Lara drops out of PwC top ten
Brian Lara has dropped out of the top ten of the PwC Ratings of Test cricketers for the first time since 1994
PricewaterhouseCoopers
04-Dec-2000
Brian Lara has dropped out of the top ten of the PwC Ratings of Test cricketers for the first time since 1994. A run of poor form over the last six months has seen him plunge from number one to number twelve in the batting list.
One of the players who has moved above Lara in the Ratings in the last week is Andy Flower of Zimbabwe, whose unbeaten double century against India lifted him to second in the batting - by far the best rating ever achieved by a Zimbabwe player. Flower is one of the unsung batting stars of current Test cricket, averaging over 50 over his entire Test career yet rarely spoken of as a world class player. His recent form can surely leave nobody in any doubt. Also up into the top ten is England hero Michael Atherton, who like Flower saved his side from the threat of defeat, this time with a gritty display in the second innings at Faisalabad.
In the bowling, Glenn McGrath holds on to the top place he regained last week despite another strong performance from Shaun Pollock who is second. Brett Lee continues to pick up points (though he remains in sixth place). In the long-standing tussle between England's leading bowlers, Darren Gough has overtaken Andrew Caddick after the latter failed to take a wicket in the second Test.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Test Ratings: 4 December 2000
(* indicates players still to qualify for full ratings)
Batsmen
Rank (Change)Player TeamPoints Career Highest Rating
average
1 ( - ) S.R.Tendulkar Ind 875 57.28 880 v SA at Mumbai 2000
2 (+1) Andy Flower Zim 831 50.65 831 v Ind at Nagpur 2000
3 (-1) Steve Waugh Aus 829 50.23 909 v WI at Melbourne 1996
4 ( - ) Saeed Anwar Pak 798 47.08 835 v Ind at Calcutta 1999
5 (+1) Inzamam-ul-Haq Pak 770 45.47 865 v Eng at Lord's 1996
6 (-1) Ricky Ponting Aus 767 46.08 829 v Ind at Sydney 2000
7 (+1) Rahul Dravid Ind 749 53.58 862 v NZ at Hamilton 1999
8 (-1) Jacques Kallis SA 727 42.61 764 v Sri at Kandy 2000
9 ( - ) Justin Langer Aus 724 40.38 767 v NZ at Hamilton 2000
10 (+4) M.A.Atherton Eng 720 38.74 771 v SA at Johannesburg 1995
11 (+1) M.Jayawardene Sri 709* 43.55 709 v SA at Colombo (SSC) 2000
12 (-2) Brian Lara WI 702 48.2 917 v Aus at St John's 1999
13 (+8) Mark Waugh Aus 693 42.1 803 v SA at Port Elizabeth 1997
14 (-3) Alec Stewart Eng 692 40.07 791 v Zim at Lord's 2000
15= ( - ) Chris Cairns NZ 691 32.55 705 v Zim at Harare 2000
(+3) Adam Gilchrist Aus 691* 55.92 691 v WI at Perth 2000
17 (-4) Craig McMillan NZ 688 41.14 713 v Zim at Bulawayo 2000
18 (+1) P.A.de Silva Sri 680 42.42 796 v Aus at Colombo (SSC) 1999
19=(-3) Michael Slater Aus 678 43.7 768 v Sri at Melbourne 1995
(-2) S.Chanderpaul WI 678 40.63 746 v Ind at Georgetown 1997
21 (+1) Yousuf Youhana Pak 666 38.82 666 v Eng at Faisalabad 2000
22 (-2) Daryll Cullinan SA 658 42.23 752 v Sri at Galle 2000
23 (+4) Gary Kirsten SA 644 40.76 766 v Ind at Calcutta 1996
24 (-1) S.T.Jayasuriya Sri 641 42.55 750 v Ind at Colombo (SSC) 1997
