Archived [19/01/09] Battrick

[DCC_legend]

Just played a friendly against Wild Horses, not too sure who manages them.

Dee Crew - 320/6 after 50

Robertson - 119 (99)
Thorne - 83 (107)

Fairweather - 3/43 (10)

Wild Horses - 239/10 after 42.4

Jakobus - 78* (73)
Connelly - 54 (59)

Leary - 6/22 (6.4)

Robertson tearing it up with another ton, 2nd in 2 matches. Leary showing his class with 6/22.

 

[andyc]

Decent training for me

Gavin Canning - 21 yo, BT Rating=110,991
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated
An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: remarkable Concentration: wonderful
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: exceptional
Fielding: respectable

Charlie Terry - 19 yo, BT Rating=35,814
RH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: quality
Batting: superb Concentration: strong
Bowling: woeful Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: abysmal

 

[Mahindinho]

If I'm going to train an all rounder he's going much, much further than remarkable. Remarkable will be redundant (if you want to go anywhere) within 2 seasons.

I really don't think so -- with the current wage structure and monies in (i.e. assuming FC isn't a huge money-maker), even the top teams are going to have room for a Remarkable or two. Especially Remarkable/Remarkable all-rounders, who are going to be very useful in taking some of the strain from teams' star players.

As a top player (e.g. your top two batsmen and bowlers), Remarkable is already redundant in Div II England, possibly even Div III.

As DeadBadger pointed out, I managed a stonking win on Friday, taking me clear of auto-relegation for the first time this season. I'll be basing my end-of-season strategy on getting a play-off.

Sunday's CW Cup match against Got_Spin went better than expected -- McCammon's defiant 96no from 100 balls was a superb innings, but he was badly let down by his teammates, who managed just 56 runs between them.

My three-day stint at the Great British Beer Festival was great -- it's one hell of an event to be involved with. Now I've got to get used to actually _paying_ for my beer again

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Got a couple of pops, including one for last week's YP.

David Atkinson - 17 yo, BT Rating=8,738
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A steady player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: respectable Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

Nick Pietersen - 18 yo, BT Rating=25,122
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, fair
A steady player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: respectable
Bowling: strong Consistency: respectable
Fielding: competent

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Beat Tozz in the end. And fyi, I don't want to play at your ground again because of the ****ty time wrt England.

Anyway, got two pops.

 12. Jim Keane - 18 yo, BT Rating=16,199  
RH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience. 
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: [B]quality[/B] Concentration: competent 
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless 
Fielding: abysmal

His conc should be just around the corner.

14. Joe Holly - 17 yo, BT Rating=12,951   
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated
A destructive player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience. 
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal 
Batting:[B] proficient[/B] Concentration: proficient 
Bowling: worthless Consistency: respectable 
Fielding: worthless

 

[Bobisback]

Gordon Beaumont - 18 yo, BT Rating=25,611
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: 	mediocre 	Wicket Keeping: proficient
Batting: 	strong 		Concentration: 	strong
Bowling: 	worthless 	Consistency: 	[B]respectable[/B]
Fielding: 	worthless

Fairly useless pop, but ill take it.

 

[mikeW]

Marvin Carragher - 18 yo, BT Rating=18,456
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated
An attacking player with superb leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: quality Consistency: respectable
Fielding: woeful


Roland Dolan - 17 yo, BT Rating=14,282
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: respectable
Bowling: proficient Consistency: competent
Fielding: abysmal

Tom Hutchinson - 18 yo, BT Rating=14,109
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: strong Consistency: proficient
Fielding: competent

Justin Mills - 19 yo, BT Rating=24,922
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: strong
Batting: strong Concentration: superb
Bowling: woeful Consistency: woeful
Fielding: abysmal


Awesome training this week

 

[GotSpin]

Charlie Allen - 21 yo, BT Rating=99,017
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, strong batting form, mediocre bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: competent
Batting: sensational Concentration: exceptional
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: superb
Fielding: proficient

Kamlesh Padayachie - 19 yo, BT Rating=47,269
LH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, mediocre bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: proficient

 

[bugssy]

a couple of pops for me, woeful ones but better than nothing lol

13. Neil Tyler (1209965)
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: respectable
Fielding: woeful

99. Robert Antonius (1278252)
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: worthless Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: worthless

 

[chaminda_00]

Sasrutha Muralitharan - 20 yo, BT Rating=33,863
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: quality Concentration: respectable
Bowling: quality Consistency: respectable
Fielding: feeble

Prsanna Jeithoon - 19 yo, BT Rating=32,322
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, competent batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: strong
Fielding: feeble

Might stop Jeithoon stamina for a while, to give Willetts a bowing net.

 

[Dead Badger]

Some nice pops, including my first quality primaries:

2. Liam Bromby - 19 yo, BT Rating=31,352
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: superb
Batting: strong Concentration: quality
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: worthless

7. Carl Oleary - 19 yo, BT Rating=21,738
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: woeful Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: quality Consistency: strong
Fielding: woeful

3. Colin Janes - 19 yo, BT Rating=21,720
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: quality Concentration: strong
Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: abysmal

 

[alternative]

Important pop here

Liam Vincent - 19 yo, BT Rating=21,821
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, feeble bowling form, lively
An attacking player with superb leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: respectable
Bowling: superb Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful

Jon Gratton - 20 yo, BT Rating=15,960
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A defensive player with superb leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre

 

[Dead Badger]

I'm off shopping for some pre off-season bargains (relatively speaking), in the hope of turning a fast buck for minimum effort. So far the main thing I've learnt is that there really aren't many names to go around in BT India, are there? I ended up looking at a match contested by 5 Alshauns, 4 Hameds, 3 each of Mohammed and Islam and then some randoms. Must be confusing as all hell to follow those matches.

