Date range: Sun 31 Jan – Sat 06 Feb.
Here is the cream of the crop for this week across 5 countries, 29 regions and 5,899 players!
Random stat: PAUL WIGGINS of Long Jetty Lions Gold (Central Coast, AUS) faced the most deliveries this week in scoring 85 off 73 balls!
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TOP 5 SCORES
1. RICK EVERARD (Beugs Cricket Club, Auckland, NZ) – 109 off 47 (SR 232)
2. BAILEY JOHNSON (Altona Rejects, Melbourne, AUS) – 101 off 42 (SR 240)
3. MICK HORTON (Worm Burners, Townsville, AUS) – 101 off 53 (SR 191)
4. JOE OLIVER (Hold my beer, Wollongong, AUS) – 101 off 55 (SR 184)
5. MATTHEW COWIE (Mince, Auckland, NZ) – 96 off 48 (SR 200)
Comment: These 5 brutes strummed 508 runs off 245 balls at an SR of 207.
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TOP 5 FIGURES
1. JACK CHAPMAN (Mt George Yowies, Newcastle, AUS) – 6/15 off 3.4 (Econ 3.95)
2. SYED RAZA ABBAS (CC Titans, Lahore, PAK) – 5/11 off 3.2 (Econ 3.24)
3. HASSAN ABRAR (Black Thunders, Lahore, PAK) – 5/14 off 4.0 (Econ 3.50)
4. BRODY ZANETICH (FNP Deadly’s, Cairns, AUS) – 5/16 off 4.0 (Econ 4.00)
5. ABBAS RAZA KHAN (Lolo Popo, Lahore, PAK) – 5/18 off 4.0 (Econ 4.50)
Comment: These 5 devastators sent down 96 balls to claim 26 wkts for 74 runs, a wicket every 2.8 runs and 3.7 balls, going for just 3.85 runs an over!
My top pick: JACK CHAPMAN’s figures are simply irresistible.
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TOP 5 BAT STRIKE RATES
Note: Minimum 25 runs, unless first-ball homer!
1. ANGADDEEP SINGH (We’ll Bat First, Gold Coast, AUS) – SR 473 (52 off 11)
2. GURJEET SINGH (Daaku’s, Wellington, NZ) – SR 425 (51 off 12)
3. MICHAEL GARRETT (Trolley, Wellington, NZ) – SR 423 (55 off 13)
4. DAVID SOMERVILLE (The Cougars, Canberra, AUS) – SR 407 (57 off 14)
5. MICHAEL GARRETT (Project Mayhem, Wellington, NZ) – SR 400 (52 off 13)
Comment: In combination, these brutes smacked 267 runs off just 63 balls at an SR of 424, which is a scoring rate of 21.2 runs per over!
My top pick: I just cannot go past ANGADDEEP SINGH’s jaw-dropping SR of 473, that’s a scoring rate of 23.7 runs per over!
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TOP 5 ECON RATES
Note: Minimum 3.0 overs bowled.
1. MUBASHSHIR HASSAN (The Red Bellies CC, Sydney, AUS) – Econ 1.00 (1/3 off 3.0)
2. SCOTT TARASENKO (The Slugs, Sydney, AUS) – Econ 1.00 (0/3 off 3.0)
3. JIMMY SIMON (Heavy Nut, Wellington, NZ) – Econ 1.25 (4/5 off 4.0)
4. JARID KOLVER (Sub-par Cricketers, Sydney, AUS) – Econ 1.25 (0/5 off 4.0)
5. HEMU BHARDWAJ (Viper heat, Melbourne, AUS) – Econ 1.33 (2/4 off 3.0)
Comment: The sum totals here are 17 overs / 85 balls sent down for 7 wickets at the cost of just 20 runs! That is 1.18 runs per over and 2.9 runs per wicket!
My top pick: JIMMY SIMON’S figures are simply irresistible; he has knocked over half an LMS team for just 5 runs!
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TOP 5 ALL-ROUNDERS
Note: Minimum 3 wkts (and Econ of 5.00 or less) + minimum 50 runs (and SR of 200+)
1. JIMMY SIMON (Heavy Nut, Wellington, NZ) – 4/5 off 4.0 (Econ 1.25) & 50 off 22 (SR 227)
2. GARRY SAHDRA (Grimsby Town, Auckland, NZ) – 4/6 off 3.0 (Econ 2.00) & 52 off 21 (SR 248)
3. VIRAL RAO (The Gully Cricketers, Brisbane, AUS) – 4/12 off 3.1 (Econ 3.75) & 57 off 20 (SR 285)
4. DAVID ROBERTSON (Perth All Stars, Perth, AUS) – 4/12 off 3.0 (Econ 4.00) & 54 off 19 (SR 284)
5. KARAN KAUL (Wombats, Sydney, AUS) – 3/10 off 3.0 (Econ 3.33) & 52 off 21 (SR 248)
Comment: These boys sent down 16.1 overs to snare 19 wkts for 45 runs (2.4 runs per wicket, 4.3 balls per wicket and 2.78 runs per over) along with 265 runs off 103 balls (SR 257).
My top pick: JIMMY SIMON once again, what a stunning game!
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TOP KEEPERS
* 6 dismissals:
– MARK VINT (Wombats, Sydney, AUS) – 3 catches + 3 stumpings
Comment: This fine man rid his team of 75% of the opposition line-up with his safe olde bucket hands!
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TOP FIELDER
* 4 catches:
– OLLIE BORROWDALE (The Googleys, Brisbane, AUS), also took 1/18 off 3.0.
Comment: Nice one Ollie, you removed half a team with your handy hands.
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Some absolute jewel-encrusted performances here, but I just cannot wrap my head around someone jagging 6 wickets in an 8-a-side game where you have a maximum of 20 deliveries as a bowler!
Incredible! Well done to JACK CHAPMAN and all of the lads who made this list!
See you next week.
LMS Stats Scholar.
