Cricket Captain 2022 Database Feedback

[facetime94]

Must say, quite harsh in making Harshal Patel a RM (he is at least RFM). Also Dinesh Karthik is for sure "Very Aggressive" and should not be just "Aggressive".

Harshal is now RFM. Karthik has just had a very good season, but his career numbers define his rating.

[Sureshot]

Just bought the mac version, really enjoying it.

I am playing as Zimbabwe and when looking through my fixtures for the season I realised the ODI series vs Australia is missing. This series takes place in late august to early september. It is a 3 match ODI series

https://www.cricket.com.au/series/australia-zimbabwe-mens-dettol-odi-series-2022/ohPPd3zXR0u6C0Liqod5VA

Also I am unable to find Brendan Taylor in the squad selection. Has he retired or not?

Taylor was banned in January for 3 and a half years.

The fixtures will be updated for the next patch across all platforms, next week hopefully. The Mac version updated overnight, this brings Mac in line with the Steam version, with these fixes:

- Improved player availability in contracts
- Fixed missing crowds at various grounds

[adil]

Imam ul Haq is Defensive His FC/Test SR is low, thus the calculation of very defensive.
M Rizwan needs a boost His ability is fair
Jiss Butler needs a boost His ability is fair
Shinwari is extremely overrated Which Shinwari are you referring to?

[IGetOutToFullTosses]

Just bought the mac version, really enjoying it.

I am playing as Zimbabwe and when looking through my fixtures for the season I realised the ODI series vs Australia is missing. This series takes place in late august to early september. It is a 3 match ODI series

https://www.cricket.com.au/series/australia-zimbabwe-mens-dettol-odi-series-2022/ohPPd3zXR0u6C0Liqod5VA

Also I am unable to find Brendan Taylor in the squad selection. Has he retired or not?

[Jachiche]

Jamie Grassi Has he played any cricket in Ireland since playing for Italy in October? I can't find anything

I think he had some injury/unavailability issues for most of this season so far, but was today named in the Leinster Emerging squad (https://www.cricketleinster.ie/news/...ries-confirmed), so he seems to be working his way back Added

[Sureshot]

[FONT=Calibri][B]Comments on NZ Domestic Squads

Thanks, some great feedback in here:

[Spockyt]

Will Smeed is being picked by the AI for Somerset's FC team regularly, in real life he hasn't played a single FC match and doesn't seem close. I don't know if he's one of the randomised youth stats players though. He also seems a touch strong in white ball. Tweaked his ability.

Ben Compton doesn't seem able to reach his prolific run scoring this year, not saying he should be a 100 ave player, but he's closer to a 30 at best ave player in game. His ability is fair in game, he's up there as an English opener.

James Fuller could probably do with a buff with both bat and ball, with bat he's basically only usable as a pinch hitter and with ball entirely useless. I've improved him with the ball, his batting ability is fair.

Joe Root is still getting auto selected as captain over Ben Stokes. Fixed

Jonny Bairstow is getting auto selected as WK over Jos Buttler.

Lewis McManus has been on a loan at Northants all year, so it's probably more realistic to have him in their squad than Hampshire's.

David Willey could probably use a bit of a nerf with the ball in T20's. His ability is fair.

If Tom Prest is a player with set stats rather than randomised, he could use a fair boost to his batting.

If Jamie Atkins is a player with set stats, he could use a fair nerf to his bowling.

Dawid Malan could do with a T20 boost. His ability is fair.

[IGetOutToFullTosses]

James Pattinson has left Renegades Removed

https://www.cricket.com.au/news/jame...gue/2022-06-23

[Lynx54321]

Ed Pollock has been opening in first class matches this season for Worcs. Changed

Josh Baker could be improved a bit with ball as he's played pretty much most games for Worcs.

Worcs also need Mitch Stanley added. Added

George Hill an improvement? Two impressive tons this season. Fair call have improved.

Maybe Matt Revis too who is playing every game in reality for Yorkshire as a bowling all rounder.

Luis Reece has moved to the middle order in first class matches. Didn't bowl as much early season due to injury but the move is to allow him more rest as last season he opened batting and bowling. He'll stay as an opener in FC as he's done it most of his career.

Josh Shaw is playing first class in game but is focusing on being a t20 specialist. Ajeet Dale is only playing white ball in game but has played red ball in real life this season so perhaps a swap.

Wayne Madsen an improvement? He's been back to his best this season. His ability is fair.

Tom Lammonby could be a bit better with the bat. He's very poor in game. His ability is fair when compared against his fairly average record with the bat.