Not very realistic, either, seeing as back in real life Sreesanth seems to want to corner the world market on names.

 

[Spitfires_Fan]

Just one pop for me:

5. Mathew Kepler - 17 yo, BT Rating=6,101
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, worthless batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: respectable Concentration: competent
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful

Had one guy pop from worthless to abysmal experience as well.

 

[Mahindinho]

Also, just the one pop from my lot today -- Gibb to Wonderful bowling. He's got Remarkable+ cons, and he's cautious RFM.

He's now in the clear as my second best bowler, ahead of the attacking Hirst and Brooker, but two levels behind the steady John.

He's been taking quite a few wickets, notably with the new ball -- that's not something I really expected when I started handing him the fresh cherry.

I'll train him to Exceptional and leave it at that. Despite him being only 21, and therefore trainable up to Sensational, I don't see too much benefit in having a super-bowler who's cautious. I need wickets, dammit!

 

[Scaly piscine]

Also, just the one pop from my lot today -- Gibb to Wonderful bowling. He's got Remarkable+ cons, and he's cautious RFM.

He's now in the clear as my second best bowler, ahead of the attacking Hirst and Brooker, but two levels behind the steady John.

He's been taking quite a few wickets, notably with the new ball -- that's not something I really expected when I started handing him the fresh cherry.

I'll train him to Exceptional and leave it at that. Despite him being only 21, and therefore trainable up to Sensational, I don't see too much benefit in having a super-bowler who's cautious. I need wickets, dammit!

Cautious won't stop them taking wickets. See Summers.

 

[Adamc]

Downer seems to take quite a lot of wickets for a cautious player as well, have no real basis for comparison though.

Only pop:

11. Junior Harewood - 19 yo, BT Rating=46,337
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with feeble leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful
Bowling: remarkable Consistency: superb
Fielding: quality

Got him on a fielding net again as I too many nets and not enough trainees, will keep it till he reaches remarkable fielding. He should be pretty good next season, will pop to wonderful in a few weeks.

 

[trevor_vayro]

BT cricket well and truly trouncing the RL version for me ATM. My RL team managed to break a 29 year record for the highest team total in a blind cricket Cup final, 217/7 in 30 overs, only to lose it again in three hours time, as our opponents rattled up 218/5 in the penultimate over - Lemmings, the lot of us! Six current and former internationals in our side…and we Choke! Mind you, didn't help that our keeper was knocked out when he took a full-blooded sweep in the mush, and our 6Ft10 fast bowler was stretchered off to A&E with a broken shin. All in all I've had better cricketing days!

Meanwhile in the world of virtual cricket the Gurs closed to within NRR 1.16 of 1st place Whos Your daddy, after rattling up 300/4 against Victoria Drivers and dispatching them for 126. The news could have been even better, except Whos Your Daddy held their nerve to chase down 304 in exactly 50 against 4th place Veets.

On Friday The Gurs face already-relegated Everton_Aggro, whilst Whos Your Daddy have an equally easy match against second-bottom, but not quite as inept, Chloe Crusaders. Reckon I can take another bite out of their lead, but I'm pretty certain it's all going to go down to the last round!

A nice win over Rodgie in the CW Cup too, to set up a first ever meeting with Adam. I hope Cuss, (A BT childhood hero of many of my team), gets a century, but the Gurs close out a tight run chase (I can Dream!)

One pop, and Noon becomes my first player through the 50K BTR barrier. Actually it must have happened last week, but I didn't notice then.

Jon Wilde (939069)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, proficient batting form, strong bowling form, invigorated
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 19 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 16,336 (+465)
Wages: £2,709 p/w
*Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: feeble Concentration: feeble
Bowling: *quality* Consistency: respectable
Fielding: abysmal

Joe Noon (444923)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and feeble experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 22 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 50,397 (+61)
Wages: £6,709 p/w
*Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: superb
Batting: superb Concentration: wonderful
Bowling: worthless Consistency: respectable
Fielding: worthless

Will take one of Wilde's bowling nets from him temporarily, to test out Jeffery's batting and bowling sub-levels. His wages would suggest that he's pretty close to Sup in something.

Later, Trev

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm if you want to post Jeffery I'll check him over

 

[trevor_vayro]

Tar Scaly, though I'm not sure how much you'll be able to work out, because of his ****ed up form. A career average of 70 with the bat and 30 with the ball would suggest that he's higher up batting, though given that the net I'm going to allocate him is already a bowling, I'll probably start off with that.

Bill Jeffery (329353
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, abysmal batting form, strong bowling form, energetic
A steady player with worthless leadership skills and respectable experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: Australia
Age: 24 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 25,708 (+491)
Wages: £6,231 p/w
*
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: strong Concentration: proficient
Bowling: strong Consistency: strong
Fielding: respectable