25 ( - ) Marvan Atapattu Sri 635 35.39 667 v SA at Kandy 2000
26 ( - ) Sourav Ganguly Ind 629 46.74 706 v Pak at Delhi 1999
27 (-3) Stephen Fleming NZ 616 36.6 676 v Eng at Auckland 1997
28 (+3) Jimmy Adams WI 606 43.77 830 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 1995
29 (-1) Lance Klusener SA 605 37 661 v Sri at Colombo (SSC) 2000
30 (-1) Nathan Astle NZ 595 34.77 648 v Aus at Wellington 2000
31 (-1) Nasser Hussain Eng 591 35.23 784 v SA at Durban 1999
32 ( - ) A.Ranatunga Sri 587 35.69 690 v Ind at Kanpur 1986
33 ( - ) Graham Thorpe Eng 581 38.97 803 v WI at Kingston 1998
34 (+27) Mathew Sinclair NZ 567* 45.92 567 v SA at Port Elizabeth 2000
35=(-1) Ijaz Ahmed Pak 565 38.61 695 v Eng at The Oval 1996
(-1) Jonty Rhodes SA 565 35.66 601 v Zim at Bloemfontein 1999
37 (+9) Wavell Hinds WI 562* 35.94 589 v Pak at St John's 2000
38 ( - ) S.Ramesh Ind 540* 43.77 645 v NZ at Ahmedabad 1999
39 (-2) Mark Boucher SA 521 30.42 542 v NZ at Bloemfontein 2000
40 (-4) S.L.Campbell WI 520 33.16 686 v Aus at Sydney 1996
41 (-2) Michael Vaughan Eng 518* 28.69 574 v WI at Leeds 2000
42 (-2) Greg Blewett Aus 515 34.02 710 v NZ at Hobart 1997
43 (-2) Guy Whittall Zim 508 30.46 527 v NZ at Harare 2000
44 (+16) M.H.Richardson NZ 501* 43.42 501 v SA at Port Elizabeth 2000
45 (+22) Ridley Jacobs WI 499 24.32 528 v Aus at Bridgetown 1999
46 (+2) Moin Khan Pak 492 28.46 595 v WI at Peshawar 1997
47=(-5) H.H.Gibbs SA 482* 32.29 523 v Ind at Mumbai 2000
(-2) Russel Arnold Sri 482* 31.77 518 v Pak at Peshawar 2000
49 (-5) Aamir Sohail Pak 479 35.28 696 v WI at Karachi 1997
50 (-3) Matthew Horne NZ 472 32.14 583 v Eng at Manchester 1999
51=(-8) Graeme Hick Eng 465 32.39 724 v SA at Centurion 1995
(-2) Mark Ramprakash Eng 465 26.41 633 v Aus at Melbourne 1998
53 (-3) Wasim Akram Pak 457 22.52 480 v Sri at Kandy 2000
54 (-3) Venkata Laxman Ind 453* 27.8 476 v Aus at Sydney 2000
55 (-3) Mark Butcher Eng 442 25.06 616 v Aus at Brisbane 1998
56 (-1) Aminul Islam Ban 431* 75.5 431 v Ind at Dhaka 2000
57 (-1) Shaun Pollock SA 428 27.87 552 v WI at Port Elizabeth 1998
58 (-4) M.E.Trescothick Eng 425* 37.75 452 v WI at The Oval 2000
59=(-2) Mohammad Wasim Pak 420* 30.11 465 v Zim at Harare 1998
(-6) Shahid Afridi Pak 420* 31.61 473 v Ind at Delhi 1999
61 (-4) Damien Martyn Aus 419* 37.2 428 v NZ at Hamilton 2000
62 (+1) A.D.R.Campbell Zim 407 26.01 534 v Sri at Harare 1994
63 (-1) Younis Khan Pak 404* 31 412 v Sri at Kandy 2000
64 (-7) Adam Parore NZ 403 24.96 533 v Sri at Galle 1998
65 (-1) Grant Flower Zim 399 30.42 611 v Pak at Bulawayo 1998
66 (-1) Azhar Mahmood Pak 390* 31.19 670 v SA at Port Elizabeth 1998
67 (+6) Nicky Boje SA 386* 35.22 399 v Ind at Bangalore 2000
68 ( - ) Adrian Griffith WI 376* 24.53 463 v NZ at Wellington 1999
69 ( - ) R.Kaluwitharana Sri 375 28.03 522 v Pak at Lahore 1999
70 (-4) Craig Spearman NZ 370* 26.34 413 v Aus at Hamilton 2000
71 (-1) Habibul Bashar Ban 362* 50.5 362 v Ind at Dhaka 2000
72 (-1) Adam Bacher SA 355* 26.03 596 v Pak at Sheikhupura 1997
73 (+1) Gary Stead NZ 332* 34.75 384 v Ind at Ahmedabad 1999
