Total Noob needing a bit of assistance.

[Karl]

Hi all,

To be perfectly honest, I dont watch or play or really have that much of an interest in Cricket, but I recently purchased International Cricket Captain 3 for my stepdad and as I enjoy management style games I thought I would give this game a go, you never know may even get me interested in watching cricket!

Im kind of getting to grasps with the game but am having a few difficulties with some of the abbreviations in the game, I have pretty much managed to figure everything else out with the exception of the abbreviations in a players profile. LHB/RHB are pretty obviously Left/Right handed batsmen, there is then another abbreviation (assumably bowling type?) OS/LS/RFM/RM/RMF/LF/LFM/LMF/SLA (those are the ones I can currently see in my team, although there are probably more.) Could someone assist me in determining what the abbreviations mean please?

Also when it comes to fielding. What differences will over/offside. full/normal/short pitchlengths and the stump aims affect? For example if someone prefers slight back foot deliveries then which would be the total opposite of this? Any assistance here would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for continuing to read and trying to help out a total cricketing novice!

 

[Almost_Austwick]

Hi all,

To be perfectly honest, I dont watch or play or really have that much of an interest in Cricket, but I recently purchased International Cricket Captain 3 for my stepdad and as I enjoy management style games I thought I would give this game a go, you never know may even get me interested in watching cricket!

Im kind of getting to grasps with the game but am having a few difficulties with some of the abbreviations in the game, I have pretty much managed to figure everything else out with the exception of the abbreviations in a players profile. LHB/RHB are pretty obviously Left/Right handed batsmen, there is then another abbreviation (assumably bowling type?) OS/LS/RFM/RM/RMF/LF/LFM/LMF/SLA (those are the ones I can currently see in my team, although there are probably more.) Could someone assist me in determining what the abbreviations mean please?

OS - Off Spin
LS - Leg Spin
SLA - Slow Arm Arm

The others are a combination of Left or Right Medium\Medium Fast\Fast.

Also when it comes to fielding. What differences will over/offside. full/normal/short pitchlengths and the stump aims affect? For example if someone prefers slight back foot deliveries then which would be the total opposite of this? Any assistance here would be greatly appreciated.

Opposite of back foot would be to pitch the ball full.

This link will give you some background information on the game and if you go here, it'll give you some of the basics.


A couple of glosseries can be found at these links:

Cricket Terms
Terms 2

Hope that all helps.

 

[Karl]

You have been a great help thanks alot. I have just started a new game and am undefeated in 5 games now, but I have chosen Middlesex, looks like the best team on the game