Archived [10/08/07] Battrick

[Mahindinho]

The server load is bad enough already, thanks...

Yup

It'd make sense for Allan to wait until the game is more stable before going on a drive to entice new users. Completion of the code rewrite, at the very least.

Cricinfo has their own Cricket Manager (I think) game, and I'm sure other websites all have their favourites. Some of them use the "pay to get better" method, where paying cash gives you a better chance to improve your team...in which case, Battrick isn't going to get a look-in.

 

[roseboy64]

Anyone up for a friendly? Got booted out of the cup last round so some practice for my fringe players would be nice before they're either sold or released

 

[roseboy64]

Haha, I always thought he lived in the UK for some reason. Well, one then.

There's only one reason I'd live in the UK and that's football.

 

[chaminda_00]

The lack of activity users really is starting to piss me off in SL. In my league we only have 4 real teams. We had a team get auto-promo to my league that was a bot. I've started to chat to real guys in my league to build rilvary so they stay around and most of these guys are English or Australian. There is hardly any Sri Lankan playing in SL. Hopefully i get into Div 2 next year cus you get a lot more real teams.

 

[trevor_vayro]

Challenged you Xav, at your place, because I want a lie in on Sunday after the week I've Had! Tar, Trev

 

[AussieDominance]

I quoted the number of actual BT Manager's or Roughly the number of BT manager's.

 

[Dead Badger]

Okay, academic exercise for anyone bored: my opponents tomorrow, the guy who demoted in to our league. I'm debating whether to go balls-out and try and win (which in my rational moments, I think is pretty unlikely), or to suck up the NRR hit in exchange for a TIE fitness boost. Ratings:

      Mine         His
 Top: mediocre   respectable
 Mid: feeble     mediocre
 Low: worthless  abysmal
Seam: mediocre   mediocre
Spin: feeble     useless
Fld.: woeful     woeful

The interesting thing is that his bowling's pretty one-dimensional. He's got one gun (by div V standards; 17k btr, 4.5k wage) who opens with 7 overs; one all-rounder and some competent-at-best filler. He's got a pretty long batting lineup. It's a flat pitch, so I'll never bowl him out.

I'm thinking: stick all my bowlers on very defensive to tie down his scoring. Then stick my first three batsmen on v.defensive/defensive to see off his gun and then my pinch hitters (such as they are) on attacking to try and cane the middle overs. Does this sound even vaguely plausible? I managed a competent seam rating last time I GFI'd, but that was with better fitness and morale. I've got three easy matches coming up after this. Decisions, decisions...

 

[Scaly piscine]

Depends on how easy your easy matches are afterwards and what your PFL is. If you'll win those three easy matches on TIE whatever then GFIing now will only mean that you'll maybe be one level of team fitness down after those three easy matches compared to what would happen if you TIE this game instead.

For instance if you're at say fresh now, you'd probably dip to low if you GFI, might be back to fair by the time your next game comes along, TIE and you'll be up to fresh again, couple more TIEs and you'll be at around invigorated or even energetic by the non-easy game comes up. TIE today and you could be at invigorated, might just about scrape up to sublime intermittently but would be probably be energetic come the non-easy game.

 

[roseboy64]

Challenged you Xav, at your place, because I want a lie in on Sunday after the week I've Had! Tar, Trev

Accepted.

 

[Johnners]

Off to a fair Start. Orourke just gone last over for 61 from 56.

End of Over 17: 119-1, runrate=7.00
Thabiso 2-0-15-1
Stroud* 49 (44 balls)
Ludlow 1 (2 balls)

Last Wicket: Orourke c. Wilberforce b. Thabiso 61 (FOW: 117/1)

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Meh, bowling.

End of Over 21: 106-3, runrate=5.05
Seneviratne	1-0-2-0
Ridgewell*	8 (10 balls)
Hussain	51 (55 balls)

Hussain's their only good batsman, so once he goes they're gone. The rest are competents.

In other news, bought this guy fof 765k. I need batsmen so I just though **** it.

