Here's the link to the top run scorer charts from last years Pro50 Championship .....
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... tournament
From the charts it's clear to see the National Team Players are a cut above the rest with Waller, Ervine, Mire & Williams in the Top 5, Brian Chari also had a great season sitting 2nd but has struggled in ODI matches plus it would be hard to drop Hami or Mire after the Sri Lanka Tour ....
Williams also ranked 7th in the bowling stocks with 7 wickets @ 25 .....
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... tournament
Hami's poor season coupled with his lean run last year showed that he was lucky to be on the tour, his experience and that century against Canada got him his ticket .....
The contenders to take Williams spot as a middle order / part time bowler didn't exactly set the world alight
Mutombodzi 154 runs @ 30 with One Fifty - 3 wickets @ 17
Maruma 146 runs @ 29 with One Fifty - 0 overs
Chigumbura 39 runs @ 9.75 - 0 overs
Sibanda 87 runs @ 43 only played 2 games - 1 over
Here's a link for the stats for the Pakistan A Tour .....
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... ype=series
Musakanda, Waller and Raza leading the charge with the bat and Raza again with the ball, Sibanda struggled with bat and bowled 3 overs @8.6 an over .....
Of the 16 players used that series only 3 players failed to bowl an over, Elton, Regis and Mutumbami. Now Regis and Mutumbami are keepers so fair enough but isn't Elton suppose to be an Allrounder ??
Waller 242 runs @ 48 with Three Fifties
Musakanda 216 runs @ 54 with Two Fifties
Raza 135 runs @ 45 with One Fifty - 6 wickets @ 26
Here's the link for the Afghanistan A Tour ....
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe- ... ype=season
Only Ryan Burl had a good series with the bat whilst Waller and Mutombodzi did ok although they only played the 2 games ......
Burl 266 runs @ 53 with One Century and Two fifties
Waller 93 runs @ 46 with One Fifty
Mutombodzi 74 runs @ 37 with One Fifty
Now here's a link for the the Top Run Scorers for all List A Games played in Zimbabwe last season ( Including ODI matches )
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe- ... ype=season
This shows why Waller is in the side topping the charts whilst other national team players like Ervine, Raza, Musakanda, Burl and Mire have done well. Chari again is 2nd on the list which is why he was given his chance in the Tri Series where he struggled.( Chari needs to make the step up from A Team Cricket to International cricket he clearly has the talent ).
Williams struggles against in the Tri Series and against Afghanistan are highlighted with the fact his average is down @ 29 but when looking at who could replace him only Burl sticks out but he doesn't bowl as much as Williams and was given a chance and failed.
Williams actually ranks 5th on the bowling charts and is the 2nd ranked spinner behind Cremer. The other players weren't even in the Top 50.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe- ... ype=season
Williams 237 runs @ 29 with One Century - 15 Wickets @ 21
Mutombodzi 228 runs @ 32 with Two Fifties
Burl 396 runs @ 37 with One Century and Two fifties
Chigumbura 154 runs @ 17 with One Fifty
Maruma 146 runs @ 24 with One Fifty
Sibanda 127 runs @ 21 no Fifties
So again I will ask if we were to replace Williams batting and bowling who do we replace him with?? Ok Tinotenda Mutombodzi's batting stats were similar but he didn't face the West Indies, Sri Lanka or Afghanistan he played only domestic and A team cricket plus he didn't bowl enough to prove he is a better bowler than Williams. Yes Burl killed it for the A Team but he struggled in ODI's so much like Chari he will have to work out how to make the step up to International cricket.
It's all well and good to say Williams has been average in ODI's last season but to find a replacement you have to look at the A Team performances and the Domestic Comp, once you compare it shows there is no clear replacement for Williams.
Also highlighted from these stats is that Waller has done a good job of going back to Domestic and A Team cricket and scored runs so despite his very 'average' average in ODI's he found himself in the side and since has scored runs and taken wickets.
Moor is obviously struggling but again do we have a clear replacement ?? Regis always does well in List A cricket but his ODI stats make Waller's look decent. We really need BRMT to return or Murray to progress as i don't have much faith in Gumbie or Saramba as they've done nothing in List A Cricket.
Looking at all the stats it shows the national team players are all close to the top so the selectors are doing a pretty decent job in all.