Story [Battrick] Challengers XI

[embi]

EDIT 2: Story relaunched again. Please look at last post.

EDIT: Please look at this post for the relaunch of the story.q

Ok. This may be the 3rd Battrick story now, but I feel it needs to be told.
Right, the situation. I have played 6 matches with me in charge (with one in progress), 4 league games and 2 friendlies, as you can see below.

I have won all four league games :happy against better teams, and lost both friendlies against much better teams. The one in progress I am soon going to lose (it is against Pak_cricketer ).

I am also 2nd in the league thanks to my good run. I play the leaders in a few weeks - hopefully i can win that game as well!

 

[embi]

Scheduling

Ok, heres the schedule.

Monday - The Nets
I tell you whether anyone popped (how exciting : )

Thursday - Squad announce for Friday

Friday - OD League Game
Detail on the game

Saturday - Battrick Banker, Youth Pulls and Member's competition
The finances and the youth academy. more on the members bit in a minute.

Sunday - Friendly
Details on this match.

Members
I have a unique idea, a kind of membership club, where members get to take part in an exclusive competition (every saturday). Also, it is free to join this club (i will give you rep ) and you can get rep for winning the competitions. I will also add more things to the members package as soon as I come up with them (or you tell me).
Just post if you want to join and I will give you a rep asap (and maintain a list in this post)

Members:
Bilal91
The Spin
RabbleRouser
ZoraxDoom
Pak_cricketer

 

[Bilal91]

I will join and see how it goes...

 

[embi]

You have been added, check your cp for your rep. Thanks.

Some select members of the squad -

Rod Bishop, my allrounder captain, best batsman at the moment, (c) and usually batting at 4
Carl Milner, a decent wicketkeeper - bats at 8
Rhys Rowland, a fairly decent batsman, bats at 1
Lucas Perry, another ok batsman, bats at 2
David Cooper, sameish kind of batsman. Bats at 3.
Graeme Filan, a supposedely rubbish batsman, but has produced some of teh best performances in the squad this season, bats at 5
Samuel Hayzwelden, another allrounder I am training up, bats at 6
Tim Croft, yet another and more promising allrounder, a transfer I bought for 3000 and one who has turned out very well. Bats at 7 for the moment, hasn't got that far yet.
Ledley Marples, another decent transfer who is not so bad a batting, but good at bowling. He bats at 9.
Roger Oakley, who is one of my best bowlers can bat a bit. He bats at 10.
and finally Lawrence Cronin, who was my first half-decent youth pull. Hes a decent spin bowler, but needs a bit of batting. Bats at 11.

Thank you to those (currently one) who have signed up...

 

[embi]

Oh, and any minute now I will be delivering the Sunday match report for the game against The Falcons, just waiting for them to finish off my last wicket partnership ...

Transfer listed:

Peter Abraham - 19 yo, BT Rating=2,666 [transfer listed]
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, strong batting form, strong bowling form, changeable
A steady player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: woeful
Fielding: abysmal
Manager's note: Could do with a bit of training.

Liam Campbell - 21 yo, BT Rating=2,709 [transfer listed]
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, changeable
A destructive player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: woeful
Fielding: feeble
Managers note: "Destructive" player who could be useful when trained...

Al Doughty - 21 yo, BT Rating=2,000 [transfer listed]
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, feeble batting form, proficient bowling form, changeable
A cautious player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: mediocre
Batting: woeful Concentration: feeble
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: woeful
Fielding: woeful
Manager's note: A wicketkeeper/batsman. Again, training needed.

Patrick Ellwood - 19 yo, BT Rating=1,900 [transfer listed]
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, competent batting form, strong bowling form, changeable
A destructive player with proficient leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: woeful Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: feeble
Bowling: woeful Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: mediocre
Manager's note: Secondaries aren't a bad start but will take patience to train.

Pete Hay - 18 yo, BT Rating=3,650 [transfer listed]
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, respectable batting form, respectable bowling form, changeable
An attacking player with superb leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: abysmal Wicket Keeping: respectable
Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful
Bowling: worthless Consistency: worthless
Fielding: worthless
Manager's note: The latest youth pull. A decent cheap wickie for someone to train. Currently going to some crazy team in Australia for ?1000

 

[The Spin]

Ill join your membership

Good luck with the story

 

[RabbleRouser]

I'll join too and how much for Pete Hay? I need a backup keeper

 

[embi]

Thanks everyone, reps all added.

RabbleRouser, Pete Hay currently has one bid on him, for ?1000. Deadline is 28/2/06 18:40.
http://www.battrick.org/nl/playerDetails.asp?playerID=468825

 

[RabbleRouser]

I've put a bid in for ?3500, i won't got over ?6000 for him though

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I'll join the club...

 

[embi]

Falcons Fly Through Challengers XI

Match Report


Challengers XI vs The Falcons @ Challengers XI CG

Friendly Competition - Planet Cricket Battrick League


The Falcons easily won by 241 runs.

Reporter's summary:

Challengers XI The Falcons
Top Order: feeble proficient
Middle Order: woeful competent
Lower Order: abysmal abysmal
Seam Bowling: feeble competent
Spin Bowling: woeful feeble
Fielding: feeble competent

The Challengers (need to come up with better nickname ) only got two wickets, letting the much better side gather 358 runs. Oakley and Cronin got the wickets, both claiming runs in the 60s. Croft continued a decent start for the team by conceding only 58 runs.

Next the batsmen were obliterated by the Falcons' bowling, with Michael Stevens taking 4 for 21. The only scores of slight note came from Graeme Filan, who continued a good run of form with 27, and Ledley Marples who produced two good partnerships with 28.
The captain will be very disappointed - he got out with a 2 ball duck, whilst Rhys Rowland fell to a royal duck first ball of the innings. Perry will not be happy either, he fell for 2.

Overall, an edgy (literally!) performance from Challengers XI, but we were against a much better team.

 

[Pak_cricketer]

Ill Join your membership.

 

[embi]

Added. RabbleRouser, looks like you won't be getting that wickie. Fallowfield Falcons seem to have swept the board with ?8000. He is the first player I have successfully sold, only the 4th time I have tried a youth pull. This will clear my debt and allow me to have a n extra ITS next week

 

[Bilal91]

You have been added, check your cp for your rep.

Thanks mate...

 

[embi]

The Nets

The nets organized for today:

Session 1 Fitness Rod Bishop
Session 2 Bowling Samuel Hayzwelden
Session 3 Batting Samuel Hayzwelden
Session 4 Batting Samuel Hayzwelden
Session 5 Batting Tim Croft
Session 6 Fielding Carl Milner
Session 7 Bowling Tim Croft
Session 8 Batting Mohammed Islam
Session 9 Keeping Rod Bishop
Session 10 Keeping Carl Milner

Check in later for the effects.

If you want to become a member, please do, there are reps involved.

C ya all later.