Vaughan moves up to second spot in PwC ratings
Both Michael Vaughan and Herschelle Gibbs moved up one place in the latest PriceWaterhouseCoopers Test ratings after scoring hundreds at Edgbaston, but the biggest gainer was Graeme Smith
Wisden Cricinfo staff
29-Jul-2003
Both Michael Vaughan and Herschelle Gibbs moved up one place in the latest PriceWaterhouseCoopers Test ratings after scoring hundreds at Edgbaston, but the biggest gainer was Graeme Smith. His 277 and 85 in the Test ensured that he moved up a whopping 25 places, to No. 19. Vaughan and Gibbs swapped places with Sachin Tendulkar - who dropped to third spot - and Rahul Dravid, who is now ranked 10th.
Darren Lehmann's century against Bangladesh in the Test at Cairns moved him up 11 places to No. 47, while Steve Waugh climbed two spots to No 13. Habibul Bashar improved his rating to 575 points (No. 36) - the highest ever by a Bangladesh batsman.
| Rank | Batsman | Points |
| 1 | Brian Lara (WI) | 887 |
| 2 | Michael Vaughan (Eng) | 858 |
| 3 | Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) | 843 |
| 4 | Matthew Hayden (Aus) | 821 |
| 5 | Ricky Ponting (Aus) | 816 |
| 6 | Jacques Kallis (SA) | 812 |
| 7 | Adam Gilchrist (Aus) | 799 |
| 8 | Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) | 793 |
| 9 | Herschelle Gibbs (SA) | 792 |
| 10 | Rahul Dravid (Ind) | 789 |
Among the bowlers, Stuart MacGill climbed an impressive nine places to No. 7 after his haul of ten wickets against Bangladesh. However, Glenn McGrath's lacklustre performance - he finished with 1 for 79 - ensured that he dropped a place to third spot. It also allowed meant Shaun Pollock stayed top of the rankings, despite taking only two wickets at Edgbaston. Meanwhile, Darren Gough, who played his first Test in nearly two years, made a reappearance in the top 20, at No. 19.
| Rank | Bowler | Points |
| 1 | Shaun Pollock (SA) | 872 |
| 2 | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) | 861 |
| 3 | Glenn McGrath (Aus) | 848 |
| 4 | Harbhajan Singh (Ind) | 746 |
| 5 | Jason Gillespie (Aus) | 740 |
| 6 | Andrew Caddick (Eng) | 698 |
| 7= | Stuart MacGill (Aus) | 691 |
| Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) | 691 | |
| 9 | Anil Kumble (Ind) | 688 |
| 10 | Makhaya Ntini (SA) | 682 |
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