Van Jaarsveld does it again

Plenty of MVP round-ups this summer have started with the name Martin van Jaarsveld and Kent's South African batting colossus still heads the overall table.

He has scored 1,823 runs, taken 11 wickets (including 3-18 against Lancashire this week) and pouched 39 catches, which is more than some of the wicketkeepers on the circuit.

Van Jaarsveld's closest challenger for the overall title is his county colleague and compatriot Ryan McLaren, who jumps to second having scored 587 runs and taken 72 wickets across all cricket.

Martin van Jaarsveld continues to make his mark

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Tim Bresnan, drafted into the England one-day squad but released to play for Yorkshire on Monday, demonstrated his frugal qualities with the ball returning figures of 1-10 from five overs against Kent. He has scored 624 runs and taken 71 wickets across all forms.

The man looming largest in the chasing pack is former England opener Marcus Trescothick. The Somerset left-hander is the leading run-scorer in the country with 2,025 runs across all four competitions and currently heads the NatWest Pro40 MVP having scored 493 runs from just six games.

His 184 last week against Gloucestershire has seen him close to within 53 points of van Jaarsveld in the overall race.

Leading performers across all competitions

Batting:
Marcus Trescothick (2,025 runs)
Martin van Jaarsveld (1,823 runs)
HD Ackerman (1,777 runs)
Jacques Rudolph (1,671 runs)
Ravi Bopara (1,631 runs)
Joe Denly (1,587 runs)
Jonathan Trott (1,587 runs)
Murray Goodwin (1,512 runs)
Vikram Solanki (1,506 runs)
Mark Ramprakash (1,494 runs)

Bowling:
Tim Murtagh (85 wickets)
Steve Harmison (80 wickets)
Kabir Ali (80 wickets)
Yasir Arafat (77 wickets)
Ryan McLaren (72 wickets)
Charl Langeveldt (71 wickets)
Tim Bresnan (71 wickets)
Danish Kaneria (71 wickets)
David Masters (62 wickets)
Nadeem Malik (62 wickets)