2026 All Year Fantasy Competition

[Durhamfootman]

movin' on up, you're movin' on out, time to break free, nothing can stop me..........yeah

cheers Prof

[The Professor]

Have a bit of a weird day tomorrow courtesy of a Friday after school birthday party (a very novel concept) I have to take my daughter to.

This means I'll do the calculations before the IPL game but won't post until after.

[The Professor]

One of those weird weeks where everyone plays musical chars. Only 6 of our 22 players stayed in the same place on The Overall List.

Weekly Top 5

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 256 - Week after week passes and I expect their to be a drop off.....but there just never is. His Strike Rate numbers are absolutely enormous; he has 90 more more than anyone else.

2. Jos Buttler - 233 - Has his best IPL week so far- playing one more game than most helps in that front as well though to be honest. Only Vaibhav has scored more points than him since the start of the IPL.

3. Shubman Gill - 208 Keeps following a pattern of scoring ne stonking score a week and did so again this time out courtesy of a rapid score against Bengalaru yesterday. Moves up 5 places to 12th overall.

4.Michael Bracewell - 165 - Turning into quite a canny little signing for Peshawar. After a big week two weeks ago, he contributed with a score of 85 against Lahore this week.

5. Simon Harmer - 161 - Again, nothing dramatic for Harmer but it is the grind that keeps seeing him move up the List. Averages 158 points per week since the start of the County Championship and is now 7th and 290 points out of the Top 5.

Overall Top 5

1.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2032 - Your semi-regular reminder that we are now a third of the way through the year and Vaibhav has never been out of first position at any point this year....and he now has nearly half a thousand point lead on second. Extra-ordinary.

2. Aiden Markram- 1602 - Another below par IPL week for Markram - although did only play a solitary game. Needs to watch his back.

3. Quinton De Kock - 1470 - Inactive this week after failing to live up to the pyrotechnics of his return to the Mumbai fold a fortnight ago. His Top three berth is in dire jeopardy.

4. Jos Buttler - 1458 - 729 points since the start of the IPL has seen Buttler move from 10th to the cusp of the Top 3.

5. Saim Ayub- 1419 - Is not hugely forcing his agenda in the PSL. 99 points across three games is a disappointment, as his single place decent down the List. That being said there are 263 points between himself and sixth.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 203.2 (Up from 197.73)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt = 163.6 (Down from 177.75)
3.Quinton De Kock = 133.64

Paul Walter up by 16.42 points to 84.75. Jadeja drops the most - down 15.61 t0 113.25

Highest Average Points per Game

* = New Name

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 193
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 108.5
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 101.57

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 1129
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1302
Short Form - Aiden Markram = 1602

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1142
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 240
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 540

Wickets - Marco Jansen = 540
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 80
Economy - Simon Harmer= 310

Fielding - * Jos Buttler = 290
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Weekly Scores in Full

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 256
Jos Buttler 233
Shubman Gill 208
Michael Bracewell 165
Simon Harmer 161
Travis Head 142
Paul Walter 134
Nat Sciver-Brunt 107
Saim Ayub 99
Aiden Markram 61
Pathum Nissanka 11
Marco Jansen 10
Nicholas Pooran 9
Ravindra Jadeja 4

Harry Brook dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Mehidy Hasan Miraz dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp

Overall Scores In Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 2032
2 Aiden Markram 1602
3 Quinton de Kock 1470
4 Jos Buttler 1458
5 Saim Ayub 1419
6 Sam Curran 1156
7 Simon Harmer 1129
8 Pathum Nissanka 1094
9 Marco Jansen 1053
10 Travis Head 1045
11 Harry Brook 1011
12 Shubman Gill 923
13 Ravindra Jadeja 906
14 Liam Dawson 887
15 Phil Salt 822
16 Nat Sciver-Brunt 818
17 Rachin Ravindra 806
18 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 739
19 Michael Bracewell 690
20 Sophie Ecclestone 413
21 Paul Walter 339
22 Nicholas Pooran 324

Headlines

Gill and I do some heavy lifting this week whilst MIIB drops down into third.

Weekly Scores

RT 375
Red Devil 256
The Professor 219
Andy 195
Arthur 165
DFM 161
GingerPele 117
MIB 99
Sussex 9
RDJ 4
The Prof Sr. 0

Overall Scores

1 Red Devil 3188
2 RT 2503
3 MIB 2421
4 The Prof Sr. 2211
5 The Professor 2017
6 DFM 2016
7 Andy 1941
8 GingerPele 1821
9 Arthur 1548
10 RDJ 1319
11 Sussex 1130

[Arthur Crabtree]

Thanks for the top quality update Prof.

