Old Release Notes
The latest release notes can be found here.
0.7.0.2
- Slightly easier to score runs with a new ball.
- Slightly easier to score runs from fastest bowling.
- Fix league current matches for first innings scores.
0.7.0.1
- Fix ordering on mini squad on team selection page.
- Don't show exact run rate when it is over 36.
- Show notices at the top of tactics pages more clearly.
- Add option to find current matches.
- Add summary page for league's current matches.
- Add innings highlights commentary.
0.7
- Separate out bowling speed training from bowling training.
- Make it slightly harder to improve a skill when a player is already very good at it.
- Make it slightly easier to improve a skill when a player is not very good at it.
- Ensure nightwatchman comes in in the correct over.
- Add option to enforce the follow on to the basic tactics.
- Format message replies more neatly.
- Make it easier to bowl more accurately at slower speeds.
- Reduce reverse swing for slower seamers.
- Swap swing and reverse swing for slower seamers if reverse swing were higher.
- Ensure innings summary at the end of a session is correct when an innings finishes.
- Allow new ball to be delayed when just one bowler is bowling very well with the old ball.
- Slightly increase the effect of facets of batsman's skill when facing particular types of bowling.
0.6.4.9
- Ensure link to last unread post in a topic that has been read entirely goes to the last post of the last page.
- Ensure a team cannot enter two leagues.
- Add note about automatic processes running later during BST.
- Fix problem selecting team from two different tabs.
- Ensure team doesn't waste batting overs by declaring close to a session break.
- Only check the two current bowlers against the new ball bowlers before deciding whether to take it or not.
- Don't rest bowlers between spells for as long when the new ball is approaching.
- Show which post a post is in reply to in the forums.
- Add direct links for forums posts.
- Format post replies more neatly.
0.6.4.8
- Fix problem picking a team for your next match during your current match.
- Link to the last unread post in a topic from the topic icon.
- Don't allow bids of nothing on a player auction.
0.6.4.7
- Add section about challenges to the user guide.
- Don't automatically end part-time bowler spells after one over if they are bowling well.
- Ensure picking a player twice doesn't cause an application error.
0.6.4.6
- Fix league processing for next run of official leagues.
- Improve new ball bowler choice further.
0.6.4.5
- Show correct page for first session of innings commentary when a match has finished.
- Add a tactical option to not rest new ball bowlers when a certain number of wickets have already been taken in the innings.
- Improve new ball bowler choice.
- Page titles for training pages.
- Allow teams to challenge one another for friendlies.
0.6.4.4
- Add option to view all chances for an innings in commentary.
- Add global ranking to team page.
- Add show my team option to global rankings list.
- Don't add end of innings commentary for incomplete innings at the end of a match.
- Improve feedback messages when selecting, changing or replacing an XI for a match.
- Batsmen never protect others unless they have passed their own level of designated bat runs.
- Protected batsmen bat a little less effectively than they would normally do.
- Fix formatting on list of tokens for commentary submissions.
- Move tactical option to delay declarations so that batsmen can reach milestones to the declaration section of the tactics.
- Prevent screen from scrolling when opening and closing expandable sections of the page.
- Show full commentary for first session of innings or match when they are complete rather than a five over summary.
- Add tactical option for which ball of the over to keep or lose strike for.
- Allow designated batsmen to farm strike but never refuse a single when on offer, just by turning twos and threes into ones and twos.
0.6.4.3
- Fix problem accessing team selection and tactics for the first time when a match has just started.
0.6.4.2
- Reduce impact of player training on matches that start at midnight.
- Formatting on ground honours page.
- Page titles for league pages.
- Fix incorrect number of overs lost between innings at the end of a session.
- Slightly increase likelihood of scoring some runs even when batting defensively.
- Clear players training settings when they are transferred.
- Mini squad on team selection page only shows players picked for a match in progress.
- Show the official league that a feeder is league for on the league details page.
- Show feeder leagues for an official league.
0.6.4.1
- Fix problem with bidding for a player.
0.6.4
- Add feeder leagues for the official leagues.
- Add user guide page for official and feeder leagues.
- Make fewer wicket keepers available in the draft.
- Fix 'tactics selected' message remaining after picking default tactics.
- Prevent double submission of forms.
0.6.3.1
- Don't force people to log in again if they go to the www.cricket-championship.com/.
- Add list of tokens that you can use in commentary submissions.
- Fix updating commentary submissions.
0.6.3
- Add styling for notices at top of page.
- Allow bids for players to be made directly from the player's page.
- Don't send a nightwatchman in on the last day of a match.
- Show who edited a forum post and when.
- Colder conditions make it slightly harder to spin the ball.
- Don't show message to log in each time the home page is visited.
- Allow commentary to be added.
0.6.2
- Add morale to squad pages.
- Fix login input box sizes.
- Only show all competitions statistics for players when they have played in matches in more than one competition.
0.6.1.3
- Fix problem viewing teams at the start of a match.
- Fix problem viewing all innings commentary for an innings that was still in progress.
0.6.1.2
- Improve pagination for all commentary for innings and matches.
- Add note about drag and drop on pick XI pages.
- Format lists correctly in forum posts.
- Add players to transfer market from inactive teams.
- Show most recent team transfers first in list of transfers.
- First text field has focus initially on find pages.
0.6.1.1
- Fix problem with match bowling statistics for players.
0.6.1
- Better caching of team, league and ground records.
- Ensure friendly matches have less effect on team ratings.
- Fix problem sorting transfer market searches when only age has been searched for.
