Archived [18/10/06] : Battrick

[andyc]

Just a few secondary pops for me:

Gavin Canning - 18 yo, BT Rating=21,228
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, fatigued
An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: competent
Bowling: superb Consistency: respectable
Fielding: feeble

Hamish Tedstone - 18 yo, BT Rating=10,438
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, fatigued
A cautious player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: feeble
Bowling: proficient Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal

Steve Farmer - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,216
RH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, invigorated
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful

Very happy with Canning's consistency pop, as now I'll take him off fielding and give that net to fitness instead until he gets to proficient.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Just this pop:

5. Mushtaq Shields - 25 yo, BT Rating=8,441
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: woeful
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: abysmal

Will now hopefully buy a better batsman and sell Shields for 300k or so.

 

[Adamc]

Decent enough training:

Fitz Watkins - 20 yo, BT Rating=84,788
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, fresh
A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: strong Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: remarkable Concentration: wonderful
Bowling: superb Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: proficient

Shaun Wynand - 19 yo, BT Rating=21,034
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: superb Concentration: strong
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: competent

Watkins' batting pop has to be coming sometime very soon.

 

[Jamee999]

Kevin Sugden - 28 yo, BT Rating=8,861
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: respectable
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: mediocre

 

[roseboy64]

No pops but got this 30 ITS YP.

Elvis Higgins (827830)
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For: Boulevard Bombers
Nationality: West Indies
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 3,590
Wages: £424 p/w

Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: respectable
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: abysmal

Good enough to make the starting XI and he'd be perfect for the last overs as my number six. Gonna save up some money, currently at £316,006. Not playing at home this week but the next 3 league games after that are so I'll be close to a million by then so I'll dip into the market and see what's out there.

 

[trevor_vayro]

Well, despite a bum training update, with nothing other than Noon popping to Woe Experience, all's still pretty rosy in The Gurs' garden.

I thought Paddy was going to give me a game for a while, as DrunkXI recovered from a dodgy start of 50/4, with a hundred run partnership between Bissmire 79 (125) and Muirhead, 38 (60). And A score of 250ish could still have been on the cards, even after Muirhead danced down the pitch to offer up Noon the first stumping of his fledgling keeping career. Gilroy showed remarkable discipline for a No.8, with his patient 17 (37) contributing manfully to a 37 run stand with Bissmire for the seventh wicket, which took the 3s to the brink of 200 - but Alas no further! Gilroy fell, literally, to a bizarre dismissal, when he attempted to play a sweep to a ball which didn't get up, and was given out LBW off his chest! Noting the array of talent which Bissmire had remaining as potential partners, he opted, sensibly enough, to give it the long handle, but succumbed to a breath-taking boundary catch from Wynne-Willson - To vindicate Vayro's decision to recall him as a specialist No.7 fielder. Bewers came back to mop up Prest and McKenzie, to leave DrunkXI to wonder 'If only!' on 199 A/O.

Yet The Gurs were far from their best with the ball, only spasmodically hitting full throttle, and periodically lapsing into a comfort zone from which the 3s found it simple to bump along at four or five an over. Curiously for a Dusty pitch, Bewers and Edworthy did the damage, the former with a miserly MOTM return of 7.4/1/13/4, and the latter with a slightly more flabby 8/0/39/3. Mullins disappointed by his own very high standards. Struggling for rhythm under his new 'Normal' orders, he scratched around for his 10/1/48/1. In contrast the spinners were tidy but little else, Bridges M unspectacular with 10/1/31/1, and Andrew ragged in his 10/1/43/1.

So an interesting run chase could still have materialised, but the 3s needed to get off to a flyer - However, the only things flying were Dobinson's deliveries, to the boundary! He lived up every bit to his donkey-esque name, shipping 44 from his five overs, as Gurs' openers, Greening and Mullins, helped themselves to exactly a hundred for the first wicket, inside 12 overs. However, inept as Dobinson undoubtedly was, the real blame must lie with his coach! At what stage did he think it would be a good idea to open the bowling to a Sup batsman with a 17yo Med LH spinner, with lively fitness!!!:-)

Mullins eventually fell to a sharp catch by Gilroy off Prest, for an agricultural but nonetheless effective 42 (37), and Staveley followed shortly after for 17, gifting a lazy edge to Ohara from Gilroy's bowling. But by that stage the damage was already done. McKenzie was able to re-exert a measure of control, but Patel had little to do in his run-a-ball 26, than sit back, enjoy the ride, and watch Greening complete his faultless century off 89 balls. Perhaps fittingly for a slightly untidy match, the winning runs eventually came from four leg buys, when Patel deflected the ball to fine-leg off his thigh.

