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Archived [18/10/06] : Battrick
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Adamc
Cricketer Of The Year
Two pops, pretty boring:
Vimesh Malik - 19 yo, BT Rating=24,397
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A destructive player with superb leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: competent Concentration: superb
Bowling: proficient Consistency: proficient
Fielding: proficient
And a useless consistency pop for Wynand.
I'll give Gillespie a fielding net to test out the new secondary training times, might give a couple of the older guys some stamina as well.
Vimesh Malik - 19 yo, BT Rating=24,397
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A destructive player with superb leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: competent Concentration: superb
Bowling: proficient Consistency: proficient
Fielding: proficient
And a useless consistency pop for Wynand.
I'll give Gillespie a fielding net to test out the new secondary training times, might give a couple of the older guys some stamina as well.
roseboy64
Cricket Web Content Updater
Had a few pops today.
Avery Elsegood - 19 yo, BT Rating=14,642
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: respectable
Bowling: respectable Consistency: respectable
Fielding: feeble
Hendy Chorley - 18 yo, BT Rating=7,902
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: worthless Consistency: respectable
Fielding: mediocre
Kenny Weekes - 22 yo, BT Rating=6,187
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, competent batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: competent
Avery Elsegood - 19 yo, BT Rating=14,642
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: respectable
Bowling: respectable Consistency: respectable
Fielding: feeble
Hendy Chorley - 18 yo, BT Rating=7,902
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: woeful Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: worthless Consistency: respectable
Fielding: mediocre
Kenny Weekes - 22 yo, BT Rating=6,187
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, competent batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: competent
Jamee999
Hall of Fame Member
Maurice Aldred - 19 yo, BT Rating=7,369
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: competent
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal
Gareth Bardle - 17 yo, BT Rating=5,702
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: mediocre
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: competent
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal
Gareth Bardle - 17 yo, BT Rating=5,702
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: mediocre
trevor_vayro
U19 Vice-Captain
What I hope will be a bumper March for me came a week early with Bewers popping to Prof Bowling a few weeks ahead of schedule. He's 18yo, and it's only been eight weeks with two bowling nets and one Fielding since he popped to Resp, so I'd figured he still had at least one or two weeks to go, but apparently not! With the changes in training, I've pulled his fielding net, reckoning on Med Fielding and Med Cons being enough to get by on for the time being, and I've taken a punt on giving him a batting net on a month's trial. He's only Woe bat, but most times he's been called upon from No.9 he's acquitted himself admirably, so I've got a little hunch that he's not too far off Feeb Batting. If it doesn't turn out to be the case, and after a month he hasn't popped, then no harm done, I shall allocate his net elsewhere - I just figured with Mullins Resp at No.7, Atherton-ham Med at No.8, Bewers Feeb at No.9, and Edworthy Woe at No.10, I'd have a fair bit of depth to my batting.
As I say, Mullins at 19yo, has had twelve weeks of one batting net, so he should pop to Resp in the next week or so, and I think I'll probably then call it a day with his batting training. I did toy with the idea of speeding him up a bit by giving the spare batting net to him, but I figured that overall it would round my team out better to give it to Bewers. I've also kept Mullins going on his bowling net until he pops to Resp Bat, then I'll give both his nets, plus a Stam Net, to Atherton-ham. By then Mullins will be Med Bowl+5/6 weeks, and might just make it to Strong Cons, which should be good enough for my B5 for a while to come.
