Archived [18/10/06] : Battrick

[Tom Halsey]

The fact that he's my best batsman shows how poor my batting is, but I thought it was good for £1000:

LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable form, invigorated
(mediocre batting form, strong bowling form)
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Halsway CCC
Nationality: Australia
Age: 19 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 2,664
Wages: £398 p/w

Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre

EDIT: Ah, crud. It appears that his stats are lower than they were on the transfer market - why?

 

[andyc]

Alright fellas, how close is this guy to popping?

Greg Griffin (373579)
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable form, sublime
(woeful batting form, superb bowling form)
An attacking player with worthless leadership skills and woeful experience.

Plays For: Magical Ponies
Nationality: Australia
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 7,760
Wages: £1,372 p/w

Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: proficient Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: respectable
Fielding: abysmal

He's currently only on the one batting session, but has received one or two fitness sessions as well.

 

[andyc]

EDIT: Ah, crud. It appears that his stats are lower than they were on the transfer market - why?

Do you mean his ratings (feeble, mediocre, etc.) or his stats (250 runs @ 50, etc.)? And whichever one it is, I have no idea...

By the way, is it cool if I field a semi second XI for our friendly?

 

[Adamc]

Alright fellas, how close is this guy to popping?

Greg Griffin (373579)
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable form, sublime
(woeful batting form, superb bowling form)
An attacking player with worthless leadership skills and woeful experience.

Plays For: Magical Ponies
Nationality: Australia
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 7,760
Wages: £1,372 p/w

Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: proficient Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: respectable
Fielding: abysmal

He's currently only on the one batting session, but has received one or two fitness sessions as well.

All proficient youth pulls are capped at low-proficient, so assuming you've been training him since you got him, he'll be proficient plus a few weeks, so it'll be a while before he hits strong.

 

[Scaly piscine]

The fact that he's my best batsman shows how poor my batting is, but I thought it was good for £1000:

LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable form, invigorated
(mediocre batting form, strong bowling form)
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Halsway CCC
Nationality: Australia
Age: 19 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 2,664
Wages: £398 p/w

Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: mediocre Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre

EDIT: Ah, crud. It appears that his stats are lower than they were on the transfer market - why?

They'll probably pop in batting in 1-2 nets, won't be a reliable source of runs with destructive temperament but they will get them quickly - until about 50 balls when the concentration and stamina starts to work against them.

Certainly good for 1k anyway, mainly because they're practically competent already.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Do you mean his ratings (feeble, mediocre, etc.) or his stats (250 runs @ 50, etc.)? And whichever one it is, I have no idea...

By the way, is it cool if I field a semi second XI for our friendly?

Ratings. He'll still get in my team, just, but he's nowehere near my best batter...

 

[Tom Halsey]

They'll probably pop in batting in 1-2 nets, won't be a reliable source of runs with destructive temperament but they will get them quickly - until about 50 balls when the concentration and stamina starts to work against them.

Certainly good for 1k anyway, mainly because they're practically competent already.

Cheers, I wasn't planning on putting him on Nets, because he's not great. Think I will do now though.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Cheers, I wasn't planning on putting him on Nets, because he's not great. Think I will do now though.

I would just do the one batting net so he pops to competent, it won't make much difference - mostly cosmetic (the sublevels still count towards the game) but when you sell them in the future you'll get more money for them.

 

[GotSpin]

Not much more though

 

[Scaly piscine]

Not much more though

Well not a huge amount, but more than enough to cover the 2.5k-5k it costs in nets (if he's lucky concentration might pop as well).

 

[Tom Halsey]

Well I put him on a fielding net too (he's one of my better fielders) and I've got psychologists, so with luck it might.

 

[cricketboy29]

Hey, would anyone mind telling me how many net sessions you need to go from competent to the next level, or mediocre to the next level.

 

[Scaly piscine]

It doesn't matter what level a player is at, it still takes the same number of sessions to go up to the next level. There are lots of training times here:

http://www.jfw.me.uk/

(scroll to the bottom and select Training Statistics)

 

[Tom Halsey]

Cheers for that, looks helpful.

 

[Scaly piscine]

According to what someone worked out I'm gonna be in IV.58 next season. Having looked at all the promoted teams who could join me and the teams that finished 2nd, 3rd etc. they all seem about my level or worse - I actually played and beat one of the possible promoted teams off the last ball of a friendly. The division is about the best I could have hoped for really, hopefully with my bowling depth I can do well and keep rotating solid competents with sublime fitness levels.

 

[nibbs]

just returned from my holiday and pulled this youngster

Steven Sweeney (404445)
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, respectable form, fresh
(respectable batting form, respectable bowling form)
A destructive player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Whenuapai CC
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 3,915
Wages: £978 p/w

Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: respectable Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful

Now, he'll be straight into the nets, receiving one bowling net. The arrival of this new youngster however has created a lot of food for thought when it comes to picking my full strength side next season. I now have 7 competent + bowlers on my squad.

Holmes; 25yo, Superb, 75 wickets (career)@ 12.71
Mutasa; 19yo, Proficient, 29 wickets @ 14.45
Henshaw 27yo, Respectable, 64 @ 15.08
Sweeney; 17yo, Respectable
Hamshaw; 20yo, Competent, 36 @ 27.67
Ken Jabulile; 19yo, Competent
Sheffield; 20yo, Respectable, 25 @ 35.79

Jabulile will probably hang around for the time being, playing friendlies I guess. Now I imagine that Sweeney will gradually be looked at as Henshaw's replacement. Henshaw has done my side an excellent service, but he'll be 28 soon and so he he doesn't have the 10+ seasons that you'd imagine I should be able to get out of Sweeney. Although Sheffield doesn't appear to have the best of records, he has become increasingly economical and he is a spinner, something that no other bowler on my side can claim to be. He'll come in handy come FC games I'm guessing.

I also thought to selling Mutasa, hopefully for something large, like £500,000+ which would enable me to purchase a strong or better batsmen. Anyhow, I'm in no rush at the moment, so if some of you guys could give me your thoughts, that would be cool.


team next season, maybe...
1. Hamshaw - strong batsmen, competent bowler
2. Wheat - mediorce batsmen, strong WK
3. Duggan - proficient batsmen
4. Fry - respectable batsmen
5. Lennon - proficient batsmen
6. Willets - respectable batsmen
7. Cuss - competent batsmen
8. Holmes - feeble batsmen, surperb bowler
9. Sweeney - woeful batsmen, respectable bowler
10. Henshaw - respectable bowler
11. Sheffield - respectable bowler

with £600,000 in the bank... maybe... just maybe

 

[mikeW]

was getting this player a waste of time?

Clark Hook (399814)
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, competent form, lively
(competent batting form, mediocre bowling form)
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Victoria Panthers
Nationality: Australia
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 7,052
Wages: £316 p/w

Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: woeful Concentration: woeful
Bowling: feeble Consistency: proficient
Fielding: woeful

 

[nibbs]

if he gets 2-3 bowling nets next season... no

 

[andyc]

Yeah not a waste of time Mike, but like Nibbs said he'll need plenty of bowling nets. He's got great secondaries, and he's only 17 (though he'll be 18 soon). And the fact that he's a spinner is another plus.

 

[mikeW]

Thannks guys good to know i didnt waste my time and money.