12. Jim Keane (1112865)
RH Batsman, LM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, changeable
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For:	Central Districts
Nationality:	New Zealand
Age: 		17 Years Old
Battrick Rating:	5,973
Wages:		£1,089 p/w
Stamina: 	competent 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	respectable 	Concentration: 	mediocre
Bowling: 	worthless 		Consistency: 	worthless
Fielding: 	worthless

2xbat + fielding net for mine. Needs some fielding and wouldn't mind keeping his seconds within range of his primary. Exactly how close to proficient is he Scaly? 2 weeks on 2 nets? Meh, only bad thing about it is that he's a kiwi.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

24.4 	W	Seneviratne to Hussain
 	 	Out!!! Hussain was struck right in front of all three. If he was fixing a leaky pipe he couldn't have been plumber!

Gun (incidently he should pop to superb on Monday). Game's waiting to be taken now.

 

[Johnners]

End of Over 37: 264-2, runrate=7.14
Chapman 7-0-46-1
Appleyard* 28 (20 balls)
Ludlow 78 (66 balls)

Last Wicket: Stroud c. Wilberforce b. Chapman 81 (FOW: 212/2)

400 is possible at this rate.

 

[NZTailender]

End of Over 50: 331-1, runrate=6.62
Webb 10-0-73-0
Reimann* 153 (142 balls)
Siyabonga 114 (98 balls)
Last Wicket: Ghandi c & b. Dancy 62 (FOW: 109/1)

Managed to bat first against the bots for the first time in three or so weeks. The Reimann gunned it yet again. Thats his highest score and the clubs highest score. Very well supported by Siya and Ghandi blitzed it in the early overs again.

 

[Johnners]

End of Over 50: 375-4, runrate=7.50
Oneill 10-0-66-0
Taylor* 11 (9 balls)
Meyer 23 (19 balls)


I'll take that

Shame there was no centuries though. Stroud & Ludlow managed 80's, Orourke 61 & Appleyard 51. Dissappointed none of them went on.

Meyer picks up a wicket in his 1st & second over, leaving them at 2-5

actually, make that Meyer picks up 1 wicket in his first, and is on a Hattrick in his 2nd... gah, didn' get it

Glenavonjfc is 6-3 after 3

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

End of Over 21: 145-1, runrate=6.90, reqrunrate=1.59 (190-10)
Talbot	4-0-21-0
Dylan*	77 (68 balls)
De beer	28 (34 balls)

Dissapointed they got to 190 from 6-140 but meh. Everyone took wickets with the ball so I'm not unhappy. We started on fire, RR was 9 for about 6 overs. Since Jephcott went it's slowed down a bit.Hopefully Dylan gets another ton.

 

[andyc]

End of Over 21: 92-2, runrate=4.38, reqrunrate=4.86 (232-4)
Rhodes 1-0-2-0
Griffin* 45 (52 balls)
Kilkenny 44 (64 balls)
Last Wicket: Sutton Run Out 8 (FOW: 14/2)

Canning and Tedstone in next. Bit annoyed they got 232, I really needed to restrict these guys to under 200 to be in with a good chance. Could be a close finish though (cue collapse)

Edit: Kilkenny goes for 59 off 73, Griffin and Canning in now. Massively important partnership.

End of Over 26: 120-3, runrate=4.62, reqrunrate=4.71 (232-4)
Scarborough 8-0-46-0
Canning* 4 (10 balls)
Griffin 54 (61 balls)
Last Wicket: Kilkenny c. Cahill b. Rhodes 75 (FOW: 116/3)

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

And that's the end of the match. Central Districts won by 9 wickets.
Lets Play Cricket	190-10
Central Districts	191-1
 
 
End of Over 28: 191-1, runrate=6.82
Bancroft	3-0-22-0
De beer*	41 (51 balls)
Dylan	107 (92 balls)

Good win on TIE, expected though. Dylan made his 3rd century of the season, he's shaping up nicely as my skipper. With him and my new trainee being trained and Munroe due to pop to remarkable very soon, my batting is looking much better.

 

[andyc]

Have been milking the last few overs for 5-6 runs, but his gun spinner (wage of 6666) is back on. That said, he did cop some stick before (5 overs 0/32), so hopefully he won't do much.

End of Over 31: 148-3, runrate=4.77, reqrunrate=4.47 (232-4)
Byfield 6-0-36-0
Griffin* 61 (71 balls)
Canning 24 (30 balls)
Last Wicket: Kilkenny c. Cahill b. Rhodes 75 (FOW: 116/3)

 

[cricketboy29]

I can't believe this. Playing against the league leaders, epic match. Since I think I have chance of beating him.

And...


I've got one of my batsmen bowling....

Worthless/Worthless.