Archived [18/10/06] : Battrick

[Robertinho]

I've got a question of a tactical nature. My opponent has a batting attack that is roughly equal to my bowling, but his bowling is a bit better than my batting (alright, a fair bit better). My pitch is currently dusty - I think I should change my pitch to H&F or Flat to even up the mismatch between my batting and his bowling.

1) SHOULD I do this? 2) Flat or H&F? 3) What's the quickest way to get from Dusty to that pitch?

Appreciate it.

 

[mikeW]

Day 1 of FC matches in Australia is still going with yesterday commentary

 

[andyc]

Haha. The games are all repeating themselves.

Beaten to it...

 

[nibbs]

I've got a question of a tactical nature. My opponent has a batting attack that is roughly equal to my bowling, but his bowling is a bit better than my batting (alright, a fair bit better). My pitch is currently dusty - I think I should change my pitch to H&F or Flat to even up the mismatch between my batting and his bowling.

1) SHOULD I do this? 2) Flat or H&F? 3) What's the quickest way to get from Dusty to that pitch?

Appreciate it.

hmm, rob. during my cup run last season, when i beat 2 sides from the top division, i used a flat pitch, because i felt my batting was stronger, and on the first two attempts it worked and i won both times. when i was eventually beaten in the semis, i lost to a side that had better batsmen or at least one player in particular. i think, that it would probably give you a better chance if you went for a batsmen friendly pitch. having said this, it by no means is a guarantee of victory. if his bowlers are good enough, there is no reason why they can't destroy you in one foul swoop.

 

[Robertinho]

Yeah, what I'm wondering is whether I should change to Flat or H&F, and what's the quickest way to change to one of the two.

 

[nibbs]

depends what you're changing from. you've got 2 days worth of updates to get there, so i'd say you'd probably be only able to shift up 1 or down 1 on the list...

 

[andyc]

For Got Spin-- Mccammon was out for 207 off 178, and you declared:

End of Over 73: 401-5, runrate=5.49
Stanway 21-2-91-2
Pilgrim* 20 (37 balls)
Grady 1 (12 balls)
Last Wicket: Mccammon lbw b. Stanway 207 (FOW: 394/5)

Then Boardman's first over went for 12 and he got taken off, and after 7 overs they were 0/32. You ended with them on 1/70 odd, with them scoring at about 4 an over. Sainsbury got the wicket.

 

[AussieDominance]

I was dominating damn!

Pup v Sandown Stormer's (728816)  

Date: 19/09/2006 - Day 1 Ground: Pup CG 
Pitch: Green Weather:  
 
Pup won the toss and elected to bat. 
First Innings of: Pup  
Name   Runs Balls 4s 6s 
 Findlay  lbw  b. Wynand 75 149 3 2 
 Pollard   b. Reddington 145 259 13 1 
 Paris  c. Geldenhuys b. Wynand 73 101 9 0 
 Nevin  not  out 65 74 5 1 
 Weerakoon   b. Reddington 0 3 0 0 
 Coates (*)(+) not  out 20 21 2 0 
 Street        
 Verhoeven        
 Jones        
 Mee        
 Simpson        
Extras (6b, 7lb, 6w, 7nb) 26  
Total (99.0 overs, 4 wickets) 403  
 
FOW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Total 148 286 363 363 
Batsman Out 1 3 2 5 
 
Name O M R W nb wd 
Reddington 26 7 83 2 2 2 
Wynand 27 0 103 2 3 3 
Geldenhuys 23 4 92 0 0 0 
Parry 23 1 113 0 1 1 

First Innings of: Sandown Stormer's  
Name   Runs Balls 4s 6s 
 Granville  not  out 22 35 3 0 
 Male  c. Coates b. Mee 0 10 0 0 
 Beattir  not  out 13 21 2 0 
 Downing (+)       
 Duggan        
 Huckerby        
 Lewsey        
 Parry        
 Geldenhuys (*)       
 Wynand        
 Reddington        
Extras (0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb) 1  
Total (11.0 overs, 1 wickets) 36  
 
FOW 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
Total 6 
Batsman Out 2 
 
Name O M R W nb wd 
Simpson 6 1 27 0 0 0 
Mee 5 2 8 1 0 0

 

[33/3from3.3]

Damn, good total.

I would have at least liked to see a bit of FC

edit:

I was dominating damn

 

[GotSpin]

For Got Spin-- Mccammon was out for 207 off 178, and you declared:

End of Over 73: 401-5, runrate=5.49
Stanway 21-2-91-2
Pilgrim* 20 (37 balls)
Grady 1 (12 balls)
Last Wicket: Mccammon lbw b. Stanway 207 (FOW: 394/5)

Then Boardman's first over went for 12 and he got taken off, and after 7 overs they were 0/32. You ended with them on 1/70 odd, with them scoring at about 4 an over. Sainsbury got the wicket.

Thanks for the information mate. Shame his double won't count now

 

[nooga99]

Current net situation:

Disley (prof bat) 2x bat, 1 x field
Lovegrove (ecept bowl) 2x bowl
Giles (prof bowl) 1x bowl, 1x fitness, 1x stamina
Tucker (remark bat) 2x bat

Now, should i take one of Lovers bowling nets and put it on Giles or wait till he pops to sensational? Should i take Giles fitness net and put it on Tucker (med stamina) or Unsworth (comp stamina) for a while? And should i give Lovers a fielding net to get him a few secondary pops before next season?

 

[andyc]

Am not sure what Lovegrove's secondaries are like, but maybe just give him one bowling, one fielding net? But it's hard to really say without being able to see their ages, secondaries, etc.

 

[nooga99]

5. Conor Disley - 18 yo, BT Rating=9,811
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: feeble
Bowling: worthless Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: woeful

6. Gene Giles - 18 yo, BT Rating=6,477
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, fresh
A defensive player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: proficient Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

8. Jason Lovegrove - 20 yo, BT Rating=75,452
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: woeful
Batting: woeful Concentration: strong
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: wonderful
Fielding: proficient

15. Richard Tucker - 19 yo, BT Rating=27,303
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: remarkable Concentration: superb
Bowling: woeful Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: woeful

 

[andyc]

Hmmm.... To be honest, I don't see much wrong with your net setting in terms of numbers of nets. Tucker could do with some better stamina, but the same goes for Giles, so maybe just give Tucker one batting net and one fitness net for a while, to get his stamina up? Depends what you're looking to do I suppose. Given how strong your players are though, and the fact that you're in Div 3, while I'm floundering in Div 4, it may be better not to listen to me

 

[PY]

Got to keep my gate receipts from the day yesterday.

Did everyone get theirs in the end?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Wonder if Battrick will actually be a buyer's market for a change... anyway if there's ever a time to buy those competents to get a fill out a squad it's now.

 

[Robertinho]

depends what you're changing from. you've got 2 days worth of updates to get there, so i'd say you'd probably be only able to shift up 1 or down 1 on the list...

Nah, it's a Cup game.

 

[Johnners]

Got to keep my gate receipts from the day yesterday.

Did everyone get theirs in the end?

lol gotta love that... must say though it's a bit dodgy on the teams who played away if thats the case (I.E me)

 

[Scaly piscine]

Bought this guy for 44k, fits in at number 7 because I only have 6 batsmen of note.


7. Bob Appleby (504762)
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, feeble batting form, feeble bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Scaly Piscine CC
Nationality: England
Age: 27 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 5,074 (-58)
Wages: £691 p/w

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

Will be mid to high competent.

 

[Hoggy31]

Accidently bidded 500k for a not too flash player, livid with myself atm.