- After editing a forum post, display the post that has been edited.
- Randomise order of fixtures for leagues to try and avoid as many repeated home or away fixtures.
- Increase effect of wearing and cracked pitches particulary as they become considerable worn/cracked.
0.6.0.4
- Fix problem setting default team when a match is in progress.
0.6.0.3
- Fix session by session commentary for matches in progress.
0.6.0.2
- Fix first rating on first page of team ratings.
- Don't show league division in acceptance message when league only has one division.
- Indicate at top of page when batting and/or bowling tactic sets have been used.
- Only rest bowlers for the new ball when the new ball is going to be taken during the current session.
- Add link to latest fixtures on league page.
- When showing all commentary for a match or innings show it session by session.
- Don't show infinite RRR for last over of match.
0.6.0.1
- Fix rating history for teams that have kept same rating.
0.6
- New team rating system.
- Fix problem ordering transfer market by price.
- Add link to current round of matches on league fixtures page.
- Ensure that shot descriptions are specific to a type of bowling where appropriate.
- Add sweep and reverse sweep to shot types.
0.5.0.6
- Fix problem setting tactics for match when no options are specified to extend a bowler's spell.
0.5.0.5
- Fix season ratings for teams.
- Keep track of who has reported forum posts.
- Fix problem with partnerships on wickets-only commentary for an innings.
- Fix problem searching for spinners in the transfer market.
- Fix problem searching for players for some results.
- Add option for bowler to continue a spell when they have bowled a maiden.
- Scroll expanding sections of pages into view when they are expanded.
0.5.0.4
- Link to draft when indicating a draft pick on a players transfers page.
- Add age of the player when transferred to the information about a transfer.
- Don't hide player for sale information in the contract section of the players page.
- Don't show option to sell a player when they cannot be sold.
- Fix players batting/bowling style not being displayed as tooltips on player links.
- Fix field settings not showing from commentary.
- Add ordering options to list of players for sale in transfer market.
- Don't allow players who are playing a match when tranferred to be picked for a match for their new team until their current match finishes.
- Don't allow teams to join a league as a replacement for a team dropping ot unless they have played a few matches.
0.5.0.3
- Show player's names uniquely during a match where possible by adding initials for players with the same surname.
- Fix problem with tactics being duplicated for a match from the default team tactics set.
0.5.0.2
- Fix mini squad ordering for batting and bowling on team selection page.
0.5.0.1
- Show batting and bowling strengths on the squad page and the mini squad in team selection.
- Show squad tables with alternately coloured rows.
- Fix problem with batsman milestones not being recorded when no boundaries were scored.
- Ensure players lose fitness appropriately when bowling and batting.
- Increase effect of players lacking fitness when bowling.
- Slightly increase chance of catches going to gully off seamers.
- Fix problem replacing team with a previous eleven before the team had been picked once.
0.5
- Fix duration on notice saying how long a league will last when applying.
- Add icon to leagues on league applications page for teams.
- Fix caps on spinners bowling speed.
- Show bowlers in ability order when squad page is sorted by bowling type.
- Show batsmen in ability order when squad page is sorted by batting type.
- Fix rating history page for teams who have only played one match.
- Make less effective training due to low morale more random.
- Newly drafted players now train more efficiently.
0.4.1.9
- Award prize money at the end of leagues.
0.4.1.8
- Don't show empty contract box on other teams' players' pages.
- Add graph of team's rating history.
- Show † for wicket keeper rather than +.
- Clear out match commentary older than two seasons at the start of a new season.
- Improve reduction of chance of sixes when batsmen are playing defensively.
- Move older release notes to a separate page.
- Add icon for official leagues.
- Prompt for confirmation when replacing current selection with an eleven from a previous match on the team selection page.
0.4.1.7
- Slight loss of batting ability when batsman is trying to manipulate the strike.
- Slight benefit for spinnings balls spinning away from the batsman. E.g. right-handed off spinner to a left handed batsman.
- Boost players morale at the start of a new season.
- Show all of a players changes in the training report on one line.
- Add date picker to choose league dates when commissioning a league.
- Show more details of a batsman's innings on a separate page.
- Don't show required run rate when scores are level.
- Ensure teams that do not reapply for a league (or who are inactive) are replaced with a similarly ranked new applicant.
- Don't allow inactive teams to join leagues.
- Add sell player option on player page.
- Transfer market link now goes straight to search for player page.
- Ensure earliest setter of records is shown first.
- Ensure individual batting and bowling records are for players who were playing for the team at the time of the record being set.
0.4.1.6
- Tidy fixtures page when a team is playing a match.
- Link to team from training report page.
- Update wording on training report page.
- Add five runs as an option in 'runs before batsman' setting for players in team selection.
- Add send message option to user when displaying a message from the user.
- Less chance of sixes when batsmen are playing less aggressively.
- Ensure invalid login message doesn't carry over to the welcome page after a successful login.
- Fix formatting glitch on team records for competition page.
- Avoid truncated commentary lines.
- Add forum for current league to the main forums page.
0.4.1.5
- Ensure friendlies are set up with system teams correctly.
0.4.1.4
- Fix batsman scores for not out partnerships on innings partnerships page.
- Fix links in training reports, messages and forum posts.
0.4.1.3
- Ensure a bowler isn't kept out of the attack too long for conceding a lot of runs off just a few overs.
- Use least restrictive friendly start times in friendly broker when no times are specified.
- Show session times for completed matches.
- Display partnerships in an innings with contributions from each batsman.
