ICC Challenge

[morgieb]

Idea I just had - a youngster one.

Rules of the Challenge:

- Take a side to glory, but.....
- ...you cannot use players with any experience. This means that you'll have to rely on rookies for your wins!
- Any ICC version is acceptable, but it must be played with normal.
- Any side is acceptable.
- Winner is who takes a side the quickest to a title.
- Game starts after the first season (as for the first you still have the original squad there).

Good luck. You're probably gonna need it.

[morgieb]

On a toughness scale, this is off the charts, IMO. Probably the toughest challenge ever set, although the time period is indefinite. It will take effort.

[Dan]

County, I assume?

[Noble One]

Tough challenge. I'll consider using ICC2005.

What about players who start with zero games or the rookies you recruit prior to season one?

[morgieb]

County, I assume?

Yeah.

Noble, up to you I guess. They generally aren't much good so meh.

[Noble One]

Awesome. I'll simulate a season tonight and make a start.

[Dan]

Regens or uncapped players only IMO. Guys with 5-6 FC matches at the start always suck.

I spent 3 years pouring technique training into Jos Buttler in ICC 2010, but because he came in with a FC average of 19 from 5 games, he only ever made one ton for me. And sucked big time in limited overs games.

[Noble One]

Simmed the entire 1st season with Somerset.

Only five regens available. This could take multiple seasons before my side is even in a position to compete.

[Noble One]

Simmed the 2nd season. Laptop ran out of battery; however still not enough regens available to even form a side.

Initial crop of five look solid. Stats are pretty good for simmed matches:

N Bowen: 1,099 runs @ 40.70 - 23 wickets @ 52.61
J Westwood: 1,033 runs @ 34.43 - 28 wickets @ 56.04
S Wodehouse: 1,288 runs @ 37.88 - 4 wickets @ 17.25
G Kroll: 1,013 runs @ 31.66
G Pettifer: 608 runs @ 28.95

Wodehouse also played 4 Tests. 282 runs @ 35.25

Leaving this challenge to others for the time being. It's going to take at a minimum an additional two seasons to even come close to a squad.

[morgieb]

Just kick all the existing players out. If you don't have enough players the computer will give you (crappy) regens to fill the gaps.

[Noble One]

Good point!

I'm locked for another season; however all existing players will come out of contract at the end of the third season.

[Cabinet96]

Up for this. Will start in a few days.

[Neil Pickup]

Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.

Bedfordshire Join The League

Post 44 relates how Lincolnshire won the CC in Season #3 with ten rookies and one Samaraweera.

[morgieb]

I won my first game!

[Noble One]

Good stuff morgieb. Who are the prospects within your kids? D Hunter must be special.