Looks like my mad charge up the table has plateaued out at third from bottom...

[andy]

Is it bad that I can't even remember who my players are?!

[Durhamfootman]

this is prime DF time of the year and I haven't got a dog in the fight this week

[The Professor]

Bit of a slimmed down round of points this week but some movement nonetheless.

Weekly Top 5

1. Nicholas Pooran - 201 - Oh how the fallen are mighty. The West Indian dropped into dead last place before scoring nearly three times his average this week with 70 points for Strike Rate. Up two places to 20th.

2. Travis Head - 179 - Two huge innings for Travis Head this week with 80 points garnered from Strike Rate points. He has jumped up from 10th to 7th on the Overall List.

3. Saim Ayub - 172 - Had a stinker of a season in the PSL but manages a couple of decent showings in the final two games for a third place finish this week.

4. Pathum Nissanka - 131 - Reinstated in the Delhi side and bags 81 runs in two games to reaffirm his position in the side. Brings him to the very cusp of the Top 5 Overall.

5. Marco Jansen - 109 - Hasn't really set the world alight in the IPL this year but gets a few runs and a wicket in his two games this week to squeak into fifth.

Overall Top 5

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2036 - Only 4 scored this week but that very comfortable cushion protects him. 362 points split him and second.

2. Aiden Markram- 1674 - For the last 5 weeks on the trot I have said that Markam has done "just enough to keep third" but......you'll never guess what.

3. Saim Ayub - 1591 - Despite that limp PSL campaign, weight of games kept Ayub in the Top 5 and then his final foray pushes him into third place - his highest berth of the year.

4. Jos Buttler - 1536 - Just the one game this week with 78 points from it. Drops down a place to 4th. Should be just a temporary dip though with so much IPL action still in store.

5. Quinton De Kock - 1470 - Inactive once more but isn't in any immediate danger with 245 points between fifth and sixth.

Ones to Watch

Just a single point splits Pathum Nissanka in sixth and Travis Head in 7th. Both scored big this week so could be a good battle.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 185.09 (Down from 203.2)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt = 163.6
3.Quinton De Kock = 133.64

Nicholas Pooran up by 17.83 points to 58.33. Sooryavanshi drops the most.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 193
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 108.5
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 101.57

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 1129
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1302
Short Form - Aiden Markram = 1674

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1146
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 240
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 540

Wickets - Marco Jansen = 560
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 80
Economy - Simon Harmer= 310

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 320
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock = 20

Weekly List In Full

Nicholas Pooran 201
Travis Head 179
Saim Ayub 172
Pathum Nissanka 131
Marco Jansen 109
Jos Buttler 78
Aiden Markram 72
Ravindra Jadeja 60
Michael Bracewell 24
Shubman Gill 15
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 4

Harry Brook dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Mehidy Hasan Miraz dnp
Liam Dawson dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Simon Harmer dnp
Paul Walter dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp

Overall List

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 2036
Aiden Markram 1674
Saim Ayub 1591
Jos Buttler 1536
Quinton de Kock 1470
Pathum Nissanka 1225
Travis Head 1224
Marco Jansen 1162
Sam Curran 1156
Simon Harmer 1129
Harry Brook 1011
Ravindra Jadeja 966
Shubman Gill 938
Liam Dawson 887
Phil Salt 822
Nat Sciver-Brunt 818
Rachin Ravindra 806
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 714
Michael Bracewell 690
Nicholas Pooran 525
Sophie Ecclestone 413
Paul Walter 339

Headlines

Everyone stays the same but a big week for RT sees the gap on RD in first split.

Weekly Scores

RT 257
Sussex 201
MIB 172
The Professor 146
GingerPele 109
Andy 72
RDJ 60
Arthur 24
Red Devil 4
DFM 0
The Prof Sr. 0

Overall Scores

1 Red Devil 3192
2 RT 2760
3 MIB 2593
4 The Prof Sr. 2211
5 The Professor 2163
6 DFM 2016
7 Andy 2013
8 GingerPele 1930
9 Arthur 1572
10 RDJ 1379
11 Sussex 1331

[Durhamfootman]

Liam Dawson.... you dirty *modded* bast@rd

[Durhamfootman]

what a Strauss!

I'm livid

[Durhamfootman]

will still play in the dribble and the one day cup

he's still a Strauss

[meninblue]

When I selected Saim Ayub, he was a batsman first. Now, his primarily skill has become bowling. His performance has also dropped. Who knows this break from test series will help him.

[The Professor]

WeeklyTop 5

1.Simon Harmer - 320 - Now he's back. 100 wicket points plus 100 points with the bat plus the usual 60 Economy points. Prime Harmer-ism.