0.4.1.2
- Only show teams on the list of rated teams when they have played 5 matches.
- Show team ratings as provisional when they have played less than 5 matches.
- Increase the effect that groundsmen have when preparing pitches.
- Remove warning that league applications cannot be withdrawn.
- Add application closing date to league applications page.
- Ensure draws are recognised when the team still batting is the third innings and is still behind.
0.4.1.1
- Boost players morale when they transferred.
- Take bowler's rhythm into account when changing bowler.
- Link to team page from team name in squad pages.
- Don't allow players to retire if the team would be left with too few players.
- Less chance of catches in the outfield particularly when teams are batting defensively.
0.4.1.0
- Add player morale.
- Show latest transfers first for players and teams.
0.4.0.4
- Show division for the league a team is playing in.
- Show division for the league on match pages and league pages.
0.4.0.3
- Ensure player fitness is shown correctly in the mini squad view when picking a team.
0.4.0.2
- Add division number to message for being accepted to a league.
- Don't show division number (as one) when a league is accepting applications.
0.4.0.1
- Fix numbering on league applications page.
- Order teams by ranking on league applications page for official leagues.
- Correct text on league applications page.
- Fix formatting error in training reports.
- Don't allow current match to be chosen to replace XI on team selection page.
- Fix problem displaying all competition statistics for players.
0.4
- Fix problem with truncation of commentary lines.
- Fix issue with not including last partnership in a drawn game in the records.
- Add tooltip to indicate why a player's fitness is not available when they are playing in a match.
- Add option to show all records for a team regardless of competition.
- Show aggregated statistics for all competitions on player pages.
- Link to user you are sending a message to.
- Link to player in training reports.
- Link to buying team in message for a player being sold.
- Add option to swap to team-mates from a player's page
- Allow teams to vote to close a league.
- Add team lists for matches.
- Add official Cricket Championship leagues.
0.3
- Allow leagues to be recommissioned with extra divisions.
- Show players' batting and bowling strengths to their manager on player pages.
- Allow elevens from past matches to be set for forthcoming matches.
- Set dates for league applications closing and first match in the future when recommissioning an old league.
- Players playing in matches improve their abilities, especially younger players.
0.2.0.23
- Allow several type of player to be chosen as options in the draft.
- Fix topic icons for locked or sticky topics.
0.2.0.22
- Display medal next to first three teams in league.
- Tidy end of innings commentary.
- Add tactical option to react to batsman's strike rate.
- Make chance of byes more dependent on the quality of the bowling.
- Allow league applications to be withdrawn.
0.2.0.21
- Fix missing partnership commentary and icons.
- Fix ordering problem with league statistics.
- Show score as part of the wickets commentary for an innings.
- Show correct score for commentary pages whilst an innings or match is in progress.
0.2.0.20
- Update amount of fitness lost and recovered for players during matches.
- Fix problem where two over innings break didn't happen when an innings ended in the first over of a session.
- Add links in system generated user messages.
- Show message to confirm pitch preparation has been saved.
- Batsmen become 'designated' when they have scored more runs than the difference between their and their batting partners 'designated bat runs' levels.
- Fix difference in times shown on tooltip for dates.
- Reduce effect of overcast conditions on amount of swing for bowlers.
- Fix problem saving picked XI as default.
- Fix problem showing some records/stats pages.
0.2.0.19
- Notify unsuccessful bidders when a player auction finishes.
- Fix commentary showing batsmen reaching a milestone from extras.
- Add option to show pending league applications for a team.
- Fix problem requesting bowlers in the draft.
- Don't run more runs than required to win a match.
- Fix problem showing league fixtures when matches start between 0:00 and 1:00.
- Tweaks to match engine to make aggressive batting more risky.
- Batsmen lose more 'inness' during session breaks and overnight especially.
0.2.0.18
- Don't award MVP points for a batsman scoring a percentage of a low total.
- Fix bug where friendly requests were being matched regardless of the requested minimum and maximum team ratings.
- Various match engine tweaks:
- making batting a bit more defensive in general
- increasing benefit to batsmen on batting wickets
- making weather generally more sunny
- decrease benefit of fitness for less able batsmen
- increase effect of the weather and ball (both positively and negatively)
- Add tooltip text on match pages showing what kind of bowler/batsman the player is.
- Randomise league fixtures to try and avoid long runs of home or away matches.
0.2.0.17
- Fix page links on ground batting and bowling honours pages.
- Don't show times for matches played at grounds.
- Ensure milestone icons are shown and commented on when the milestone is reached from a dropped or missed catch.
- Update privacy statement to reflect Google Adsense cookie usage.
0.2.0.16
- Fix problem with updating tactics during a game when no tactics have been set.
- Fix paragraph spacing on front page news items.
0.2.0.15
- Show the league that a team is currently playing in on the team page.
- Show the position of the team in their league on the team page.
- Allow league statistics to be restricted to a specific team.
- Allow league statistics to be filtered to specific thresholds.
- Allow team statistics to be filtered to specific thresholds.
- Only show played matches for a ground.
- Fix problem with team rating dropping after a victory against a lower ranked team.
0.2.0.14
- Add link to discuss news items.
- Fix problem where teams would disappear from a completed league when they are accepted into a new league.
0.2.0.13
- Fix problem declaring second innings immediately when no options set.
0.2.0.12
- Tidy up find league options.
- Show minimum and maximum number of teams in league find results.
- Players regain a little fitness during break between innings.
- Go to last page of forum topic after posting.
