Sri Lanka Re-Issue Set

Sri Lanka Re-Issue Set'I. C.' PLAYER CARDS NOW AVAILABLE IN 'OWZAT GAMES FORMAT Some users of 'International Cricket' have asked about the possibility of producing all the Player Cards prior to Set 144, in the much favoured 'Owzat format. The task of re typing something over 2,000 Cards is not undertaken lightly but out of the blue we had a volunteer, Dave Quinton, and with the huge task almost completed it's time to go public. We debated loud and long with Dave about how

The Derby distance is 12 furlongs so a 3-y-o rated at 120 and a BD of 14 - 16 could enter but becasue his BD is 2 furlongs more than the race distance he would not run up to his Rating

This was very much an all round team performance

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6 X D 6 [2 x red

Set 2 1974-1990

1 x Edged Chance

used only at the beginning of each race and providing a slight advantage or disadvantage to those riders known to be good or bad on the grid Race Card were chosen instead of dice as the randomising factor for various reasons

that individual skill factor must be reflected in two separate ways

' is two things in one

The final Squad Value is converted into Batting and Bowling Team Ratings which are cross-referenced with the opponent's Ratings to produce a Team Code for each team which is used in conjunction with both a Wickets-per-Over Chart and a Runs-per-Over Chart when that team bats to produce an innings total

plus adding some 'joining up' commentary

HENRI LECONTE