 			  Cricket Masters Dox     


Player Information

Type Can Be Batsman, Bowler, All Rounder Or Wicket Keeper. Bowling Can Be Fast, 
Medium Or Spin. Handed Can Be Left Or Right. Special There Are A Variety Of 
Special Talents For Some Players. These Can Be :- Captain Experience, Timing, 
Accuracy, Catching, Opener, Consistent Or Genuine Pace. Bat No. Is The Batting 
Order Number. Status Shows The Player Status. In Team, Injured Will Be Followed
By The Number Of Games That The Player Is Not Available For. If You Employ A 
Physio Recover Will Be More Rapid. B/Skill Represents The Bowler Skill Rating. 
The Playing Attributes Stamina, Batting, Speed, Stopping, Catching, Throwing 
B/Skill Will Vary In Value From 1 To 10, 10 Being The Highest Rating. These 
Numbers Effect The Way Each Individual Will Perform In The Simulated Games. 
Upon Starting A New Game You Have 16 Players In Your Squad, Your Allowed A 
Maximum Of 18. 

Buy Player

This Screen Used To Display Players For Sale Is Identical To The Select 
Listing. If You Want To Make A Bid On A Player Just Place The Mouse Pointer 
Over The Player You Want To Make An Offer On And Click With Left Mouse Button. 
When You Do This The Following Screen Will Appear. 

Note:Decrease Using The Left Sided Chevrons. 

Once You Have Set Your Offer To The Player And Club Click The Right Mouse. You 
Will Then Be Immediately Informed If Your Bid Has Been Accepted Or Rejected. A
Brief Reply From The Team Or Player Will Tell You Who Was Unhappy. The Team 
Will Obviously Want The Players Value But You Might Be Able To Knock Them Down
. You Can Cancel A Bid, At Any Time, By Entering An Offer Of 0. Repeating Your 
Bid To The Same Player Who Constantly Rejects It Because It Is Too Low Will 
Soon Get Frustrated Or Annoyed At You Wasting Your Their Time And You May 
Not Be Allowed To Bid For Them In Future. 

End Of Season Player Contract Re-Negotiation

At The End Of The Season Any Players Contracts Which Have Run Out Will Have 
To Be Re-Negotiated. The Player Will Ask For A Contract Length Plus A Slight 
Increase On His Basic Wage. You Will Be Prompted To Use This Screen Again For
Entering Your Offer To Your Own Players. If The Player Rejects Your Offer He 
May Revise His Demands. You Can Try And Bargain With The Player To Knock His 
Wages Etc. Down But You Only Have Four Attempts To Make An Agreement. If You 
Fail To Agree, You Have To Accept The Players Last Proposal. 

Sell Player

Very Similar To Team Select But Clicking On Any Player Will Leave A Red 'S' 
After His Name, Meaning He Is For Sale. Any Teams Interested In Buying Players
For Sale Will Do So After The Weekly Match Results. If You Reject An Offer It 
May Be Increased But Then Again It Might Be Withdrawn Altogether. 

Fielding Tactic

Normal Will Restrict Runs And Also Take Wickets

Attack Is More Likely To Take Wickets But Also Leaves Plenty Of Gaps In The 
Field To Score Runs. 

Defend The Object Of Defend Is To Restrict As Many Runs As Possible. Each 
Setting Has Its Own Strengths And Weaknesses. It'S Up To You To Discover What 
They Are And When Best To Deploy Each Setting. Field Settings Can Be Changed At
Any Time During A Match By Holding Down The Left Mouse Button When Your Team 
Is Fielding. 

Bat Avg (Bating Averages). 

A List Of All Your Players Ratings In The Squad. They Are Displayed In The 
Following Order:- Name, Inn = Innings, Nout = Not Outs, Runs, Avg =Average. 

Bowl Avg (Bowling Averages). 

All Bowling Averages Are Displayed In The Following Order:-Name, Oz =Overs, Mdn
= Maidens, Run = Runs, Wkt=Wickets, Avg = Average. 

Sponser. 

After A Few Games Your Team Will Be Offered A Sponsorship Deal, How Much You 
Are Offered Depends On Your Current League Position. Click On Yes To Accept 
Sponsorship Or No To Reject In The Hope That They Might Offer You A Better 
Deal , They Might Also Decide Not To Sponsor You At All. 

Sponsor Info. 

This Tells You Who Your Sponser If You Have One, How Much They Are Paying You 
Also How Long The Sponsorship Lasts. 