I'm persisting with one Batting and one Fielding net for 18yo Haldane - but he's taking an age to reach Resp, having already had 13 weeks. He's not set The world on fire in matches either. I originally decided to open with him owing to his Med Stam and Med Conc, but it's rapidly looking like a bit of a mistake, as his Destructive temperament and relative lack of skill for this level are conspiring against him. So I've decided to wait until he pops to Resp, which surely to Christ must be soon now!, and then flog him for a grotesque profit. Players no better than him are going for £120k minimum, which considering that's over ten times what I paid for him three months ago, isn't a bad bit of business. I know you can argue that I've pumped £65k into his training, but that still leaves a healthy profit - And besides, if I wasn't training Haldane I'd only be training some other Muppet, so I don't really look at it as an expense as it's not money I'd have otherwise saved anyway. So, if I can get, for argument's sake, £150k for Haldane, I'll chip in with another £70/£80k,, and look about for an older Prof batsman. Or maybe even recall Wynne-Willson (24 Middling Comp Bat) as opener, persist with him for a while, save a bit, and go for a Strong batsman when I can afford it. What's the going rate for a reasonable Strong Bat? £300k?
Since 19yo Staveley popped to Prof Bat, he's had 4 weeks of two batting nets, and 4 weeks of 1 batting and 1 fielding. I was trying to load up his Conc before the training changes. He's managed to reach Med Conc and Feeb Fielding, so now they've changed I've reverted back to two batting nets for him. I guess he's around three quarters of the way up Prof, so on two batting nets from now on, he'll most likely reach Strong sometime towards the end of March or beginning of April.
As soon as I'm done training Mullins and Haldane, I have Patel and Atherton-Ham waiting in the wings. Patel is 19yo, Resp Bat, Woe Stam, Feeb Conc. I'm going to give him one batting and one Stam net for the rest of the season, then look at it again. Atherton-ham is a 19yo Resp spinner, with Abs Stam and Feeb Cons. He also has Feeb batting with Woe Conc, so I'm going to stick him on one batting, one bowling and one Stam and see what happens.
Later, Trev
As I say, Mullins at 19yo, has had twelve weeks of one batting net, so he should pop to Resp in the next week or so, and I think I'll probably then call it a day with his batting training. I did toy with the idea of speeding him up a bit by giving the spare batting net to him, but I figured that overall it would round my team out better to give it to Bewers. I've also kept Mullins going on his bowling net until he pops to Resp Bat, then I'll give both his nets, plus a Stam Net, to Atherton-ham. By then Mullins will be Med Bowl+5/6 weeks, and might just make it to Strong Cons, which should be good enough for my B5 for a while to come.
I'm persisting with one Batting and one Fielding net for 18yo Haldane - but he's taking an age to reach Resp, having already had 13 weeks. He's not set The world on fire in matches either. I originally decided to open with him owing to his Med Stam and Med Conc, but it's rapidly looking like a bit of a mistake, as his Destructive temperament and relative lack of skill for this level are conspiring against him. So I've decided to wait until he pops to Resp, which surely to Christ must be soon now!, and then flog him for a grotesque profit. Players no better than him are going for £120k minimum, which considering that's over ten times what I paid for him three months ago, isn't a bad bit of business. I know you can argue that I've pumped £65k into his training, but that still leaves a healthy profit - And besides, if I wasn't training Haldane I'd only be training some other Muppet, so I don't really look at it as an expense as it's not money I'd have otherwise saved anyway. So, if I can get, for argument's sake, £150k for Haldane, I'll chip in with another £70/£80k,, and look about for an older Prof batsman. Or maybe even recall Wynne-Willson (24 Middling Comp Bat) as opener, persist with him for a while, save a bit, and go for a Strong batsman when I can afford it. What's the going rate for a reasonable Strong Bat? £300k?
Since 19yo Staveley popped to Prof Bat, he's had 4 weeks of two batting nets, and 4 weeks of 1 batting and 1 fielding. I was trying to load up his Conc before the training changes. He's managed to reach Med Conc and Feeb Fielding, so now they've changed I've reverted back to two batting nets for him. I guess he's around three quarters of the way up Prof, so on two batting nets from now on, he'll most likely reach Strong sometime towards the end of March or beginning of April.
