chaminda_00
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SP can you accept this challenge please.
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From The Pavillion
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Magrat Garlick
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Heath: bear in mind that technique is pretty important - so for example Bott is near-useless. Probably best sold to some nutter who doesn't realise this.
Mace & Smart are good, but Scanes isn't too bad either, even though his fielding isn't up to it. Note that players train quicker in the youth academy, but gain more experience from senior games.
Also note that you can get better players than those pretty cheaply on the transfer market.
Mace & Smart are good, but Scanes isn't too bad either, even though his fielding isn't up to it. Note that players train quicker in the youth academy, but gain more experience from senior games.
Also note that you can get better players than those pretty cheaply on the transfer market.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Haha, that's the first outstanding I've seen. Jonty Rhodes without the batting. 
Saggers Mob's first XI imo:
Reid (better than any of my batsmen)
Bakker
Stenhouse
James
Blade (b5, but needs technique now!!)
+Nagel
*McLauchlan (b4)
McIlveen
Barstow (b3)
Richardson (b2)
Smyth (b1)
That is actually a pretty decent eleven, should average around 70 in ratings imo. Note that eight of your youth players don't get training as they're 19 years old, and most of them are really useless - Sellers, Randell possibly the best talents. You're wasting Sellers with allrounder though, train him as a bowler.
Saggers Mob's first XI imo:
Reid (better than any of my batsmen)
Bakker
Stenhouse
James
Blade (b5, but needs technique now!!)
+Nagel
*McLauchlan (b4)
McIlveen
Barstow (b3)
Richardson (b2)
Smyth (b1)
That is actually a pretty decent eleven, should average around 70 in ratings imo. Note that eight of your youth players don't get training as they're 19 years old, and most of them are really useless - Sellers, Randell possibly the best talents. You're wasting Sellers with allrounder though, train him as a bowler.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Lots of batsmen, I'd think. 18yo average batsmen - but make sure you get players with decent technique and endurance. Reid & Bakker are pretty good, but your batting gets downhill quickly after that - James could probably still be salvaged with some technique training. Blade will be a decent allrounder with technique training, so you shouldn't really have trouble with batting depth, maybe get a keeper who can bat (although those are rare, you much more often get a keeper who can bowl!) Maybe a couple of backup bowlers for squad rotation purposes as well, using five bowlers in all games gets your squad tired pretty quickly.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Very kind to get a walkover in the semi, too.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Must have missed the challenge earlier, anyway it's accepted now.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
I've got a bloke with better than outstanding power tbh.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
26.6 . Newstead to George : [dropped] Uppishly played towards cover, Kutcher dives forward, gets his hands underneath the ball, but then somehow manages to drop the ball.
So much for the "safe hands" talent...
Going to have to chase 330 here. Will be legendary.
So much for the "safe hands" talent...
Going to have to chase 330 here. Will be legendary.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
49/6 now. Goodbye Swamibapa.what went around is coming around...
End of over 11 (3 runs) - Swamibapa CC(38-3) RR 3.45
J. Odhiambo 1 (6b) , H. Ngwale 11 (15b) , J. Short 1-0-3-0
Scaly made 334/6 - George the wrecker-in-chief, Whiting & Reppion kept things going against my rather poor death bowling. Need to launch into Gibbs and Hogg.
andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
what went around is coming around...
End of over 11 (3 runs) - Swamibapa CC(38-3) RR 3.45
J. Odhiambo 1 (6b) , H. Ngwale 11 (15b) , J. Short 1-0-3-0
I shouldn't be bowing out of the competition like this
End of over 19 (6 runs) - Swamibapa CC(69-6) RR 3.63
J. Otieno 13 (13b) , S. Souza 6 (18b) , J. Short 5-0-22-2
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
No offence intended to andruid and Swamibapa CC, but I'm wondering how on earth they beat Scaly?
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
All part of the grand match engine conspiracy against teams named Scaly Piscine CC
It's starting in my game too. 26 runs off 11 balls at one point. McCauley's on 30 (23) and it's 62/1 after 10.
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Blah 2 pops in my seniors, 19yo to capable bowling and a 18yo to ordinary endurance. Pretty pathetic really.
After Gardiner's epic 9 off his last 19 balls during a Twenty20 when both teams scored 160odd I've a lot of guys on fitness too (which should result in more pops).
After Gardiner's epic 9 off his last 19 balls during a Twenty20 when both teams scored 160odd I've a lot of guys on fitness too (which should result in more pops).
andruid
Cricketer Of The Year
All part of the grand match engine conspiracy against teams named Scaly Piscine CC
It's starting in my game too. 26 runs off 11 balls at one point. McCauley's on 30 (23) and it's 62/1 after 10.
My plan I made for the Scaly matched worked twice as well as I expected it to,It wasn't allmatch engine casuse I pulled the same trick at least twice more to make the semis today and its only just gone pear shaped cos I did not have a check for losing the toss and being stuck in...
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Your 10 and 11 saved you nicely. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost from here tbh.
Magrat Garlick
Global Moderator
Crazy sting from tail.
Meanwhile at Treacle Mine Road...
End of over 34 (8 runs) - Dynamo Morpork(206-5). 129 runs required from 16 overs. RR 6.06 RRR 8.06
J. Jones 26 (21b) , W. Newstead 31 (32b) , R. Moysey 7-0-43-1
Last recognised batsmen in. Jones has been relegated on the back of a number of poor performances, doing ok now. Still, Scaly were 217-3 at this stage.