*Official* NP Cricket Simulator: Updated Version (16-04-2020)

[Prince EWS]

I've only just discovered this simulator, and I must say it looks absolutely fantastic!

One thing I must ask though, and Im sorry if it has been asked before in one of the previous eighteen pages, but why "Beach Cricket"? I had heard of this game and seen this thread many times, but I simply ignored it because I thought it was an arcarde-style game involving playing cricket on the beach. This suggests to me that the name is a poor one. Even "Beach Cricket Simulator" would have been better, really.

 

[Neil Pickup]

'Cause every other game I've written has been called BC200x, and I'm a little low on creative brain fund at present. I see your point, though.

 

[Prince EWS]

Do the heights of players actually effect the simulation at all, or are they just there for show?

 

[Prince EWS]

There's also a smallish problem with the editor. "Blank" players dont have a 0 value entered in for variation, and its TabIndex seems to wrong as it comes after the Search command button instead of where it should. I assume this attribute was added in late, but it hasnt been completely integrated with the rest of the editor and its functions.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Yes, they affect bounce and the nature of shot selection front foot/back foot wise.

And you're 100% correct on Variation!

 

[Deja moo]

Good lord Neil, if you're making it this good, you're leaving no room for the regular users to crack it and win on it everytime

 

[chooka_nick]

Heya Neil, how's this game goin? Some of my mates were terribly disappointed with Cricket Coach, and they saw me writing my HeadHunters series on BC 2006. Now they love it, and I'm back into it too, so I'm gonna do some testing to determine players strengths/weaknesses.

 

[chooka_nick]

Hahahahaha, just played a game that reminded me why I love Beach Cricket
They were 5/37 chasing 199... then 7/151... Read the scorecard, especially the first over, which is a absolute classic!

0.1 DJ Matarazzo to ME Trescothick, OUT!, outside off, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, straight up in the air, caught by Allen

England 0/1, Partnership of 0
ME Trescothick ct W Allen b DJ Matarazzo 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)
VS Solanki 0* (0b, 0x4, 0x6), DJ Matarazzo 0.1-0-0-1 (0w, 0nb)

0.2 DJ Matarazzo to MP Vaughan, no run, on the stumps, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
0.3 DJ Matarazzo to MP Vaughan, SIX, on the stumps, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
0.4 DJ Matarazzo to MP Vaughan, OUT!, on the stumps, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, straight up in the air, caught by Hancock

England 6/2, Partnership of 6
MP Vaughan ct NR Hancock b DJ Matarazzo 6 (3b, 0x4, 1x6)
VS Solanki 0* (0b, 0x4, 0x6), DJ Matarazzo 0.4-0-6-2 (0w, 0nb)

0.5 DJ Matarazzo to AJ Strauss, no ball, FOUR, outside off, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
0.5 DJ Matarazzo to AJ Strauss, SIX, outside off, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
0.6 DJ Matarazzo to AJ Strauss, two runs, outside off, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike

End of over 1 (19 runs) - England 19/2 - England RR: 19 (RR Req: 9.47)
DJ Matarazzo 1-0-19-2 (0w, 1nb)
AJ Strauss 12* (3b, 1x4, 1x6), VS Solanki 0* (0b, 0x4, 0x6)

1.1 PJ Hayes to VS Solanki, OUT!, on the stumps, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, straight up in the air, caught by Creber

England 19/3, Partnership of 13
VS Solanki ct J Creber b PJ Hayes 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6)
AJ Strauss 12* (3b, 1x4, 1x6), PJ Hayes 0.1-0-0-1 (0w, 0nb)

1.2 PJ Hayes to A Flintoff, no run, on the stumps, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
1.3 PJ Hayes to A Flintoff, FOUR, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
1.4 PJ Hayes to A Flintoff, no run, outside off, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
1.5 PJ Hayes to A Flintoff, FOUR, outside off, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
1.6 PJ Hayes to A Flintoff, FOUR, slower ball, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike

End of over 2 (12 runs) - England 31/3 - England RR: 15.5 (RR Req: 9.33)
PJ Hayes 1-0-12-1 (0w, 0nb)
A Flintoff 12* (5b, 3x4, 0x6), AJ Strauss 12* (3b, 1x4, 1x6)

2.1 W Allen to AJ Strauss, SIX, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
2.2 W Allen to AJ Strauss, OUT!, slower ball, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, misses the ball completely, a straight one which cannons into middle

