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Archived [19/01/09] Battrick

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Scaly piscine

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
He's hardly got a social life or anything. This is probably the greatest thing that has ever happened to the guy.
This would be from a guy who's a staff member and has 14,069 posts in his 19 months here, including your cheap shots on someone who's still banned because of bias from other high-ups similar to yourself.

What a credit to the social network you must be.
 

Perm

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This would be from a guy who's a staff member and has 14,069 posts in his 19 months here, including your cheap shots on someone who's still banned because of bias from other high-ups similar to yourself.

What a credit to the social network you must be.
Your point? Rodgie is a dire person, no doubt about it. The amount of abuse he has spouted on MSN over the years is incredible. If it was up to me, which sadly it isn't, he'd never be allowed back on CW.

EDIT: BTW, I'm a staff member in an attempt to find a career in sports journalism, and I think writing for a website could help be get a bit of experience. :)
 

Scaly piscine

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Your point? Rodgie is a dire person, no doubt about it. The amount of abuse he has spouted on MSN over the years is incredible. If it was up to me, which sadly it isn't, he'd never be allowed back on CW.

EDIT: BTW, I'm a staff member in an attempt to find a career in sports journalism, and I think writing for a website could help be get a bit of experience. :)

I fail to see how he is worse than you or numerous others, given the amount of abuse you give him which we can all see, as opposed to the abuse you're complaining about which I for one haven't seen.

Why you would use this medium to have a go at him is beyond me, you keep claiming he's harassing you on MSN so why would you leave it all for CW? If you want to try and be fashionable and popular I suggest you find a better way of going about it.
 

Perm

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I fail to see how he is worse than you or numerous others, given the amount of abuse you give him which we can all see, as opposed to the abuse you're complaining about which I for one haven't seen.

Why you would use this medium to have a go at him is beyond me, you keep claiming he's harassing you on MSN so why would you leave it all for CW? If you want to try and be fashionable and popular I suggest you find a better way of going about it.
You won't be seeing it either, as I doubt many people would be able to understand it once the CW filter works its magic. Allegations of paedophilia don't sit too nicely with me though, hence why I despise him. I don't really want to get in an argument, but I probably shouldn't have taken the second cheap shot at Rodgie, but I stand by my comment. Also, I'm not trying to be fashionable or popular, not really sure where you got that idea.
 
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trevor_vayro

U19 Vice-Captain
Guys, Cut this out now, it's really pretty low to bag out someone who doesn't even have the means to defend themselves. Plus, it's actually pretty boring!

The arguments are all very well rehearsed, he did something wrong, (How wrong is a matter of conjecture), and he's now doing his time - Until or unless he comes back and proves that he either has or hasn't learnt a few social graces, then I think he's deserving of a second chance.

And why do you care so much anyway? I think that says a lot about our social lives rather than his! As far as I'm concerned, for all the many rights and wrongs of the guy, the one thing that you could categorically say is that he loves his Battrick. Well done to him for getting the Pakistan gig, I know I'd never bother my arse to get that organised.

I think the vast majority of you are top blokes, (If I didn't then obviously I wouldn't waste so much of my employer's valuable time talking to you), but at times there is a real 'Lord of the Flies' thing going on around here!

Anyway, having got that off my chest, four pops, one crap, two good, and one Sensational!

Doug Greening (334385)
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, proficient batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with feeble leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 23 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 48,575 (+1006)
Wages: £25,799 p/w
Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: *sensational* Concentration: superb
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: feeble
Fielding: proficient

I'll now switch his second batting net to a Fielding net, until his Conc catches up, then leave him tick over on one Bat for the foreseeable.

Joe Noon (444923)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with respectable leadership skills and mediocre experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: England
Age: 23 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 64,332 (+2192)
Wages: £13,509 p/w
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: quality
Batting: superb Concentration: *sensational*
Bowling: worthless Consistency: *proficient*
Fielding: worthless

I shall have to have a look at how manageable his wages are at the end of this season, but ATM the plan is to train him for the rest of this season and next, by which time he'll be Wond/Elite Bat and Wond WK.

Jon Wilde (939069)
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Plays For: Cymru Gurgitaters
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 20 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 20,118 (+451)
Wages: £6,356 p/w
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: feeble Concentration: feeble
Bowling: quality Consistency: proficient
Fielding: abysmal

I'll just keep him pootling along on one net, unless others become available, picking up around one Primary and two secondary pops a year. That should at least get him up to Exc/Exc by the time he's 23yo.

Have an easy'ish FC and Cup match, both with ratings of Prof/Comp for bat and bowl, sandwiched by a tough OD match on Friday. Think I'll more than likely hold back a few of the guns for that.

