Archived [19/01/09] Battrick

[Mahindinho]

Ha!

Feeling that I've lost a lot of tosses this season, I Excelled it up...

             BT20 F-BT20    Cup     FC   F-OD     OD    P/O   Total
Tosses Lost     4      4      5     12      5      6      1      37
Tosses Won      4      0      2      2      0      8             16

That's a WHOPPING 12 FC tosses lost out of 14! As those are the matches I really care about, that'll be why I've felt so miffed about it.

The surprise is that I've lost the toss in EVERY friendly I've played this season, including all my CW Cup matches. What are the chances of that?!

Reckon I should start choosing tails rather than leaving it at heads

 

[Dead Badger]

The surprise is that I've lost the toss in EVERY friendly I've played this season, including all my CW Cup matches. What are the chances of that?!

Well, as a prior probability it's 0.5^5 = 1/32, but because of the way you're looking at it (i.e. after the fact, as one of a number of stats), there's actually a much better chance that at least one of your breakdowns would've shown that sort of streak. There's just under a 10% chance of getting an overall season stat as bad as yours or worse.

I laugh in the face of rhetorical questions.

And Noel Edmonds, I hate his face too.

Edit: actually I completely badgered that 10% figure. Was misreading the totals. Should be more like 2.5%, so you're unluckier than I thought.

 

[Mahindinho]

Well, as a prior probability it's 0.5^5 = 1/32, but because of the way you're looking at it (i.e. after the fact, as one of a number of stats), there's actually a much better chance that at least one of your breakdowns would've shown that sort of streak. There's just under a 10% chance of getting an overall season stat as bad as yours or worse.

I laugh in the face of rhetorical questions.

And Noel Edmonds, I hate his face too.

Figured it'd be something like that. Probabilities are always much higher than you think when you lump several things together. As evidenced by the overall ration being not much over 2:1.

 

[Dead Badger]

Anyone for a BT20 friendly?

 

[33/3from3.3]

Jon Spicer (1930178)

RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, fresh fitness.
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Giant Enemy Crabs
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 9,405
Wages: £486 p/w
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: respectable Consistency: competent
Fielding: competent

AND

Neil Levy - 19 yo, BT Rating=6,147

RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, fresh fitness.
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Giant Enemy Crabs
Nationality: England
Age: 19 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 6,147
Wages: £613 p/w
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: respectable Consistency: woeful
Fielding: worthless

How close to Proficient?

Gurdeep Chaithanya (1930486)

RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, lively fitness.
A cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Giant Enemy Crabs
Nationality: India
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 16,235
Wages: £1,180 p/w
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: strong
Batting: competent Concentration: strong
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: worthless

AND

Balaaditya Balsara (2203893)

RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, competent batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Giant Enemy Crabs
Nationality: India
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 4,252
Wages: £394 p/w
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: competent
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

How close to Respectable?

 

[alternative]

Anyone for a BT20 friendly?

Challenged btw.

 

[Dead Badger]

Cheers, accepted. First XI? Not like there's PFL problems at the moment...

 

[alternative]

Yeh i left my default team, no time to change tbh.

 

[Bobisback]

Players have aged in Australia. Looking at paying $237,149 a week next season, 40k up on last season.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

14. Darius Hyde - 19 yo, BT Rating=24,655
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, moderate fitness.
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: respectable
Bowling: quality Consistency: proficient
Fielding: abysmal

 

[Johnners]

Seymour Bosnich - 19 yo, BT Rating=26,931
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, moderate fitness.
A destructive player with respectable leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: remarkable Consistency: respectable
Fielding: respectable

 

[chaminda_00]

6. Mukesh Sishayi - 23 yo, BT Rating=49,926
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, woeful bowling form, energetic fitness.
A destructive player with superb leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: wonderful
Fielding: mediocre

Wage increase of 64k, only 30k on Jeithoon so not too bad I guess.

 

[nibbs]

Bhutia-Duggan Trophy


Anchormen 209
Bhutia 119*, Khulekani 4/51, Winters 4/53

Whenuapai CC 213/0
Duggan 113*, Janes 93*


Surprised at the scale of the victory this season. 3-0 to Whenuapai now, but surely next season Anchormen will go a lot closer. Jason Duggan also made it 3/3 in the Man of the Match stakes, but I've got an incling that Ranjet is set to claim this next season, just.

 

[EARLOBE]

Grady Hussein - 18 yo, BT Rating=25,489
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, fair fitness.
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: worthless Concentration: competent
Bowling: superb Consistency: strong
Fielding: feeble

 

[Dead Badger]

One nice pop for Pead. Might stop training him about there if a fun-looking trainee comes along...

Sam Pead - 23 yo, BT Rating=50,855
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, respectable bowling form, sublime fitness.
A defensive player with abysmal leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: worthless

On another note, having scouted out my div III, I have come to the conclusion that I am going to get utterly destroyed this season. Either that or my luck from last season will have to reach near god-like proportions. Am not really willing to entertain the possibility that I'm the reincarnation of a minor Hindu deity, though, as I have far too few arms.

 

[headhunter]

Rod Britton - 19 yo, BT Rating=42,830
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, strong batting form, respectable bowling form, energetic fitness.
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: superb
Batting: strong Concentration: remarkable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: worthless

Rafi Bashir - 18 yo, BT Rating=26,301
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, moderate fitness.
A destructive player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: strong Concentration: competent
Bowling: strong Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful

 

[nibbs]

3 pops. I have to say, Grady Allison is developing quite nicely. He looks set to become the player he was destined to be, despite all the hate.

Grady Allison - 19 yo, BT Rating=17,432
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, fresh fitness.
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: feeble
Bowling: superb Consistency: competent
Fielding: mediocre

Richard Chiume - 18 yo, BT Rating=11,303
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, feeble batting form, superb bowling form, sublime fitness.
An attacking player with feeble leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: competent
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: abysmal

Daniel Winters - 19 yo, BT Rating=21,753
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, feeble batting form, superb bowling form, lively fitness.
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: competent
Bowling: quality Consistency: respectable
Fielding: woeful

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

He's still **** as far as I can see.

 

[Nate]

Nibbs playin a different game to the rest of us.

 

[chaminda_00]

As much as I love to join the Nibbs bashing I can't see Cramer or my newest trainee (see below) being much better at the same stage. It what they look like when they are finished what counts not when they are 19.

Sisira Nawalage - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,647
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh fitness.
A steady player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful
Bowling: competent Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble

Hodge listed. Get your cheque book out Thamba you ****.