Stats. 
Batting

Displays Table Of Leagues Leading Run Scorers In Following Order:-Name, Team, 
Runs Scored. 

Bowling

Displays Table Of Leagues Leading Wicket Takers In Following Order
Name, Team, Wickets Taken. 

Records

Keeps Information On The Following Highest Individual Innings, Best Bowling
Figures, Highest Team Score, Lowest Team Score. 

Games. 
Fixtures

Shows All The Next League Matches. 

Cup Draw

Show All Cup Compotition Fixtures There Are Four Cup Competitions. Benson &
Hedges Cup, Nat West Trophy, Gillette Cup, John Player Cup. 

Cup Bonuses

Final Winner = 26, 500	 Final Loser = 13, 000

Semi Final Loser = 6, 500	Quarter Final Loser = 3, 250

The Gillette & John Player Cups No Longer Exist But I Decided To Put Them
In Any Way. Cup Games Can Be A Big Money Spinner, You Can Get Plenty Of Money
From High Attendances, Especially If You Are High Up In The League. 

Table

Show The League Table In The Following Order:- Team, Played, Won, Lost, Tied, No
Result, Points, Away Win. 

Points System. 

4 Points For  A Win. 2 Points For A Draw. 2 Points For Match Played Off. The
Team With The Most Points Will Win The League Unless Two Or More Teams Have
Equal Points Then The Team With The Most Away Wins Will Be Top. 

Results. 

Show The Last Set Of League Match Results. 

History

Show All League And Cup Winners For The Last Four Seasons. 

Printer. 

The Following Can Be Printed By Just Clicking On The Appropriate Title From
This Menu. Make Sure Your Printer Is On Line First Otherwise A Crash Is
Likely. 

Team

All Team Attributes Name, Age, Wage, Skills Etc. 

Table

The League Table. 

Top Bat & Bowl

Top Batsman And Bowlers Tables. 

Fixtures

Next League Fixtures. 

Bat & Bowl Avg

All Batting And Bowling Averages Of Your Current Squad. 

Results

Last League Game Results. 

Next. 

This Option Will Take You Into The Actual Match. First Of All You Will Be
Shown The Team Line Ups Plus The Match Umpires. 

The Toss. 

Click On Heads Or Tails. If You Win The Toss You Will Be Given The Option To
Bat Or Field First, Just Click On The One You Prefer. If You Lose The
Opposing Team Will Decide What To Do. Winning The Toss Can Give Your Team A
Advantage. If Pitch Conditions And Weather Are Good It'S A Good Idea To Bat
First And Put Pressure On Your Opponents By Achieving A Big Score. If Pitch
Conditions Are Poor And There Is Plenty Of Cloud Cover Then It'S Best To
Field First As The Pitch Is Ideal For Bowling On. There Are Many Variations
Of Weather Witch Effect Batting And Bowling It'S Up To You To Use Them To
Your Advantage. Sometimes A Match Might Be Rained Off In This Case Each Team
Will Be Given 2 Points. 

Match Highlights. 

Unless You Have Selected Results Only (See Options), You Will See Your Teams
Game Highlights When They Are Batting And Bowling. 

Batting Tactics

You Can Use One Of Three Diffrent Tactics To Take Advantage Of The Current
Situation. 

Press 1 For Normal. Play Defensive To Most Good Balls And Try To Punish A
Bad Ball. 

Press 2 For Attack. Try To Attack Every Ball To Gain The Maximum Number Of
Runs, . There Is A High Risk Of Losing Wickets. 

Press 3 For Defend. Block Every Good Ball And Very Occasionally Attack A Bad
Ball. 

Fielding Tactics

If Your Team Is Fielding You Have A Certain Tactics That Can Be
Used. Holding Down The Left Mouse Button Will Bring Up The Field Settings
Selection Screen. More Details Can Be Found In The Field Setting Section. 

Automatic Tactics

If You Want You Can Set Tactics To Automatic And Just Watch The Match The
Computer Will Take Control Of Yourk Team (See Options)

After The Game

Once The Game Has Come To An End The Games Batting And Bowling Figures Will
Be Displayed. After That All Other League Matches Will Then Be
Displayed. Each Match Is Played Out Fully, Every Ball From Every Over Is
Bowled, It Takes About Four Seconds For Each Game. While One Match Is
Displayed The Next Match Is Played And Displayed Once The Calculations Have
Been Completed. After All Results Have Been Shown Your Current Financial
Status Will Be Shown In The Following Format Name, Team, Previous
Balance, Gate Income, Wages, Final Balance, Attendance And Bonus. 

