England cricketer Stuart Broad tops Fantasy Premier League worldwide standings

Broad led the worldwide table ahead of West Ham's clash with Manchester United with Adrian's clean sheet sealing a table-topping 180 points for Gameweek 37

Broad top scored for Gameweek 37 (Getty)

England cricketer Stuart Broad has hit nearly six million other fantasy football managers for six to win Gameweek 37 with a staggering 180 points.

Broad led the worldwide table ahead of West Ham's clash with Manchester United after using his bench boost and captaining Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for 46 points.

And 19 points from Adrian in the Hammers goal on Thyursday night helped England's second-leading wicket-taker claim top spot.

"I enjoyed 8-15 in the Ashes but leading gameweek 37 in Fantasy Football runs it close as a sporting achievement!" he said on Instagram before Thursday's match.

At half-time he added: "Fine half Adrian. Refocus after the break, it's a big 45 minutes for us!"

Broad's gamwweek winning team (Fantasy Premier League)

And afterwards he described himself as "genuinely delighted" to take the worldwide top spot.

Broad gets a Premier League goodie bag for this week's sterling efforts although he won't be winning the overall prize - he currently sits in 959,370th place.