BULLETIN FTI MVP SUMMER TOP TEN Points Issue : st October Summer Front-runner Anderson wins first England FTI MVP award James Anderson has won the coveted title of England s Most Valuable for the first time. England s Test spearhead led the race from start to finish and was even able to withstand the challenges of his nearest rivals whilst sitting out the recent ODI series against Australia. Anderson took wickets across seven Tests and seven ODIs. His Test wickets cost. runs apiece, whilst he conceded just. runs per over. He finished third in the Test FTI MVP behind Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad and was leading the ODI FTI MVP at the end of the ICC Champions Trophy, having taken wickets at a miserly. runs per over. His enforced rest saw him slip to fourth in the ODI FTI MVP Rankings, but he hung on to the lead in the overall race. Anderson s best overall finish prior to this summer was third in - and he topped the Test Rankings in. Joe Root was the favourite to overhaul Anderson with five ODIs to play, but he could Fixtures & FTI MVP Explanation...page only muster points - he needed to win the title. He seemed to run out of steam at the end of a long summer in which he was pressed into England action more than any other player. This summer Root played times across all three formats, three more than Jonathan Trott and seven more than Anderson. In his last five ODI innings he managed just runs. Ravi Bopara claimed the ODI FTI MVP, scoring runs and taking wickets in what England will hope is a breakthrough summer in whiteball cricket. He produced a series of important cameos in the Champions Trophy and scored an impressive unbeaten off balls against Ireland as they threatened an upset in the oneoff ODI at Malahide. In the T FTI MVP Alex Hales narrowly pipped Jade Dernbach to the title. Hales scored runs at a strike rate of runs per balls, earning. points to Dernbach s., the man taking seven wickets at an economy rate of. runs per over. FTI MVP OVERALL BATTING POINTS FTI MVP County Batting OVERALL BOWLING POINTS County Bowling Finn, Steven FTI MVP OVERALL FIELDING POINTS County Fielding Prior, Matt FTI MVP OVERALL GAME AVERAGE POINTS County Average Jordan, Chris FTI MVP OVERALL STRIKE RATE County Rate Hales, Alex Wright, Luke..... FTI MVP OVERALL ECONOMY RATE County Economy..... FTI MVP OVERALL FOURS HIT County Fours = = FTI MVP OVERALL SIXES HIT County Sixes = = = Three players -
Test FTI MVP Rankings - Summer OVERALL TEST FTI MVP POINTS County Batting Prior, Matt Bairstow, Jonny Finn, Steven Woakes, Chris............. Bowling Field Capt. Wins Pld Pts Average.......................... ENGLAND TEST MATCH STATISTICS Best Individual Scores Best Innings Bowling Best Match Bowling Score Venue Figs Venue Figs Venue Lord s / Lord s / Leeds / / Leeds = / Leeds / Nottingham = Manchester / Lord s / Lord s = Nottingham / Lord s / Lord s Leading Run-scorers Leading Wicket-takers Leading Catches (excluding wicket-keepers) Runs Wkts Catches = = Finn, Steven = Three players
ODI FTI MVP Rankings - Summer OVERALL ODI FTI MVP POINTS County Batting............. Bowling............. Field Capt. Wins Pld Pts Average............. ENGLAND ODI MATCH STATISTICS Best Individual Scores Best Innings Bowling Score * * * * Venue Dublin Southampton Dublin Birmingham Leading Run-scorers Most Overall Sixes Figs / / / / / Venue Southampton Dublin Birmingham Birmingham Leading Wicket-takers Runs = = Sixes Leading Catches (excluding wicket-keepers) Wkts = Four players Catches
T FTI MVP Rankings - Summer OVERALL T FTI MVP POINTS County Batting Hales, Alex Dernbach, Jade Wright, Luke Root, Joseph..... Briggs, Danny Finn, Steven........ Bowling Field Capt. Wins Pld Pts Average.......... -.............. -.. ENGLAND T MATCH STATISTICS Best Individual Scores Best Innings Bowling Most Overall Sixes Score Venue Figs Venue Sixes Hales, Alex Dernbach, Jade / * S hampton Dernbach, Jade / S hampton = Wright, Luke Briggs, Danny / = Hales, Alex S hampton Wright, Luke / = Three players / Leading Run-scorers Leading Wicket-takers Leading Catches (excluding wicket-keepers) Runs Wkts Catches Hales, Alex Dernbach, Jade = Briggs, Danny = Hales, Alex = Three players = Four players Wright, Luke
County FTI MVP - Summer Moeen Ali wins FTI MVP award after final day drama FTI MVP TOP SIX County Points County Points FL t TOP SIX County Points YB Patel, Samit Allenby, Jim Napier, Graham LV = CC TOP SIX TOP SIX County Points Onions, Graham Jordan, Chris Borthwick, Scott Patel, Jeetan Willey, David Kieswetter, Craig Carberry, Michael Mahmood, Azhar Azharullah, Mohammad Trego, Peter Patel, Samit Klinger, Michael Mitchell, Daryl Cobb, Josh Allenby, Jim Glamorgan Northants Northants Leicestershire Glamorgan Moeen Ali claimed the title of the PCA s Most Valuable (MVP) after a thrilling final week saw him snatch top spot from Samit Patel. Moeen s four-point margin of victory was the narrowest since the competition began back in, but that only hints at a small part of the drama that unfolded as the last round of matches drew to a close. Patel began the week with a -point lead, but runs and one wicket in the first half of s game against at Trent Bridge opened the door for his rival. Moeen duly took - and - either side of a second innings knock of, earning. points from s victory against. Patel s second innings left him needing one top order wicket on the final day to overhaul Moeen, but he failed to strike in overs. Moeen scored, runs and took wickets across all formats,, and of which came in the LV=CC, where he was ranked second behind Graham Onions. He scored four hundreds and eight fifties in the LV=CC, with a best of not out against Glamorgan. He was also ranked in the top of the Bank (YB) and Friends Life twenty FTI MVP rankings. Onions was a comfortable winner of the LV=CC FTI MVP, finishing points clear of Moeen, thanks largely to his unsurpassed LV=CC wickets. Peter Trego won the YB FTI MVP with runs