End Of Season. 

At The End Of The Season A Roll Of Honor Will Be Shown Displaying The
League Champions, And All Cup Winners. 

Note:Also See Page 6 Re Rennegotation Of Players Contracts. 

Umpires. 

This Displays The 20 Real League Umpire Names With Their Strictness
Ratings. Each Match Played Has Tow Umpires Allocated At Random. The Rating
Varies From 1 To 10, 10 Is Very Strict While 1 Is Passive. Strict Umpires
Will Not Let The Bowlers Get Away With Anything And Will Be Harsh On Wide
Balls Whereas A Less Strict Umpire Is Likely To Ignore It. 

Pitch & Weather Conditions. 

Conditions Can Have A Large Effect On The Outcome Of The Match As Certain
Conditions Favour Certain Types Of Play. Cloud Cover Is Good For Swing
Bowling, A Damp Pitch Will Be Dry In Places Therefore Creature An Uneven
Bounce Whitch Would Be Hard To Predict If Your Teams Batting. There Are Many
Other Variations On Conditions Whitch Favour Certain Types Of Play, You Will
Find Out What They Are With Game Experience. 

Staff
Hire Staff

You Can Hire Any Staff You Want By First Selecting Hire Then Selecting The
Type Of Staff You Want To Hire Coach, Physio, Ground Staff. Once You Have
Chosen The Type You Want To Hire You Will Be Shown Prospective Employees
With The Following Information Name, Ability, Wage. You Can Then Hire The
Person By Clicking On Yes Or Reject The Person By Clicking On No, Reject Four
People In A Row And You Will Return To The Main Menu. The Ability Rating Of
Any Employee Shows How Good He Is At His Job E.G. A Person With A Rating Of
10% Would Not Be Very Good, But A Person Of 100% Would Be The Best At His
Job. 

Sack Staff

You Can Sack Any Staff You Have Employed By First Selecting Sack Then
Selecting The Staff Type You Wish To Sack. Once You Have Chosen The Employee
You Want To Sack, Click On Yes Or No. 

Staff Info

This Will Show All Current Staff In The Following Order Name, Ability, Wage. 

File Menu. 

It'S Always Best To Use A Separate Blank Formatted Disk For Loading And
Saving Game Posisitions. Saving Files To Your Program Disk Increases The
Risk Of Corruption. 

Load Game. 

Once You Have Inserted Your Data Disk Press Left Mouse Button. All Previous
Saved Games Will Now Be Displayed 20 Maximum, Move The Mouse Until The White
Bar Appears Either Over An Empty Slot Or Over A Previously Saved Game Then
Click On The Left Mouse Button. If You Have Chosen A Previously Saved Game
Then Your New Saved Game Will Overwrite It And Use The Same Name. 


New Game. 

If You Choose This Option You Will Be Asked If You Are Sure You Want To
Quit The Current Game. 


Quit. 

This Option Will Take Leave The Game Completely And Go Back To The Desktop. 


Options. 

Most Things In This Game Can Be Adjusted To The Player Preference. 

Note:A White Hollow Box Next To An Option Means It Is Not On, While A White
Solid Box Means It Is Selected. Clicking On One Of These Boxes Will Change
Its Status From One State To The Other. 

1. Auto Batting & Bowling Tactics (Highlights Only)The Computer Will Take
Control Of All Tactics For Both Teams During Match Highlights. 

2. Full Match Highlights (Show Match Highlights). 

3. Result'S Only (No Match Highlights Just Show Results). 

4. Show Scorecards (Show Scorecards After Each Innings). 

5. Show Top Scorers & Bowlers (Show Top Scorers And Best Bowlers When
Displaying Results). 

6. Highlights (Slow). 7. Highlights Speed (Medium). 8. Highlights Speed (Fast). 

9. Mouse Press After Results (Wait For Mouse Press After Each Result). 

10. Show Finances (Show Finance Screen After Each Match). 

11. Show Cup Fixtures (Show Next Round Of Cup After Cup Matches). 

12. Bell Sound After Mouse Button Press. 

13. Sound Effects On (1 Meg Machines Only)
  
14 Background Colour 1 (Green)

15. Background Colour 2 (Black)


		        4-2-94	
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