Later, Trev
 

Adamc

Cricketer Of The Year
Agree with Trev re the Rodgie thing.
I'll now switch his second batting net to a Fielding net, until his Conc catches up, then leave him tick over on one Bat for the foreseeable.
He'll reach masterful batting before his concentration catches up, how long are you planning to train him for?

Anyway, still think you should invest in some stamina training.
 

bugssy

Cricketer Of The Year
how do you get those international jobs, not that i want one but just interested to know. cheers
 

trevor_vayro

U19 Vice-Captain
Hmm, certainly given me food for thought there Adam. I just want to give Greening's Conc a shot in the arm, so he's able to consistently perform at Div.III and above. Maybe I'll just give him the 1x Bat 1X Field until he's say Rem Conc, then I'll cut him back to one net. Hadn't really thought about how far I want to train his batting, I guess as far as I can afford to is the short answer. He's going to be my key player for the next ten seasons, so I might as well invest the time in him.

And also do know what you mean about the Stam. Was thinking of effectively sacking off BT20 at the end of this season, and having a Stam boot-camp.
 

bugssy

Cricketer Of The Year
what do the alliances do in battrick and does cricket web have one and should i create one and get all you guys involved.?
 

Spitfires_Fan

State Vice-Captain
Pops:

4. Mathew Kepler - 18 yo, BT Rating=10,617
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: competent
Batting: proficient Concentration: respectable
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful

17. Scott Horsfield - 22 yo, BT Rating=2,601
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, woeful batting form, worthless bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: respectable Consistency: feeble
Fielding: woeful

18. Danny Turner - 17 yo, BT Rating=7,169
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, competent batting form, competent bowling form, lively
A cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: respectable
Fielding: respectable

Doug Caldwell - 17 yo, BT Rating=4,225
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, mediocre batting form, proficient bowling form, lively
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: mediocre Concentration: respectable
Bowling: feeble Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless
 

Robertinho

Cricketer Of The Year
A couple of pops, one to my YP - he was pretty close to respectable after all. Pead's pop completely unexpected, so that's nice. His form seems to have bottomed out as well, and about time too.

12. Darren Piercy - 17 yo, BT Rating=5,069
RH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, lively
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: respectable Consistency: competent
Fielding: worthless

11. Sam Pead - 20 yo, BT Rating=16,945
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, abysmal bowling form, lively
A defensive player with abysmal leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: quality Consistency: proficient
Fielding: worthless

Somewhat embarrassingly, and despite purchasing a prof/resp backup bowler last night for leg-crossingly painful sums of money, this pop still makes Piercy my fifth best bowler. Ah well, at least my first XI now has all resp+ primaries.
Haha, Piercy would be close to my fifth best bowler. But on that last point, about resp+ primaries... I still have three competent batsmen :shy: Two of them are 17yos being trained and should be strong by the season's end, but still, my team is the pin-up of all "filler" teams. Pretty much, if you're not remarkable+, you're competent :p
 

Bobisback

International Regular
Haha, Piercy would be close to my fifth best bowler. But on that last point, about resp+ primaries... I still have three competent batsmen :shy: Two of them are 17yos being trained and should be strong by the season's end, but still, my team is the pin-up of all "filler" teams. Pretty much, if you're not remarkable+, you're competent :p
Sheesh, i put shame on the Four Pillars and Poor Fillers name, my worst bowler is Strong-Feeble, though my worst batters are Respectable-Feeble and Proficient-Woeful. Although i have a Respectable-Mediocre bat being trained, not yet ready PFL wise to get into the first XI.
 

Adamc

Cricketer Of The Year
Pop.

9. Earl Downer - 23 yo, BT Rating=80,511
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, strong batting form, competent bowling form, invigorated
A cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and respectable experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: feeble Concentration: competent
Bowling: miraculous Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: mediocre
 

Bobisback

International Regular
Pop.

9. Earl Downer - 23 yo, BT Rating=80,511
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, strong batting form, competent bowling form, invigorated
A cautious player with mediocre leadership skills and respectable experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: feeble
Batting: feeble Concentration: competent
Bowling: miraculous Consistency: remarkable
Fielding: mediocre
Kinda gun.
 

trevor_vayro

U19 Vice-Captain
Have gone for another fairly mix-and-match side for my FC match. Welsh Wizzards threw their last match, but I'm confident that the teamI've put out tomorrow is strong enough to compete for at least a draw, even if they play their top side.

