SWESAW Update #2

Old SWESAW leaderboard as at 20th July, 1 pm (IST): Ian Bell: 396/90000_FMs (0.0044) Mornie Morkel: 339/85000_FMs (0.0039) Ashwell Prince: 324/85000_FMs (0.0038) KP: 287/100000_FMs (0.0027) James Anderson: 258/95000_FMs (0.0028)

Has AB de Villiers broken into the top 5? How much lower has the star of the swtch-hitting KP sunk? And is Bell still leading the SWESAW standings? Let's find out.

The SWESAW leaderboard as at 22nd July, 3 pm (IST): Mornie Morkel: 438/85000_FMs (0.0051) Ashwell Prince: 432/85000_FMs (0.0050) Ian Bell: 390/90000_FMs (0.0044) James Anderson: 344/95000_FMs (0.0036) SCJ Broad: 326/90000_FMs(0.0036)

Honourable SWESAW mentions: AB de Villiers: 310/90000_FMs(0.0034) Dale Steyne: 330/100000_FMs (0.0033) KP: 303/100000_FMs (0.0030)

A little over two days back, the SWESAW top 5 featured 3 players from England. As the series has gradually swung South Africa's way, the SWESAW leaderboard too is reflecting these changes. The top two SWESAW contenders are South Africans, by some distance. And two of England's fast bowlers have made it into the top % on the strength of their returns as batsmen.

If England are to stop the South African safari, their bowlers are going to have to start earning their keep by scoring points for wickets, more than runs scored. Luckily for England, and people like us who like to see these kind of things go down to the wire, it's still early days in the series. And the race for the SWESAW far, far, far from over.

Addendum: There is a school of thought that believes matches played must be considered as a factor for the SWESAW. I agree. In which case, you need to divide the individual SWESAW ratio by the number of matches played to arrive at the final standings. In this case, all the contenders for the SWESAW have played in all matches. So nothing much changes ... for now. (Phew! Glad we got that sorted out.)