With release mere moments away, I'll introduce the first of a few stories that may come to fruition on here this year, in which I'll be managing my home county, Hampshire. I'm also hoping to do a save with a lesser county (similar to my Derbyshire story last year, with hopefully more success), so suggestions are welcome for a team to manage.
In this save, I won't be managing a team in the Hundred, simply to avoid any fixture clashes for the time being.
I have some objectives for the first season, which may be slightly optimistic considering the fact I'm not actually especially good at the game, but these are loosely based on what I would have expected Hampshire to have achieved in real life:
Here I will give a general overview of the squad and then go into more depth on each player in the next post.
Openers: Felix Organ, Ian Holland, Joe Weatherley, Harry Came, Oli Soames
Batsmen: Aneurin Donald, James Vince, Sam Northeast, Rilee Rossouw
Keepers: Tom Alsop, Lewis McManus
All-Rounders: Liam Dawson, James Fuller, Tom Scriven, Scott Currie, Brad Taylor
Bowlers: Keith Barker, Kyle Abbott, Chris Wood, Fidel Edwards, Mason Crane, Ajeet Dale, Shaheen Afridi, Ryan Stevenson, Brad Wheal, Nathan Lyon
All in all, we have a strong squad to begin the save, with the likes of Vince, Northeast and Dawson in what will be a strong middle order. Our bowling attack for the Championship looks exceptional, with the pace trio of Barker, Abbott and Edwards complemented by Aussie overseas spinner Lyon. A potential weakness for the first season is the opening pair, but I will be working with what I have for season one, before we can look to improve on the squad for next year. Our limited overs teams look strong, with more players becoming available for the white-ball formats, including the likes of Afridi, Rossouw and Wood.
More detailed overview of the squad to come, as well as the first game as soon as possible after release.
In this save, I won't be managing a team in the Hundred, simply to avoid any fixture clashes for the time being.
I have some objectives for the first season, which may be slightly optimistic considering the fact I'm not actually especially good at the game, but these are loosely based on what I would have expected Hampshire to have achieved in real life:
- Finish in the top three of the Championship
- Progress from the group stage of the One Day Cup
- Progress from the group stage of the T20 Blast
- Have three different players called up for England throughout the season
- Pass 1000 runs with a player in the Championship
- Pass 50 wickets with a player in the Championship
- Use home-grown players, especially during the Hundred when our squad will be significantly depleted
Here I will give a general overview of the squad and then go into more depth on each player in the next post.
Openers: Felix Organ, Ian Holland, Joe Weatherley, Harry Came, Oli Soames
Batsmen: Aneurin Donald, James Vince, Sam Northeast, Rilee Rossouw
Keepers: Tom Alsop, Lewis McManus
All-Rounders: Liam Dawson, James Fuller, Tom Scriven, Scott Currie, Brad Taylor
Bowlers: Keith Barker, Kyle Abbott, Chris Wood, Fidel Edwards, Mason Crane, Ajeet Dale, Shaheen Afridi, Ryan Stevenson, Brad Wheal, Nathan Lyon
All in all, we have a strong squad to begin the save, with the likes of Vince, Northeast and Dawson in what will be a strong middle order. Our bowling attack for the Championship looks exceptional, with the pace trio of Barker, Abbott and Edwards complemented by Aussie overseas spinner Lyon. A potential weakness for the first season is the opening pair, but I will be working with what I have for season one, before we can look to improve on the squad for next year. Our limited overs teams look strong, with more players becoming available for the white-ball formats, including the likes of Afridi, Rossouw and Wood.
More detailed overview of the squad to come, as well as the first game as soon as possible after release.
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