2.Mehidy Hasan Miraz - 254 - Back on the red ball grind and back scoring big. 6 wickets at a decent economy in Bangladesh's victory over Pakistan. Moves up to 15th Overall.

3. Shubman Gill - 159 - Continues his patter of one decent innings with one underhwleming one. His 84 against Rajasthan is enough for Top 3 this week. Up to 12th Overall.

4. Harry Brook -126 - Back in action after nine weeks away from the game. 66 runs and a random 30 for Economy sees him gatecrash the Top 5.

5. Liam Dawson - 119 - Dawson finishes fifth with, what appears to be, his last ever Red Ball game after his shock long form retirement this week.

Overall Top 5

1.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 2113 - 77 points this week and the wee man increases his lead on second by 74. With 37% of the year, is it possible he could lead wire to wire?

2. Aiden Markram - 1680 - Really pushing his luck now. Got just 6 runs against Chennai but still second. Just 35 points split him and 3rd though.

3.Jos Buttler - 1626 - His 90 points were enough to see him take back the third place position he lost last week. A huge 70 points came from the field this week.

4.Saim Ayub - 1591 - His first inactive week after the PSL and he slips back down to 4th.

5.Quinton De Kock - 1470 - Still out of the Mumabi side. Still just about fifth. 21 points between himself and Simon Harmer in 6th.

Highest Weekly Average

1. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 176.08 (Down from 185.09)
2. Nat Sciver-Brunt = 163.6
3. Simon Harmer- 144.9 (Up from 125.44)

Harmer is up the most this week with his Essex team mate Paul Walter dropping the most in the other direction; down 10.35 to 74.4.

Highest Average Points per Game

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 208.43
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi = 108.5
Short Form - Nat Sciver-Brunt = 101.57

Highest Points by Format

Red Ball- Simon Harmer = 1459
One Day - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1302
Short Form - Aiden Markram = 1680

Highest Points by Discipline

* = New Name

Runs - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi - 1183
Batting Bonus - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 240
Strike Rate - Vaibhav Sooryavanshi- 580

Wickets - Marco Jansen = 580
Wicket Bonus = Simon Harmer = 100
Economy - Simon Harmer= 370

Fielding - Jos Buttler = 320
Fielding Bonus - Quinton De Kock & *Jos Buttler = 20

Weekly List In Full

Simon Harmer 320
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 254
Shubman Gill 159
Harry Brook 126
Liam Dawson 119
Pathum Nissanka 100
Jos Buttler 90
Ravindra Jadeja 88
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 77
Paul Walter 33
Marco Jansen 32
Aiden Markram 6
Nicholas Pooran 1
Travis Head 0

Sam Curran dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp
Sam Curran dnp
Rachin Ravindra dnp
Phil Salt dnp
Sophie Ecclestone dnp
Quinton de Kock dnp
Nat Sciver-Brunt dnp
Saim Ayub dnp
Michael Bracewell dnp

Overall List in Full

1 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 2113
2 Aiden Markram 1680
3 Jos Buttler 1626
4 Saim Ayub 1591
5 Quinton de Kock 1470
6 Simon Harmer 1449
7 Pathum Nissanka 1325
8 Travis Head 1224
9 Marco Jansen 1194
10 Sam Curran 1156
11 Harry Brook 1137
12 Shubman Gill 1097
13 Ravindra Jadeja 1054
14 Liam Dawson 1006
15 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 993
16 Phil Salt 822
17 Nat Sciver-Brunt 818
18 Rachin Ravindra 806
19 Michael Bracewell 690
20 Nicholas Pooran 526
21 Sophie Ecclestone 413
22 Paul Walter 372


Headlines

DFM up as Harmer surges.

Weekly Scores

The Prof Sr. 254
MIB 126
RT 90
RDJ 88
Red Devil 77
Andy 39
GingerPele 32
Sussex 1
Arthur 0

Overall Scores

1 Red Devil 3269
2 RT 2850
3 MIB 2719
4 The Prof Sr. 2465
5 DFM 2455
6 The Professor 2422
7 Andy 2052
8 GingerPele 1962
9 Arthur 1572
10 RDJ 1467
11 Sussex 1332

[meninblue]

Thanks Professor

Harry Brook is finally playing

[Durhamfootman]

DFM up as Harmer surges

DFM down as Dawson spits his *modded* dummy out

cheers Prof

[Durhamfootman]

movin' on up, you're movin' on out, time to break free, nothing can stop me..........yeah

cheers Prof

this must be what Starmer and Reeves felt like earlier this year, when all the indicators were that the economy was finally turning around, the day before Trump started bombing the sh1t out of Iran