Archived [19/01/09] Battrick

[nooga99]

Current squad

1. Marc Causon - 23 yo, BT Rating=20,550   
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, mediocre batting form, superb bowling form, energetic 
A cautious player with strong leadership skills and competent experience. 
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal 
Bowling: superb Consistency: strong 
Fielding: respectable     

3. Geoff Craddock - 23 yo, BT Rating=5,061   
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime 
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and woeful experience. 
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: abysmal 
Batting: respectable Concentration: woeful 
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: mediocre 
Fielding: mediocre     

5. Conor Disley - 21 yo, BT Rating=53,611   
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, lively 
A steady player with worthless leadership skills and feeble experience. 
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: remarkable Concentration: remarkable 
Bowling: worthless Consistency: strong 
Fielding: strong     

6. Edwin Fanyana - 20 yo, BT Rating=38,394   
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, moderate 
An attacking player with superb leadership skills and feeble experience. 
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: remarkable 
Batting: quality Concentration: proficient 
Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble 
Fielding: worthless     

7. Gene Giles - 21 yo, BT Rating=29,097   
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, competent bowling form, lively 
A defensive player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience. 
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: worthless Concentration: feeble 
Bowling: wonderful Consistency: strong 
Fielding: competent     

8. Jason Lovegrove - 23 yo, BT Rating=86,601   
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, mediocre batting form, superb bowling form, sublime 
A defensive player with feeble leadership skills and proficient experience. 
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: woeful 
Batting: woeful Concentration: strong 
Bowling: exquisite Consistency: sensational 
Fielding: proficient     

9. Kevin Mansfield - 24 yo, BT Rating=25,320   
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, strong batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime 
A steady player with proficient leadership skills and respectable experience. 
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: abysmal 
Batting: superb Concentration: strong 
Bowling: feeble Consistency: mediocre 
Fielding: mediocre     

10. Dean Schofield - 19 yo, BT Rating=19,450   
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, superb bowling form, low 
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and woeful experience. 
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: woeful 
Batting: proficient Concentration: feeble 
Bowling: superb Consistency: respectable 
Fielding: mediocre     

14. Ed Thorn - 29 yo, BT Rating=4,824   
LH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, abysmal batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime 
A defensive player with abysmal leadership skills and feeble experience. 
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: mediocre Concentration: feeble 
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble 
Fielding: worthless     

15. Richard Tucker - 22 yo, BT Rating=85,322   
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime 
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and mediocre experience. 
Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: exquisite Concentration: exceptional 
Bowling: woeful Consistency: woeful 
Fielding: feeble     

16. Dominic Unsworth - 25 yo, BT Rating=20,134   
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic 
An attacking player with proficient leadership skills and respectable experience. 
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble 
Bowling: superb Consistency: strong 
Fielding: feeble     

17. Gavin Wight - 23 yo, BT Rating=16,228   
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime 
A destructive player with competent leadership skills and feeble experience. 
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: abysmal 
Batting: strong Concentration: proficient 
Bowling: feeble Consistency: feeble 
Fielding: feeble     

20. Jason Wilkey - 29 yo, BT Rating=4,060   
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, worthless batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime 
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and feeble experience. 
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: respectable 
Batting: mediocre Concentration: woeful 
Bowling: feeble Consistency: mediocre 
Fielding: woeful     

Bradley Clarkson - 18 yo, BT Rating=168   
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, mediocre batting form, abysmal bowling form, sublime 
A steady player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience. 
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless 
Bowling: woeful Consistency: worthless 
Fielding: worthless     

Seymour Mirfin - 19 yo, BT Rating=83   
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, worthless batting form, abysmal bowling form, sublime 
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience. 
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless 
Batting: worthless Concentration: abysmal 
Bowling: woeful Consistency: worthless 
Fielding: worthless     

and nets

     
Disley: 1x field, 1 x bat
Fanyana: 1x bat, 1x keep, 1x stam
Giles: 1x bowl
Schofield: 1xbat, 1xbowl, 1xfield
Tucker: 1xbat

What to do?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm your PFLs are getting killed and it'll only get worse if FC actually works, I'd switch Disley's fielding net to a stamina net and give it to Schofield or whoever. I'd be flexible with who gets Fanyana's stamina net too. Basically you need to get those staminas up as quickly and painlessly as possible. Schofield is already very low on PFL so it doesn't matter if your hurt his PFL even more with a stamina net.

 

[Adamc]

Yeah, was going to suggest changing Disley's fielding net and Fanyana's stamina net to stamina nets for Schofield and Giles. Schofield is a lost cause as far as playing him in matches this season is concerned, may as get his stamina up high enough to enable him to survive on 2-3 nets next season.

 

[nooga99]

Yeh schofields PLF is shot cause ive been working late shifts till 2-3am in the morning and havnt got up early enought to get him out of the lineup

 

[headhunter]

Raymond Fordham - 19 yo, BT Rating=8,943
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, lively
A defensive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: proficient Concentration: respectable
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: woeful

Two other pops but nothing worth posting.

 

[Adamc]

QF against the team that knocked me out last season:

Asterix XI won the toss and elected to field.
Pitch: Flat

End of Over 7: 75-1, runrate=10.71, reqrunrate=7.46 (171-4)
Qaba 2-0-25-0
Ashton* 41 (20 balls)
Cuss 33 (18 balls)
Last Wicket: Watkins c. Blackman b. Stanford 1 (FOW: 12/1)

Watkins out for the first time in his BT20 career, but Ashton and Cuss gunning it so far.

Meh Ashton out, need a bit of luck to win now.

 

[trevor_vayro]

Wages are looking a tad grim, and I'm going to have to possibly look at expanding the stadium to bring in some extra revenue. Does anyone have the formula for ground size according to membership?