Alex Hughes improved as t20 bowler? Not playing in game but key in real life. You say that, but played 7 out of 12 matches. Bowled 19 overs in those 7 matches, which less overs/match than other bowlers. 4 wickets at 38. Economy isn't too bad, but hardly looks key compared to his team mates.

Mark Watt more economical in t20? He's as good as I've seen this season. His economy is 8.30 this season. Plenty well ahead of him.

Brooke Guest could have batting improved. Been excellent in red and white ball this season. His ability is fair, he needs to maintain his FC form.

Scrimshaw is overrated in first class cricket. He's very much a t20 specialist. Tweaked his AI selection and ability.

Tom Price could be improved with the ball, been pretty good this season.

Ali Orr should be at least aggressive in white ball. Been quite impressive in the Blast. In only 5 innings, not a big enough sample size. Albeit tough to really know given how early he still is in his career.

For Leicestershire I think:

Kimber is slightly overrated and Patel slightly underrated (maybe swap them ability wise). Kimber has been nobbled. Not sure Rishi Patel has done enough professionally to warrant an upgrade.

Ed Barnes plays a fair bit of t20 in game but is a red ball bowler mostly in reality. I've tweaked his white ball selection.

Callum Parkinson could be boosted in white ball bowling and he's maybe just a touch too good in red ball. Tricky, I feel his ability is fair.

Welch should be average or aggressive in limited overs. He's only played a few games in the Blast this season so far after finally putting some bad injuries behind him but he's a powerful hitter of the ball. I feel he and Steel should be batting ability wise similar to where Kimber is now. Steel maybe also aggressive in white ball.

Changed Welch to avg in LO (matches his FC aggression)

Ackermann nudged down a touch. Seems on the wane. He's been nobbled.

Harry Swindells toned down a fair bit with bat. He's been nobbled.

Arron Lilley has only bowled two overs (of filth) in the Blast this season so I think he could go to a part timer rather than all rounder. Also maybe a slight boost in t20 batting. Based on his career, I'm going to leave him as all-rounder for now.

Ben Mike feels about right in first class but he's significantly improved in the Blast this season with bat and bowling economy. Could be very agressive in limited overs too. Tweaked his ability.

I think Lewis Hill should be aggressive in first class where he's scored very quickly this season and last but average in limited overs where he's not particularly quick.

George Rhodes a significant decrease in batting and bowling. A poor player really. Tweaked

I've seen Alex Evans start the game with outrageous ability a couple times, he's disappeared from first team involvement and likely to be released so could be fixed to start with poor ability rather than randomly generated?

[TheOneWhoBlocksFullTosses]

Afghanistan Career- some early notes (after 1.5 seasons)

Zia-ur-Rehman needs to be added to a domestic team. Done

Sayed Shirzad should be LMF rather than LM (has hit 140 before) Changed

Shafiqullah Shinwari should be retired- he was given a 6 year ban in 2020 for match-fixing His ban is in game. Will have a think on retiring him, others have returned to play from bans.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/a...-years-1222415

Karim Janat should be RFM, not RM- he bowls in the low-mid 130s. Same with Nijat Masood. Changed

Wafadar Momand should be RFM/RMF, not RM (he is not that good, but is reasonably quick) Now RMF


On player ability

Afghanistan:

Rashid Khan is quite expensive as a bowler across formats- he is also not an automatic pick in every Afghan side. He should be the first bowler selected without question- he is massively underrated and needs a large bowling upgrade, especially in tests. I've tweaked his AI selection and bowling ability.

Naveen ul Haq is quite poor in game, he needs a bowling upgrade. His ability is fine.

Zubaid Akbari is too good- he has never played an international match and is an instant star. He should still be good, but not world class. I've nobbled his bowling a bit. Whilst his ability in game was good, it's not world class.

Hazratullah Zazai could do with a T20 batting upgrade- his strikerate in game is also lower than in real life. Improved with the bat.

Hashmat Shahidi should probably have his limited overs aggression decreased- his real life strikerate is low because of his limited range of shots.



NZ:

Robert O'Donnell is an automatic pick for NZ in tests and ODIs- maybe a touch overrated? (They have better batsmen than him who are not getting a game). Tweaked his selection AI

Australia:

Mitch Marsh is in the test side ahead of Cameron Green Tweaked



Namibia:

The team selection is quite a long way off- a number of players need significant ability adjustments.

JJ Smit should be an allrounder. He regularly bats at 5-6 Changed

Nicol Loftie Eaton bowls LS, not RF Changed

Also, this may be more difficult, but would it be possible to make associate players available for T20 leagues/as overseas players? Vritya Aravind for example hit 110* against Pakistan in the World T20 and will now disappear from the game until the next T20 World Cup. It would be nice to be able to select players like him who are clearly better than most domestic batsmen.

