The YP thread

[casperj]

This twirler came through a few weeks ago.

16y3w | 29,924 rating | $1,045 wage (5% discount)
Right hand batsman | Right arm Finger spin
Talents Skilled (Bowling), Natural Leader
Nationality Scotland Scotland

Batting ordinary Endurance average
Bowling average Technique reasonable
Keeping poor Power average
Fielding reasonable

I don't think he's strong enough for an A/R so probably going for straight bowler. What level would he need to be to get into the U20 team, given he's a finger spinner?

[MOD-wmchamps]

Al Khobar Falcons >> Hamish Balfour >> Details
Player Info
16y0w | 27,059 rating | $1,157 wage (5% discount)

Left hand batsman | Right arm Finger spin

Talents Prodigy, Skilled (Technique)
Nationality Scotland Scotland
Form reasonable
Fatigue rested
Experience poor
Captaincy reasonable
Skills Summary
Batsman average
Bowler poor
Keeper poor
Allrounder ordinary
Notes

Skills
Batting reasonable Endurance average
Bowling ordinary Technique poor
Keeping poor Power average
Fielding average

[ddraig]

I had this guy come through a while ago, he's looking fairly useful. I wouldn't normally train power this early, but if you think he'd be useful for the u20s then I'd consider training him a few levels.

Edit: might just be better training him properly and getting him ready for the seniors instead, think he's should be pretty darn good by the time he's 26 or so.

Grasshopper >> Cathal Dalglish >> Details
Player Info
17y0w | 32,636 rating | $1,744 wage (5% discount)

Right hand batsman | Right arm Fast medium

Talents Skilled (Bowling), Gifted (Keeping)
Nationality Scotland Scotland
Form reasonable
Fatigue revived
Experience ordinary
Captaincy capable

Batsman reasonable
Bowler reasonable
Keeper ordinary
Allrounder reasonable

Skills
Batting reasonable Endurance ordinary
Bowling capable Technique reasonable
Keeping ordinary Power poor
Fielding reasonable

[MOD-wmchamps]

I am thinking all-rounder for Hamish Balfour as I feel that he can turn out to be a very good one in my deluxe YA.

[MOD-wmchamps]

I thought about batter but yes the technique gap was too much and I felt that he could become a good allrounder instead.

[Jim]

The way I see it is that he will become a handy youth AR but I reakon he would become a beast of a batsmen with prodigy.
His tech will quickly catch up and without doing the number could be outstanding/out with good fielding at 20

[MOD-wmchamps]

Sounds good, I have him on fielding for now so I can go the batsman route if that will be more beneficial for the U20s.

[ddraig]

I'd personally do bowling technique for a while, then switch between bowling and bowling technique once they've levelled out, it'd be a shame to waste what could be a decent spinner/AR as a batsman (even if he will be a very good batsman). In the meantime he'd probably be ok to play as a batsman in some easier games. Once he's at around a capable level of bowling then I'd switch to fielding to get him up to a similar level, then back to bowling (or maybe allrounder).

I guess it depends where your focus lies though, he may not make the U20s if you choose that method, but I think he'll be a better player in the long run.