0.2.0.11
- Fix link to last post in forums for topics with many pages.
- Fix a couple of commentary errors.
0.2.0.10
- Add matches list for grounds.
- Fix problem showing applicants for league with a fixed start time for matches.
- Fix problem applying to leagues with a fixed start time.
0.2.0.9
- Improve page titles for players and teams to make bookmarking easier.
- Add loss of ability for players at the end of a season.
- Added scorecard for entire match.
- Add caching of match pages.
- Add caching of user guide.
- Reduce the number of posts per page in the forums.
- Add link to last post from forum topics.
0.2.0.8
- Fix match fees when a player has an attribute on zero.
- Matches that have finished cannot prevent another match being arranged.
- Fix problem with some tactics not being applied correctly.
0.2.0.7
- Improve end of over in commentary so over summary appears immediately with last ball.
- Add chance icon for close LBW appeals.
- Ensure bowlers are taken off when they are very tired.
- Increase effect of lack of fitness slightly for bowlers and batsmen.
- Tidy sorting on statistics pages.
- Improve error messages on registration page.
- Align league fixtures pages better.
- Tweak short form of team names in title bar.
- Fix problem with bowler's speed causing match fee to be too high.
- Ensure league applications have valid start times.
0.2.0.6
- Show no ball prefix (nb) in commentary when a wicket would have been taken but for the no ball.
- Allow leagues to be recommissioned.
- Fix ordering options on user's commissioned leagues list.
- Fix display of maximum and minimum ratings on league page.
- Don't allow unfit players to train.
0.2.0.5
- Allow player transfers to be reversed (for when users have created multiple accounts).
- Show whether a user is online on the user page.
- Show whether a user is online in user messages from and to fields.
- Fix problem with overwriting default XI with system picked XI.
0.2.0.4
- Fix problem with matches running when a player in default XI has been transferred.
- Fix problem displaying league batting statistics.
0.2.0.3
- Allow draft leagues to be deleted.
- Display when a user has been banned.
- Clear leagues in preparation when their applications closing date is in the past.
0.2.0.2
- Reduce ability of newly drafted players.
- Fix problem with league results showing for incorrect leagues.
- Paginate player statistics lists for leagues and teams.
- Allow settings to be changed on commissioned leagues before they are finalised.
0.2.0.1
- Fix over enthusiastic caching of some team pages.
0.2.0.0
- Set nightwatchmen options correctly for match where no XI has been picked.
- Use single transfer market link in team menu.
- Ensure applications closing date is before first match date for leagues.
0.1.0.22
- Fix RRR in last innings in commentary and on match page.
- Fix double barrelled player surnames wrapping.
- Add date of latest news posts.
- Fix problems with players not being able to be sold when they been auctioned and no-one bid.
- Fix problem with team ratings not being updated when difference between ratings is large.
0.1.0.21
- Prevent teams being accepted to a league when they have a clashing friendly fixture.
- Load default XI for team at start of match if no XI is picked.
- Add more commentary for LBW appeals.
0.1.0.20
- Don't change bowlers too early in the innings after a session break.
- Adjust likelihood of dismissals being catches.
- Don't let winnings team's rating decrease after a match.
- Fix problem with uneditable match tactics.
0.1.0.19
- Feedback when team has been picked or tactics updated.
- Allow default match tactics to be edited.
- Add extra options for second innings declaration.
0.1.0.18
- Fix problem with duplicate tactics.
- Fix problem with innings over tactic not applying in first over of innings.
0.1.0.17
- Show correct left menu for default XI page.
- Fix problem generating training reports for some teams.
0.1.0.16
- Fix problem with default tactics not being applied.
- Fix problem in some browsers updating tactics.
0.1.0.15
- Show player's age and batting type in transfer market listings.
- Refresh commentary pages more often.
- Add new ground background for fielding position displays.
- Fix problem matching team ratings in friendly requests.
- Show in forthcoming matches where a team has been picked.
- Allow default XI for team to be edited.
0.1.0.14
- Fix problem showing all other teams matches as 'in progress'.
- Show commentary in progress ball by ball.
- Save sent messages from users.
- Add note to declaration tactics to indicate which is runs and which is RRR.
- Add searching in transfer market.
0.1.0.13
- Update match engine to reduce run rates.
- Fix problem where league match results were showing before the end of the match.
- Indicate fixtures that are in progress in other team's fixture lists.
- Improve formatting on league fixtures page.
- Improve formatting on team fixtures page.
0.1.0.12
- Add more options when commissioning a league.
- Add list of teams by rating.
- Add forums for leagues
0.1.0.11
- Show forum as read after posting in a topic.
- Fix formatting on ground honours pages.
- Move declaration options to basic interface.
- Allow league commissioner to reapply for their own league.
- Show innings as declared when it has been declared during a break in play.
0.1.0.10
- Fix match engine problem with no nightwatchman being specified.
- Show order of applicants to a league.
- Show commissioner's team in list of league applicants.
- Show when a user is on- or offline.
- Add option to show all online users.
- Reduce effect on MVP and man of the match of scoring percentage of team's total in an innings.
- Indicate on forums which forums and topics have been read or not.
0.1.0.9
- Display current bid for player for sale if the viewing user has made a bid on the player.
- Add list of current bids for your team.
- Add left menu for field settings pages during matches.
- Show home match start times for league applicants.
- Show fitness correctly for players playing in matches on player's page.
- Update forum and topic last posted times when a post has been updated.
- Don't allow earliest time to be after latest time for friendly request.
