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Aussies dominate rankings but Kiwis climbing
Lynn McConnell - 13 November 2001

Just where do New Zealander's cricketers rate in the world?

Things are not as bad as some would have you believe, if you regard the figures with any respect.

The PriceWaterhouseCoopers rankings system of players has become the accepted standard of assessment and the latest figures provide some interesting reading.

Of the top nine Test-playing nations, New Zealand ranks only behind Australia in the number of players represented in the top 40.

Australia has nine batsmen on the list: Steve Waugh (placed third), Adam Gilchrist (6), Mark Waugh (equal 10), Justin Langer (17), Ricky Ponting (22), Matthew Hayden (24), Damien Martyn (28) and Michael Slater (31).

New Zealand has six players in the group: Craig McMillan (12), Mark Richardson (equal 14), Chris Cairns (18), Stephen Fleming (32), Mathew Sinclair (34) and Nathan Astle (37).

Sri Lanka's five are Mahela Jayawardene (5), Marvan Atapattu (26), Aravinda de Silva (27), Kumar Sangakkara (35), Sanath Jayasuriya (39).

South Africans has five: Jacques Kallis (equal 8), Daryll Cullinan (equal 10), Gary Kirsten (16), Herschelle Gibbs (21), Lance Klusener (40).

England also has five: Graham Thorpe (equal 14), Alec Stewart (20), Marcus Trescothick (23), Mark Butcher (36), Nasser Hussain (38).

Four West Indians are there: Brian Lara (7), Ridley Jacobs (29), Carl Hooper (30) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (33).

India has three: Sachin Tenulkar (2), Rahul Dravid (equal 8) and VVS Laxman (25).

Pakistan has three: Inzamam-ul-Haq (4), Saeed Anwar (13), Yousuf Youhana (19).

Zimbabwe has only one in the list, Andy Flower, but he sits on top at No 1.

Similar standings apply to the New Zealand bowlers in the top 30 positions.

New Zealand sits second equal with South Africa and Pakistan, with four bowlers in the top 30, although Shayne O'Connor is in 31st place. Australia leads with seven bowlers on the list.

The list is:

Australia - Glenn McGrath (1), Shane Warne (6), Jason Gillespie (10), Colin Miller (equal 16), Brett Lee (19), Damien Fleming (20), Stuart MacGill (22).

New Zealand - Chris Cairns (8), Dion Nash (21), Daniel Vettori (26), Chris Martin (27).

South Africa - Shaun Pollock (2), Allan Donald (4), Jacques Kallis (14), Nicky Boje (30).

Pakistan - Waqar Younis (7), Saqlain Mushtaq (9), Wasim Akram (16), Arshad Khan (24).

England - Darren Gough (5), Andrew Caddick (18), Dominic Cork (25).

India - Anil Kumble (11), Harbhajan Singh (12), Javagal Srinath (15).

Sri Lanka - Muttiah Muralitharan (3), Chaminda Vaas (23).

West Indies - Mervyn Dillon (equal 28), Dinanath Ramnarine (equal 28).

Zimbabwe - Heath Streak (13).

The latest ratings for New Zealand and Australian players involved in the current tour are:

Batsmen:

Rank      Player           Team  Points  Average  Highest Rating
 3  (-)   Steve Waugh      Aus     861    51.60   909 v WI at Melbourne 1996
 6  (-)   Adam Gilchrist   Aus     804*   52.57   813 v Eng at Nottingham 2001
10= (-)   Mark Waugh       Aus     724    42.67   803 v RSA at Port Elizabeth 1997
12  (+1)  Craig McMillan   NZ      703    42.51   713 v Zim at Bulawayo 2000
14= (+4)  Mark Richardson  NZ      687*   52.86   687 v Aus at Brisbane 2001
17  (+5)  Justin Langer    Aus     682    41.80   767 v NZ at Hamilton 2000
18  (+4)  Chris Cairns     NZ      677    33.03   705 v Zim at Harare 2000
22  (-5)  Ricky Ponting    Aus     658    42.79   829 v Ind at Sydney 2000
24  (+7)  Matthew Hayden   Aus     655*   40.77   655 v NZ at Brisbane 2001
28  (-7)  Damien Martyn    Aus     628*   48.76   658 v Eng at The Oval 2001
32  (+1)  Stephen Fleming  NZ      617    36.89   676 v Eng at Auckland 1997
34  (-6)  Mathew Sinclair  NZ      606*   47.57   643 v Pak at Christchurch 2001
37  (+3)  Nathan Astle     NZ      601    35.88   648 v Aus at Wellington 2000
64  (+1)  Adam Parore      NZ      424    25.75   533 v SL at Galle 1998
81  (-4)  Matthew Bell     NZ      334*   22.85   359 v Pak at Hamilton 2001
83= (+6)  Dion Nash        NZ      317    23.51   324 v Zim at Harare 2000
93= (+1)  Daniel Vettori   NZ      279    18.07   309 v Eng at The Oval 1999
96= (+11) Brett Lee        Aus     273*   26.11   293 v WI at Perth 2000

Bowlers:

Rank      Player           Team  Points  Average  Highest Rating
 1  (-)   Glenn McGrath    Aus     911    21.63   919 v Eng at The Oval 2001
 6  (-)   Shane Warne      Aus     724    26.19   907 v Eng at Melbourne 1994
 8  (+1)  Chris Cairns     NZ      682    29.20   733 v WI at Wellington 1999
10  (-)   Jason Gillespie  Aus     665    25.00   783 v Eng at Lord's 2001
19  (+12) Brett Lee        Aus     581*   22.64   754 v WI at Perth 2000
21  (-2)  Dion Nash        NZ      567*   28.48   695 v WI at Wellington 1999
26  (-3)  Daniel Vettori   NZ      513    33.31   610 v Aus at Wellington 2000
27  (-1)  Chris Martin     NZ      498*   28.10   503 v Pak at Hamilton 2001
31  (-1)  Shayne O'Connor  NZ      461*   32.52   513 v RSA at Port Elizabeth 2000
54  (-1)  Daryl Tuffey     NZ      321*   36.26   324 v Pak at Hamilton 2001

Figures in brackets represent change in ranking since last ratings issued. An asterisk signifies player has yet to play enough Tests to attain a full rating.

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