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Marlon Samuels, who scripted West Indies’ victory in the Jamaica Test with scores of 123 and 52, has also jumped four places to 27th position.
Other batsmen outside the top 20 and making upward movements include Matt Prior in 22nd (up by four), Martin Guptill in 32nd (up by five) and Jacques Rudolph in 55th (up by 11).
The news is not so good for captains Ross Taylor and Andrew Strauss, as well as Chris Gayle, who have dropped in the latest rankings. Taylor has dropped one place to 13th, Gayle has fallen four spots to 25th while Strauss is now in 29th position after slipping one spot.
Other batsmen to lose their ground include Ian Bell in 17th (down by two), Brendon McCullum in 26th (down by three), Kane Williamson in 47th (down by six), Dean Brownlie in 63rd (down by one), Narsingh Deonarine in 66th (down by three) and Kieran Powell in 69th (down by four).
Meanwhile, South Africa’s fast bowler Vernon Philander has achieved a career-best ranking as well as career-best rating after match figures of three for 98. He has leapfrogged Sri Lanka’s left-arm spinner Rangana Herath into third position, while his current rating of 797 means he trails his team-mate and number-one ranked Dale Steyn by 91 ratings points and Pakistan’s second-ranked off-spinner Saeed Ajmal by 35 ratings points.
England’s Stuart Broad is the other mover inside the top 20. The fast bowler, who recorded match figures of eight for 165, has climbed two places to seventh.
Doug Bracewell in 24th (up by four), Narsingh Deonarine in 41st (up by 20), Tim Southee in 49th (up by three), Imran Tahir in 54th (up by three), Sunil Narine 60th (up by 11) and Tino Best in 86th (up by 31) are some of the bowlers outside the top 20 to improve their rankings.
Bowlers dropping in the latest rankings are Morne Morkel in ninth (down by three), Tim Bresnan in 19th (down by three), Steven Finn in 26th (down by two) and Darren Sammy in 28th (down by two).
In the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders, South Africa’s Jacques Kallis still leads Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, while Broad has moved up a place to fourth and Pietersen has gained 33 places to 46th spot.
Reliance ICC Test Championship table
In the Reliance ICC Test Championship, England needs to win the Lords Test, starting from 16 August, to retain its number-one position while South Africa requires a draw to move to the top of the tree.
If England wins the Test, it will finish on 121 ratings points, pushing South Africa behind Australia into third position on 114 ratings points. However, if England loses the Test, then it will slip to second position on 117 ratings points while South Africa will move to number-one spot on 120 ratings points.
If England salvages a draw, then both the sides will be tied on 118 ratings points with South Africa taking the top spot by a fraction (0.1634) of a point.
West Indies and New Zealand have also swapped places on the Test table with West Indies now seventh and New Zealand eighth.
To find out exactly how England v South Africa Test series will affect the Championship table, please click here. The Test Championship table, unlike the ODI Championship table, is updated only after the end of the series.
Reliance ICC Test Rankings (as on 7 August, after Leeds and Jamaica Tests)
Batsmen
|
Rank
|
(+/-)
|
Player
|
Team
|
Pts
|
Ave
|
HS Ranking
|
|
1
|
( - )
|
Kumar Sangakkara
|
SL
|
892
|
56.73
|
938 v Eng at Kandy 2007
|
|
2
|
( - )
|
Jacques Kallis
|
SA
|
851
|
57.30
|
935 v NZ at Centurion 2007
|
|
3
|
( - )
|
Hashim Amla
|
SA
|
842
|
49.60
|
872 v Eng at The Oval 2012
|
|
4
|
( - )
|
S.Chanderpaul
|
WI
|
829
|
50.20
|
901 v NZ at Napier 2008
|
|
5
|
( - )
|
AB de Villiers
|
SA
|
815
|
49.09
|
821 v Eng at The Oval 2012
|
|
6
|
( - )
|
Graeme Smith
|
SA
|
791
|
50.16
|
843 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
|
|
7
|
( - )
|
Michael Clarke
|
Aus
|
771
|
48.77
|
855 v Eng at Headingley 2009
|
|
8
|
( - )
|
Alastair Cook
|
Eng
|
767
|
48.48
|
836 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
|
|
9
|
( - )
|
Younus Khan
|
Pak
|
761
|
51.69
|
880 v SL at Lahore 2009
|
|
10
|
(+7)
|
Kevin Pietersen
|
Eng
|
754
|
49.48
|
909 v WI at Headingley 2007
|
|
11
|
(-1)
|
Azhar Ali
|
Pak
|
753 !