0.1.0.8
- Fix problem sending notifications at the end of player auctions to the wrong users.
0.1.0.7
- Show how long a league will run for above the apply to league option.
- Show team count correctly for leagues when not all places were filled.
- Remove league invitations when a league starts or is cancelled.
- Allow league invitations to be hidden.
- Improve message when training has not caused any noticeable improvements.
- Make commentary on subcomponents of bowling more likely.
- Use a default run rate for bowling spells when none has been specified.
- Use times specified in friendly broker to check for clashing fixtures rather than start of day.
0.1.0.6
- Allow forums to be locked (News forum specifically).
- Add last poster to list of forums.
- Add note on registration page that your choice of basic or advanced interface can be changed later.
- Fix problem with double registration possible to get twice as many players for your team.
- Describe variable pitch types better for grounds.
- Fix problem setting default pitch type to variable for your ground.
0.1.0.5
- Only show non-rejected applicants to leagues.
- Fix error preventing teams with invites being invited to other leagues.
- Fix error opening new window or tab with some links.
- Add warning note on league application submission about not being able to withdraw an application.
0.1.0.4
- Make user messaging input wider.
- Update some tactics labels and 'go to' widget labelling.
- Add flexible ordering to league finder.
- Fixed contact email address in footers.
- Add note about navigating to different pages when inviting teams to a league.
- Fix problem with not all teams appearing to be invited for a league.
- Fix problem showing player's last match as a match in the future.
- Add forums for promoting leagues and players for sale.
- Focus on text inputs when making forum posts.
- Don't enforce unique league names when the clashing name is for a cancelled league.
- Warn in the friendly broker when there are league applications that may clash with a friendly.
0.1.0.3
- Add some explanatory text on league commissioning page.
- Fix error when no teams are selected to invite to league.
- Add preview option on user messages.
- Fix error with match dates clashing two days after match finishes (should only need 1 rest day).
0.1.0.2
- Fix login boxes flowing over text in Internet Explorer.
- Left justify list of league applicants.
- Don't allow leagues to be commissioned with the first game starting today.
- Send a message to league commissioners when a league is cancelled.
0.1.0.1
- Teams or users that have not finished signing up are not included in search results
- Increase maximum size of user messages.
- Add note saying that user name is visible to all users.
- Don't show commission league link on other users' pages.
0.1.0.0
- Add man of the match to commentary.
- Allow forum posts to be replied to.
- Add home page for logged in user.
- Allow editing of forum posts.
- Ordering of squad by batting and bowling types.
- Add contact email address.
- Add previewing of forum posts.
- Allow invitations to be sent out for leagues.
- User interface type can be chosen during registration.
0.0.6.1
- Allow non-striker to be run out.
- Add link to team's home page to friendly broker and league finder when they have no matches arranged.
- Fewer MVP points are awarded for friendly matches.
- Add icon to send messages to users.
- Fix topic counts in forums.
- Add find user option.
- Add filtering of system or user sent messages in messages list.
- Don't send an application successful message to the commissioner of the league.
- Send a message to commissioners when their league fixtures are generated.
- Add an option on leagues to recommission automatically.
- Add mini squad viewer to pick XI page.
0.0.6
- Add system controlled teams.
- Allow system controlled teams to accept friendly requests.
- Add link to switch to/from basic interface on pick XI page.
- Allow switch to basic interface on tactics page.
- Simplify bowling selection with basic interface.
- Add icon for partnerships in commentary.
- Add tooltip showing time difference to date and time displays through the game.
- Choice of bowlers is affected by their economy rate compared to the bowling aggression.
- Update man of the match calculations.
- Add MVPs for leagues.
0.0.5.8
- Add career statistics for teams.
0.0.5.7
- Allow sorting of user messages.
- Allow user messages to be replied to.
- Bidirectional sorting of team and league statistics.
- Allow training settings to be specified for the whole team.
- Add dragging and dropping of players in selection screen.
0.0.5.6
- Add user to user messaging.
- Add tactical option for extending a bowler's spell after a chance or wicket.
0.0.5.5
- Players can now be moved down the order as well as up when modifying the batting order during a match.
- Add teams to find results for players.
- Bring field up to prevent a single when only one run is required to win.
- Commissioner's team gets priority when processing league applications.
- Allow competition type to be chosen for commissioned leagues.
- More detailed results when finding leagues.
- League commissioners can reject applications to their league.
- Reverse swing only happens as a ball ages rather than being possible with a relatively new ball.
- Added terms and conditions and privacy policy.
- Team ratings are affected less by results of friendly matches.
- Allow player training to be set from the player's page.
- Add icons for sticky and locked forum topics.
- Show sticky topics first in a forum.
- Home match time for a league defaults to 11:00.
- Time range for a friendly request defaults to 10:00 to 12:00.
- Show pick XI and tactics links on pitch and weather page when your team is playing.
0.0.5.4
- Show on the league page when you have applied for a league.
- Players retire when they are released from their contracts.
- Show the date that players retired.
- Add tactical option to prevent players from getting a single to keep or lose the strike.
- Add player search.
0.0.5.3
- Add icons to commentary for batsman milestones.
- Main logo now links to home page.
- No score summary on last over of an innings.
- Only show players in opposing team that are players when modifying tactics specifying opposition players.
- Squad table can now be sorted up or down for sortable attributes.
- Allow users to commission their own leagues.
- Show the fitness of players involved in a match when they are off the field.
- No balls are bowled less frequently by spinners and medium pace bowlers.
- Retired players are recorded as having played for their last team.