[adnanm28]

Indian discrepancies:

Mumbai:
Hardik Tamore - He keeps in real life, was recently playing for the injured Aditya Tare in the Ranji Trophy semifinals, he happens to only be a batter in the game. Changed, thanks.
Yashasvi Jaiswal - He's opened in more FC games than he has batted at 3. Needs a tweak from 3 to opener. I can see he's been opening in the recent finals matches.

Saurashtra:
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja: He's a left arm spinner like his namesake Ravindra, he's listed as a LM in the game. Changed
Chirag Jani: He's listed as a batsman in the game, he's actually an all-rounder. He also bowls RM instead of LM. Recently picked 18 wickets in the Bangladesh Fifty Over Competition. Thanks, changed.

[mocja548]

Comments on NZ Domestic Squads

Auckland
O Pringle – Retired
R O’Donnell – RM Bowler
G Phillips – Moved to Otago
R ter Braak – LFM Bowler and not all-rounder
R Harrison – All rounder
S Keene RMF

Done

Canterbury
Matt Boyle – LHB (opener in all formats) and LS bowler added to the squad
I Sodhi – Moved from Northern Districts
A Hazeldine – Moved to Otago
S Davey – All rounder

Done

Central Districts
B Wheeler – Just a bowler
W Clark – All rounder
A Milne – Moved to Wellington
Brett Randell – Moved from Northern Districts
W Young - Opening batsmen in FC and OD

Done

Northern Districts
Time Pringle RHB and SLA (just a bowler) added to the squad Done
S Kuggeleijn – Just a bowler He has a decent record with the bat, will leave as all rounder for now.
J Brown – Not overseas Done
B Randell – Moved to Central Districts Done

Otago
A Hazeldine – Moved from Canterbury
G Phillips – Moved from Auckland
J Cumming – Opener in FC and OD
N Kelly – Moved to Wellington
M Ave – Only a loan player for one match this season so still with Central Districts
M Renwick – Is taking a season off and focusing on his career outside of cricket
B W’reenall – OS Bowler and an opening batsman in T20
J Gibson – RFM bowler and all rounder Generally batting at 9, numbers not great. Not sure he's an all-rounder.
A McKenzie – all rounder Generally batting at 8/9, numbers not great. Not sure he's an all-rounder.

Wellington
F Colson – Retired from domestic cricket
N Kelly – moved from Otago
A Milne – moved from Central Districts
L van Beek – just a bowler
P Younghusband – just a bowler Tricky as he's good in FC, bats at 7/8, averages over 30. Solid record. Weaker with the bat in other formats. I think I will leave as is for now.
J Neesham – hasn’t taken up a contract with Wellington this year

[adnanm28]

He did play for them last season, which is why he's in. Should he just be available in contracts to any team?

That might be the way to go since he was only brought in as a concussion sub for Tanveer Sangha

[Sureshot]

NSW: Riley Ayre is contracted to NSW while he doesn't have a contract in real life.

He did play for them last season, which is why he's in. Should he just be available in contracts to any team?

[Woof7747]

Simulated through 5 seasons with Afghanistan as Test only coach to try and reduce influence as much as possible. Did this twice to check results. And have now played a few seasons as Ireland to get a perspective whilst coaching. On the whole, player development seems improved and the game feels more dynamic

Fionn Hand: A promising bowler and lower order batter IRL, In-Game he has an FC batting average of 50 and a bowling average of 60. Has never bowled in his 10 internationals. Thanks, I've improved with ball and nobbled with bat.

Cormac McLoughlin-Gavin: Not really featuring in domestic Cricket IRL, way overpowered in Game. Has played every single Test Ireland have had and tops the domestic batting averages.

Gareth Delany: Doesn’t bowl much in-game, underwhelming batting record as well. Batting ability is fair. I've improved him with the ball.

Murray Commins: Could do with a slight boost to his One-Day ability I feel his ability is fair.

Matt Ford: Hasn’t bowled in his 60+ internationals when he has historically been a very handy T20 bowler (Although that’s probably a good thing because he blatantly chucks it). His batting record looks about how I’d expect it to. Improved his bowling.

Andrew Balbirnie: IRL is Ireland’s clear second best batter, In-Game is a fringe player right from the Start and never gets selected to play Tests. Improved his AI selection.

Andy McBrine: Should probably be batting top 6 in all formats. Batting 3 in ODI and List A cricket and recently hit 2 tons in a row there in domestic Cricket, game has him down as a OD number 8. His economy seems far higher in game than in real life as well. Improved with bat, improved his accuracy and changed his prefs to no6 for OD/ODI.