|
45.27
|
753 v SL at Pallekele 2012
|
|
12
|
(-1)
|
Sachin Tendulkar
|
Ind
|
749
|
55.44
|
898 v Zim at Nagpur 2002
|
|
13
|
(-1)
|
Ross Taylor
|
NZ
|
731
|
42.80
|
775 v Pak at Wellington 2009
|
|
14=
|
(-1)
|
Misbah-ul-Haq
|
Pak
|
720
|
45.68
|
771 v Eng at Abu Dhabi 2012
|
|
|
(-1)
|
Thilan Samaraweera
|
SL
|
720
|
51.29
|
775 v SA at Cape Town 2012
|
|
|
(+2)
|
Jonathan Trott
|
Eng
|
720
|
51.07
|
856 v SL at Cardiff 2011
|
|
17
|
(-2)
|
Ian Bell
|
Eng
|
707
|
47.11
|
822 v Ind at The Oval 2011
|
|
18
|
( - )
|
Mike Hussey
|
Aus
|
705
|
50.07
|
921 v WI at Kingston 2008
|
|
19
|
( - )
|
Mahela Jayawardene
|
SL
|
693
|
50.43
|
883 v Ind at Ahmedabad 2009
|
|
20
|
( - )
|
Ricky Ponting
|
Aus
|
691
|
52.75
|
942 v Eng at Adelaide 2006
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Selected rankings
|
Rank
|
(+/-)
|
Player
|
Team
|
Pts
|
Ave
|
HS Ranking
|
|
22
|
(+4)
|
Matt Prior
|
Eng
|
649
|
42.40
|
693 v Pak at Dubai 2012
|
|
25
|
(-4)
|
Chris Gayle
|
WI
|
637
|
42.32
|
755 v SL at Galle 2010
|
|
26
|
(-3)
|
Brendon McCullum
|
NZ
|
634
|
36.36
|
673 v Pak at Hamilton 2011
|
|
27
|
(+9)
|
Marlon Samuels
|
WI
|
632 !
|
34.97
|
632 v NZ at Kingston 2012
|
|
29
|
(-1)
|
Andrew Strauss
|
Eng
|
623
|
41.27
|
769 v SA at Johannesburg 2005
|
|
31
|
(+17)
|
Alviro Petersen
|
SA
|
613*!
|
43.88
|
613 v Eng at Headingley 2012
|
|
32
|
(+5)
|
Martin Guptill
|
NZ
|
597 !
|
35.15
|
597 v WI at Kingston 2012
|
|
47
|
(-6)
|
Kane Williamson
|
NZ
|
511*
|
32.08
|
571 v SA at Wellington 2012
|
|
54
|
(+1)
|
Darren Sammy
|
WI
|
447 !
|
22.20
|
447 v NZ at Kingston 2012
|
|
55
|
(+11)
|
Jacques Rudolph
|
SA
|
431*
|
36.69
|
564 v Eng at Cape Town 2005
|
|
56
|
(-2)
|
Stuart Broad
|
Eng
|
430
|
26.75
|
505 v Ind at The Oval 2011
|
|
60
|
( - )
|
Jean-Paul Duminy
|
SA
|
407*
|
35.10
|
466 v Aus at Durban 2009
|
|
63
|
(-1)
|
Dean Brownlie
|
NZ
|
389*
|
31.25
|
460 v Aus at Hobart 2011
|
|
66
|
(-3)
|
Narsingh Deonarine
|
WI
|
383*
|
29.40
|
401 v Aus at Port-of-Spain 2012
|
|
69
|
(-4)
|
Kieran Powell
|
WI
|
366*
|
25.47
|
389 v NZ at Antigua 2012
|
|
72
|
(-1)
|
Denesh Ramdin
|
WI
|
350
|
23.42
|
438 v Eng at Lord's 2007
|
|
78=
|
(-1)
|
Tim Bresnan
|
Eng
|
335*
|
36.27
|
382 v Ind at The Oval 2011
|
|
89
|
(NEW)
|
James Taylor
|
Eng
|
300*!
