Cricket Captain 2019 Database Feedback

[ruby23]

Easy or normal mode? The first class game on CC19 is heavily favoured towards very aggressive batsmen like Shaw. The developers deny this but we certainly did not have this issue on CC18. Shaw is admittedly the best of the lot but he is also probably the most promising young batsman in world cricket at the moment.

How does it matter? I have been playing Easy mode as of now... But in any case, the disparity between skills of Kohli & Shaw is unimaginable! Something very wrong with the skill attributes of the database, I've been saying this from the beginning...

[KentLad]

Kent have given a contract to Marcus O'Riordan and he made his T20 debut last week: http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/...er/769529.html

He's an off-spinning all-rounder and has represented the Ireland youth team...but seeing as he was born in Kent he should be down as English in the game.

Added, will be English in-game.

[bryce87]

Shaw has crossed Kohli's record and is Bradmanesque in this game! Definitely something wrong with the player attributes...

Easy or normal mode? The first class game on CC19 is heavily favoured towards very aggressive batsmen like Shaw. The developers deny this but we certainly did not have this issue on CC18. Shaw is admittedly the best of the lot but he is also probably the most promising young batsman in world cricket at the moment.

[ruby23]

Shaw has crossed Kohli's record and is Bradmanesque in this game! Definitely something wrong with the player attributes...

Quoted.

[steelback]

Sussex sign Jason Behrendorff for some T20: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49421585.

Added.

[steelback]

Azharullah (called "Azharullah Azharullah" in the game) in the Pakistan Broadcasting squad is listed as an overseas player - from Italy!

It's a nationality we use for players who aren't qualified, but don't count as overseas. I see he's now back at Northants.

[Hampshire]

Lewis McManus perhaps deserves an aggression boost?

I think this is fair, his SR has really improved lately. Now average.

[bendy]

Chris Rushworth needs an upgrade, taken 55 first class wickets before August at an average of 16 yet can’t take a wicket on the game?

Those are Div 2 wickets, his bowling ability looks about right to me, good, better than average, but not in the top section of English bowlers.

[steelback]

Gloucestershire sign Shannon Gabriel: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49192106.

Added.

Leicestershire's Paul Horton has retired from white-ball cricket: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/48150772.

Will leave as is for now as he played some OD games at the start of the 2019 season.

Derbyshire sign Boyd Rankin for the T20: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49208646. Up to you as to how you model that...

Have added.

[Aussiespinnersfanpage]

Woof7747 Thanks for the feedback! Re Chris Green, he'll stay the same ability-wise as he bats 4 in Grade Cricket and at 6 for NSW in Futures League, he has the potential to be a genuine allrounder. Re Ashton Turner, the only reason he isn't bowling IRL now is due to a series of ongoing shoulder injuries, he's had three surgeries in the past two years. He'll hopefully be back to bowling regularly shortly, so his ability will stay the same for now. I completely agree with you on the other points, and will try to fix those. Thanks again!

[bryce87]

Evin Lewis is a pretty decent seamer in my game. Why?

Doesn't look that good, but have nobbled anyway.

[MateGaming]

Ben Raine is apparently on a 20-over contract with Durham. I don't know if that's correct or not, but the fact that I discovered this while being blasted to all parts by him in the County Championship suggests something is amiss. (He is also on a 20-over contract with Otago, which I believe *is* correct; hence the confusion perhaps.)

Raine has definitely played all formats for Durham this year. Not sure about his contract situation with Otago so can’t clear anything up there.

[steelback]

Ben Raine is apparently on a 20-over contract with Durham. I don't know if that's correct or not, but the fact that I discovered this while being blasted to all parts by him in the County Championship suggests something is amiss. (He is also on a 20-over contract with Otago, which I believe *is* correct; hence the confusion perhaps.)

[steelback]

Agreed. The AI will also be perfectly happy to prepare spinning wickets for itself and then proceed to not pick any specialist spinners...

On the subject of pre-season contracts in the first season, this has been around for a few years now and I've always been in two minds as to whether I like it or not - so I'd maybe like it to be made optional. Sometimes it's nice to be able to fill an obvious gaping hole in your initial squad, but it's also a nice challenge just seeing how much you can do with the hand you've been dealt. And seeing the AI sign up players they'd never go for in reality (and who then barely get a game anyway) always detracts from the realism a bit.

[bryce87]

Warks signed Azharullah and Kent Boyd Rankin and immediately began picking them over players that should be playing.
In Warks case they ommited Jeetan (not injured) for him! For Kent Rankin opened the bowling.

If the pitch conditions indicate very good wear the AI will pretty much dump any spinner that cannot bat in favour of playing four seamers.