As soon as I'm done training Mullins and Haldane, I have Patel and Atherton-Ham waiting in the wings. Patel is 19yo, Resp Bat, Woe Stam, Feeb Conc. I'm going to give him one batting and one Stam net for the rest of the season, then look at it again. Atherton-ham is a 19yo Resp spinner, with Abs Stam and Feeb Cons. He also has Feeb batting with Woe Conc, so I'm going to stick him on one batting, one bowling and one Stam and see what happens.
Later, Trev
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Eight weeks is what I'd have expected actually, 1st net works at 100%, second at roughly 70%.trevor_vayro said:
So thats (8 weeks * 1) + (8 * 0.7) = 8 + 5.6 = 13.6 sessions effectively
18yo takes 12-13 weeks for a batting/bowling pop with one session a week.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
2 pops for me
4. Satish Abdul kadir - 18 yo, BT Rating=15,481
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: proficient Concentration: proficient
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: competent
Fielding: mediocre
plus Webster popped to woeful experience
will have to think about training now, would you recommend giving these guy any nets?
3. Kieran Lawrence - 21 yo, BT Rating=8,704
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: respectable Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: woeful Consistency: feeble
Fielding: respectable
7. Daniel Steadhart - 26 yo, BT Rating=9,289
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: proficient
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: woeful Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful
will probably give this guy one or two aswell
6. William Keane - 21 yo, BT Rating=8,882
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: respectable Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful
4. Satish Abdul kadir - 18 yo, BT Rating=15,481
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: proficient Concentration: proficient
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: competent
Fielding: mediocre
plus Webster popped to woeful experience
will have to think about training now, would you recommend giving these guy any nets?
3. Kieran Lawrence - 21 yo, BT Rating=8,704
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with competent leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: respectable Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: woeful Consistency: feeble
Fielding: respectable
7. Daniel Steadhart - 26 yo, BT Rating=9,289
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: proficient
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful
Bowling: woeful Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful
will probably give this guy one or two aswell
6. William Keane - 21 yo, BT Rating=8,882
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: respectable Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful
nibbs
International Captain
As far as I can tell, just two pops for my side today...
Seamus Hamshaw - 21 yo, BT Rating=16,016
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, moderate
A steady player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: competent
Bowling: competent Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful
Steven Sweeney - 18 yo, BT Rating=10,319
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: woeful Concentration: competent
Bowling: proficient Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble
For next week, I'm going to take on 2 stamina nets, one for Hamshaw and one for Duggan. Hamshaw till he reaches surperb stamina, and Duggan till he reaches respectable. From there I think I'll then work my way through other players, getting them up to what I feel would be a level which would preferably keep their fitness at sublime.
At this stage I'm tossing up whether to keep Daniel Fry's batting net until he cracks the 10,000 bt rating mark. Or I could change that to a fielding net. It leaves a lot to ponder about for the next week.
Seamus Hamshaw - 21 yo, BT Rating=16,016
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, moderate
A steady player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: superb Concentration: competent
Bowling: competent Consistency: competent
Fielding: woeful
Steven Sweeney - 18 yo, BT Rating=10,319
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: woeful Concentration: competent
Bowling: proficient Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: feeble
For next week, I'm going to take on 2 stamina nets, one for Hamshaw and one for Duggan. Hamshaw till he reaches surperb stamina, and Duggan till he reaches respectable. From there I think I'll then work my way through other players, getting them up to what I feel would be a level which would preferably keep their fitness at sublime.
At this stage I'm tossing up whether to keep Daniel Fry's batting net until he cracks the 10,000 bt rating mark. Or I could change that to a fielding net. It leaves a lot to ponder about for the next week.