|
34.00
|
300 v SA at Headingley 2012
|
|
91
|
(-3)
|
Kruger van Wyk
|
NZ
|
289*
|
20.55
|
331 v SA at Wellington 2012
|
|
99
|
(-3)
|
Tim Southee
|
NZ
|
264*
|
19.61
|
289 v Zim at Napier 2012
|
Bowlers
|
Rank
|
(+/-)
|
Player
|
Team
|
Pts
|
Ave
|
HS Ranking
|
|
1
|
( - )
|
Dale Steyn
|
SA
|
888
|
23.36
|
902 v SL at Centurion 2011
|
|
2
|
( - )
|
Saeed Ajmal
|
Pak
|
832
|
27.09
|
836 v SL at Galle 2012
|
|
3
|
(+1)
|
Vernon Philander
|
SA
|
797*!
|
16.57
|
797 v Eng at Headingley 2012
|
|
4
|
(-1)
|
Rangana Herath
|
SL
|
782 !
|
31.72
|
782 v Pak at Pallekele 2012
|
|
5
|
( - )
|
James Anderson
|
Eng
|
761
|
30.40
|
813 v Ind at Edgbaston 2011
|
|
6
|
( - )
|
Ben Hilfenhaus
|
Aus
|
756*
|
28.03
|
757 v WI at Port-of-Spain 2012
|
|
7
|
(+2)
|
Stuart Broad
|
Eng
|
753
|
30.66
|
783 v WI at Lord's 2012
|
|
8
|
( - )
|
Peter Siddle
|
Aus
|
740
|
29.27
|
768 v Ind at Adelaide 2012
|
|
9
|
(-3)
|
Morne Morkel
|
SA
|
735
|
30.25
|
776 v Aus at Cape Town 2011
|
|
10
|
( - )
|
Kemar Roach
|
WI
|
712*!
|
27.69
|
712 v NZ at Kingston 2012
|
|
11
|
( - )
|
Abdur Rehman
|
Pak
|
704*
|
28.40
|
739 v Eng at Dubai 2012
|
|
12
|
(+1)
|
Zaheer Khan
|
Ind
|
697
|
31.78
|
752 v SA at Durban 2010
|
|
13
|
(-1)
|
Graeme Swann
|
Eng
|
692
|
29.38
|
858 v Pak at Lord's 2010
|
|
14
|
( - )
|
Shakib Al Hasan
|
Ban
|
678*
|
31.33
|
680 v WI at Mirpur 2011
|
|
15
|
( - )
|
Chris Martin
|
NZ
|
638
|
33.79
|
669 v SA at Hamilton 2012
|
|
16
|
(+1)
|
Daniel Vettori
|
NZ
|
588
|
34.42
|
681 v Aus at Auckland 2000
|
|
17
|
(+1)
|
Ryan Harris
|
Aus
|
587*
|
23.63
|
614 v WI at Bridgetown 2012
|
|
18
|
(+1)
|
Umar Gul
|
Pak
|
584
|
33.66
|
642 v Eng at Dubai 2012
|
|
19
|
(-3)
|
Tim Bresnan
|
Eng
|
581*
|
30.05
|
657 v WI at Edgbaston 2012
|
|
20
|
( - )
|
Pragyan Ojha
|
Ind
|
572*
|
34.62
|
595 v WI at Mumbai 2011
|
Selected rankings
|
Rank
|
(+/-)
|
Player
|
Team
|
Pts
|
Ave
|
HS Ranking
|
|
24
|
(+4)
|
Doug Bracewell
|
NZ
|
538*!
|
24.05
|
538 v WI at Kingston 2012
|
|
26
|
(-2)
|
Steven Finn
|
Eng
|
517*
|
29.46
|
575 v SL at Lord's 2011
|
|
28
|
(-2)
|
Darren Sammy
|
WI
|
513*
|
34.07
|
568 v Aus at Bridgetown 2012
|
|
30
|
( - )
|
Jacques Kallis
|
SA
|
486
|
32.46
|
742 v Eng at Headingley 2003
|
|
41
|
(+20)
|
Narsingh Deonarine
|
WI
|
391*!
