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[Frodo]

My Humble input

It's so even that we just have to win the next game or we will be playing catch-up cricket for the remainder of the season.

I feel we must play our strongest team.

Can we have some averages please.

 

[Mr Eagle]

Originally posted by Frodo
Can we have some averages please.

The team is full of averages at the moment...

Batting: Average.
Bowling: Average.
Fielding: Average.
Ladder position: Average.

We don't need more!



(Actually what you need is Mr Eagle, but that's obvious )

 

[eagleskickass]

I am very disapointed with myself in that i may be high up in wickets, but i don't take them when we need them, and they are usually tail enders. i am the opening bowler, need to pull my finger out !

Whats my average please cap'n, maybe rest me and bring carneagles in.

 

[eagleskickass]

Thats two posts in a row i have read of your MrEagle, and both times I have laughed!

 

[iceman]

My battings been pretty average over the season too

Its time we started scoring more runs!!

 

[jod23]

Well i have been adamant about my rotation this year as it is unfair to leave people out...but particularly for this next game and the games down the stretch i will go with the strongest team possible..

Ill put up some averages in a min...EKA you wont be rested, tailenders or openers, you have over 20 wickets..you stay put.

 

[eagleskickass]

aye aye Cap'n!

 

[jod23]

Ok here thay are...the stats for the season so far.


Player.....Mch..In..Runs..Avge.S/R.HS..50.100.Ovrs..Runs.Wkt..Avge.E/R.Best..5w.10
Visro........7..12...281..25.5..52.104..1..1....0.....0...0...-.-..-.-..-/-...0..0
WA...........7..12...474..47.4..53.102..4..1....0.....0...0...-.-..-.-..-/-...0..0
Jod23........7..11...381..34.6..52..94..3..0....0.....0...0...-.-..-.-..-/-...0..0
daddy'eyes...6..10...285..35.6..58..66..2..0....0.....0...0...-.-..-.-..-/-...0..0
Iceman.......7..10...302..33.6..48..86..2..0....0.....0...0...-.-..-.-..-/-...0..0
Esperito.....5...7....92..18.4..24..71..1..0...39...115...1.115.0..2.9..1/12..0..0
Basic........7...9....86...9.6..20..22..0..0....0.....0...0...-.-..-.-..-/-...0..0
Frodo........6...7....37...6.2..28..15..0..0..188...453..29..15.6..2.4..5/42..2..0
ONEEYE.......4...5....70..23.3..26..35..0..0...98...260..10..26.0..2.7..4/30..0..0
GoEagles.....4...5....60..15.0..35..23..0..0..118...310..12..25.8..2.6..4/95..0..0
Eagle'kass...7...9....42...6.0..21..15..0..0..244...644..27..23.9..2.6..4/30..0..0
Carneagles...5...7....69...9.9..29..27..0..0..163...439..19..23.1..2.7..5/40..1..0
MrEagle......2...3....45..15.0..28..24..0..0...83...240...4..60.0..2.9..2/60..0..0
Goldenblue...3...4....29...9.7..17..13..0..0...35....89...2..44.5..2.5..1/20..0..0

 

[jod23]

Sorry thats the best i can do, you know how it messes with your post and **** so its not exactly lined up but you get the picture.

 

[eagleskickass]

Boy do I roo leaving Frodo out for that game

Anyway, 27 wickets, cool!
Cheers jod

 

[Frodo]

My twopenny analysis

AVE
Visro25.5
WA47.4
Jod2334.6
daddy'eyes35.6
Iceman33.6

AVE/ BWL AVE/WKTS
Frodo6.2/15.6...........29
ONEEYE23.3/26.0.......10
GoEagles15.0/25.8........12
Eagle'kass6.0/23.9.......27
Carneagle9.9/23.1........19

So theres the pick of the batsmen and bowlers.

In reality we appear to have four in form batsmen and three bowlers so lets go with the batters first.

