trevor_vayro
U19 Vice-Captain
Slightly worrying times at Cymru Gurgitaters CG, as we were rolled for 98, in suffering our second big defeat in as many games. Oh and here's one for the collapse scrapbook, 94/5 to 98/10 in about nine or ten deliveries.
I still have an eight point cushion over fifth-placed Victoria Drivers, with a run of three eminently winnable games before the rematch with VD, so Div IV survival is still very much in my own hands, but it's not looking as assured as it was a fortnight ago.
To back up Scaly's theory on allrounders being crap batting second, Cash, (Comp Stam, Resp/Prof Bat, Strong/Med LHS), and Noon (Resp Stam, Prof/Resp Bat, Resp WK) are both in shocking runs of form ATM. I had been batting them at two and three respectively, as their relatively high Conc makes them very adaptable to whichever orders I choose. However, especially against the better teams, they've been found wanting, either drying up inside ten overs, or just getting out quickly.
So, with no new money to improve the squad for the foreseeable future, I'm thinking about how I can re-jig the batting order to stop these collapses. Sup/Resp Staveley will stay at 1, as he's one of the few success stories of the season with the bat. Resp/Woe Carey will move from 7 to open, as even though he's my worst batsman, as I say I now have a run of three matches I should win on TIE, and I'm hoping that his Destructive temperament will allow him to get quick runs against weaker oppos, even if he doesn't hang around too long. Prof/Resp Patel will move to 3, to do the job I wanted from Noon. I've been going with Noon up until now because even though there's not much to pick between them, I figured that Noon would just about have the edge as he's Prof+4WKs at 20, whereas Patel is Prof+4Wks at 21. But as it's turned out, Patel would probably be more effective given the smack Noon's in-game Stam is taking behind the stumps. Qual/Med Greening stays at 4 for the time being, with a view to a move to three after these easier games, as by then he'll hopefully have had another Conc pop. Prof/Feeb Bennett up one to 5, Noon slots in at 6, with Cash dropping all the way to 7 - Let's see how that does?
Oh, I had a bit of a thought as well, no idea if it'd work, or whether Ad or anyone else with inside connections would like to float it? But it struck me that 17YO is a ridiculously young age to be plucked from your home and sent to learn your trade on the other side of the world, so how about if players under 20 were only allowed to be traded within their country of origin? I thought that: A, it may help to pop the inflationary bubble, if there were only bidders from one country going for a player, and B, it would help to bring on the developing countries like PK and SL, as their best players wouldn't get sucked to the money of Aus and ENG. Although I guess that it's equally possible that this would make the inflationary pressure even worse, as you'd be restricting the supply of young players, and consequently increasing the demand?
Speaking of Yps, if you're still up Ad, please could you get me one? I need a 17yo with 4 Stam, 7 Bat, 2 Conc, 11 Bowl, 8 Cons and 3 Field. I basically want a bowler, but want to put enough on batting to cover my arse in case he turns out to have had a Feeb/Med batting starting point. No worries if you don't read this for a while, any time before Fri is fine!
Cheers, Trev
I still have an eight point cushion over fifth-placed Victoria Drivers, with a run of three eminently winnable games before the rematch with VD, so Div IV survival is still very much in my own hands, but it's not looking as assured as it was a fortnight ago.
To back up Scaly's theory on allrounders being crap batting second, Cash, (Comp Stam, Resp/Prof Bat, Strong/Med LHS), and Noon (Resp Stam, Prof/Resp Bat, Resp WK) are both in shocking runs of form ATM. I had been batting them at two and three respectively, as their relatively high Conc makes them very adaptable to whichever orders I choose. However, especially against the better teams, they've been found wanting, either drying up inside ten overs, or just getting out quickly.
So, with no new money to improve the squad for the foreseeable future, I'm thinking about how I can re-jig the batting order to stop these collapses. Sup/Resp Staveley will stay at 1, as he's one of the few success stories of the season with the bat. Resp/Woe Carey will move from 7 to open, as even though he's my worst batsman, as I say I now have a run of three matches I should win on TIE, and I'm hoping that his Destructive temperament will allow him to get quick runs against weaker oppos, even if he doesn't hang around too long. Prof/Resp Patel will move to 3, to do the job I wanted from Noon. I've been going with Noon up until now because even though there's not much to pick between them, I figured that Noon would just about have the edge as he's Prof+4WKs at 20, whereas Patel is Prof+4Wks at 21. But as it's turned out, Patel would probably be more effective given the smack Noon's in-game Stam is taking behind the stumps. Qual/Med Greening stays at 4 for the time being, with a view to a move to three after these easier games, as by then he'll hopefully have had another Conc pop. Prof/Feeb Bennett up one to 5, Noon slots in at 6, with Cash dropping all the way to 7 - Let's see how that does?
Oh, I had a bit of a thought as well, no idea if it'd work, or whether Ad or anyone else with inside connections would like to float it? But it struck me that 17YO is a ridiculously young age to be plucked from your home and sent to learn your trade on the other side of the world, so how about if players under 20 were only allowed to be traded within their country of origin? I thought that: A, it may help to pop the inflationary bubble, if there were only bidders from one country going for a player, and B, it would help to bring on the developing countries like PK and SL, as their best players wouldn't get sucked to the money of Aus and ENG. Although I guess that it's equally possible that this would make the inflationary pressure even worse, as you'd be restricting the supply of young players, and consequently increasing the demand?
Speaking of Yps, if you're still up Ad, please could you get me one? I need a 17yo with 4 Stam, 7 Bat, 2 Conc, 11 Bowl, 8 Cons and 3 Field. I basically want a bowler, but want to put enough on batting to cover my arse in case he turns out to have had a Feeb/Med batting starting point. No worries if you don't read this for a while, any time before Fri is fine!
Cheers, Trev
Will do it now.
