Story Hampton Central CC - A True Underdog Story [Battrick]

[rickyp]

For those who don't know, I started this thread a fair while back now, and I figured that I wouldn't mind continuing it now that I have a fair bit more time on my hands with holidays and all. You may notice that I haven't got my current team line-up posted here, thats because since the season is finished, I'm trying a few new things before I use what I have already set out in my head for next season. Anyway, here it is! Feel free to add any tips or comments

SQUAD​

Derek Alexander - 17 yo, BT Rating=5,023
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with worthless leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: 	competent 	Wicket Keeping: 	abysmal
Batting: 	competent 	Concentration: 	mediocre
Bowling: 	worthless 	Consistency: 	worthless
Fielding: 	worthless 	  	 

Craig Atherton-ham - 25 yo, BT Rating=9,069
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with competent leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: 	mediocre 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	proficient 	Concentration: 	competent
Bowling: 	woeful 	Consistency: 	mediocre
Fielding: 	woeful 	  	 

Nicky Coppinger - 19 yo, BT Rating=20,283
LH Batsman, LM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, drained
An attacking player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: 	strong 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	respectable 	Concentration: 	woeful
Bowling: 	strong 	Consistency: 	woeful
Fielding: 	feeble 	  	 

Graham Gelder - 17 yo, BT Rating=3,510
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: 	mediocre 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	mediocre 	Concentration: 	mediocre
Bowling: 	worthless 	Consistency: 	worthless
Fielding: 	worthless 	  	 

Wilfred Goodall - 26 yo, BT Rating=6,530
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with woeful leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: 	abysmal 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	abysmal 	Concentration: 	feeble
Bowling: 	mediocre 	Consistency: 	respectable
Fielding: 	competent 	  	 

Caleb Hamilton - 29 yo, BT Rating=4,138
RH Batsman, LFM Bowler, respectable batting form, proficient bowling form, sublime
A steady player with strong leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: 	woeful 	Wicket Keeping: 	feeble
Batting: 	mediocre 	Concentration: 	feeble
Bowling: 	worthless 	Consistency: 	feeble
Fielding: 	mediocre 	  	 

Gaz Le roux - 17 yo, BT Rating=9,008
RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: 	respectable 	Wicket Keeping: 	respectable
Batting: 	mediocre 	Concentration: 	worthless
Bowling: 	worthless 	Consistency: 	worthless
Fielding: 	worthless 	  	 

Leighton Mckay - 19 yo, BT Rating=6,224
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A destructive player with feeble leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: 	mediocre 	Wicket Keeping: 	mediocre
Batting: 	competent 	Concentration: 	woeful
Bowling: 	abysmal 	Consistency: 	mediocre
Fielding: 	abysmal 	  	 

Curtis Myall - 23 yo, BT Rating=6,652
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with proficient leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: 	competent 	Wicket Keeping: 	feeble
Batting: 	respectable 	Concentration: 	woeful
Bowling: 	abysmal 	Consistency: 	feeble
Fielding: 	woeful 	  	 

Owen Obrien - 21 yo, BT Rating=3,533
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, feeble batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with abysmal leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: 	mediocre 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	worthless 	Concentration: 	worthless
Bowling: 	respectable 	Consistency: 	worthless
Fielding: 	woeful 	  	 

Larry Rautenbach - 19 yo, BT Rating=7,610
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A steady player with woeful leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: 	mediocre 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	woeful 	Concentration: 	abysmal
Bowling: 	proficient 	Consistency: 	woeful
Fielding: 	feeble 	  	 

Martin Robinson - 17 yo, BT Rating=2,785
RH Batsman, LM Bowler, worthless batting form, worthless bowling form, sublime
A destructive player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: 	worthless 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	competent 	Concentration: 	abysmal
Bowling: 	worthless 	Consistency: 	respectable
Fielding: 	abysmal 	  	 

Connor Salisbury - 28 yo, BT Rating=7,517
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with strong leadership skills and feeble experience.
Stamina: 	feeble 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	abysmal 	Concentration: 	mediocre
Bowling: 	competent 	Consistency: 	respectable
Fielding: 	abysmal 	  	 

Eddie Scott - 26 yo, BT Rating=3,813
RH Batsman, RH Spin Bowler, superb batting form, strong bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience.
Stamina: 	mediocre 	Wicket Keeping: 	feeble
Batting: 	mediocre 	Concentration: 	mediocre
Bowling: 	abysmal 	Consistency: 	woeful
Fielding: 	woeful 	  	 

Christopher Way - 22 yo, BT Rating=8,356
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A cautious player with proficient leadership skills and worthless experience.
Stamina: 	mediocre 	Wicket Keeping: 	worthless
Batting: 	feeble 	Concentration: 	abysmal
Bowling: 	proficient 	Consistency: 	competent
Fielding: 	mediocre

CLUB INFO​

As you can see, I'm using up all my money earnt from this season to fund two new youth pulls at the start of next season.

