From The Pavilion

"Road to World Cup" Storyline

"Can Netherlands qualify for the World Cup?"

The concern is rising, We are lacking fasties. Help Dutch shine!

Recruit best highest overall rating fast or fast medium per week and get one month membership!

post your recruits here!

Unfortunately nothing special today. Ended up getting rid of him

Maurice van Heeswijk >> Details
Player Info
16y0w | 17,033 rating | $500 wage (5% discount)

Left hand batsman | Right arm Fast medium

Talents Prodigy
Nationality Netherlands Netherlands
Skills Summary
Batsman dreadful
Bowler poor
Keeper dreadful
Allrounder dreadful
Skills
Batting dreadful Endurance ordinary
Bowling poor Technique ordinary
Keeping poor Power dreadful
Fielding poor

Alas, I spent the past season trying to recruit a fast bowler and, apart from one modest medium pacer, every one of them was a dud! I switched to "general" this week and pulled a prodigy batter though ...

How convenient.. my affiliate The Mighty Vans are focused on only pulling dutch recruits

https://fromthepavilion.org/player.htm?playerId=2803618

Launceston Lions >> Bob van Heeswijk >> Details
Player Info

16y0w | 21.981 rating | 789 $ wage (5 % discount)

Left hand batsman | Right arm Fast
Talents Gifted (Keeping), Skilled (Bowling)
Nationality Netherlands Netherlands
Form reasonable
Fatigue rested
Experience poor
Captaincy dreadful
Skills Summary
Batsman poor
Bowler ordinary
Keeper poor
Allrounder poor

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

How's this for the height of futility? Not only is he not a fast/fast-medium bowler, I've never seen a lower-rated player in my career (and I've been playing FTP since season 12!) The saving grace, if you could call it that, is the talent(s). But sorry, he's gotta retire.

The Shrill Otters >> Tim Braafheid >> Details
Player Info

16y0w | 8,402 rating | $500 wage (0% discount)

Right hand batsman | Right arm Medium
Talents Gifted (Bowling), Yorker
Nationality Netherlands Netherlands
Form reasonable
Fatigue rested
Experience dreadful
Captaincy reliable
Skills Summary
Batsman atrocious
Bowler dreadful
Keeper atrocious
Allrounder atrocious

Notes
Skills
Batting atrocious Endurance atrocious
Bowling poor Technique dreadful
Keeping atrocious Power atrocious
Fielding dreadful

Carlton Blues CC >> 70. Hein Paauwe >> Details
Player Info
16y0w | 24,245 rating | $1,032 wage (5% discount)

Right hand batsman | Right arm Fast medium

Talents Seam Specialist
Nationality Netherlands Netherlands
Form reasonable
Fatigue rested
Experience poor
Captaincy reasonable
Skills Summary
Batsman poor
Bowler ordinary
Keeper poor
Allrounder ordinary
Notes

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

By no means a superstar, but could be a decent player with "Prodigy" talent

Gazza Lyon's XI >> Jacques van Amsterdam >> Details
Player Info
16y0w | 15,224 rating | $664 wage (5% discount)

Left hand batsman | Right arm Fast medium

Talents Opener, Prodigy
Nationality Netherlands Netherlands
Form reasonable
Fatigue rested
Experience dreadful
Captaincy reasonable
Skills Summary
Batsman dreadful
Bowler ordinary
Keeper atrocious
Allrounder poor
Notes

Skills
Batting atrocious Endurance dreadful
Bowling ordinary Technique ordinary
Keeping atrocious Power ordinary
Fielding dreadful

Pretty forgettable ...

Launceston Lions >> Jacob Wijnaldum >> Details
Player Info

16y0w | 15.368 rating | 500 $ wage (4,5 % discount)

Right hand batsman | Right arm Fast medium
Talents Prodigy
Nationality Netherlands Netherlands
Form reasonable
Fatigue rested
Experience atrocious
Captaincy average
Skills Summary
Batsman dreadful
Bowler dreadful
Keeper dreadful
Allrounder dreadful

Notes
Skills
Batting atrocious Endurance atrocious
Bowling dreadful Technique ordinary
Keeping dreadful Power ordinary
Fielding ordinary

since we didn't have much participation, for last four weeks,
Sockit will be awarded with 1 month membership, for 2nd
CricketGodmate will be awarded with 2 month membership for 1st and 3rd week
and
Cyril will be awarded with 1 month membership.
I will distribute the prize tomorrow!

Abeeshake002 wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 03, 2026 10:49 am

since we didn't have much participation, for last four weeks,
Sockit will be awarded with 1 month membership, for 2nd
CricketGodmate will be awarded with 2 month membership for 1st and 3rd week
and
Cyril will be awarded with 1 month membership.
I will distribute the prize tomorrow!

All memberships have been added to their respective accounts.
Cheers!

Thanks for organizing this comp Abee, cheers for the membership!
It's a shame we couldn't get any more future Fasties, but fingers crossed we can get some coming through this season