FTP: From the Pavilion general chat

[ledzep]

Just logged in to find 8 messages waiting for me:

Ubayd Nasser selected in touring party National Team Zorax 02 Nov 08 00:02  delete   
Wahid Murat selected in touring party National Team Zorax 02 Nov 08 00:02  delete   
Amin Mousa selected in touring party National Team Zorax 02 Nov 08 00:02  delete   
Ibrahim Hamdan selected in touring party National Team Zorax 02 Nov 08 00:02  delete   
Adambara Manjari selected in touring party National Team Zorax 02 Nov 08 00:02  delete   
Parvathi Pradip selected in touring party National Team Zorax 02 Nov 08 00:02  delete   
Anandasagara Thommana selected in touring party National Team Zorax 02 Nov 08 00:02  delete   
Gopalan Vishal selected in touring party National Team Zorax 02 Nov 08 00:02  delete

:help
Between those 8 players, I've lost my best spinner, two key batsmen, my frontline AND backup keeper, my RF bowling allrounder, a RFM fringe bowler (always plays on Green/Hard/Uneven tracks) and a very solid RM bowler.

It's gonna be a hell of a week...

Soory mate but i can't help but think how nice it is for me not to have any national players . Nice mid-season report thing, i am thinking of doing and end of season one and posting it up on the night watchman.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

The huge benefit to having NT players is the experience they gain. Fantastic. My 19 YO wrist spinner already has Capable experience, and he is a fringe on the Bang U-19. Get a youth is a regular at NT and in your senior team, and the exp. benefits are massive.

I'm still clinging onto first place in SOD and T20, but both by not much. And I've slipped to second in YOD. Times are getting tougher, the season is taking its toll now.

What's your side ledzep? I'm free next Thursday...

 

[ledzep]

Puma's XI but sorry mate 'm in a friendly comp maybe some other time, mind you would probably destroy me.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

should finish 2nd in all my leagues this season. Hitting 90k ratings. 9 of my regular youths are promoting next season, going to be some upheaval in the off season.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

It looks like I've secured first place in SOD Div 1.1 for the second season running. T20 is touch and go at the moment, with a bit of luck I could win that too. I'm only ahead on NRR.
I'm second in YOD due to NRR, so lets see if I can win the next three games and push up to first. I'll probably be playing weaker lineups in the SOD now to allow my youths to play YOD and T20. One of the SODs is agaisnt a pretty weak side, so I should scrape through.
Interesting few weeks here, lets see if I can become WI's first Triple Champion!

 

[Jaztheman]

Might give this another go. I still have my team although it might of become bot soon if I didn't log on today.

Team (Youth) Shore Athletic Talents Accumulator
Bats Right hand batsman Bowls Right arm Medium
Wage $800 Rating 18,182
Nationality England Age 16
Form capable Fatigue rested
Experience atrocious Captaincy average
Endurance ordinary Training Batting
Batting ordinary Bowling poor
Technique ordinary Power dreadful
Keeping ordinary Fielding atrocious

Sexy beast.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Not really...

Let me introduce you to my 'Terrorsome Three':

The Blind Society >> John Sandri >> Details
Player Details
Team (Senior) The Blind Society, New Zealand Talents Gifted (Endurance), Opener
Bats Right hand batsman Bowls Right arm Finger spin
Wage $3,772 Rating 37,059
Nationality New Zealand Age 29
Form average Fatigue energetic
Experience outstanding Captaincy ordinary
Endurance accomplished Training Strength
Batting accomplished Bowling dreadful
Technique reasonable Power reasonable
Keeping ordinary Fielding ordinary

The Blind Society >> Ibrahim Hamdan >> Details
Player Details
Team (Youth) The Blind Society, UAE U19 Talents Boundary Hitter, Gifted (Technique)
Bats Right hand batsman Bowls Left arm Medium
Wage $2,668 Rating 28,693
Nationality UAE Age 18
Form average Fatigue energetic
Experience poor Captaincy ordinary
Endurance poor Training Batting
Batting accomplished Bowling dreadful
Technique reliable Power ordinary
Keeping dreadful Fielding average

The Blind Society >> Gopalan Vishal >> Details
Player Details
Team (Youth) The Blind Society, Bangladesh U19 Talents Seam Specialist
Bats Right hand batsman Bowls Left arm Medium
Wage $2,938 Rating 28,142
Nationality Bangladesh Age 19
Form average Fatigue revived
Experience average Captaincy poor
Endurance average Training Batting Technique
Batting accomplished Bowling dreadful
Technique reliable Power ordinary
Keeping atrocious Fielding ordinary

And I've got some nice bowlers too.

