BT Cup Round 2

[MrB]

Thought I'd see where we all stand at the moment, gives you a good idea of when you can expect your first home game:

Teams left 2048

Rankings:
11. Geoff_Boycotts_Grandmother XI
169. Gambero CC
199. Crabbys Catchers
216. Southend
296. ShrimperZone CC
330. Old Chelmsfordians
422. General Stars
455. Southend Utd CC
498. Southend United
555. DIBS DIPPERS
695. N-Trance Shire
731. BATTY SHRIMPERS
1586. Rochford CC
1903. Spikey Shrimpers

Have I missed anyone?

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

I've got a tougher game than could be expected at this stage. I'm in the midst of some wheeling and dealing on the TM at the moment, so haven't got a clue as to who's actually going to be in my team.

Tselane is going to be sold today. I've got a bid of 6m for him at the moment, bidding finishes at 13.15. I've bought an all-rounder, Superb / Feeble Bat, and Quality / Respectable bowling. He's 21 so he'll be getting 4 nets to build those cons up.

Blackbourn is on the TM now, Strong/Strong RM who's up for 2.25m. I need to upgrade him for an FM as I don't have one. If he goes for that, I'll have about 4m, which should enable me to pick up a Superb with a bit of luck.

 

[Grayson]

I'm tempted to do something similar BB. I have £2.1million in the bank at the moment with a home game coming up, so should increase that by £180K.

If I was to upgrade my 5th bowler, this guy would be sold:

8. Elton Allen (845336)
RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, strong batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
A defensive player with strong leadership skills and feeble experience.

Plays For: Southend
Nationality: England
Age: 25 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 12,187 (-111)
Wages: £2,509 p/w

Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: abysmal Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: strong Consistency: feeble
Fielding: respectable

How much would he fetch on the market? Would need another FM to replace him though.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

I would guess about 1.8m, poor secondary offset by reasonable stamina.

 

[MrB]

Decided to have a go at this '42 day trading' lark. Picked up this guy for £20k. A quick batting pop and I should hopefully turn a profit (regardless of concentration and stamina):

Rich Dagnall (1273916)
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, competent batting form, competent bowling form, lively
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: ShrimperZone CC
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 5,209 (-77)
Wages: £1,193 p/w

Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: respectable Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: worthless

 

[Grayson]

I would guess about 1.8m, poor secondary offset by reasonable stamina.

Hmm, so that'd put me up to 4 million.

And this guy:

7. Billy Clark - 24 yo, BT Rating=14,393
LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime
An attacking player with feeble leadership skills and woeful experience.
Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: feeble Concentration: mediocre
Bowling: respectable Consistency: strong
Fielding: woeful

He'd get a million I'd say due to batting and consistency.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Decided to have a go at this '42 day trading' lark. Picked up this guy for £20k. A quick batting pop and I should hopefully turn a profit (regardless of concentration and stamina):

Rich Dagnall (1273916)
LH Batsman, LH Spin Bowler, competent batting form, competent bowling form, lively
A steady player with abysmal leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: ShrimperZone CC
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 5,209 (-77)
Wages: £1,193 p/w

Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: abysmal
Batting: respectable Concentration: abysmal
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: mediocre
Fielding: worthless

How much profit do you expect to make?

 

[MrB]

No idea, hoping to find someone who'll get all excited about a 17yo proficient in 6 weeks time!

This guy is currently selling for £200k:

Jordan Brown (1278085)
RH Batsman, RF Bowler, mediocre batting form, respectable bowling form, fresh
A destructive player with superb leadership skills and abysmal experience.

Plays For: Kao!
Nationality: New Zealand
Age: 17 Years Old
Battrick Rating: 4,768
Wages: £1,125 p/w

Stamina: worthless Wicket Keeping: worthless
Batting: proficient Concentration: woeful
Bowling: mediocre Consistency: feeble
Fielding: worthless

 

[Grayson]

With that stamina B I cant see him going for all that much.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Muse, I reckon about 1m tops maybe a little bit less.

B, I reckon you would get 200k, some idiot will bite on the Proficient Batting.

Just got another bid on Tselane, which puts him up to 6.1m. Hopefully, I'll get a couple in a bidding war and they'll push it up beyond 6.5m

 

[MrB]

£200k would be fine. How much is one net worth? One level seems to be about £1m in market value so if you average it out at 14 weeks for 17-22yo players that's £70k per net (very crude calculation I know). Assuming he pops first week (which he will looking at the other guy) it should be worth it (plus I have a token batsman I can use in easier games to rest the likes of Cunningham and Mcconnell).

 

[MrB]

If anyone gets a chance can they post a few updates on my match + Kev, Toddy and Andee. Ta!

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Can't access different teams again, might be able to update you all at the end though.

Luxy Brown Caps v BATTY SHRIMPERS

Luxy Brown Caps won the toss and elected to bat.
Pitch: Hard and Fast

End of Over 19: 97-1, runrate=5.11
Brinkhuys 5-0-29-1
Benjamin* 12 (16 balls)
Macmahon 48 (63 balls)

Last Wicket: Tenius c. Evelyn b. Brinkhuys 35 (FOW: 62/1)

 

[Grayson]

End of Over 22: 177-0, runrate=8.05
Hewitt 4-0-27-0
Hudson* 87 (65 balls)
Granville 85 (67 balls)

Batting on TIE.

 

[Davros]

me...

We can tell you that N-Trance shire won the toss and elected to bat.
End of Over 29: 166-2, runrate=5.72
Weighton 8-0-56-0
Sneath* 30 (35 balls)
Cole 90 (85 balls)

Last Wicket: Gadd b. Hurdle 20 (FOW: 100/2)

hhhmmm... was gonna do all the SZFC boys teams, but battrick ius being crap :(

 

[Grayson]

End of Over 50: 403-3, runrate=8.06
Davies 10-1-77-0
Davenport* 71 (58 balls)
Thay 60 (32 balls)

Last Wicket: Piercy b. Hewitt 13 (FOW: 314/3)

Highest score from my side. Think I should move Thay to 4 in the order, and drop Piercy to 5.

 

[Davros]

right, its working now..

me... I lopst, batted to 265, and they got to the target with 5 balls left.

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Andee

Gambero CC bowl out oppo for 48 and reach the target losing just one wicket.


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Mr B

Shrimperzone bat to 307/4, before dismissing oppo for just 63

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Kev

General Stars bowl out oppo for just 45, before smashing the winning runs off 10 overs losing one wicket.

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Toddy

Southend United let oppo hit 206, however quick batting allows them to ease home in 34 overs without loss.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

I won by 8 wickets, chasing down 280, Evelyn smashing 148* off 124 balls. O'connor took another 4 wickets, making it 9 from 3 games. 20/20 was a definite help as it made me use him in the 1st bowler slot, which I'd never tried.

Mrs BB won by 9 wickets chasing 250 odd