and wickets, while David Willey clinched the FLt FTI MVP with runs and wickets. FTI MVP OVERALL BATTING POINTS FTI MVP County Bowling County Batting FTI MVP OVERALL FIELDING POINTS FTI MVP OVERALL GAME AVERAGE POINTS County Average Klinger, Michael Ballance, Gary OVERALL BOWLING POINTS Hogan, Michael Onions, Graham Rushworth, Chris Patel, Jeetan Jordan, Chris Glamorgan County Fielding Read, Chris Mustard, Phil Brown, Ben Simpson, John Murphy, David Buckley, Ryan Magoffin, Steve FTI MVP OVERALL STRIKE RATE County Rate FTI MVP OVERALL ECONOMY RATE County Economy FTI MVP OVERALL FOURS HIT County Fours FTI MVP OVERALL SIXES HIT County Sixes = = O Brien, Kevin Butler, Ian Russell, Andre Levi, Richard Wallace, Craig McKenzie, Neil Chanderpaul, Shivnarine Leach, Jack Thorp, Callum Copeland, Trent Vince, James Klinger, Michael Dent, Chris Kieswetter, Craig ten Doeschate, Ryan Willey, David Scotland Derbyshire..........
Fixtures & FTI MVP Explanation FORTHCOMING FIXTURES Thu Nov st Test - Australia v England Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Thu Dec nd Test - Australia v England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Fri Dec rd Test - Australia v England WACA Ground, Perth Thu Dec th Test - Australia v England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fri Jan th Test - Australia v England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Sun Jan st ODI - Australia v England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fri Jan nd ODI - Australia v England Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane ABOUT THE FTI MVP An Introduction The FTI MVP Rankings were introduced in with the aim of identifying the Most Valuable (MVP). Unlike other rankings they combine calculations from all domestic competitions and across all aspects of a player s game. However they can also be broken down to focus on individual competitions and specific playing roles. The formula behind the rankings was devised by PCA members, who took into account their own match experiences and the relative achievements of bowlers, batsmen, wicket-keepers and fielders. By combining all those disciplines the FTI MVP Rankings add up to the newest benchmark in the game. The FTI MVP Rankings are powered by data from Opta, the global leader in sports information. They are updated following the conclusion of every game from the county circuit. The FTI MVP concept has now become integrated into the fabric of English cricket. Background During the PCA undertook an extensive review of all player performance data in the game. We found: > Too much focus on individual elements of the game averages, run rates, wickets taken. > A need for more relevance to all aspects of the game. > A need to reflect a player s total contribution to the team. So we set out to devise a system that rewards players who are skilled in multiple disciplines taking wickets, scoring runs, holding catches and effecting run-outs. Sun Jan rd ODI - Australia v England Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Fri Jan th ODI - Australia v England WACA Ground, Perth Sun Jan th ODI - Australia v England Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Wed Jan st T - Australia v England Bellerive Oval, Hobart Fri Jan nd T - Australia v England Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Sun Feb rd T - Australia v England Stadium Australia, Sydney Fri Feb st ODI - West Indies v England Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua The Design Challenge During the season the PCA s Cricket Committee including a cross section of players - carried out the following steps: > Conducted an overview of existing player data. > Designed the MVP concept and identified the objectives. > Devised a formula to process a player s contribution to any match. > Logged the scores for the first half of the season, reviewed the data for players and then refined the formula. > Conducted an end-of-season review, focusing on comparing performances. Current and former players from the domestic game and the international arena were involved every step of the way to ensure the end result truly reflected the views of the people in the thick of the action. The Formula The FTI MVP Rankings are based on a cumulative points system that rewards players for every run scored, every wicket taken and every catch held. In simple terms the points gained for batting, bowling, fielding, captaincy and winning across every competition add up to a player s total FTI MVP points. Batting Batting points are based on runs scored plus percentage of a team s total. Bonus points for reaching a century, achieving a benchmark run rate, scoring more than % of a team s runs. Sun Mar nd ODI - West Indies v England Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Wed Mar rd ODI - West Indies v England Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua Sun Mar st T - West Indies v England Kensington Oval, Barbados Tue Mar nd T - West Indies v England Kensington Oval, Barbados Thu Mar rd T - West Indies v England Kensington Oval, Barbados Tue May Only T - England v Sri Lanka Thu May st ODI - England v Sri Lanka Bowling The basis for are points for batsmen s order in the line-up minus economy rate. Bonus points for achieving a benchmark economy rate, taking more than five wickets in an innings, bowling maiden overs. Fielding Points are accumulated for holding catches, effecting run-outs, stumpings. Bonus points for five fielding dismissals in an innings. All members of a winning team receive a bonus, and additional bonus points are awarded to the captain of a winning team. BULLETIN Professional Cricketers Association Jason Ratcliffe Assistant CEO Edgbaston Stadium, Box &, RES Wyatt Stand, Birmingham, B QU Tel Mob Fax ; E-mail jratcliffe@thepca.co.uk Opta Angus McNab Sponsorship Sales Manager th Floor, Waterloo Road, London, SE RT Tel Fax E-mail angus.mcnab@optasports.com This bulletin is produced for The PCA by: CONTACTS