More than 153,000 lines of data presents – the absolute top performers of 2020!
No need to stand upon ceremony, let us dive right on in:
TOP 5 SCORES OF THE YEAR
1. JAMES BULLIVANT (Mean Girls, Wollongong, AUS) – 182 off 49 (SR 371)
2. JACOB MONTGOMERY (Super Hookers, Central Coast, AUS) – 158 off 53 (SR 298)
3. NOEL NOEL (Elermore Vale Lions, Newcastle, AUS) – 154 off 63 (SR 244)
4. MATTHEW SIELY (The Purple Hommus, Brisbane, AUS) – 153 off 58 (SR 264)
5. FAHD MALIK (Shugal Mela, Lahore, PAK) – 152 off 59 (SR 258)
Comment: These are all team totals that win a good % of games, so for an individual to do this in LMS is just…
My top pick: JAMES BULLIVANT, who also took 3/18 off 4 just to be sure he got MOTM!
TOP 5 FIGURES OF THE YEAR
1. ANDREW MALLARKEY (Champagne CC, Auckland Nth Shore, NZ) – 7 for 1 off 4.0
2. DWAYNE KUNNEKE (Die Krieketspan, Pretoria, SAF) – 7/6 off 4.0
3. TIM SMITH (QBE, Sydney, AUS) – 6/2 off 3.2
4. DONOVAN YOUNG (CPI Crusaders, Mloemfontein, SAF) – 6/3 off 2.4
5. ANKUSH JAIN (Reading Lions, Slough & Reading, ENG) – 6/4 off 3.0
Comment: Honestly, I am speechless here.
My top pick: ANDREW MALLARKEY, and his figures are so good I am almost angry at him for not making it a clean 8! Seriously though, how is the economy rate (0.25 an over!)
TOP 5 BAT STRIKE RATES OF THE YEAR
Category 1: Minimum 100 runs scored
1. PETER SAROUKOS (BBTC, Sydney, AUS) – 107 off 26 (SR 412)
2. MATT ANGUS (Cans and cants, Adelaide, AUS) – 101 off 25 (SR 404)
3. JARRYD VERNON (THE RANGES, Melbourne, AUS) – 107 off 27 (SR 396)
4. NICK O’CONNELL (Test Eagles Cricket Club, Auckland, NZ) – 101 off 27 (SR 374)
5. JAMES BULLIVANT (Mean Girls, Wollongong, AUS) – 182 off 49 (SR 371)
Note: Minimum 50 runs scored
1. SIMON MOFFATT (Billy’s xl, Adelaide, AUS) – 55 off 10 (SR 550)
2. MATTHEW CRONE (Masterbatters, Ipswich, AUS) – 52 off 10 (SR 520)
3. JAMIE HIBBETT (Cans and cants, Adelaide, AUS) – 50 off 10 (SR 500)
4. JAMES KLAASSEN (Master Batters, Brisbane, AUS) – 59 off 12 (SR 492)
5. BRIAN DRAKE (Wristy Strokers, Townsville, AUS) – 53 off 11 (SR 482)
6. ADAM BULL (Cans and cants, Adelaide, AUS) – 53 off 11 (SR 482)
Comment: This is a brutal category of absolute madmen!
My top pick: PETER SAROUKOS faced 5.1 overs and hit 107, I cannot ignore that – incredible.
TOP 5 ECON RATES OF THE YEAR
Note: Minimum 4.0 overs
Note 2: With some many sending down 4 overs and conceding just 3, I have selected those with the most wickets to keep it to roughly 5!
1. SOHAIL KHAN (Bright stars, Greater Manchester, ENG) – 4 for 0 off 4.0 (Econ 0.00)
2. ANDREW MALLARKEY (Champagne CC, Auckland Nth Shore, NZ) – 7 for 1 off 4.0 (Econ 0.25)
3. SHANE ANDERSON (MOTT MacChuck-its, Auckland, NZ) – 4/2 off 4.0 (Econ 0.50)
4. SHAMI RABBANI (Abbott Falcons, London-Croydon, ENG) – 3/2 off 4.0 (Econ 0.50)
5. VINIT PATEL (Gujarat Lions CC, Doncaster & Barnsley, ENG) – 3/3 off 4.0 (Econ 0.75)
5. STEPHEN JENNER (Old Mates VIII, Brisbane, AUS) – 3/3 off 4.0 (Econ 0.75)
Comment: Imagine sending down 20% of an innings / 20 balls and conceding under 4 runs, perhaps I am acutely sensitive to it for the fact I’ve been hit for 6 off my very first ball more times than I care to remember.
My top pick: For the ridiculousness of it, I can not go past my man SOHAIL KHAN, whose Econ is – mathematically – infinitely better than anyone else on this incredible list!
ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR
1. ANDREW MALLARKEY (Champagne CC, Auckland Nth Shore, NZ) – 7 for 1 off 4.0 & 53 off 20
2. DONOVAN YOUNG (CPI Crusaders, Bloemfontein, SAF) – 6/3 off 2.4 & 50 off 21
3. JASON LAMBERT (The Urban 8s, Newcastle, AUS) – 5/6 off 2.0 & 51 off 25
4. DONOVAN GROBBELAAR (Wakato Warriors, NZ Super Series, NZ) – 5/10 off 4.0 & 51 off 22 & 1 catch
5. QUONTON KOPKE (de’koks, Sydney, AUS) – 5/11 off 3.1 & 50 off 21 & 2 catches
Comment: These are some absolutely insane performances to be frank. Calm down lads!
My top pick: I just cannot fault ANDREW MALLARKEY to honest, how can one?!
TOP KEEPERS OF THE YEAR
* Most dismissals: ELLIOT WRIGHT (Sydney 666ers, Sydney, AUS) – 5 catches + 1 stumping
* Most catches + top score: SAM DIGHT (You Say Tail, We Sehwag, London-Wandsworth, ENG) – 5 catches & 50 off 17
* Most stumpings + top score: DARRYN MORE (Southern Pisscats, Johannesburg, SAF) – 4 stumpings & 69 off 32
TOP FIELDERS OF THE YEAR
* TRAVIS COMMITTIE (Zimboyz, Auckland Nth Shore, NZ) – 5 catches & 3/19 off 3.0
* ALI ZAHID (Leyton Lions, London-Walthamstow Forest, ENG) – 5 catches & 2/14 off 3.0
Some amazing data in here to be sure. I just cannot fathom some of it.
Thanks to all players, this was an absolute joy to review and analyse!
LMS Stats Scholar.