- Show other teams looking for friendlies even when you have made a request for a friendly.
- You can set the default type of pitch for your home ground.
0.0.5.2
- Tidy up styling on tactics pages.
- Show session correctly at start of sessions.
- Add tactical option for targetting batsmen by position in the batting order.
0.0.5.1
- Add league results for teams.
- Update user guide.
0.0.5
- Major restyling.
- Add descriptions of competions.
- Show required run rate as <1.00 when it drops below 1.
- Display no batting or bowling honours correctly on ground pages.
- Show users own players in list of players to buy.
- Send message to winning bidder and seller when a player auction finishes.
0.0.4.14
- Show potential friendly matches in friendly broker.
- Show abbreviated score in page title for commentary pages.
- Add non-striker to commentary.
- Pitches degrade more realistically.
- Show current session on weather forecasts.
- Show required run rate for fourth innings.
- Pitches wear more when faster bowlers are bowling.
- Players tire quicker in hot and humid conditions.
- Batsmen can cross when the batsman on strike is out caught.
0.0.4.13
- Fitness plays less of a part in bowling effectiveness except when player is very tired.
0.0.4.12
- Don't protect openers with a nightwatchman.
- Show abbreviated score in page title for match and innings pages.
- Bowlers are more likely to win a man of the match award than before.
0.0.4.11
- Add overs to fall of wickets in innings scorecard.
0.0.4.10
- Update commentary authoring guide.
- When picking team or tactics you can now go to the match as an option.
- You can see the weather and final pitch state for a completed match.
- Show start time for forthcoming matches.
- Show more information about runs scored in an over in commentary.
0.0.4.9
- Added adverts.
- Updated match engine.
- Describe aspects of a delivery more accurately (i.e. spin, swing, seam etc).
- Increase likelihood of byes.
0.0.4.8
- Fix problem with designated batsmen not keeping the strike when tactics say they should.
0.0.4.7
- Players do not lose skills when training.
- Ensure all players train correctly.
- Added economy rate and extras for bowlers on scorecard.
- Added strike rate for batsmen on scorecard.
0.0.4.6
- Bug fixes.
- Increase chances of fielders taking catches and making stumpings.
- Changes to match engine to ensure that more chances occur when teams are batting aggressively than when they are batting defensively.
- Increase chances of run outs.
0.0.4.5
- Show default tactic sets on team tactics page.
- Add graphical representations of field settings.
0.0.4.4
- Formatting on user guide and login pages.
- Fix draft display.
- Friendlies are created at the mid-point of the earliest and latest start times.
- You can save default tactical options for your team.
- Indicate that a player was a founding member of the team if they have not been transferred.
0.0.4.3
- Nightwatchmen are always designated batsmen.
- Nightwatchmen bat more defensively.
- Styling changes.
0.0.4.2
- Fix commentary for when a run is turned down to protect batsmen from the strike.
- Add weather for all sessions of the match with forecasts.
- Sort out summer time issues.
0.0.4.1
- Add timings of automated processes to user guide.
- Ensure GMT is used throughout application.
0.0.4
- Youth player draft added.
- Added forums.
- Teams whose users have not logged in for a while will not train.
- Add nightwatchman.
- Show when a player was drafted.
- Allow players to be released/fired from a team.
- Add minutes batted for batsmen.
- Don't show pitch and weather for a match more than two days in advance.
- Allow pitches to be prepared for home matches.
0.0.3.14
- You can change your batting order during a match.
- Partnership records are available for teams, grounds and leagues for future matches (doesn't include old matches).
- Add commentary options to show whether ball has seamed, swung, reverse swung, spun, been well flighted or been a googly/doosra.
- Add more commentary.
0.0.3.13
- Tidy some commentary.
- Fix problem whereby dot balls were always considered as being hit.
- Capitalise commentary correctly.
0.0.3.12
- Fix problem with player debuts and last matches showing incorrectly.
- Show no records properly in records pages.
- Add no balls to scorebook notation.
- Added more commentary
0.0.3.11
- Link to batsman and bowler in ball commentary.
- Improved records formatting.
- Added date for records.
- Add default tactics for all teams if no tactics are specified.
- Add more detailed team accounts.
- Don't allow a player to be retransferred until 50 days after last transfer.
- Add gate receipts and player match fees.
- Don't display updated team ratings until after the match.
- Make start date option clearer in friendly broker.
0.0.3.10
- Fix league bowling statistics ordering links.
0.0.3.9
- Fix problem paging batting and bowling honours boards.
- Honours boards show latest achievements first.
- More dropped catch commentary.
- Add scorebook notation for deliveries in commentary.
0.0.3.8
- Add link to change interface type from tactics page.
- Move dropped catch commentary.
- Fix team records.
0.0.3.7
- Add link to ground in menu.
- Add link to team records in menu.
- Fix problem showing records when matches were in progress.
0.0.3.6
- Fix match commentary (wasn't showing).
0.0.3.5
- Match and innings events are now called 'notes'.
- Increase width of match notes to reduce chance of batsmen names wrapping.
- Fix problem with aggression dropping to zero.
- Add more dropped catches commentary.
0.0.3.4
- Add statistics for leagues.
- Add records for leagues.
- No balls that would have been a wicket no longer appear in wickets-only commentary.
- Add tactical option for how far away the end of a session is.
- Add option in training to determine whether whole squad trains the day before a match.
- Tidy team names in league table.
- Tidy find leagues page.
0.0.3.3
- Only show messages link on team page for user's team.