England 37/4, Partnership of 18
AJ Strauss b W Allen 18 (5b, 1x4, 2x6)
A Flintoff 12* (5b, 3x4, 0x6), W Allen 0.2-0-6-1 (0w, 0nb)

2.3 W Allen to PD Collingwood, no run, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
2.4 W Allen to PD Collingwood, OUT!, outside off, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, straight up in the air, caught by Creber

England 37/5, Partnership of 0
PD Collingwood ct J Creber b W Allen 0 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)
A Flintoff 12* (5b, 3x4, 0x6), W Allen 0.4-0-6-2 (0w, 0nb)

2.5 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, gets a good clean strike
2.6 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck

End of over 3 (6 runs) - England 37/5 - England RR: 12.33 (RR Req: 9.52)
W Allen 1-0-6-2 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 0* (2b, 0x4, 0x6), A Flintoff 12* (5b, 3x4, 0x6)

3.1 PJ Hayes to A Flintoff, SIX, outside off, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
3.2 PJ Hayes to A Flintoff, one run, outside off, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
3.3 PJ Hayes to GO Jones, no run, outside off, good length, looks for the boundary, gets it through the inner ring
3.4 PJ Hayes to GO Jones, FOUR, on the stumps, slightly full, looks for the boundary, gets it through the inner ring, Story misses the runout chance
3.5 PJ Hayes to GO Jones, FOUR, outside off, good length, looks for the boundary, gets a good clean strike
3.6 PJ Hayes to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, gets a good clean strike

End of over 4 (15 runs) - England 52/5 - England RR: 13 (RR Req: 9.18)
PJ Hayes 2-0-27-1 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 8* (6b, 2x4, 0x6), A Flintoff 19* (7b, 3x4, 1x6)

4.1 W Allen to A Flintoff, no run, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
4.2 W Allen to A Flintoff, OUT!, on the stumps, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike, but Creber takes a smart catch in the outfield

England 52/6, Partnership of 15
A Flintoff ct J Creber b W Allen 19 (9b, 3x4, 1x6)
GO Jones 8* (6b, 2x4, 0x6), W Allen 1.2-0-6-3 (0w, 0nb)

4.3 W Allen to AF Giles, two runs, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
4.4 W Allen to AF Giles, FOUR, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets a good clean strike
4.5 W Allen to AF Giles, FOUR, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
4.6 W Allen to AF Giles, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets a good clean strike

End of over 5 (10 runs) - England 62/6 - England RR: 12.4 (RR Req: 9.13)
W Allen 2-0-16-3 (0w, 0nb)
AF Giles 10* (4b, 2x4, 0x6), GO Jones 8* (6b, 2x4, 0x6)

5.1 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, no run, on the stumps, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets a good clean strike
5.2 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, no run, outside off, good length, aims to beat the infielders, gets a good clean strike
5.3 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
5.4 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
5.5 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, one run, outside off, good length, aims to beat the infielders, gets a good clean strike
5.6 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, FOUR, outside off, good length, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring

End of over 6 (5 runs) - England 67/6 - England RR: 11.16 (RR Req: 9.42)
J Loulatzis 1-0-5-0 (0w, 0nb)
AF Giles 14* (5b, 3x4, 0x6), GO Jones 9* (11b, 2x4, 0x6)

6.1 W Allen to GO Jones, FOUR, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
6.2 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
6.3 W Allen to GO Jones, three runs, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
6.4 W Allen to AF Giles, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets a good clean strike
6.5 W Allen to AF Giles, one run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
6.6 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring

End of over 7 (8 runs) - England 75/6 - England RR: 10.71 (RR Req: 9.53)
W Allen 3-0-24-3 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 16* (15b, 3x4, 0x6), AF Giles 15* (7b, 3x4, 0x6)

7.1 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
7.2 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, FOUR, outside off, good length, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
7.3 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets a good clean strike
7.4 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, one run, outside off, good length, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
7.5 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, one run, outside off, good length, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring
7.6 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, no run, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets it through the inner ring

End of over 8 (6 runs) - England 81/6 - England RR: 10.12 (RR Req: 9.83)
J Loulatzis 2-0-11-0 (0w, 0nb)
AF Giles 20* (12b, 4x4, 0x6), GO Jones 17* (16b, 3x4, 0x6)

8.1 W Allen to GO Jones, SIX, slower ball, outside off, slightly full, aims to beat the infielders, gets a good clean strike
8.2 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
8.3 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
8.4 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
8.5 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
8.6 W Allen to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck

End of over 9 (6 runs) - England 87/6 - England RR: 9.66 (RR Req: 10.18)
W Allen 4-0-30-3 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 23* (22b, 3x4, 1x6), AF Giles 20* (12b, 4x4, 0x6)

9.1 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, two runs, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, gets a good clean strike
9.2 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, three runs, on the stumps, slightly full, looks for the boundary, gets it through the inner ring
9.3 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, no run, outside off, good length, looks for the boundary, gets it through the inner ring
9.4 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, two runs, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
9.5 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, gets a good clean strike
9.6 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, no run, slower ball, outside off, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike

End of over 10 (7 runs) - England 94/6 - England RR: 9.4 (RR Req: 10.5)
J Loulatzis 3-0-18-0 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 25* (26b, 3x4, 1x6), AF Giles 25* (14b, 4x4, 0x6)

10.1 J Banh to AF Giles, one run, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving
10.2 J Banh to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, gets it through the inner ring
10.3 J Banh to GO Jones, one run, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
10.4 J Banh to AF Giles, no run, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
10.5 J Banh to AF Giles, FOUR, topspinner, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
10.6 J Banh to AF Giles, three runs, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike

End of over 11 (9 runs) - England 103/6 - England RR: 9.36 (RR Req: 10.66)
J Banh 1-0-9-0 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 26* (28b, 3x4, 1x6), AF Giles 33* (18b, 5x4, 0x6)

11.1 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, no run, on the stumps, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
11.2 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, SIX, outside off, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
11.3 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, FOUR, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets it through the inner ring
11.4 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, FOUR, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
11.5 J Loulatzis to AF Giles, one run, outside off, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets it through the inner ring
11.6 J Loulatzis to GO Jones, no run, outside off, good length, looks for the boundary, gets it through the inner ring

End of over 12 (15 runs) - England 118/6 - England RR: 9.83 (RR Req: 10.12)
J Loulatzis 4-0-33-0 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 26* (29b, 3x4, 1x6), AF Giles 48* (23b, 7x4, 1x6)

12.1 J Banh to AF Giles, no run, slower ball, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
12.2 J Banh to AF Giles, no run, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
12.3 J Banh to AF Giles, no run, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
12.4 J Banh to AF Giles, FOUR, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike, fifty for Giles
12.5 J Banh to AF Giles, three runs, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
12.6 J Banh to GO Jones, no run, outside off, slightly full, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets it through the inner ring

End of over 13 (7 runs) - England 125/6 - England RR: 9.61 (RR Req: 10.57)
J Banh 2-0-16-0 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 26* (30b, 3x4, 1x6), AF Giles 55* (28b, 8x4, 1x6)

13.1 B Butler to AF Giles, no run, outside leg, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
13.2 B Butler to AF Giles, three runs, outside leg, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
13.3 B Butler to GO Jones, no run, on the stumps, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
13.4 B Butler to GO Jones, no run, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
13.5 B Butler to GO Jones, three runs, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets it through the inner ring
13.6 B Butler to AF Giles, FOUR, on the stumps, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets it through the inner ring

End of over 14 (10 runs) - England 135/6 - England RR: 9.64 (RR Req: 10.66)
B Butler 1-0-10-0 (0w, 0nb)
AF Giles 62* (31b, 9x4, 1x6), GO Jones 29* (33b, 3x4, 1x6)

14.1 NR Hancock to GO Jones, no run, outside leg, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
14.2 NR Hancock to GO Jones, two runs, on the stumps, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
14.3 NR Hancock to GO Jones, FOUR, outside leg, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
14.4 NR Hancock to GO Jones, FOUR, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets it through the inner ring
14.5 NR Hancock to GO Jones, no run, outside leg, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
14.6 NR Hancock to GO Jones, no run, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck

End of over 15 (10 runs) - England 145/6 - England RR: 9.66 (RR Req: 10.8)
NR Hancock 1-0-10-0 (0w, 0nb)
GO Jones 39* (39b, 5x4, 1x6), AF Giles 62* (31b, 9x4, 1x6)

15.1 B Butler to AF Giles, SIX, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
15.2 B Butler to AF Giles, OUT!, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, straight up in the air, caught by Kovassy

England 151/7, Partnership of 99
AF Giles ct E Kovassy b B Butler 68 (33b, 9x4, 2x6)
GO Jones 39* (39b, 5x4, 1x6), B Butler 1.2-0-16-1 (0w, 0nb)

