Harmison climbs MVP

Durham fast bowler Steve Harmison climbed to fifth with some fine displays

Steve Harmison has climbed to fifth in the overall MVP standings after bowling Durham to victory in the NatWest Pro40 and LV County Championship last week.

Harmison has jumped to second in the LVCC standings, but is still some way adrift of Kent’s Martin van Jaarsveld.

The South African leads the Friends Provident, LVCC and overall standings having amassed 1,558 runs this season, including seven centuries.

Samit Patel is second overall, the Nottinghamshire all-rounder having scored 921 runs and taken 32 wickets with his spin bowling.

Yasir Arafat - an ever-present in this season’s top 10 - drops to third, with Yorkshire’s Tim Bresnan fifth.

Ryan ten Doeschate, Ryan McLaren, Azhar Mahmood, Anthony McGrath and Ravi Bopara make up the rest of the top 10

Ten Doeschate is peaking at the right time with Twenty20 finals day just around the corner. The Essex all-rounder consolidates sixth place this week after a magnificent 99 not out off just 66 balls as the Eagles tied their NatWest Pro40 match with the Foxes at Grace Road. He has 920 and 45 wickets overall

McLaren is fourth in the LVCC MVP and seventh overall. The South African averages just under 22 points per match in the LVCC and he took another five wickets at Taunton this week. He has scored 365 runs and taken 58 wickets in all forms.

McLaren's Kent colleague Azhar returns to the top 10 at number eight this week after taking 4-29 from eight overs in the win over Warwickshire at Edgbaston. McGrath and Bopara complete the top 10.