Contents

Introduction

Compatibility

Features

• Database of 288 players, 18 teams each with career statistics and batting and bowling abilities
• 8 teams take part in any season
• Possible to add extra teams (up to 36 in total) to the 18 already present
• Seasonal and career averages
• Unlimited number of seasons
• Each season consists of the Sunday League and Sticky Cup competitions
• Sunday League consists of seven 40-over matches including league table, fixture list and results service each week
• 40 over Sticky Cup competition involving all 8 teams
• Edited highlights of the game including action shots, LBWs, run outs etc
• Match interactivity - when to run, who to bowl, batting order, field placings etc
• Umpire decisions in response to appeals
• Team selection - choose 11 from 16 before each match
• 5 different built-in field settings
• Save / restore facility - up to 8 different save positions
• Career page showing your teams records and comparisons with other teams
• 2-player matches between any 2 teams of your choice

• The squads are accurate as of the end of the 1996 season
• The career averages stored in the data files are in fact the final 1996 Sunday League averages.

Game History

• First release into the shareware market

• Sorry, forgot to keep track of the changes!

• Games are now more realistic. Less likely to get matches with ridiculously few dismissals/runs etc
• A very strange bug where the '8' key on the numeric key pad did not work has now been located and corrected.
• A few other bug fixes

• Updated documentation to include e-mail addresses and registration fees/procedures for overseas users

• New "key file" registration system
• New save / restore position page - can now have up to 8 different saved positions (registered version only)
• Improved method for getting game to run at correct speed
• New quit facility - ability to quit at any moment in the game
• Career averages now updated after every match
• New option to enable/disable sound
• Your team's players are now highlighted in the combined averages
• Restructured how the data files are organised. Now its possible to add new teams (up to 36 in total) to the 18 teams already present
• Data files for all 18 county teams now included with up-to-date squads
• New disk error handling routines
• New page to change which 8 teams are to be used as default (registered version only)
• Cleaned up the entire code - this was the hardest bit!
• Improved Career page - the captain comparison is now more variable
• Improved the Sticky Cup - can now see the results/fixtures of the other matches
• Opposition now varies its team selection
• 2-Player game is now incorporated in the main game. Simply press P when you select which team to take charge of (registered version only)
• Vaslty improved on-disk documentation - now over twice the size!
• A few minor bug fixes
• New facility to print registration form within the game (shareware version only)

• Game is now freeware and so a default key file is included in the distribution to unlock all features
• Updated documentation with new contact details and removed references to registration etc

• Added the source code! (Quick Basic 4.5 compatible)
• Removed chunks of redundant code from the program concerning shareware and key file logic
• Removed the key file from the distribution as it is no longer used
• Completely reorganised sw.txt into a more logical format. Ammended contact details, website address and added a link to the new Yahoo! discussion group. Also added sections on troubleshooting, compatibility and installation
• Improved error handling