I've got 13 former and current U-19 and NT players. 4 from UAE, 8 from Bangladesh, one from NZ...

 

[Jaztheman]

Your point being?

My best player():

Shore Athletic >> John Tamblyn >> Details
Team (Senior) Shore Athletic Talents Gifted (Endurance), Sturdy
Bats Left hand batsman Bowls Right arm Medium
Wage $1,680 Rating 27,246
Nationality England Age 29
Form capable Fatigue revived
Experience poor Captaincy reasonable
Endurance ordinary Training Bowling
Batting reasonable Bowling average
Technique ordinary Power poor
Keeping ordinary Fielding ordinary

And best youth player:

Shore Athletic >> Joseph Gartrell >> DetailsPlayer Details
Team (Youth) Shore Athletic Talents Gifted (Batting), Safe Hands
Bats Right hand batsman Bowls Right arm Medium
Wage $800 Rating 20,475
Nationality England Age 17
Form reasonable Fatigue rested
Experience dreadful Captaincy reasonable
Endurance poor Training All-rounder
Batting poor Bowling ordinary
Technique dreadful Power average
Keeping ordinary Fielding poor

Erm yeah...

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I've just set my orders for the next week. I'm 100% screwed by not having any of my U-19s. From my default orders, I've lost 5 starting players for my SOD, and 8 from Youth (Though I'll admit, I hardly ever played all 8 at once). Big blows. I'm using a part-time keeper and some very raw youths in my YOD, and a bunch of middling allrounders in T20. So I bat to 10, although from 6 onwards I have batsmen who would normally bat 7 or lower. And my top 5 aren't that hot either.

 

[ste_mc_efc]

A lot of my better bowlers have ordinary batting (this was part of requirements when I splashed the cash a few weeks ago) My tail is always good for a few extra runs.

 

[Sumo Boy]

This is a very good game and encourage all to join.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

Well, if you all haven't heard, I'm retiring from FTP, and am looking for someone to take over my side.

Anyone interested?

 

[Jaztheman]

Well, if you all haven't heard, I'm retiring from FTP, and am looking for someone to take over my side.

Anyone interested?

May I ask why you are retiring from FTP after singing it's praises for a long time?

 

[ZoraxDoom]

School. Board exams in May/June, want to start preparing from March. This current season ends in March. So I am retiring then. Summer holidays will be most likely spent overseas, studying for SATs, and playing cricket. Grade 13 will be spent looking at colleges, more studying, and hopefully more cricket. So it is unlikely I'll ever pick up from where I left off with FTP, and I don't want my team to just die. So I am retiring and looking for someone else to take over the team. I'll train them somewhat, share whatever I know, let them help with the team, and then when I retire they take full control. Kinda like an assistant manager.

 

[bumpuss]

From The Pavilion

From the Pavilion - Free Online Cricket Management Game

Not sure if you guys have heard of this game, buts its relatively new online cricket management that is way better than Battrick, no issues with server downtime or bugs etc.

You have major & minor nations, including Zimbabwe, Bangladesh for majors, and for minors, Ireland, Scotland, Kenya, Canada & more.

You have a youth & senior squad, a 20/20, youth & senior one day league. As well as a International Cup Tournament.

You also have unique traits, such as talents, off-spin & wrist spin. As usual you have all the graphs - such as worm, manhatten - which orginiated in FTp and was stolen by BT ( no harsh intentions meant here, FTP stole some features of BT as well) .

You have internationl tours & of course the U19 and NT World Cups.

"You can create and participate in friendly competitions as well!

Of course its free to play. :cool: BTW..where the hell am I suppose to post this..cos I could find the section to discuss new games.