- Add ground records.
- Add honours boards for grounds.
- Add team records.
- Display players' debuts and last matches for competitions.
- Link to the match in which a player got his highest score or best figures.
- Redirect to intended destination if a user is forced to login.
- Add simplified interface with less tactical options.
- Add header on all pages.
- Simplify commentary paging (now only has standard view and 'all' view).
- Add bowlers rhythm to match engine.
- Allow the taking of the new ball to be deferred.
- Fix typo in commentary for new ball being taken.
- Add tactics for designated and non-designated batsmen.
- Fixed bug causing pitches to crack too easily.
- Display weather and pitch conditions correctly rather than just for the end of the session.
- Add boundaries only view of commentary for innings.
0.0.3.2
- Fix error when declaring before a session starts.
- Make commentary more compact.
- Use only page numbers for commentary pages.
- Add batting and bowling points for first innings in league matches.
- Show results of completed matches on league fixtures page.
- Fix problem with drawn matches losing their result information.
- Don't show league link for teams that are not in a league.
- Add options to pick eleven and tactics pages to go to other pages.
- Add user messaging.
- Generate user messages when league applications are accepted or rejected.
- Add friendly broker to replace challenge proposals.
0.0.3.1
- Fix problem navigating to league for a team that are not entered in a league.
0.0.3
- Rewrite of commentary engine.
- Sort players by name in specific player tactic selectors.
- Slightly reduce effect of pace for seam bowlers.
- Add display of innings wickets to commentary options.
- Add field settings page.
- Players on the winnings team are more likely to be made man of the match.
- Add team ratings.
- Add leagues.
- Add first class competition.
0.0.2.10
- Reduce the brittleness of tail-enders' batting.
- Add tactics to target specific opposing players.
0.0.2.9
- Add more flexible description of catches in the commentary.
- Add commentary authoring guide.
- User menu option now links to the user's details.
- Show release notes with site menu.
0.0.2.8
- Fix teething problems with emailing.
0.0.2.7
- Use emailed confirmation code when registering a new user.
- Add forgotten email functionality.
- Validate format of email when registering a user.
- Allow training to be cancelled for players that are not fully fit.
- Add labels on pages of results.
- Refer to slip without number when there is only one.
- Add DTD for commentary content.
0.0.2.6
- Tidy display of team name in player view.
- Tidy display of player names in commentary.
- Tidy display of match conditions.
- Add tooltip help on match conditions page.
- Bowl selected bowlers in preference to non-selected even when the non-selected bowlers are better.
- Fix typo in commentary when a bowler has only bowled one over in a spell.
- Show proper error messages on pick XI page.
0.0.2.5
- Tidied player and squad pages.
- Tidied sell player page.
- Tidied match page.
0.0.2.4
- Add option to delay declaration if batsmen are nearing a milestone.
- Add more commentary for bowled and caught behind dismissals.
- Add more commentary for fours.
0.0.2.3
- Add run commentary after a dropped or missed slip catch.
- Fix link to team on transfer page when there are no transfers.
- Fix bug reducing effectiveness of seam bowling.
- Add more sophisticated commentary for fours.
0.0.2.2
- Don't commentate on a hurried run when the run was refused to protect the strike.
- More changes to the bowler choice logic to spread bowling load more.
- Don't show partnership and innings state summaries at the end of an over that is the last in the innings.
- Add show user page.
- Add player buying and selling.
- Add commentary option links to bottom of commentary page.
- Make weather conditions affect changes in the pitch.
0.0.2.1
- Allow more than one close catcher.
- Fit field description for spinners into icon tooltip.
- Fix problem with commentary jumping when first innings link is clicked.
- Add link to match from innings commentary page.
0.0.2
- Add improved icons for commentary.
- Add team tactics.
- Allow team tactics to be applied to match tactics.
0.0.1.9
- Share bowling load more between bowlers.
- Remove warning message from training and tactics pages when you navigate away from them.
0.0.1.8
- Add slight advantage for the home team.
- Add innings batting and bowling summaries on match page.
- Add icon for wicket chances in commentary.
- Add icons for boundaries in commentary.
0.0.1.7
- Fix pluralisation in score descriptions.
- Add descriptions of pitch and weather conditions.
- Only allow fixtures to be proposed up to a week in advance.
- Don't change bowlers after a new ball when the existing bowler is the second choice new-ball bowler.
- Team run rate tactics only take effect after 10 overs.
- Add links to bowlers and batsmen in commentary.
- Add links to innings in commentary.
- Add icon for wickets in commentary.
0.0.1.6
- Add description of fielding commentary (as tooltip of image).
0.0.1.5
- Don't train players that are selected to play in a match that starts within 12 hours.
- Add change password option.
- Add change email option.
- Restyle commentary.
- Remove commentary on the field and changes in the field.
- Pitch and weather conditions now use the same page.
0.0.1.4
- Add batsmen scores to end of over commentary.
- Show wicket maidens in commentary when more than one wicket is taken.
- Show byes and leg-byes as runs in a maiden in commentary.
- Players with no wickets now appear at bottom of bowling statistics when sorted by average or strike rate.
- Add partnership and scores state to end of over commentary.
- Add batsman's score to commentary for a dismissal.
- Increase size of pages for commentary.
0.0.1.3
- Link to man of match from match page.
- Add verbose descriptions of player batting and bowling on player page.
- Use smaller font on commentary pages.
- Add sorting on team statistics pages.
- Add a weekly training report.
- Commentate on the field and changes in the field.