74 (+9) Craig White Eng 326* 19.52 326 v Pak at Faisalabad 2000
75 ( - ) Dion Nash NZ 318 22.7 324 v Zim at Harare 2000
76=(+18) Matthew Hayden Aus 317* 25.81 348 v SA at Johannesburg 1997
( - ) Paul Strang Zim 317 25.83 411 v NZ at Harare 1997
78 (-6) R.R.Sarwan WI 316* 27.7 416 v Eng at The Oval 2000
79 (+22) Abdur Razzaq Pak 313* 23.93 313 v Eng at Faisalabad 2000
80 (+50) N.D.McKenzie SA 311* 31.12 311 v NZ at Port Elizabeth 2000
81=(-4) Stuart Carlisle Zim 305* 23.76 305 v Ind at Nagpur 2000
(-4) Gavin Rennie Zim 305* 21.11 402 v Ind at Harare 1998
83 (-4) Nick Knight Eng 301* 25.14 438 v Zim at Bulawayo 1996
84 (-4) Tuwan Dilshan Sri 298* 37.85 403 v Zim at Harare 1999
85 (-4) Anil Kumble Ind 297 18.06 307 v Sri at Nagpur 1997
86 (+10) Brett Lee Aus 293* 37.5 293 v WI at Perth 2000
87 (-5) Daniel Vettori NZ 291 18 309 v Eng at The Oval 1999
88 (-3) Imran Nazir Pak 282* 36.66 367 v WI at Bridgetown 2000
89 (-3) Shane Warne Aus 280 15.36 311 v Ind at Adelaide 1999
90 (-6) Nixon McLean WI 279* 16.2 296 v Eng at The Oval 2000
91 (-4) Devang Gandhi Ind 278* 34 415 v NZ at Kanpur 1999
92 (-4) Chaminda Vaas Sri 277 18.11 299 v SA at Galle 2000
93 (-5) Dominic Cork Eng 274 18.1 346 v WI at Manchester 1995
94 (-4) Heath Streak Zim 273 16.37 284 v Pak at Lahore 1998
95 (-4) K.Dharmasena Sri 268* 20.6 372 v WI at St John's 1997
96 (-4) Andrew Flintoff Eng 259* 16.64 297 v SA at Cape Town 2000
97=(-4) Chris Harris NZ 251* 19.4 301 v SA at Wellington 1999
(-2) S.S.Das Ind 251* 55.75 251 v Zim at Nagpur 2000
99 (-2) Simon Doull NZ 243 14.61 255 v Aus at Wellington 2000
100 (-2) Sunil Joshi Ind 238* 20.7 238 v Zim at Nagpur 2000
Bowlers
Rank (Change)Player TeamPoints Career Highest Rating
1 ( - ) Glenn McGrath Aus 911 21.71 912 v WI at Brisbane 2000
2 ( - ) Shaun Pollock SA 903 20.39 912 v Eng at Johannesburg 1999
3 ( - ) Allan Donald SA 867 21.46 897 v Eng at Johannesburg 1999
4 ( - ) M.Muralitharan Sri 822 25.57 825 v SA at Galle 2000
5 ( - ) Courtney Walsh WI 804 24.41 844 v Eng at Leeds 2000
6 ( - ) Brett Lee Aus 754* 16.07 754 v WI at Perth 2000
7 ( - ) Wasim Akram Pak 705 23.17 828 v Aus at Karachi 1994
8 (+2) Anil Kumble Ind 701 28.01 859 v Sri at Bangalore 1994
9 (-1) Chris Cairns NZ 697 29.21 733 v WI at Wellington 1999
10 (+2) Darren Gough Eng 693 28.05 710 v WI at Leeds 2000
11 (+2) Javagal Srinath Ind 689 29.84 740 v NZ at Mohali 1999
12 (-1) Damien Fleming Aus 685* 24.9 750 v Ind at Adelaide 1999
13 (+1) Waqar Younis Pak 679 22.5 912 v Zim at Rawalpindi 1993
14 (+1) Saqlain Mushtaq Pak 675 29.42 724 v Aus at Hobart 1999
15 (-7) Andrew Caddick Eng 663 28.32 719 v WI at The Oval 2000
16 ( - ) Shane Warne Aus 639 25.96 907 v Eng at Melbourne 1994
17 (+1) Heath Streak Zim 637 24.69 752 v Sri at Colombo (RPS) 1996
18 (-1) Dion Nash NZ 635* 27.48 695 v WI at Wellington 1999
19 ( - ) Stuart MacGill Aus 627* 22.9 760 v WI at Port-of-Spain 1999
20 ( - ) Dominic Cork Eng 589 28.5 680 v SA at Johannesburg 1995
21 (+5) Arshad Khan Pak 575* 28.4 575 v Eng at Faisalabad 2000
22 (-1) Daniel Vettori NZ 566 32.62 610 v Aus at Wellington 2000
