Harmison climbs to second slot
Stephen Harmison's eight-wicket haul against New Zealand at Lord's has catapulted him into second place in the Pricewaterhouse Cooper ratings
Wisden Cricinfo staff
25-May-2004
Stephen Harmison's eight-wicket haul against New Zealand at Lord's has catapulted him into second place in the Pricewaterhouse Cooper ratings. Harmison, who took 8 for 202 in England's seven-wicket win, moved up two places from No. 4 with a career-best tally of 849 points, which was still 55 points behind the leader, Muttiah Muralitharan.
Despite a disappointing performance at Lord's, Chris Martin moved up one position to No. 10, at the expense of Daryl Tuffey, who slipped to No. 13 after his lacklustre 1 for 130 in the Test.
| Rank | Bowler | Points | Average |
| 1 | Muralitharan | 904 | 22.76 |
| 2 | Harmison | 849 | 24.43 |
| 3 | Pollock | 837 | 21.46 |
| 4 | Shoaib | 826 | 24.47 |
| 5 | Warne | 777 | 25.42 |
| 6 | McGrath | 775 | 21.71 |
| 7 | Kumble | 751 | 28.22 |
| 8 | Gillespie | 746 | 25.56 |
| 9 | Ntini | 722 | 29.67 |
| 10 | Martin | 658 | 29.37 |
Among the batsmen, Mark Richardson and Nasser Hussain moved up the ladder after their fine display. Richardson, whose match aggregate was 194, off 575 balls, came back into the top ten, moving up three places from No. 13. Hussain, meanwhile, climbed up six slots to No. 27 after his matchwinning unbeaten 103 in what could be his last Test.
| Rank | Batsman | Points | Average |
| 1 | Lara | 897 | 53.35 |
| 2 | Dravid | 892 | 58.09 |
| 3 | Hayden | 881 | 57.48 |
| 4 | Ponting | 864 | 54.71 |
| 5 | Kallis | 833 | 54.07 |
| 6 | Gibbs | 815 | 49.40 |
| 7 | Inzamam | 785 | 49.63 |
| 8 | Tendulkar | 784 | 57.39 |
| 9 | Sehwag | 782 | 52.72 |
| 10 | Richardson | 761 | 48.26 |
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