T20 BLAST TEAM OF THE WEEK: Tom Moores included after an excellent week but who else makes the cut?

The Cricketer picks out the top performers at the end of another week of 20-over action

Tom Westley (Essex): It’s tough on Tom Banton, whose incredible flick off Sam Curran was just one of the many glorious strikes he has delivered already in the competition. However, Westley has come to the party when Essex have needed him most.

One of the only performers with the bat when his side were bowled out for 133 by Hampshire, Westley's unbeaten 86 off 54 balls was something to behold, take in and admire. 

It wasn't just the way he managed to find the gaps, but his intensity when running between the wickets encapsulated the drive that he and his side have to put their campaign right, which began with a win over Gloucestershire.

Riki Wessels (Worcestershire): You wouldn't be half surprised if there was an internal competition going on between Wessels and his Worcestershire teammate Martin Guptill, but this week it has been the former Nottinghamshire man who has come out on top.

Truth be told the holders have not been overly impressive with the bat in the last week after some destructive initial performances, but Wessels reminded spectators of their undoubted power and prowess when it clicks for them with a stunning 51-ball 91 which included ten fours and five sixes.

Arguably forming part of the most exciting opening partnership in the competition, Wessels' proficiency in the format could see him drive his side to new highs.

James Vince (Hampshire): This is the James Vince everyone wants to see. He has put Hampshire on the right course and let the bat do the talking this week.

Discussions over those performances in the World Cup have overshadowed his early season form in county cricket, but the 28-year-old reminded everyone just why he is discussed in almost every England selection debate.

"When he plays like that, no one can stop him," Mason Crane said about Vince, who made 87 from 54 balls in their victory over Essex. In that sort of mood, that assertion surely rings true.

Top scored in Hamsphire's disappointment against Kent, we may be seeing the best of James Vince once again.

^{James Vince appears to be enjoying cricket again after the World Cup}

AB de Villiers (Middlesex): The South African told The Cricketer it isn't where you play that is so important, but how you play. He certainly put those words into practice this week.

The 35-year-old struck a total of nine sixes at Richmond to see Middlesex outclass Somerset in south-west London, which saw him compile 88 runs from just 35 balls.

Having suffered a finger injury after an incredible showing against Essex in Middlesex's opening game, this could be the start of something very special for the former Proteas international in the English county game.

Tom Moores (wk, Nottinghamshire): It's not often you hear discussions around who has the best bat swing around, but in the county game, there are few better than Tom Moores.

The crispness and the clean manner in which he is hitting the ball is making for compelling viewing right now.

His 69 against Birmingham complemented a half-century from opener Joe Clarke and his keeping has been technically sound so far. Nottinghamshire have another matchwinner in their side who is beginning to realise that potential.

Alex Blake (Kent): There was everything you would want from a batsman coming in under pressure from Alex Blake against Middlesex.

He had the patience to build a partnership with Heino Kuhn, and then the destructive magic to cash in when the hosts were beginning to feel the heat of a signficant period without a wicket.

Kent were on 90 for 4 when he came to the wicket, but in a 114-run stand with Kuhn, he bludgeoned his side to a score above 200, mainly thanks to an over from Steve Finn who he took for four (yes four) sixes in one over.

A talent without doubt and alongside Mohammad Nabi could really demolish any bowling attack in their wake.

^{Alex Blake was at his destructive best at Lord's}

Mohammad Nabi (Kent): As far as T20 cameos go, there will be few that will achieve such impact in such a short space of time as the Afghanistan allrounder managed on Tuesday night at The Oval.

He smashed 43 runs off just 12 balls to see Kent home to a nine-wicket victory, but it was his spell with the ball that led head coach Matthew Walker to describe him as a "master".

This week has shown that his blasé approach may not always pay off, but when it does, there are few in the Blast who can match it.

Hardus Viljoen (Kent): "People don't like facing his bowling" said Walker after Kent's victory over Surrey, and going on what how many scalps he has claimed this week, that assertion appears to hold some truth as he holds on to his place in the XI.

His 3-15 against Hampshire was just the latest example of what he can do when he puts the burners on, and those fiery deliveries have troubled some of the class batsmen he faced last week.

The news that Kolpak cricketers may not be allowed in the game in a couple of years time is not the news many counties were hoping for, and if Viljoen was forced to depart he would be a huge loss to any side.

Everyone leaked runs against Sussex, but his performances at Lord's, The Oval and Beckenham appear to suggest there is so much more to come from him.

Liam Dawson (Hampshire): Part of the spin kings that helped Hampshire out massively this week.

His week began brilliantly with 2-31 against Essex, but he went one better and was even more influential with 3-11 against Glamorgan who were skittled for 87.

There was a huge clamour to let Vince and Dawson play the One-Day Cup final in May, and on the back of their performances in the latest week in the Blast, you can see why.

^{Liam Dawson has been sensational after his lack of competitive cricket recently}

Mason Crane (Hampshire): The other half of the Hampshire spin duo, Crane took three wickets each against Essex and Glamorgan and was influential in dismissing the middle order in both games.

The pacemen from Kent may have drawn the majority of the plaudits in the competition so far, but this Hampshire spin duo are a force to be reckoned with and have provided Vince with some much-needed mystery.

Tymal Mills (Sussex): Outshining Jofra Archer has been a tough ask for most bowlers this summer, but on his return to Sussex after being released from the England squad for the first Test, the 24-year-old was outshone by Tymal Mills.

The left-armer took 3-23 to inflict a first T20 Blast defeat of the season on Kent, including the key scalps of Heino Kuhn and Mohammad Nabi.

If Archer is indeed called up to replace James Anderson at Lord's, Sussex will be confident of their pace attack maintaining their venom if Mills can replicate that sort of spell.

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