Cricket Coach 2007

I've just finshed my second season and am now into the third as Victoria. I've signed both Hayden and Jaques respectively so I'm hoping to get of to good start!

For any Australian out there who have been waiting to play as an Australian domestic team, Cricket Coach have launched a free download-able version available through this website: http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=339820

Unfortunately this is only the Ford Ranger 50/50 version not the Pura Cup. However it's definately a plus to see a game that has Australian teams after being dissapointed with the orginal Cricket Coach 07 and Cricket Captain titles. It takes on the orginal format of Cricket Coach. It definately has very limited game play which does have a learning curve to overcome if you aren't familiar with the Cricket Coach structure. The game features 2D overhead action, a comprehensive database of players, the ability to change your pitch to suit your team, updated records of real life achievements and the overall competition to become the greatest manager. For anyone think of downloading, bare in mind that you may get bored rather quickly but if you've been waiting for a chance to take control of an Australian domestic team like I have, then it may last a lot longer than it should. Plus it's free!

Not in this release, no.

The patch for the CD version can now be downloaded from www.cricketcoachgame.com

Edited by Glenn Stiemens - 17 August 2007 at 1:26pm

Originally posted by MP12 Fantastic work Freddie. I have to say well done! One of the problems with living in Australia though is that we get all technology last so this may take some time to reach my shores. From JP's review and some scorecards posted by Freddie, you have convinced me to buy!! Once again great work!

Did you buy it in the end? If so, what was your opinion.

I made some great signings for my Somerset side. In came Jason Gallian and Ben Hutton to strengthen the batting and Kabir Ali and Heath Streak replaced the retired caddi£k.

Unbeaten in all competitions so far, just completed a crushing innings defeat of Surrey.  :-)

just played on the trial its a useful game but i think cricket captain beatrs it every day

That 748-2 is probably not as unrealistic, for example with that Jayawardene and Sangakkara partnership last year of over 600 runs, it's entirely feasible that a partnership like that could be repeated and then the two wickets fall for 150 runs.

1st August, and it will definitely be addressing those massive scores.

I've not come across many outrageous scores yet (mind, I am playing as Somerset) although an interesting bug where West Indies scored 441 for 11 in a T20 international.

And lost.

Here's the screenshot of the third test between England and the Windies:

I might be. I think I prefer the original for the moment, though.

It's alright JP, I got them from someone else, you going to be downloading the file then?

I have spent the last week developing a Sky Sports skin for Cricket Coach 2007, so I'm hoping that a lot of you will download it. This is my very first attempt at creating a skin so I hope it's alright, please give your opinions on it.

Here are some screenshots:

Here is the file, all you have to do is extract the file into your Cricket Coach 2007 Folder where the program file is stored (not the My Documents folder).

Edited by Freddie - 17 July 2007 at 11:49am

that's really good

I personally find this game a much better valued purchase than Cricket Captain 3. Both games are good, but I feel Cricket Coach has a lot more to offer gameplay wise than ICC does. It's great to have a genuine challenge to ICC's throne. Fantastic game, great work guys at Rockingham Software - shame about the publishing problems...

I'm expecting to be able to provide John Pennington (JP on these forums I think?) with a review copy in the next couple of days so he can review the title.