THREE TIMES THE DATA!!
With the player count up almost 300% this week, let us review the cream of the crop!
TOP 5 SCORES
1. JAMES KERSE (Prahraners, Melbourne, AUS) – 143 off 56 (SR 255)
2. SHAUN SMITH (Got the runz, Wellington, NZ) – 125 off 57 (SR 219)
3. BEN ARCUS (OMT, Wellington, NZ) – 115 off 55 (SR 209)
4. ANTHONY IRELAND-JONES (Who’s This Team, Sydney, AUS) – 103 off 54 (SR 191)
5. MUHAMMAD ANAS MUKHTAR (East Oakleigh CC LMS, Melbourne, AUS) – 100 off 44 (SR 227)
Comment: Wow, from 1 centurion last week to 5 this week, things are heating up!
My top pick: Impossible to ignore JAMES KERSE, top score and best SR amongst these tanks.
TOP 5 FIGURES
1. NIC HARDING (Billy’s Uncle, Johannesburg, SAF) – 5/3 off 2.0
2. MOHAMMED ALI (Dusk Risers, Melbourne, AUS) – 5/30 off 4.0
3. IMMAD UD DIN MUHAMMAD (Ball Fingerers, Lahore, PAK) – 4/8 off 3.3
4. JOSH COONEY (Test Eagles Cricket Club, Auckland, NZ) – 4/10 off 4.0
5. PATRICK CARSTENS (Hillsborough Hornets, Newcastle, AUS) – 4/10 off 2.4
Comment: Good to see a couple of Michelle Five-Fa’s in here, these blokes be bowling hand grenades!
My top pick: NIC HARDING – knocked over 63% of a team for 3 damned runs!
TOP 5 BAT STRIKE RATES:
Note: Minimum 25 runs.
1. ANIKET PARIKH (The Tonkers, Auckland, NZ) – 60 off 14 (SR 429)
2. NIPUNA DE ABREW (The Tonkers, Auckland, NZ) – 30 off 7 (SR 429)
3. SHERBAZ KING (Shugal Mela, Lahore, PAK) – 52 off 14 (SR 371)
4. BONZ BONZ (Sons Of Pitches (Chch), Christchurch, NZ) – 40 off 11 (SR 364)
5. GEORGE HOLMES (The Rinsers, Wellington, NZ) – 54 off 15 (SR 360)
5. ALEX FALLAS (The Bundue Bashers, Auckland Nth Shore, NZ) – 36 off 10 (SR 360)
Comment: I love how the top 2 strike rates here are from the same batting innings!
My top pick: ANIKET PARIKH, that is just walloping the ball (21.5 an over…)
TOP 5 ECON RATES
Note: Minimum 3.0 overs
1. JUAN COETSER (Predators, Johannesburg, SAF) – 2/5 off 4.0 (Econ 1.25)
2. HARRY GAMAN (Predators, Johannesburg, SAF) – 0/5 off 4.0 (Econ 1.25)
3. SHANE OLD BOYS (Designated Drinkers, Bedfordview, SAF) – 2/6 off 4.0 (Econ 1.50)
4. BRENT LAMBERT (Joburg Swing Kings, Johannesburg, SAF) – 3/7 off 4.0 (Econ 1.75)
5. OTTO LANGAAS (Hardly Athletic CC, Johannesburg, SAF) – 2/7 off 4.0 (Econ 1.75)
Comment: In a similar vein to the top strike rates, the top 2 bowlers here were from the same bowling innings! They sent down 40 balls to take 2/10!
My top pick: JUAN COETSER, an LMS Legend, only continues to improve and impress. Wow.
TOP KEEPERS
* 4 catches:
– ANIKET PARIKH (The Tonkers, Auckland, NZ), also smoked 60 off 14 (SR 429)
– JAMES STRINGER (Still got it, Auckland Nth Shore, NZ)
– RYAN GARDINER (OMT, Wellington, NZ)
* 3 stumpings:
– MICHAEL BRICKNELL (Rugby AU, Sydney, AUS)
TOP FIELDERS
* 3 catches:
– WADE BUTLER (Johnny Cash Memorial, Sydney, AUS), also punched 53 off 23 (SR 230)
– GARETH STIVEN (HOUSE@NZ, Auckland, NZ), also scored 52 off 24 (SR 217)
– JACK ROBINSON (Moas, Wellington, NZ)
An even richer set of data this week, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to make your way into these categories!
LMS Stats Scholar.
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