Drunk XI
Cymru Gurgitaters
Top Order:
mediocre
respectable
Middle Order:
feeble
mediocre
Lower Order:
worthless
abysmal
Seam Bowling:
mediocre
competent
Spin Bowling:
feeble
competent
Fielding:
woeful
feeble

And my next three matches are against brand-new teams, Happy days! Later, Trev

 

[superkingdave]

5. Ken Challinor - 18 yo, BT Rating=8,789
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with proficient leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: mediocre

17. Stefan Norris - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,419
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

 

[AussieDominance]

i got one pop and that was a consistency to feeble

 

[nibbs]

no pops for me this time around.

 

[ash chaulk]

lol just a fielding pop for me

 

[33/3from3.3]

Big week for nets this week

Si Buckle - 28 yo, BT Rating=4,946
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A steady player with strong leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: respectable Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: abysmal

Pete Lisbie - 20 yo, BT Rating=3,947
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful

Stu Mangweni - 19 yo, BT Rating=4,986
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: respectable Consistency: competent
Fielding: abysmal

Steven Nutter - 24 yo, BT Rating=5,227
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: competent Concentration: competent
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

That's all

 

[33/3from3.3]

3s needed to get off to a flyer - However, the only things flying were Dobinson's deliveries, to the boundary!

He's worthless/worthless. The only thing stopping you scoring 15 an over agianst him was his med fitness

I switched my order around and forgot to switch the bowler thingies
Mind you i was never gonna win if you have a superb bat.

 

[cricketboy29]

Got RDX next, so in all likelihood, I'll be going out of the cup next week.

Reporter's Summary
Borncricketers XI RDX
Top Order: feeble respectable
Middle Order: woeful proficient
Lower Order: abysmal worthless
Seam Bowling: feeble proficient
Spin Bowling: feeble remarkable
Fielding: feeble woeful

Some pretty good pops for me this training session.
Arjuna Omardeen (794727)
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Sad Decadent XI
Nationality: Sri Lanka
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 4,929 (+366)
Wages: £428 p/w
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: mediocre Concentration: respectable
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless

Gerry Sam (461676)
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Sad Decadent XI
Nationality: Australia
Age: 18 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 6,602 (+448)
Wages: £1,831 p/w
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: strong Concentration: woeful
Bowling: worthless Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful

As well as that, got Sriram to face next week. So methinks my morale and PFL may take a hit next week:S

 

[AussieDominance]

Sriram is heaps good isnt he?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Nick Hodge (417627)
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For:	Central Districts
Nationality:	Australia
Age: 	21 Years Old
Battrick Rating:	12,981
Wages:	£2,273 p/w
Stamina: 	woeful 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	woeful 	Concentration: 	feeble
Bowling: 	strong 	Consistency: 	competent
Fielding: 	competent

Could someone tell me if he's anywhere near superb, because if he isn't I'm going to give some of his nets to a new trainee.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Nick Hodge (417627)
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, moderate
An attacking player with respectable leadership skills and worthless experience.

Plays For:	Central Districts
Nationality:	Australia
Age: 	21 Years Old
Battrick Rating:	12,981
Wages:	£2,273 p/w
Stamina: 	woeful 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	woeful 	Concentration: 	feeble
Bowling: 	strong 	Consistency: 	competent
Fielding: 	competent

Could someone tell me if he's anywhere near superb, because if he isn't I'm going to give some of his nets to a new trainee.

How much have they been trained this season?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

He's had two bowling nets for all of this season, plus a stamina net [irrelevant, I know] and probably a few weeks at the end of last season, though, it was only on one net. I re-did all my training schedule in the off-season. So he's probably had maybe 3 weeks on a single net, and 5 on two.

That's only a rough estimate, though, especially with the single nets. I kept little record of what I was doing last season.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Well there have been something like 5 training updates since the wages were recalculated, if they've had 2 bowling nets for all that time then they've had 8 nets-worth of training since the wages were recalculated. They were around a quarter of the way up the level when the wages were calculated, so anyway they should pop within a month if you keep training them. Approx. 2-3 weeks if the figures are right

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Well there have been something like 5 training updates since the wages were recalculated, if they've had 2 bowling nets for all that time then they've had 8 nets-worth of training since the wages were recalculated. They were around a quarter of the way up the level when the wages were calculated, so anyway they should pop within a month if you keep training them. Approx. 2-3 weeks if the figures are right

Thanks for the help.

 

[GotSpin]

Anyone for a friendly. Defaintly wont be playing Mccammon