Younger batsmen like Nathan McGuire, Tim Tector, James McCollum etc never seem to amount to anything in game, whereas they’ve all been afforded Ireland A opportunities in real life. McCollum's ability is fair in game.

Ross Adair: Destroys top orders with the ball in Game, but IRL he’s a very destructive lower-middle order bat (recently hit 5 sixes in a 22 ball innings), and is pretty part time.

Mark Adair: Has improved his batting IRL recently but the game mostly gets it right, but his bowling record is absolutely disastrous. IRL T20I record has him averaging 16.8 with an economy of 7, in game he’s putting out seasons averaging 30 with an economy over 10. His IRL international numbers are inflated as he's mostly played against Associate teams. His rating in game is fair.

Aniruddha Chore: Dreadful record in game, decent in real life, albeit I’m not sure he’s even Ireland qualified rn. Poor record for Vidarbha, played a few List A games this season, done okay but not really showing anything to warrant a boost yet.

George Dockrell: Never gets picked for Ireland despite being a key batsman IRL. Batting 5/6 in both ODI and T20. Tweaked his selection AI.

Shane Getkate: Bowls more in-Game than he does in real life His ability is fair

Raman Lamba, Bobby Rao, Tim O’Brien, Saqlain Mushtaq and Nantie Hayward are all listed as Irish by nationality in ATG when they only ever played for them domestically. It’s inaccurate and means anyone wanting to use them for their actual teams can’t. Fixed, thanks.

Josh Little: Ireland’s most promising bowler, and probably the best in ODIs already. Has a terrible ODI record in game. Tweaked AI selection, ability is fair.

Craig Young: Leader of the pace attack Irl, doesn’t get picked much at all in game. Tweaked AI selection, ability is fair.

Conor Olphert: The leading talent outside of the national squad and has been rewarded with Ireland A opportunities and a national contract despite debuting less than 2 years ago. Never played a game for Ireland in-game.

Josh Manley: Seems to be the only bowler to play every Test for some reason. His ability seems too high if he’s getting games ahead of Young, Adair, Olphert etc. I also believe his Age is wrong but I can’t find any record online anywhere. Tweaked his AI selection

Stephen Doheny: In game his batting record is dreadful but he plays for Ireland relatively often, which leads me to believe he must be a decent keeper. IRL he’s recently come into a very good run of form and has a pretty good T20 record, but is a bog average keeper I've tweaked Tucker's AI selection.

John Matchett: Decent batter IRL but seems to be OP in game, gets selected for Ireland as early as 2023 despite being absolutely nowhere near right now.

Mitchell Thompson: Seems to become a dominant leg-spinner although I wouldn’t say he’s considered an insane prospect IRL. Needs a slight batting boost as well because he’s an absolute bunny In-Game and he’s batted as high as 6 domestically

Jack Tector: Been in a horrible rut of form for 2 or 3 years now and looks a mile away from the International team, manages to find his way in to the Test team within a couple of years in-game Ability looks fair, slightly surprising he's getting in the team. I've tweaked his AI selection.

Scott Macbeth: has never bowled a ball in-game but is a bit of a part-timer Irl.

Peter Chase: Recently retired from International cricket but still eligible in game Now retired from Int.

Neil Rock: Underwhelming potential for a 21 year old, needs a batting boost IMO because he’s immediately superceded by Doheny in-game which is probably inaccurate. His ability is fair.

Kevin O’brien: Not officially retired from Test Cricket, although he is in-game. Unretired from Test.

Morgan Topping: Batting between 3-6 domestically, not bowling. Looking at his U-19 record, I think all-rounder is fair. I've changed him to that now.

Jared Wilson: Not bowling domestically, batting 3 and performing decently. Changed to middle order bat.

Ruhan Pretorius: Is Ireland eligible IRl. He'll be Irish in next DB update.

Gavin Hoey: Needs a slight potential boost imo. Performing well with bat and ball at the moment.

Matthew Foster: Selected in the Test team almost immediately in second sim although he’s well down the pecking order irl. In the first sim he’s nowhere near the team so something interesting here.

David Rankin, Theo Lawson, James Cameron-Dow, Eddie Richardson, Patrick Tice, should probably be removed. Removed Tice, as he's no longer in Ireland and I get the impression won't be doing pro cricket again.

Cade Carmichael, Joshua Cox, Jack Dickson, Philippus le Roux, Reuben Wilson should perhaps be added. Carmichael and le Roux have been added.