|
27.94
|
391 v NZ at Kingston 2012
|
|
49
|
(+3)
|
Tim Southee
|
NZ
|
335*
|
44.00
|
355 v Zim at Napier 2012
|
|
54
|
(+3)
|
Imran Tahir
|
SA
|
310*!
|
36.12
|
310 v Eng at Headingley 2012
|
|
60
|
(+11)
|
Sunil Narine
|
WI
|
282*!
|
31.50
|
282 v NZ at Kingston 2012
|
|
62
|
(-2)
|
Chris Gayle
|
WI
|
271*
|
41.59
|
413 v Eng at Chester-le-St 2007
|
|
68
|
(+11)
|
Trent Boult
|
NZ
|
239*!
|
31.16
|
239 v WI at Kingston 2012
|
|
76
|
(+2)
|
Jean-Paul Duminy
|
SA
|
180*
|
42.50
|
302 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
|
|
84
|
( - )
|
Marlon Samuels
|
WI
|
152*
|
67.12
|
156 v Eng at Edgbaston 2012
|
|
86
|
(+31)
|
Tino Best
|
WI
|
147*
|
43.61
|
272 v Eng at St John's 2004
|
|
89
|
(+3)
|
Kane Williamson
|
NZ
|
138*!
|
47.75
|
138 v WI at Kingston 2012
|
All-rounders
|
Rank
|
(+/-)
|
Player
|
Team
|
Pts
|
HS Ranking
|
|
1
|
( - )
|
Jacques Kallis
|
SA
|
414
|
616 v Pak at Durban 2002
|
|
2
|
( - )
|
Shakib Al Hasan
|
Ban
|
404 /*!
|
404 v Pak at Mirpur 2011
|
|
3
|
( - )
|
Shane Watson
|
Aus
|
334 /*
|
394 v SA at Johannesburg 2011
|
|
4
|
(+1)
|
Stuart Broad
|
Eng
|
324
|
382 v Pak at Abu Dhabi 2012
|
|
5
|
(-1)
|
Daniel Vettori
|
NZ
|
320
|
412 v Pak at Napier 2009
|
|
6
|
( - )
|
Darren Sammy
|
WI
|
229 /*
|
236 v Eng at Edgbaston 2012
|
|
7
|
( - )
|
Graeme Swann
|
Eng
|
223
|
327 v Ban at Chittagong 2010
|
|
8
|
(+1)
|
Dale Steyn
|
SA
|
199
|
229 v SL at Durban 2011
|
|
9
|
(+1)
|
Peter Siddle
|
Aus
|
198
|
218 v Ind at Adelaide 2012
|
|
10
|
(-2)
|
Tim Bresnan
|
Eng
|
195*/*
|
238 v Ind at The Oval 2011
|
Selected rankings
|
Rank
|
(+/-)
|
Player
|
Team
|
Pts
|
HS Ranking
|
|
|
14
|
(-3)
|
Chris Gayle
|
WI
|
173 /*
|
282 v Eng at St John's 2009
|
|
16
|
( - )
|
Morne Morkel
|
SA
|
162
|
164 v Eng at The Oval 2012
|
|
18
|
(+9)
|
Narsingh Deonarine
|
WI
|
150*/*!
|
150 v NZ at Kingston 2012
|
|
21
|
(+1)
|
Vernon Philander
|
SA
|
124*/*!
|
124 v Eng at Headingley 2012
|
|
28
|
(+5)
|
Kemar Roach
|
WI
|
109*/*!
|
109 v NZ at Kingston 2012
|
|
32=
|
(+4)
|
Marlon Samuels
|
WI
|
96 /*!
|
96 v NZ at Kingston 2012
|
|
37
|
(+1)
|
Tim Southee
|
NZ
|
88*/*
|
103 v Zim at Napier 2012
|
|
42
|
(+1)
|
Doug Bracewell
|
NZ
|
74*/*!
|
74 v WI at Kingston 2012
|
|
43
|
( - )
|
Jean-Paul Duminy
|
SA
|
73*/*
|
117 v Eng at Johannesburg 2010
|
|
44
|
(+1)
|
Kane Williamson
|
NZ
|
71*/*!
|
71 v WI at Kingston 2012
|
|
46
|
(+33)
|
Kevin Pietersen
|
Eng
|
66 /*!
|
66 v SA at Headingley 2012
|
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