FINANCES​

My finances may look on a downward slope, but this is just because I recently hired a fair lump of staff after using the FA and PR helper told me I could use more.

NETS​

It may look like I am certainly over training Coppinger, but this is only because I need him to play a major roll next season, thus all the training he can receive now will be worth it. After I have my two new youth pulls, they will occupy all the spaces in the nets for the whole season.

HOME GROUND​

Home to: Hampton Central CC
Country: Australia
Region: Victoria
Groundsman: Keith Zibi
Last improved on: 09/07/2006
Capacity: 10750

Standing Room: 6000
Uncovered Seats: 1900
Covered Seats: 1250
Members Seats: 1600

PREVIOUS RESULTS​

Here you can see my results from recent games

END OF SEASON LADDER​

As you can see, I finished first this season which was a great suprise since I was aiming for top 5. See below for the league averages.

END OF SEASON LEAGUE AVERAGES​

 

[Tuppers]

Nice layout, I will be following.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Sell a player. if you don't want to, then:
Give Craig AH a stamina net.
Coppinger has to be taken care off. 1 batting, 1 bowling, 1 stamina, and if you can spare it, a fielding. If you can't spare the 4th net, give him the fielding after his stamina hit Proficient.
Toss Mckay a batting and stamina, or batting and fielding. Your choice, but give him a batting at the least.
Same as above for Rautenbach, but with bowling instead.
Use the last net to improve someone's stamina, like Way's.

You have a fairly good squad, make the best use of it. If you need help tactics wise, you could always PM me.

 

[rickyp]

thanks for that zorax, setting nets has always been my greatest problem, so this is what I will have for this week:

Bat - Coppinger
Bat - McKay
Fielding - Coppinger
Stamina - Athers
Stamina - Coppinger
Stamina - Rautenbach
Stamina - Way
Stamina - McKay
Bowl Coppinger
Bowl - Rautenbach

Im going to need some serious financial advice!!! please help everyone

EDIT: Squad updated as of last weeks net sessions

 

[sid_19840]

You seem to be in a worse financial mess than me,Id look at selling a couple of players before things get too serious,or atleast one.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

You could always sell/fire Payne and use Scott as a keeper until your financial situation gets better, then buy a better keeper.

 

[rickyp]

I put ben chambers on the market, a 17 year old with respectable batting is sure to go for a lot. He is at a base price of $150,000 and the deadline is 3/8/06 4:34

For all interested, check him out and have a bid because he will hopefully be a key to my financial future

 

[ZoraxDoom]

150 is a tad too much, but if you are lucky, he might sell.
I reccomend that you set him up for 75K. It is the end of the season, so he is practically 18.

 

[rickyp]

Dave Herbert - 18 yo, BT Rating=9,522
LH Batsman, LFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic
A destructive player with woeful leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: proficient
Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless
Bowling: abysmal Consistency: abysmal
Fielding: respectable

I was thinking of putting herb up on the market, he is an absoloutly awful batsmen and I have other people that can keep in his position

How much could i get for him?

 

[sid_19840]

Id put a starting price of 15-20 K.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I doubt he will sell at all with his stamina. Start on 0.

 

[rickyp]

wow that little, i think ill just hold onto him then, i would of thought proficient keeping would hold a bit of value

 

[ZoraxDoom]

It is pretty much useless without stamina. He'll tire 5 overs into the match! Sell him, some newbie may buy him for 15-20K.

 

[rickyp]

would it be worthwhile to put a stamina and batting net on him and use him properly?

 

[Briggsey]

I think selling Ray or Atherton-ham would get you out of debt, considering the current influctuated market you could get a fair bit, but it would also result in you losing one of your best players.

Welcome to the Battrick Championship by the way