15.3 B Butler to AG Wharf, no run, outside off, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
15.4 B Butler to AG Wharf, OUT!, outside off, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, straight up in the air, caught by Banh

England 151/8, Partnership of 0
AG Wharf ct J Banh b B Butler 0 (2b, 0x4, 0x6)
GO Jones 39* (39b, 5x4, 1x6), B Butler 1.4-0-16-2 (0w, 0nb)

15.5 B Butler to D Gough, no run, on the stumps, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
15.6 B Butler to D Gough, no run, outside leg, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets it through the inner ring

End of over 16 (6 runs) - England 151/8 - England RR: 9.43 (RR Req: 12)
B Butler 2-0-16-2 (0w, 0nb)
D Gough 0* (2b, 0x4, 0x6), GO Jones 39* (39b, 5x4, 1x6)

16.1 NR Hancock to GO Jones, three runs, outside off, slightly full, looks for the boundary, gets a good clean strike
16.2 NR Hancock to D Gough, no run, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
16.3 NR Hancock to D Gough, OUT!, on the stumps, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, straight up in the air, caught by Banh

England 154/9, Partnership of 3
D Gough ct J Banh b NR Hancock 0 (4b, 0x4, 0x6)
GO Jones 42* (40b, 5x4, 1x6), NR Hancock 1.3-0-13-1 (0w, 0nb)

16.4 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, FOUR, outside leg, good length, tries to work the ball away, gets it through the inner ring
16.5 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, wide, no run, outside leg, good length, left alone, down leg side, keeper takes it easily
16.5 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, no run, on the stumps, good length, hit on the pads
16.6 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, leg byes, one run, on the stumps, good length, hit on the pads

End of over 17 (8 runs) - England 160/9 - England RR: 9.41 (RR Req: 13)
NR Hancock 2-0-18-1 (1w, 0nb)
GO Jones 42* (40b, 5x4, 1x6), SJ Harmison 4* (3b, 1x4, 0x6)

17.1 B Butler to SJ Harmison, no run, on the stumps, good length, left alone, outside off stump, keeper takes it easily
17.2 B Butler to SJ Harmison, no run, outside leg, slightly full, tries to work the ball away, gets it through the inner ring
17.3 B Butler to SJ Harmison, one run, on the stumps, good length, tries to work the ball away, gets it through the inner ring
17.4 B Butler to GO Jones, no ball, one run, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
17.4 B Butler to SJ Harmison, one run, on the stumps, good length, tries to work the ball away, gets it through the inner ring
17.5 B Butler to GO Jones, no run, on the stumps, good length, goes for the powerful attacking shot, gets a good clean strike
17.6 B Butler to GO Jones, no run, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck

End of over 18 (4 runs) - England 164/9 - England RR: 9.11 (RR Req: 17.5)
B Butler 3-0-20-2 (0w, 1nb)
GO Jones 43* (43b, 5x4, 1x6), SJ Harmison 6* (7b, 1x4, 0x6)

18.1 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, no run, outside leg, good length, tries to work the ball away, gets it through the inner ring
18.2 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, no run, on the stumps, good length, tries to work the ball away, gets it through the inner ring
18.3 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, no ball, no run, slower ball, on the stumps, good length, tries to work the ball away, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
18.3 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, no run, outside leg, good length, tries to work the ball away, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
18.4 NR Hancock to SJ Harmison, one run, slower ball, outside off, slightly full, tries to work the ball away, gets it through the inner ring
18.5 NR Hancock to GO Jones, SIX, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
18.6 NR Hancock to GO Jones, FOUR, on the stumps, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike, fifty for Jones

End of over 19 (12 runs) - England 176/9 - England RR: 9.26 (RR Req: 23)
NR Hancock 3-0-30-1 (1w, 1nb)
GO Jones 53* (45b, 6x4, 2x6), SJ Harmison 7* (12b, 1x4, 0x6)

19.1 B Butler to SJ Harmison, no run, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
19.2 B Butler to SJ Harmison, FOUR, slower ball, on the stumps, slightly full, tries to work the ball away, gets it through the inner ring
19.3 B Butler to SJ Harmison, no run, outside leg, good length, tries to work the ball away, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
19.4 B Butler to SJ Harmison, no run, outside leg, good length, tries to work the ball away, flicks it away, batsmen look to keep the scoreboard moving, but they have no luck
19.5 B Butler to SJ Harmison, no run, on the stumps, slightly full, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets it through the inner ring
19.6 B Butler to SJ Harmison, no run, outside leg, good length, sets himself to strike the ball with fury, gets a good clean strike
HeadHunters Alternative have won by 18 runs

End of over 20 (4 runs) - England 180/9 - England RR: 9 ()
B Butler 4-0-24-2 (0w, 1nb)
SJ Harmison 11* (18b, 2x4, 0x6), GO Jones 53* (45b, 6x4, 2x6)

Such a good game lol. More results to follow (from real testing).