Akhtar £654 >£2054
Bewers £8488 >£12,703
Carlton £2853 >£3,349
Jeffery £6,231 >£6,547
Greening £14988 >£25,799
Noon £6709 >£13,509
Staveley £7714 >£11,655
Wilde £2709 >£6,356
Total Wages: £63,940 >£95,268

Which all means that I'm losing around £150K per week, before gate receipts.

Got knocked out of the BT20 at the 6th Round stage Today, against a team I could and should have beaten, but my ratings are starting to take a pounding. Will almost certainly rest everyone important for the 1st round cup game, so we'll look again at fitness once the FC and OD fixtures are up.

One Pop Today:

Joe Noon (444923)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, energetic
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 23 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 59,634 (+2730)
Wages: £13,509 p/w
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: *quality*
Batting: superb Concentration: exceptional
Bowling: worthless Consistency: respectable
Fielding: worthless

Excited yet nervous about the up-coming campaign!

Later, Trev

 

[Adamc]

my ratings are starting to take a pounding.

More to do with the morale/team fitness reset than anything else.

Had a good over (21 runs) following Ashton's dismissal, should win from here.

End of Over 16: 144-2, runrate=9.00, reqrunrate=7.00 (171-4)
Heelam 3-0-36-0
Osman* 24 (24 balls)
Cuss 71 (44 balls)
Last Wicket: Ashton c. Bryant b. Douglas 44 (FOW: 82/2)

And the next over inexplicably goes for two runs, wtf.

Edit: won with one ball to spare, Cuss 85*, Osman 41*.

 

[Jamee999]

Strangely, on the finance page, my wage bill has gone down. :S

1 pop:

Marvin Warnock - 19 yo, BT Rating=44,668
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A steady player with proficient leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: remarkable Concentration: superb
Bowling: worthless Consistency: respectable
Fielding: respectable

 

[Bobisback]

Strangely, on the finance page, my wage bill has gone down. :S

That wont update until the next finance update. You have to add it up yourself

My FC league is up, and ive already played a match. Sure, i cant see it, but i know ive had a draw, and my players took a hit on PFL. Good times.

 

[Adamc]

FC leagues are up.

1. Asterix XI
2. Knuckleheads
3. Sandtigers
4. Inverts
5. The Resurrectionists
6. Best's XI
7. Caribbean Seagulls
8. Burlington City

Knuckleheads, Sandtigers and Burlington City all have WI NT players, so it won't be as easy as I was anticipating, but none of the other teams are any good as far as I'm aware.

Edit: actually, Inverts are pretty decent too.

 

[Bobisback]

Steel City	Crackers	Flexibles	Candy Randy Icecream	Ellenbrook Rangers	Speech Utd	The Pool
Wonderful	Mediocre	Superb		Strong			Respectable		Superb		Strong
Mediocre	Feeble		Competent	Proficient		Competent		Respectable	Respectable
Woeful		Worthless	Abysmal		Abysmal			Woeful			Abysmal		Woeful
Quality		Respectable	Competent	Strong			Proficient		Superb		Quality
Respectable	Mediocre	Superb		Superb			Strong			Remarkable	Quality
Feeble		Feeble		Abysmal		Feeble			Competent		Feeble		Mediocre

Im so glad im playing a bunch of worthless players, i would get so creamed.

EDIT: The matches that were played have disappeared but the PFL hits are still there.

 

[Scaly piscine]

I had to get ****ing Phils hotspurs didn't I?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Adam: pretty tough. Had both Knuckleheads & Sandtigers in my BT20, Knuckleheads are a well rounded team while Sandtigers will wear out their NT players with fitness I should imagine. (They're also carried by 4 players, which presumably is going to hurt in FC - once you get through the openers the rest rolls over.)

I got

1. The Bosstones - promoted after five seasons in II, looks like a well-rounded team but I think I could compete
2. Dynamo Morpork
3. Blue Hoops CC - played and lost to them in BT20, a good fielding unit
4. Barrocon - seems to accumulate players with weird names...Farquharson, Tšoeu, Remaketse. Good side but not much to form
5. Canton CC - couple of good seamers, made 238 in a BT20 knockout match
6. Cleveland Heights - 1 good batsman
7. CC Törööö - rubbish
8. lunja team - logs in once a month.

Looks like I will have two key games.

 

[Adamc]

Haha, probably the only team in BT that is actually prepared for FC.

Edit: @ SP

 

[Bobisback]

I had to get ****ing Phils hotspurs didn't I?

 

[Spitfires_Fan]

FC league looks pretty tough, I'm better than a couple of the sides, but it looks like the bottom 4 go down in England Div V (don't know about any other countries/divisions?) so it looks like relegation for me. That means I'll put all my efforts into surviving in my OD league, which incidentally is back up and is the same one as before. Not sure what happened there...

 

[Nate]

Should beat 4 or 5 of the sides in my FC League. But then again, I'm so unprepared and in debt, who knowzzzzzzz.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

I'm screwed in first class, but I suppose it depends on what teams other people put out. OD should be a fairly comfortable middle-table finish. I guess I'll just have to only put my strongest side out when I really need it.

Only a 5932 wage increase as well. Nice.

 

[Jamee999]

League: FC IV.41

ends of the earth - no chance. Got tons of guns. (hehe)
The Emerald Knights - good, but beatable.
moose - good, bit better than TEK, but I reckon that I can scrape a result
Kamikase Kricket - good batting, pretty average bowling. Might be able to win.
Xanadu - One gun spinner. One player I can't figure out. Could beat them at home.
Lancashire Dynamoes - Should take two wins. A few useful players, but not much else.
LeBon Rockets - A team with no guns. Hard to work out. Bardle the key.

So yeah, all about Bardle. Shockingly