812

[Durhamfootman]

a couple of big fat ducks for Babar, followed by being dropped for the boxing day test would help me out quite a bit

cheers Prof

it's the hope that kills you

[Durhamfootman]

45 only for Babar. 51 still to get

I have no doubt that he'll get over the line, probably on his very last day of cricket in the year, but the way he's spluttering to the finish makes me wonder what might have happened had RK not decided to miss the BBL and go for a bit of back surgery while things are quiet

Ha..... I can see Babar scoring another 45 and then, with 2 runs needed for victory, one of the Aussie batsmen will spoon the ball to him

[Red Devil]

It's all very tight - Babar with a stunningly disappointing performance in this test.

Of course it would have helped if Shakib wasn't pretending to be injured and was playing cricket rather than focusing on a career in Bangladeshi politics!

[Durhamfootman]

Babar is the only man standing

woeful form, though.... such a liability he probably needs to be dropped for the boxing day test

oh..... it's the hope that kills you

[The Professor]

Usually by this point of the year we are all done and dusted but there is so much to play for with 9 days of cricket left in the year.

Weekly Top 5

1. Marco Jansen - 326 - Jansen producing a late year red ball score that we usually associate with Simon Harmer. Showed his true allrounder credentials courtesy of 5 wickets and 96 runs for Warriors in the CSA 4-Day Series Division 1

2. Jos Buttler - 267 - Has been a torrid last third of the year for England's white ball captain but he produced two 50+ scores and finishes in second place this week.

3. David Warner - 234 - Warner has featured in 5 of our last 6 years however his position in 2024 could be in doubt with his long form retirement. Could this have been his swansong?

4. Usman Khawaja - 171 - Backed up his political beliefs with an equally forthright performance with the bat to continue his dominance of the Weekly Top 5....when he plays. Only Pat Cummins has featured in fewer weeks of cricket than Ussie this year.

5. Pat Cummins - 129 - Over half of his points came from his economical ways with the ball in the first Test against Pakistan.

Overall Top 5

1. Jos Buttler - 5078 - We expected this to happen during the World Cup so it has been a loooooong time coming but, with a week left in the year, Jos Buttler returns to the top spot for the first time in 39 weeks.

2. Shakib Al Hasan - 4846 - Absent pursuing political office (something that doesn't earn you many points in this game). The Bangaldesh captain has been first for 55% of the year but drops down a place when it matters most.

3. Shubman Gill - 4786 - Inactive this week but has a Test Match to play so is scheduled to finish second (or maybe) first when the final tally is counted. Needs 292 points from that game to take the laurels.

4. Ravindra Jadeja - 4487 - Inactive this week - but is very likely to finish fourth. Has a Test match on the horizon but has 299 points to make up for third. Has been a very successful year for the spinner though.

5. Simon Harmer - 4432 - Destined to finish in fifth thanks to his disappearing act after the County Championship rounded off. Has a 322 point jump on 6th place.

Other Movers

Dropped in the World Cup and disappointing in the series against the West Indies, Curran still manages to leapfrog both Rashid Khan and Devon Conway into 6th place this week.

Ones to Watch

There are a cluster of Aussies towards the end of our List that could feature in any order by the end of the Boxing Day Test. Cam Green has a 10 point lead on Pat Cummins who himself has an 8 point advantage on Usman Khawaja.

Top 3 Averages

1. Simon Harmer - 184.67
2. Shakib Al Hasan - 156.32
3. Ravindra Jadeja - 144.74

In a week where all but one player improved their average - Marco Jansen's List topping score saw him improve by the most (6.9). That odd man out was Babar Azam - down 2.67 points to 122.3 a week.


Points By Format

Long Form - Simon Harmer = 3316
One Day - Shubman Gill = 2504
Short Form = Jos Buttler = 3411

Points By Discipline

Runs - Shubman Gill = 3016
Batting Bonus - Shubman Gill = 600
Strike Rate - Jos Buttler = 1100

Wickets - Ravindra Jadeja = 1890
Wicket Bonus - Simon Harmer = 330
Economy - Ravindra Jadeja = 940

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 920
Fielding Bonus - Jos Buttler = 120

Weekly List in Full

Marco Jansen 326
Jos Buttler 267
David Warner 234
Usman Khawaja 171
Pat Cummins 129
Sam Curran 122
Harry Brook 104
Moeen Ali 93
Babar Azam 45

Rishabh Pant dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Hardik Pandya dnp
Shakib Al Hasan dnp
Jonny Bairstow dnp
Rashid Khan dnp
Suryakumar Yadav dnp
Ravindra Jadeja dnp
Cam Green dnp
Devon Conway dnp
Shubman Gill dnp

Overall List

Rank Player Points
1 Jos Buttler 5078
2 Shakib Al Hasan 4846
3 Shubman Gill 4786
4 Ravindra Jadeja 4487
5 Simon Harmer 4432
6 Sam Curran 4110
7 Rashid Khan 4068
8 Devon Conway 4051
9 Babar Azam 3669
10 Marco Jansen 3587
11 Moeen Ali 3530
12 David Warner 3347
13 Suryakumar Yadav 3306
14 Harry Brook 2958
15 Hardik Pandya 2620
16 Cam Green 2325
17 Pat Cummins 2315
18 Usman Khawaja 2307
19 Jonny Bairstow 1812

Headlines

Still some movement possible before the 31st.

Weekly Scores

GP 326
The Prof Snr 300
The Prof 267
RT 234
DD 122
MIB 104
RDJ 93
Red Devil 45
Arthur 0
DFM 0

Overall Scores

DFM 8564
Red Devil 8514
The Prof 8390
RDJ 8020
MIB 7724
GP 7637
DD 6438
RT 5468
The Prof Snr 4628
Arthur 1812