Harmison jumps to third spot
Stephen Harmison's incredible run with the ball in the West Indies - 22 wickets at 11 apiece - has catapulted him to joint third place in the PwC Test Ratings for bowlers
Wisden Cricinfo staff
04-Apr-2004
Stephen Harmison's incredible run with the ball in the West Indies - 22 wickets at 11 apiece - has catapulted him to joint third place in the PwC bowling ratings. Only Muttiah Muralitharan and Shaun Pollock are ranked ahead of him, while Shoaib Akhtar shares third place with him.
The other England players who improved their rankings significantly after the Barbados Test were Graham Thorpe and Matthew Hoggard. Thorpe gained six places to move up to No. 18 in the batting list, while Hoggard's 13 wickets in two Tests pushed him up to No. 16.
The biggest mover for West Indies was Fidel Edwards. His four wickets in the first innings of the Test was enough to push him up ten places to No. 47. But West Indies' batting woes are reflected from the fact that after Brian Lara, who just about managed to hang onto fifth place, the next best is Shivnarine Chanderpaul down at No. 27.
| Top 10 batsmen | ||
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Matthew Hayden | 881 |
| 2 | Rahul Dravid | 873 |
| 3 | Ricky Ponting | 864 |
| 4 | Sachin Tendulkar | 847 |
| 5 | Brian Lara | 836 |
| 6 | Jacques Kallis | 833 |
| 7 | Herschelle Gibbs | 815 |
| 8 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 794 |
| 9 | Virender Sehwag | 776 |
| 10 | Graeme Smith | 759 |
| Top 10 bowlers | ||
| Rank | Player | Points |
| 1 | Muralitharan | 904 |
| 2 | Shaun Pollock | 837 |
| 3= | Shoaib Akhtar | 819 |
| Steve Harmison | 819 | |
| 5 | Shane Warne | 777 |
| 6 | Glenn McGrath | 775 |
| 7 | Anil Kumble | 769 |
| 8 | Jason Gillespie | 746 |
| 9 | Makhaya Ntini | 722 |
| 10 | Daryl Tuffey | 673 |
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