23 (-1) Simon Doull NZ 554* 29.3 795 v Ind at Hamilton 1999
24 (-1) Chaminda Vaas Sri 533 30.68 739 v Pak at Sialkot 1995
25 (-1) Jason Gillespie Aus 528* 21.85 701 v Eng at Leeds 1997
26 (+2) Shayne O'Connor NZ 513* 30.74 513 v SA at Port Elizabeth 2000
27 (-2) Colin Miller Aus 510* 28.81 540 v NZ at Wellington 2000
28 (-1) Jacques Kallis SA 489* 29.79 596 v Zim at Harare 1999
29 ( - ) Reon King WI 470* 27.91 589 v Eng at Birmingham 2000
30 (+2) Paul Strang Zim 456* 35.28 465 v NZ at Harare 2000
31 ( - ) Mushtaq Ahmed Pak 455 31.96 819 v NZ at Rawalpindi 1996
32 (+1) Paul Adams SA 443* 31.55 553 v Eng at Cape Town 2000
33 (+1) Alan Mullally Eng 437* 30.58 478 v SA at Centurion 2000
34 (+1) B.K.V.Prasad Ind 429* 34.7 602 v SA at Durban 1996
35 (+1) Pommie Mbangwa Zim 413* 31.43 605 v Pak at Peshawar 1998
36 (+1) Henry Olonga Zim 408* 34.17 486 v Pak at Lahore 1998
37 (+1) Nantie Hayward SA 397* 26.68 405 v Sri at Colombo (SSC) 2000
38 (-8) Craig White Eng 396* 28.93 463 v Pak at Lahore 2000
39 ( - ) Sunil Joshi Ind 392* 35.85 468 v Ban at Dhaka 2000
40 ( - ) Shoaib Akhtar Pak 385* 35.84 447 v Aus at Brisbane 1999
41 (+7) Makhaya Ntini SA 367* 29.9 367 v NZ at Port Elizabeth 2000
42 (-1) Nuwan Zoysa Sri 362* 28.16 369 v Pak at Colombo (SSC) 2000
43 (+2) Nicky Boje SA 358* 27.7 401 v Sri at Colombo (SSC) 2000
44 (-2) P.Wick'singhe Sri 348* 42.26 387 v Pak at Peshawar 2000
45 (-3) M.S.Kasprowicz Aus 345* 34.68 439 v Ind at Bangalore 1998
46 (-2) Phil Tufnell Eng 344 36.55 682 v NZ at Christchurch 1992
47 (-1) Franklyn Rose WI 335* 30.88 541 v SA at Durban 1998
48 (-1) Paul Wiseman NZ 331* 37.56 380 v Zim at Bulawayo 2000
49 (-1) Ajit Agarkar Ind 326* 37.61 339 v Aus at Melbourne 1999
50 (+3) Lance Klusener SA 321* 36.96 458 v Pak at Johannesburg 1998
51 (-1) Guy Whittall Zim 314* 35.88 349 v Eng at Nottingham 2000
52 (-1) K.Dharmasena Sri 311* 38.27 380 v NZ at Colombo (SSC) 1998
53 (-1) R.Pushpakumara Sri 308* 38.24 431 v Ind at Nagpur 1997
54 ( - ) D.Ramnarine WI 292* 19.5 333 v NZ at Hamilton 1999
55 ( - ) Azhar Mahmood Pak 289* 37.62 314 v Zim at Harare 1998
56 ( - ) S.T.Jayasuriya Sri 281* 41.02 293 v Pak at Peshawar 2000
57 (+5) Shahid Afridi Pak 277* 26.84 277 v Eng at Faisalabad 2000
58 (-1) Mervyn Dillon WI 265* 36.57 265 v Aus at Perth 2000
59 (+29) Ashley Giles Eng 253* 34.9 253 v Pak at Faisalabad 2000
60 (-1) Nathan Astle NZ 251* 45.55 251 v SA at Port Elizabeth 2000
61 (-3) Upul Chandana Sri 249* 30.56 264 v SA at Kandy 2000
62 (-2) Eddo Brandes Zim 235* 36.57 255 v Sri at Harare 1999
63 (+5) Abdur Razzaq Pak 232* 39.15 232 v Eng at Faisalabad 2000
64 (+1) Nixon McLean WI 231* 42.51 258 v Eng at The Oval 2000
65 (-4) Harbhajan Singh Ind 226* 38.57 254 v NZ at Kanpur 1999
66 (-3) Bryan Strang Zim 222* 40.19 455 v NZ at Harare 1997
67 (+19) C.S.Martin NZ 221* 27 221 v SA at Port Elizabeth 2000
68 (-5) Ed Giddins Eng 219* 20 383 v Zim at Lord's 2000
69 (-3) Robert Croft Eng 206* 39.92 504 v Aus at Lord's 1997
70 (-3) S.R.Tendulkar Ind 200* 36.15 234 v SA at Mumbai 2000
Qualifying match: Sri Lanka vs Australia, at Kandy, on 09/09/1999