My new squad
 

Here they are!

Cleveland Ayres - 20 yo, BT Rating=1,902
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: woeful Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

Denis Beadle - 24 yo, BT Rating=2,639
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: worthless Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

Richard Chibale - 24 yo, BT Rating=3,346
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble

Zesh Dann - 21 yo, BT Rating=3,204
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: woeful
Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: abysmal

Lawrence Dempster - 19 yo, BT Rating=2,180
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: competent Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: worthless

Andi Eli - 20 yo, BT Rating=1,971
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A defensive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: mediocre

Allan Haw - 26 yo, BT Rating=1,585
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: feeble Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: woeful

Neil Hodge - 21 yo, BT Rating=2,069
LH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: woeful
Bowling: feeble Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre

Owen Keene - 25 yo, BT Rating=2,850
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble

Jlloyd Lowe - 25 yo, BT Rating=3,750
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with worthless leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: competent
Bowling: feeble Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful

Deltron Loxton - 19 yo, BT Rating=3,204
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A steady player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble

Courtney Pinnock - 20 yo, BT Rating=7,256
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: mediocre

Matthew Remaketse - 25 yo, BT Rating=1,716
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

Dale Schooney - 25 yo, BT Rating=1,819
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: woeful

Lucas Semple - 22 yo, BT Rating=2,360
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A cautious player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble

Allan Summers - 23 yo, BT Rating=4,098
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: competent

Dwayne Thikhathali - 23 yo, BT Rating=6,713
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

Carlton Xavier - 22 yo, BT Rating=3,989
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A defensive player with proficient leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: woeful Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble

For my first match, my squad is:
1 Zesh Dann
2 Richard Chibale
3 Owen Keene
4 Courtney Pinnock (cap)
5 Denis Beadle
6 Dwayne Thikhathale b5
7 Carlton Xavier (wk)
8 Deltron Loxton b4
9 Jlloyd Lowe b3
10 Lawrence Dempster b2
11 Allan Summers b1

thoughts?

And I'm against "latex" in my first game.

Get on the transfer market and buy cheap (as in £1000-£20000, that sort of range) solid players - ones that have a batting or bowling skill of at least mediocre, the concentration/consistency (so if they're a mediocre batsman, the concentration is what you're looking at) that goes with it at least feeble, with at least feeble stamina.

You can be a bit more flexible if the batting or bowling are better than mediocre, for instance:


6. Maurice Hyams £0 (opening price)
Plays for: Princeton Palace Stamina: woeful W/Keeping: worthless
Age: 17 years old Batting: competent Concentration: woeful
BT Rating: 3,503 Bowling: mediocre Consistency: woeful
Deadline: 17/07/2007 19:48 Fielding: worthless

Would still be a good buy.


After a quick glance Pinnock and Thikhathali are the only players you can't replace with someone better for practically nothing. You should aim to get 2-5 17yos you can train.

Is it an ok lineup that I have?

I would have you best batsmen opening, lower stamina players down the order. Battrick tends to be fairly extreme when it comes to dealing with different levels of player - your best batsmen will average way more and score a lot faster than your weaker ones (look at your league averages to see what I mean).