 

[Neil Pickup]

It kind-of fell down my to-do list behind a couple of other bits of coding, and my random novels. But the novels are now done, and the other bits of code almost so.

I know the following need things fixing: good bowlers not effective enough (too predictable I think), too easy to charge and chase down big totals in super-quick time, stand-in keepers are appallingly bad.

 

[chooka_nick]

It kind-of fell down my to-do list behind a couple of other bits of coding, and my random novels. But the novels are now done, and the other bits of code almost so.

I know the following need things fixing: good bowlers not effective enough (too predictable I think), too easy to charge and chase down big totals in super-quick time, stand-in keepers are appallingly bad.

In a nutshell, I have those exact same problems.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Following several hours' work today, I'm now very very happy with the current state of the game. I've added basic AI for both bowling and batting, increased the user's power over human teams' batting approach, massively lessened the Johannesburg effect, improved stand-in keepers and substantially tweaked the match engine to favour good bowlers (i.e. ones who can move the ball) far more.

Attached is also an updated database with 21-man England and Australia squads, and an upgraded stats tracker which provides "top fifty" lists. I'm very content with my day's work.

Feedback please!

 

[cricketboy29]

Bit biased towards England, I must say, five matches I played, all five england massacred australia. But apart from that, pretty damn good.

 

[steds]

Why the thread's name change?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Why the thread's name change?

See Prince EWS' posts above - more exposure.

And the database does need a bit of work!

 

[chooka_nick]

Following several hours' work today, I'm now very very happy with the current state of the game. I've added basic AI for both bowling and batting, increased the user's power over human teams' batting approach, massively lessened the Johannesburg effect, improved stand-in keepers and substantially tweaked the match engine to favour good bowlers (i.e. ones who can move the ball) far more.

Attached is also an updated database with 21-man England and Australia squads, and an upgraded stats tracker which provides "top fifty" lists. I'm very content with my day's work.

Feedback please!

Hmm, I'm just trialing it now. Looks much better, what with bowling changes and all.
PS hmm, I wonder who these other players are... 'Neil Pickup'... 'Sean Bennet'... lol

 

[chaminda_00]

Just did some basic testing. Only played three games so its probably not a in depth look into the game. But in two of the games the team that batted 2nd won quite easierly. The first game England chased 237 and got it inside the 42nd over. In the 2nd game Australia chased 241 inside 34 overs. In the third game Australia was cruising at 7 an over chasing 292, but slowed down the run rate to keep wickets in hand and Australia lost. Also i had Mike Hussey keeping for Australia to try the stand in keeper and he let through 29 byes, not as bad as what i saw in Cricket Web Grade Cricket. But Australia lost by 22 runs, so it probably made a pretty significant influence.

 

[chaminda_00]

Backup keeper test:

Game 1: Hussey 29 byes
Game 2: Hussey 25 byes, Trescothick 36 byes
Game 3: Hussey 42 byes, Trescothick 21 byes
Game 4: Hussey 59 byes, Trescothick 17 byes
Game 5: Hussey 37 byes, Trescothick 19 byes

Better then 90 byes in a game, but look like there still needs some work done.

The bowler changes have worked quite well with Flintoff, Warne and McGarth being basically unplayable. I have found the rest of the bowlers have struggled though, but it seems to be better then before.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Update again - now has a 208-player, 8-team database. South Africa are inexplicably crap.

 

[Loony BoB]

They beat Aussie 3-2 in a five match series I just tried out (all at Edgbaston).

 

[Neil Pickup]

They beat Aussie 3-2 in a five match series I just tried out (all at Edgbaston).

Good stuff. Must have just been last night. Graeme Smith kept getting caught at slip in the first over for bugger all.

For reference, those grounds aren't particularly realistic. Edgbaston and the County Ground in Exeter are, but Lahore is completely flat (you have to get wickets with the new ball or else you're staring at 350+) and Mumbai is a bunsen.