Battrick Cup Part Four

[Mister Wright]

I got an email from them saying I was on the waiting list. Yes, I signed up for my region.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I call Wright first up.

 

[Mister Wright]

I call Wright first up.

When I get a team...it's on!

 

[ash chaulk]

yeah bags being in wrights group

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Haha we're all out to get him.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

More pork to the cup.

 

[Robertinho]

1. Anchormen (Robertinho)
2. Jaffna Jets (chaminda_00)
3. Victoria Panthers (mikeW)
4. Viveash (ash chaulk)
5. Magical Ponies (andyc)
6. Dalmeny Cricket Club (nooga99)
7. Kipper's XI (cameeel)
8. Asterix XI (Adamc)
9. AA for President! (marc71178)
10. GoT_SpIn? (GoT_SpIn)
11. Jamee 999ers (Jamee999)
12. Lancashire (superkingdave)
13. Boggles (PY)
14. Citizens Erased (Agent TBY)
15. bobisback (Bobisback)
16. VCC (Kweek)
17. Central Districts (dontcloseyoureyes)
18. Scaly Piscine CC (Scaly piscine)
19. Zebras (Jungle Jumbo)
20. Clapo's XI (Clapo)
21. Vindscreen Vipers (The Baconator)
22. Xen Cobras (Xuhaib)
23. College Dropouts (brenoevo)
24. Withington Wanderers (Mahindinho)
25. Western Vikings (Hoggy31)
26. Whenuapai CC (nibbs)
27. Drunk XI (33/3from3.3)
28. pup (aussiedomainance)
29. Dynamo Morpork (Samuel_Vimes)
30. Sad Decadent XI (cricketboy29)
31. Trev's team???
32. Wrights Warriors CC (Mister Wright)

That's about it. One spot open tentatively incase Trev is unable to participate. Get in while ya can, folks.

 

[Mahindinho]

Might be an idea to set up a reserve list in case people are still in the cup when it all kicks off.

Or in case people go and book friendlies with other people, which is of course RUBBISH.

 

[Robertinho]

Yeah, that happened a couple of times in the last one (or maybe it was Part Deux, the 3rd cup was a shocker). It's basically a forfeit for that team. God, this'll be such a good Cup, I can't wait for it. Some freakin' awesome teams there.

 

[Mister Wright]

I've been given a team - Wrights Warriors CC.

 

[Jamee999]

Maybe someone should link Trev to this thread.

 

[nibbs]

Quick review of what has happened in the past cups

[B]Cricketweb Battrick Cup - Honours Board[/B]
         [B]Winner        Runner up      Semi Finalists[/B]
Cup I    Boggles       Whenuapai CC   Anchormen, Scaly Piscine
Cup II   Whenuapai CC  Asterix XI     Anchormen, Boggles
Cup III  Asterix XI    Scaly Piscine  Whenuapai CC, Citizens Erased
Cup IV

and here is an interesting statistical view of things...

                 [B]  W  RU SF QF[/B]
Whenuapai CC       1  1  1  0      
Asterix XI         1  1  0  0
Boggles            1  0  1  0
Scaly Piscine      0  1  1  0
Anchormen          0  0  2  0
Citizens Erased    0  0  1  0
AA for President   0  0  0  2
College Dropouts   0  0  0  2
VCC                0  0  0  2
Bushpigs           0  0  0  2
Vindscreen VIpers  0  0  0  1
Dynamo Morpork     0  0  0  1
Viveash            0  0  0  1
Lancashire         0  0  0  1


W = Winner
RU = Runner Up
SF = Semi Final
QF = Quarter Final

Most underachieving sides imo, Lancashire and Viveash

I think this season could be the last season that the big sides dominate. That is of course if, and thats a giant if, FC games go ahead next season.

 

[PY]

I wasn't in three so you could say I have the joint best conversion rate of everyone.

Thanks Nibbs.

 

[AussieDominance]

nice history there Nibbs the most successful!

 

[marc71178]

I won't be making the QF again...

 

[alternative]

is it too late to enter..

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

is it too late to enter..

Yes, get out.

 

[Agent TBY]

I'll get nowhere near the semis this time.

 

[Mahindinho]

I checked my fixtures last night...then, aghast, double-checked the cup draw.

Bugger. it's been redrawn and I've got Cow Corner, from the CC. I was surprised at being one of the lowest-ranked teams in it, but then realised that the rankings are taken from the start of the season, so I'm ranked as a "6th in III" team rather than "1st in III".

For the first time ever, I'm ranting about the injustice that is the cup draw system!

Looking at their squad, Cow Corner have MUCH higher BTRs than my lot...but their ratings are similar, if not worse in some cases.

I'm going to have to go for a really good look at their team and attempt to figure out some weaknesses. If anything, their batsmen look slightly worse than mine, but they've got some serious spin going on.

Any tips towards beating them?

Anyway, it looks as though I'll be joining you lot in the CW BT Cup (or whatever it's officially called) after all

 

[GotSpin]

Wrong section IMO. Should be shot

Try looking at the wages of their best players and compare/contrast