Based on strike rate and assuming that a lower strikerate means a more defensive player and better opener I get :-

Iceman
Jod23
Visro
WA
D4e

Now can we afford 5 bowlers. I think No

So based on batting the last four should be
oneeye
carneagles
Frods
EKA

Now it gets difficult. Esperito would seem okay as a bat but the computer will bowl him also so we could get flogged.
This means we should play Basic as sixth batter.
Given that the last choice is out of bowler then GoEagles stands out.
So Based upon strike rate for batsmen and average for bowers that makes

Basic
Iceman
Jod23
Visro
WA
D4e
oneeye
Go Eagles
carneagles
Frods
EKA


I wish I was the program writer though. I assume the program looks at averages of bowler v batsman and adds a random factor to give an outcome for each ball. It may well then be that a bowler gets stronger if he takes a wicket and weaker as he allows more runs. If so then we are better setting up the batting line up based upon average rather than strike rate so the top six become :-

WA
D4e
Jod23
Iceman
Visro
Basic

Quite a tricky one that because if the openers fall then the bowlers get stronger and face our lesser batsmen, paving the way for a collapse. So some middle order strength may be wise.
But then again.............

over to you captain

 

[eagleskickass]

impressive Frodo
Hmmmm, i wonder how the program DOES work then.

 

[jod23]

Geez Frodes, you trying to take my job....

Umm there is no way i will go in with just 5 batters...collapsing in this game seems to happen a lot so it is worth putting all 6 batters in.

I think your right with strengthening up the middle order. And i have spoken to VIs and i will move him down the order and Esperito will come up to balance it up.

I think the order may look like this...

Iceman
WA
Jod23
Esperito
Vis
D4E's

Theres no doubt i will play EKA, Carneagles and Frodo as my pure bowlers but we need a non pure and although ONEEYE has played well i feel it very unfair on Mr Eagle as he has only played in 2 of the 7 tests.

Its not a serious game so i will play him.

Lineup should look like this.

Iceman
WA
Jod23
Esperito
Visro
D4E's
Basic
MrEagle
Carneagles
Frodo
EKA

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

I'm down at 6 Thats weird, considering I'm a pure batsman and have the 2nd highest average in our team!!

But if its for the good of the team, then i don't mind. Like they say, there's no 'I' in TEAM.

 

[Visro]

Ready to pull the team out of trouble d4e?

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Sure am Vis, tis bout time i gets me a century

 

[Frodo]

Originally posted by jod23
I think the order may look like this...



Iceman
WA
Jod23
Esperito
Visro
D4E's
Basic
MrEagle
Carneagles
Frodo
EKA

Aye Aye Captain but will that mean the computer will bowl Esperito? If so......I'm worried.

 

[jod23]

D4E you will be at 6 for insurance against a collapse.

Frodes, the comp always bowls Esperito or Goldenblue...im not sure if the computer just bowls the guy who bats 6th or the only non pure batter?? But i cant go in with 5 bowlers leaving only 5 batters. If you hadnt noticed WA has the only decent average in our lineup.

 

[Frodo]

I see what you mean cap'n. What we really needed in squad was one less bowler and one more purebat forcing the computer to bowl only the four bowlers. (walks down to deep fine leg and sulks)

 

[jod23]

Thats the problem...if we had another purebat and put 6 purebats in the lineup we would have to have the regulation 2 non pure players which would mean 2 pure bowlers and 2 non pure bowlers making it tough to bowl out sides...

Tough been a captain

 

[WA]

Originally posted by jod23
D4E you will be at 6 for insurance against a collapse.

Frodes, the comp always bowls Esperito or Goldenblue...im not sure if the computer just bowls the guy who bats 6th or the only non pure batter?? But i cant go in with 5 bowlers leaving only 5 batters. If you hadnt noticed WA has the only decent average in our lineup.

Funnily enough, I'd noticed..

 

[Basic]

I bat more like Healy than Gilchrist