My more advanced all-arounder popped to superb bowling this week. I'm not sure, offhand, how soon to expect the pop to superb batting. At some point, I need to scrounge up a fielding net to help get his secondaries up to reasonable levels so that he's really useful to me in games. Right now, he can't stick in batting and I'm afraid of the run totals he'll give up on a bad day.
Chanderpaul's a nice player. Very similar to Sarge -- less concentration, more fielding, but exactly the same attitude.
Dinanath Hougaard - 19 yo, BT Rating=28,282 LH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic A destructive player with superb leadership skills and woeful experience. Stamina: proficient Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: worthless Concentration: worthless Bowling: remarkable Consistency: proficient Fielding: abysmal Wilfred Coppinger - 18 yo, BT Rating=15,584 RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic A destructive player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: superb Concentration: respectable Bowling: worthless Consistency: abysmal Fielding: feeble
Maqsood Gibbons - 19 yo, BT Rating=16,920 RH Batsman, RM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, invigorated A defensive player with mediocre leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: feeble Wicket Keeping: abysmal Batting: respectable Concentration: mediocre Bowling: strong Consistency: respectable Fielding: mediocre Shane Coutts - 21 yo, BT Rating=53,049 RH Batsman, LF Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, sublime A cautious player with respectable leadership skills and mediocre experience. Stamina: respectable Wicket Keeping: abysmal Batting: worthless Concentration: respectable Bowling: quality Consistency: exceptional Fielding: respectable
Dwight Mapie Plays For: Cook County Cricket Club Nationality: West Indies Age: 18 Years Old Battrick Rating: 32,573 (+1947) Wages: £2,000 p/w Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: proficient Batting: proficient Concentration: superb Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble Fielding: superb hoping for superb keeping, and then strong/quality by the time he turns 19.
Greg Morrell popped to superb batting, to go along with superb bowling. I've dropped his extra batting net (he was getting 2 and 1) and given him a fielding net to try to bring up his secondary skills. Judging by recent action on the transfer market, he's probably worth at least four million pds right now, although I'm not sure how the lack of secondaries squares.
10. Dwight Mapie (964430) RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, fresh A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience. Plays For: Cook County Cricket Club Nationality: West Indies Age: 18 Years Old Battrick Rating: 34,605 (+2032) Wages: £2,000 p/w Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: proficient Batting: strong Concentration: superb Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble Fielding: superb that pop took 8 weeks. i'm trying to figure out if i can squeeze in one more before he turns 19. 8 weeks from now is May 7th. i think the bdays might be the friday before that. not sure though
10. Dwight Mapie - 18 yo, BT Rating=36,727 RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, fresh A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: mediocre Wicket Keeping: strong Batting: strong Concentration: superb Bowling: worthless Consistency: feeble Fielding: superb 5 weeks for that pop, so i'm hoping he'll be superb by the time he is 19. not that good, but whatever, i'll take it. 2 nets as well 15. Johnnie Coetzer - 18 yo, BT Rating=29,271 RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic A steady player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful Bowling: strong Consistency: superb Fielding: competent the fitness net he was getting is now another bowling net, so he is on 3 bowling and 1 fielding. hoping for superb/quality by the time he is 19.
10. Dwight Mapie - 18 yo, BT Rating=48,778 RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, fair A defensive player with woeful leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: competent Wicket Keeping: superb Batting: strong Concentration: quality Bowling: worthless Consistency: mediocre Fielding: quality at what point do i stop training keeping and just focus on batting? 2 wk, 2 bat, 1 field, 1 fitness are his current nets 15. Johnnie Coetzer - 18 yo, BT Rating=34,722 RH Batsman, RFM Bowler, superb batting form, superb bowling form, energetic A steady player with competent leadership skills and abysmal experience. Stamina: superb Wicket Keeping: worthless Batting: worthless Concentration: woeful Bowling: superb Consistency: quality Fielding: respectable
If he's a U-19 candidate, I'd think you'd want to talk with the U-19 coach. If not, I don't know that anyone has a good handle on the impact of WK skill, and in any event some of it comes down to how much WK skill you feel you need.
he ain't a U-19 candidate, so i think i'm going to drop the other wk net and just give him one, he'll pop two times while he is 19, if the training times I've seen are correct, so that gives him remarkable keeping. i'll try to get his batting up to snuff, so he'll be a batsmen that can tend the wicket if needed
I should add that my own direct experience with two different WKs is that the better WK is notably better in stumpings. They're pretty similar in catches. I haven't looked at bye totals.