1.*. Patel, Strong/Resp (V.Def)
2. Staton, Resp/Woe (V.Def)
3.+. Noon, Sup/Sens, Qual WK (Norm)
4. Mohammed, Strong/Feeb (Norm)
5.B3. Cash, Resp/Sup (V.Def) - Strong/Prof LHS (ATT)
6. Wynne-Willson, Comp/Abs (V.Def)
7. Creasy, Comp/Abs (V.Def)
8.B5. Manzini, Med/Woe (V.Def) - Med/Woe RHS (V.Def)
9.B1. Bewers, Feeb/Feeb (V.Def) - Rem/Qual LM (ATT)
10.B2) Edworthy, Woe/Med (V.Def) - Resp/Med RFM (Norm)
11.B4. Bent, Abs/Woe (V.Def) - Resp/Feeb RFM (V.Def)
 

Dead Badger

State 12th Man
Pretty much, if you're not remarkable+, you're competent :p
Heh. Must make for some great dressing-room spirit :). I s'pose though, in higher leagues that's pretty much true anyway - a proficient at high levels is going to be pretty much as rubbish as a competent, so there's little point having higher-grade filler anyway. Whereas down here in V it does actually make quite a bit of difference, since even my atrocious comp/med types manage a few wickets here and there.

Lordy, though, how much am I regretting selling my old wickie at the moment. He would've been a godsend right about now, as I struggle to keep Bromby upright; he opens the batting, never gets out, keeps wicket and gets two nets, all on comp stamina. Poor thing.
 

Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
Gareth Bardle - 22 yo, BT Rating=100,625
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, proficient bowling form, invigorated
A cautious player with woeful leadership skills and competent experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: worthless Concentration: competent
Bowling: exquisite Consistency: exceptional
Fielding: remarkable

Dwight Kealey - 20 yo, BT Rating=77,719
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, fresh
An attacking player with worthless leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: quality Concentration: quality
Bowling: exceptional Consistency: superb
Fielding: strong
 

Mahindinho

State Vice-Captain
Humph. Sandwith's still hovering just below the 100K BTR mark.

One pop -- Fish's consistency to Respectable. Handy enough for a WK, but hardly worth shouting about.

Proficient batsmen are plenty useful at higher levels, being much more likely to eke out those 20 runs (and, more importantly, stay in for those 40 balls) than Competents. I'd make sure you get them defensive and with decent conc, though. In FC, Prof bowlers seem to do a job -- the game certainly seems more forgiving on my filler bowlers than the OD game is.

Whether they're currently worth their price difference is another matter, however.
 

Bobisback

International Regular
Code:
First XI  Age	   BTR	Stamina	Bat/Conc	Bowl/Cons	Field    Keeping
Alshuan	   30	 8,956	Feeble	Strong/Comp	Abysmal/Feeble	Woeful
Hocking	   21	32,006	Respe	Remark/Quality	Worth/Abysmal	Abysmal
Hiller	   21	33,379	Resp	Remark/Remark	Worth/Worth	Abysmal 
Beaumont   19	33,237	Med	Superb/Superb	Worthless/Resp	Worth 	 Strong
Gravey	   30	10,311	Resp	Resp/Feeble	Abysmal/Resp	Feeble
Allison	   27	 6,376	Med	Prof/Woeful	Abysmal/Abysmal	Med
Byles	   33	14,640	Comp	Resp/Comp	Strong/Feeble	Woeful
Evelyn	   26	18.737	Feeble	Worth/Resp	Strong/Strong	Comp
Sicelo	   18	14,001	Comp	Worth/Worth	Superb/Resp	Worth	
Poke	   21	32,166	Resp	Worth/Abysmal	Rem/Quality	Abysmal
Wikus	   21	44,414	Resp	Worth/Worth	Wond/Rem	Abysmal

Others
Atkin	   17	 7,272	Med	Resp/Med	Worth/Worth	Feeble	 Resp
Xingwana   27	 4,153	Resp	Feeble/Med	Med/Feeble	Med
Poulter    23	 3,333	Med	Abysmal/Med	Comp/Med	Woeful
Brookfield 17	 2,928	Med	Med/Comp	Woeful/Worthl	Woeful
Burgess	   17	 2,805	Med	Med/Med		Woeful/Worth	Abysmal	
Maynard	   31	 2,686	Feeble	Med/Med		Abysmal/Abysmal	Med		
Senior	   25	 2,437	Feeble	Abysmal/Med	Med/Feeble	Worth
Verde	   19	 2,410	Med	Med/Abysmal	Worth/Worth	Worth	 Med
All this talk about players made me want to look at my team, and the reserves. Not looking too bad, but my middle order is really lacking. Atkin will hopefully fill that hole, and ill be able to compete in Div III in a season or two. Stamina is my real concern though, and i dont see any nets freeing up in the near future. Oh well, i am happy where my team is at a whole right now even with the stamina situation. I have a shot at winning my OD league, and im confident of keeping my moral high with a bunch of draws in FC.

note: Had to abbreviate the skills to fit them in, all fairly basic.
 
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