Kweek
Cricketer Of The Year
Junior Graham - 18 yo, BT Rating=15,494
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: strong Consistency: respectable
Fielding: feeble
my best player
Joe Osman - 21 yo, BT Rating=13,194
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: superb Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble
pitty about the secons..but awesome nevertheless
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: strong Consistency: respectable
Fielding: feeble
my best player
Joe Osman - 21 yo, BT Rating=13,194
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: superb Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble
pitty about the secons..but awesome nevertheless
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
please rest them for the cup
Cloete
International Captain
Seeing a similarity between our two best player's Tarickkwek said:Junior Graham - 18 yo, BT Rating=15,494
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: strong Consistency: respectable
Fielding: feeble
my best player
Joe Osman - 21 yo, BT Rating=13,194
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: superb Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble
Fielding: feeble
pitty about the secons..but awesome nevertheless
Swagat Moodley - 18 yo, BT Rating=18,625
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: woeful Concentration: competent
Bowling: strong Consistency: respectable
Fielding: feeble
trevor_vayro
U19 Vice-Captain
Alright guys, I've got a match coming up on a dusty pitch soon, and I've never played on one before. I think I'm almost certain what my team should be, but I do have one dilemma if any of you could help me out. The choice is between Burke: A destructive Resp RF, with Woe Stam and Woe Cons.
Or,
Byron: a defensive Med LH Spinner, with Abs Stam and Med Cons.
Basically, what I'm not sure of is how much of a difference the dusty pitch makes. Obviously Burke is by far the better bowler, but will Byron be benefited by the pitch conditions to such an extent as to bridge the gap in their natural ability? Then there's the fact that Burke has marginally the better stamina, although I plan to use them in sets of five, so hopefully Stam won't make that big a difference. Conversely Byron has significantly better Cons than Burke. So pop pickers, fingers on your buttons!
Okay, if you've got the answer to question one, let's move on to question two! My opponents on Friday have had ratings in each of their league matches this season of:
Urwendor
Top Order:
mediocre
Middle Order:
feeble
Lower Order:
abysmal
Seam Bowling:
mediocre
Spin Bowling:
respectable
Fielding:
feeble
The ratings for my last two games on TIE have been:
Cymru Gurgitaters
Wk1
Wk2
Top Order:
competent
competent
Middle Order:
mediocre
competent
Lower Order:
abysmal
abysmal
Seam Bowling:
mediocre
competent
Spin Bowling:
useless
mediocre
Fielding:
feeble
feeble
Bearing in mind that this match is an absolute must win, can I safely play on TIE, or am I going to have to PAN? The ratings suggest that I should be safe on TIE, but I did have a defeat last week which will impact on my morale - Although I'm presuming that will be counteracted by the increase in my fitness. Looking at their squad, they have Prof and Resp opening bats, and a Prof spinner, but other than that there's noone, either batting or bowling who I'd say is better than Med. Mind you, they do have a keeper with wages of nearly two grand who bats No.11, so I presume he must be a strong keeper? Not sure how much of an impact on the game that will have?
Oh BTW, looking enviously at the BT ratings of some of your guys! Mullins has become my first player to break through the BTR 10,000 barrier. I do have a few really tidy players, but I only belatedly realised the importance of secondaries after reading this thread, and I guess that's kind'a reflected in my squad's BTRs. For most of my first season I thought that training in secondaries was only for gays, and so racked up the primary nets. I guess that's coming back to haunt me now, as I have some players who ought to be doing a lot better for their skill level, who're being badly let down by suspect Stam and secondaries.
Later, Trev
Or,
Byron: a defensive Med LH Spinner, with Abs Stam and Med Cons.
Basically, what I'm not sure of is how much of a difference the dusty pitch makes. Obviously Burke is by far the better bowler, but will Byron be benefited by the pitch conditions to such an extent as to bridge the gap in their natural ability? Then there's the fact that Burke has marginally the better stamina, although I plan to use them in sets of five, so hopefully Stam won't make that big a difference. Conversely Byron has significantly better Cons than Burke. So pop pickers, fingers on your buttons!
