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The Colts Thread

Loony BoB

Loony BoB

International Captain
Haha.

Really happy with my OD batting. :) Think I could still use some improving in the longer form, and will make every effort to focus on doing just that.
 
NZTailender

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
With internationals being unavailable for the upcoming first class games, two of our new recruits will be making their debut after performing extremely well in the one day and grade cricket arenas.

NB Spinks will open the bowling with the captain, while Pimpkins will slot in at 7 and bowl 5th, providing us with extra cover in both departments.

Thad Bochat gets his first five day game in more than a season, after waiting patiently on the sidelines and plugging away in grade cricket.

Nick Hancock will be playing as a specialist batsman at six, though will bowl if circumstances demand it. Dylan Cole will make the move to number 4, in the absence of Butler, hopefully he'll be able to continue his good start to his career.

Good luck, and do us proud :)
 
Dasa

Dasa

International Vice-Captain
Ok. I've signed in again (a bit late, I know). I'm not sure what'll happen here - is there any sort of penalty for leaving it so late? Anyway, I hope I can be more active from here on.
 
NZTailender

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
We didn't release Dasa.


Edit: wait, can't remember, one tick.

Nope, we didn't release Dasa. He's on the last year of his 3 year contract. Was deemed inactive at seasons start.

Not sure about skill loss though. IIRC we haven't picked Dasa in a line up anytime this season, apart from pre-season.
 
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dontcloseyoureyes

dontcloseyoureyes

BARNES OUT
After a quarter of inactivity they suffer skill loss, as the transfer from "soft inactive" to normal old erect inactive occurs every quarter I think.
 
NZTailender

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Just rummaging through random stats. Felt like pointing out that Dan and Bosco have put on three century partnerships in 8 FC games.

Last season, Dan and Griffen managed 1 century stand, while Griffen and Law managed 3 (iirc) century stands.

The club record, afaik, is Malthus and SG Fitzsimmons in season 12, with 4 century opening stands, with the highest being 250.

Hopefully Dan and Bosco can improve on 4, and on the 250, in this season. :)
 
NZTailender

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Yeah, but unfortunately the conversion rate of our batsmen isn't *great*. The three best are scoring 50+ runs a third of the time, then the next three a quarter of the time.
 
Loony BoB

Loony BoB

International Captain
Still better than previous seasons. We also (for possibly the first time) have more innings under "Highest Innings" than "Lowest Innings" in the stats, I think... and also more "Lowest Innings" made against us than "Highest Innings" against us.

Always room for improvement, but I think it's very clear that we've made a big change this season.
 
NZTailender

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
Still more than half a season to go. Last season, and the season before, we looked really good early on, and then fell away. I'm not going to breathe easy until the seasons over.
 
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