Raine fires to the top!
Mon 20 Jun 2016
Ben Raine is the Foxes’ top performer in this season’s NatWest T20 Blast according to the PCA’s MVP Rankings.
Raine has scored 89 runs from three innings and taken nine wickets with an economy rate of 7.28 runs per over to move up to ninth in the national T20 MVP Rankings.
His most productive match came against Durham at Grace Road when he returned figures of 4-0-24-3, effected a run out and then scored 21 off 23 balls in the run-chase.
Raine was one of the county’s standout players last season finishing 31st in the MVP across all formats and 20th in the Championship MVP where he took 59 wickets and scored over 500 runs.
Points earned in the second division are automatically adjusted down by 20% so this was a terrific effort from a whole-hearted player who appears to have built on last year’s success.
Leicestershire’s next highest ranked player in this season’s Blast is Kevin O’Brien in 36th followed by Mark Cosgrove in 61st. Across all formats, Clint McKay and Cosgrove are Leicestershire’s top performers with Raine in third.
For Leicestershire’s full list please click HERE
For the national MVP list please click HERE
The Formula
The MVP is a cumulative points system that rewards players for every run scored, wicket taken and catch held - and, how well they do it. A player achieves bonus points based in certain criteria. An overview of the formula is set out below:
Batting + Bowling + Fielding + Captaincy + Winning = Total MVP points
Batting: The basis of the batting points take into account runs scored, the rate scored at, and the percentage of the team's total. Batting bonus points are achieved for reaching a century, achieving a benchmark run-rate (varies per tournament, i.e. 1.5 runs per ball in the Twenty20), and scoring over 30% of a team's runs
Bowling: The basis for the bowling points take into account the number of wickets and economy rates. Bowlers achieve higher points for getting out higher order batsmen Bowling bonus points are achieved for achieving a benchmark economy rate (varies per tournament, i.e. fewer than 6 runs per over in Twenty20), taking 5 or more wickets in an innings, and bowling maidens.
Fielding: Points are accumulated for catches, run outs - direct hits, run outs – assists, stumpings, with bonuses for 5 fielding dismissals in an innings.
Captaincy: A captain of a winning side will receive one bonus point
Winning teams: All members of a winning team receive one bonus point