0.0.1.2
- Increase fitness loss when training.
- Remove training link from non-managed team page.
- Players train at a different rate depending on their age.
- Older players lose abilities as they age.
- Don't show fall of wicket for an innings when no wickets have fallen.
- Show full players names in list of players yet to bat.
- Share bowling more - especially when a bowler hasn't bowled or has bowled well.
0.0.1
- Add screen for setting training options for players.
- Add training processing.
0.0.0.20
- Add link to match from Select XI and Tactics pages.
- Add statistics link to Squad menu.
- Fix problem with batsman being able to score 5 runs.
- Fix problem with innings title showing score 3 overs old.
- Only show bowlers in bowling statistics.
0.0.0.19
- Fix problem with fielders being in two positions at the same time.
- Fix problem with match not displaying result straight away at the end of the match.
- Fix problem with ten wicket matches for bowlers not being added to the stats.
- Commentate on when a team is asked to follow on.
- Enforcing the follow on is now an option in the tactics.
- Designated batsmen can opt to try and keep the strike when batting with non-designated batsmen.
- Additional tactics to decide when a batter becomes a batsman (i.e. no longer needs protecting from the strike).
- Add batsmen yet to (or who didn't) bat in an innings.
- Only show innings current partnership when the innings is still in progress.
- Add number of new fixture proposals to team page.
- Add team statistics pages.
0.0.0.18
- Add commentary for 'dismissals' on no balls.
- Add commentary for run outs.
- Fix back to front commentary problem.
0.0.0.17
- Add commentary for wicket keeper catches.
- Fix problem with match state showing incorrectly at the end of the day.
- Show commentary from the start of a completed match/innings.
- Show commentary as if in progress for a few minutes after match/innings ends.
- Show caught and bowled correctly in the commentary.
- Add commentary for run out opportunities.
- Add favicon.
0.0.0.16
- Add commentary for close catches.
- Add maximum of 4 close catchers for spinners.
- Ensure gully fielder doesn't also field in the outfield.
- Add results to played matches list.
- Tidy fixture lists.
- Ensure bowlers rest for a few overs after a spell.
- Fielders, captain and wicket keeper lose fitness when fielding.
- Bowlers get tired whilst bowling but recover a little when they are not bowling.
0.0.0.15
- Reduce chance of byes.
- More chance of slip catches going to 1st/2nd.
- Fix bug showing fitness between 1 and 1000.
- Fix bug with fielders in incorrect order (was placing worst catchers in slips).
0.0.0.14
- Add default team selection.
- Add more detailed page titles for innings in progress.
- Added man of the match awards.
- Best fielders now field in catching positions.
0.0.0.13
- Add end of over summary to commentary.
0.0.0.12
- Increase overs per session to 34.
- Commentate on batsmen passing innings milestones.
- Restrict start time of matches to 15 minute intervals.
- Identify spin bowlers as off spin or leg spin.
- Chances from spinners cannot go to 3rd or 4th slip or gully.
- Add stumping dismissal.
- Moved to fastcgi for deployment.
- Removed /rails prefix for URLs.
0.0.0.11
- Show in-progress commentary for 5 minutes after close of innings/match.
- Restrict start time of matches to 5 minute intervals.
- Captain and wicket keeper identified in players for team for match.
- Less chance of catches going to hand in the outfield when there are more close catchers.
- Add friendly (4 day) competition.
- Add player statistics.
0.0.0.10
- Add tooltip help on tactics page.
- Add html for commentary.
0.0.0.9
- Check for a change of bowling when a new ball is taken so that the most appropriate bowlers bowl with the new ball.
- Add more detail to commentary.
- Fix problem editing XI for match in progress.
- Tidy commentary pages.
- Allow fixture proposals to be deleted by the proposer.
- Don't allow ordering of squad of non-managed teams.
0.0.0.8
- Automatically refresh pages for current innings, matches and commentary.
- Commentary for current innings and match starts with the latest commentary.
0.0.0.7
- Prevent errors in tactics stopping match resolution.
- Allow fractional numbers in spell run rate.
- Allow fractional numbers in tactics comparison fields.
- Improve error handling when proposing, and accepting proposed, fixtures.
- Fix problem with unplayable fast bowlers.
- Don't allow toss call and decision to be changed when modifying tactics.
- Don't allow player selection to be changed when modifying tactics.
0.0.0.6
- Redesign innings page.
- Add random pitches and weather.
- Add commentary link from innings views.
- Show partial overs on match and innings pages.
- Add options on commentary for the amount to view.
- Show bowlers in the order they started bowling on innings page.
- Add home and away teams.
- Add grounds for teams.
0.0.0.5
- Add (very) basic commentary to match page.
- Fix team selection screen (wasn't allowing players to be moved in batting order).
- Add titles on innings and match pages.
- Fix problem with matches being abandonded in the final session.
- Ensure end of match is displayed correctly.
0.0.0.4
- Change application colours.
- Don't show fitness levels for players playing in matches.
- Update players' fitness periodically.
0.0.0.3
- Hide fixture proposal links for non-managed teams.
- Show less detailed view of players for non-managed teams.
- Add ordering options on squad table.
- Improve date formatting.
- Show fixtures proposed by your team as well as proposed to.
- Add match times display to match page.
- Add separate tactics page for match tactics.
- Add score difference summary to match page and innings page for second and subsequent innings.
0.0.0.2
- Added last logged in and joined on dates to user information.
- Removed team link from innings summary on match page.
- Added list of players for each team on match page.
- Added escaping of html for team names.