Okay, if you've got the answer to question one, let's move on to question two! My opponents on Friday have had ratings in each of their league matches this season of:
Urwendor
Top Order:
mediocre
Middle Order:
feeble
Lower Order:
abysmal
Seam Bowling:
mediocre
Spin Bowling:
respectable
Fielding:
feeble
The ratings for my last two games on TIE have been:
Cymru Gurgitaters
Wk1
Wk2
Top Order:
competent
competent
Middle Order:
mediocre
competent
Lower Order:
abysmal
abysmal
Seam Bowling:
mediocre
competent
Spin Bowling:
useless
mediocre
Fielding:
feeble
feeble
Bearing in mind that this match is an absolute must win, can I safely play on TIE, or am I going to have to PAN? The ratings suggest that I should be safe on TIE, but I did have a defeat last week which will impact on my morale - Although I'm presuming that will be counteracted by the increase in my fitness. Looking at their squad, they have Prof and Resp opening bats, and a Prof spinner, but other than that there's noone, either batting or bowling who I'd say is better than Med. Mind you, they do have a keeper with wages of nearly two grand who bats No.11, so I presume he must be a strong keeper? Not sure how much of an impact on the game that will have?
Oh BTW, looking enviously at the BT ratings of some of your guys! Mullins has become my first player to break through the BTR 10,000 barrier. I do have a few really tidy players, but I only belatedly realised the importance of secondaries after reading this thread, and I guess that's kind'a reflected in my squad's BTRs. For most of my first season I thought that training in secondaries was only for gays, and so racked up the primary nets. I guess that's coming back to haunt me now, as I have some players who ought to be doing a lot better for their skill level, who're being badly let down by suspect Stam and secondaries.
Later, Trev
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's a difficult choice because dusty pitches usually produce high scores, but with spinners being fairly economical. The fast bowler would probably give lots of runs away because they'd run out of stamina quickly and their consistency is low anyway along with being destructive, but with the opposition batting ratings he could also get some wickets. I dunno how much of a factor abysmal stamina is for a spinner, so that's what makes it a difficult choice to me anyway.
trevor_vayro
U19 Vice-Captain
Cheers Scaly, given that Byron is a spinner, and will only be bowling five at a time, I'm inclined to give him the nod, as I'm thinking that his Stam will be less of an issue than Burke's. Plus if spinners are tight in an otherwise high scoring match, it suits my game-plan better to pick two spinners, bowl first, restricting them to hopefully no more than 250, and back my batsman to get the runs off their Med seamers, even if their Prof spinner does a bit of damage in his ten.
Mind you, I put all my eggs in the bowling first basket in my friendly on Sunday, and a combination of losing the toss and a lacklustre batting performance really caught me with my pants down against a team I thought I should have beaten. On a H+F pitch, I picked five specialist bowlers with Atherton-Ham, Feeb Bat, at No.7. Whilst he did a tidy enough job with 24* supporting Partridge, they dordled along only reaching 258/5. I'd have backed my bowlers to bowl them out for less than that, but unfortunately I'd set them up to restrict runs, hoping I'd bowl first. And sadly, without taking a lot of wickets, 258 just isn't enough runs to defend on a H+F pitch.
Oh, BTW, what do you reckon on the TIE/PAN debate?
Cheers, Later, Trev
Mind you, I put all my eggs in the bowling first basket in my friendly on Sunday, and a combination of losing the toss and a lacklustre batting performance really caught me with my pants down against a team I thought I should have beaten. On a H+F pitch, I picked five specialist bowlers with Atherton-Ham, Feeb Bat, at No.7. Whilst he did a tidy enough job with 24* supporting Partridge, they dordled along only reaching 258/5. I'd have backed my bowlers to bowl them out for less than that, but unfortunately I'd set them up to restrict runs, hoping I'd bowl first. And sadly, without taking a lot of wickets, 258 just isn't enough runs to defend on a H+F pitch.
Oh, BTW, what do you reckon on the TIE/PAN debate?
Cheers, Later, Trev
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I dunno, my match ratings haven't changed one iota on TIE, PAN or GIF.
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