Lockdown tournament (SEASON 2 - Updates in first post)

[Short Leg Cricket]

Pleased with the result. Kept a decent line up below par and didn’t let wicket loss disrupt us

Guppy had a good day out. Look like a good unit your side - those T20 specialists paying off!

 

[wasteyouryouth]

I am looking forward to tonight's games.

Also looking forward to Mar-a-Lago hosting a game tomorrow. Jason Roy could go big again.

 

[Dutch]

Jason Roy is a Big Boy!

 

[blockerdave]

Guppy had a good day out. Look like a good unit your side - those T20 specialists paying off!

My years of avidly following* white ball cricket has obviously paid off.

*i have only ever watched the whole of 1 T20, the England Australia one in 2005. Since then I’ve never watched more than a couple of overs, and pretty much only until I bother to move to find the remote. Similarly I’ve not watched more than a few overs of ODI for at least as long, and couldn’t give a damn about England winning the World Cup last year

 

[Dutch]

My years of avidly following* white ball cricket has obviously paid off.

*i have only ever watched the whole of 1 T20, the England Australia one in 2005. Since then I’ve never watched more than a couple of overs, and pretty much only until I bother to move to find the remote. Similarly I’ve not watched more than a few overs of ODI for at least as long, and couldn’t give a damn about England winning the World Cup last year

Marry me!

 

[beechcroft]

Maybe a Lockdown Test Tournament would be something to consider doing? Each player could run their own home match, so we share the burden. I doubt though whether streaming the matches would be practical or desirable.

Just a thought.

 

[Mouseydread]

The streaming of Test matches would be a toughie! It could take a a couple of days but I like the idea and am interested.

Maybe sim the first two innings and then stream from there....? What we have stumbled on is taking on each other and streaming the AI vs AI. All we would a have to do is agree which set of players were to be used.

@wasteyouryouth has this set up perfectly. The spreadsheet I love to death.

The AI vs AI contest is something that BigAnt could look into with more control over the game if they could, though I kind of like it by just watching.

I have really enjoyed the 20/20 stuff. Or just stay with the 20/20 stuff for further tournaments. I have used my Lockdown Tournament team to "practice" against some of my academy teams, it's been great fun.

Last night, I randomly chose West Indies vintage 1976 touring side, a great side led by Clive and put them in a T20 against my boys, needless to say though we batted well against, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Collis King and Wayne Daniel and did well, posting a very good score for T20, I thought maybe my disappointing warm up match and first match were just a blip.

Needless to say that I was wrong. Roy Fredricks in particular took us apart in one game with a little help from Viv, and Fredricks again and little Alvin Kallicharran tore us us apart again in the second game. Roy Fredricks would have been a dynamite T20 player, he scored a century against the lads.

Was so tempted to stream it and wish I had, but what I learned is, I discovered a player who I've changed position to my new opening batsman, and also found a squad member who may be my cheapest being a superstar in the making who handled those pace legends very well and that my batting line up isn't too bad, just need to be in the right spots....only commissioner @wasteyouryouth aka the Kerry Packer and Lord Harris of the tourney, knows who they are!

The AI vs AI has a lot more potential than by yourself "watching" two of your AI vs AI chosen by yourself. It's far better, pitting your AI team against person's AI team via streaming is brilliant!

I am sure if my "Fire In Babylon" side, took on those "Montreal Midgets" again, we'd do better and after the tourney if we don't meet again, we can get it on! (we really gave it away, I'm still recovering from that mighty collapse!)

I did on another note see an animation I'd never seen before, I watched my batsman smash a ball over the bowlers head toward the boundary, then saw a fielder run to the boundary with his back to my camera and take a running overhead catch...spectacular, never seen that

 

[wasteyouryouth]

The streaming matches would be a toughie! It could take a a couple of days but I like the idea and am interested. Maybe sim the first two innings and then stream from there....? What we have stumbled on is taking on each other and streaming the AI vs AI. All we would a have to do is agree which set of players were to be used.

The AI vs AI contest is something that BigAnt could look into with more control over the game if they could, though I kind of like it by just watching.

I have really enjoyed the 20/20 stuff. Or just stay with the 20/20 stuff for further tournaments. I have used my Lockdown Tournament team to "practice" against some of my academy teams, it's been great fun.

Last night, I randomly chose West Indies vintage 1976 touring side, a great side led by Clive and put them in a T20 against my boys, needless to say though we batted well against, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Collis King and Wayne Daniel and did well, posting a very good score for T20, I thought maybe my warm up match and first match were just a blip.

Needless to say that I was wrong. Roy Fredricks in particular took us apart in one game with a little help from Viv, and Fredricks again and little Alvin Kallicharran tore us us apart again in the second game.

Was so tempted to stream it and wish I had, but what I learned is, I have a new opening batsman, and a superstar in the making who handled those pace legends very well and that my batting line up isn't too bad, just need to be in the right spots....

The AI vs AI has a lot more potential than "watching it" at home, pitting your AI team against person's AI team via streaming is brilliant!

I am sure if my "Fire In Babylon" side, took on those "Montreal Midgets" again, we'd do better and after the tourney if we don't meet again, we can get it on! (we really gave it away, I'm still recovering from that mighty collapse!)

I did on another note see an animation I'd never seen before, I watched my batsman smash a ball over the bowlers head toward the boundary, then saw a fielder run to the boundary with his back to my camera and take a running overhead catch...spectacular, never seen that

Would definitely consider doing a retro tournament or maybe an all time best.

I think test would be tough to stream. I think the two match blocks are OK for t20. But that's 80 overs, you'd probably get a day of a test match into that. Especially if it's 18 teams.

Just finishing a documentary about volcanoes funnily enough they were able to get into North Korea.

So should be on no later that 7 for the last two games.

 

[beechcroft]

I think test would be tough to stream. I think the two match blocks are OK for t20. But that's 80 overs, you'd probably get a day of a test match into that. Especially if it's 18 teams.

This got me thinking that it would be great if the highlights that are available at the end of sessions could be saved as part of the "save game" structure that the game provides, so that they could be viewed at any time.

Something to suggest to BA for a future version.

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Matches any minute
Grubbers v Twelve Fine Legs

Followed by

Spartans v San Francisco Suckers

 

[Wavelberry]

IT BEGINS.

We bowl first.

 

[Dutch]

Great catch!

 

[Dutch]

That shot over DBP is their get out of jail card

 

[Wavelberry]

Great running Finchy, lol

 

[beechcroft]

Ahead of my San Francisco Suckers match, I turn again to the paraphrased words of the Very Stable Genius:

"I think we will win very soon. I didn't say it. Someone else said it."

How does so much wisdom come from just one man?