Handedness

Your players are an ambidextrous lot, with many able to bat left handed and bowl with the right arm. There is no real discernable difference, and no known advantage to the hand the player uses.

Preferences & Traits

The introduction of player Preferences sees the match engine recognising the hand used by the player. 
As with all Preferences – “the effect is a little, not a lot”.

Batsmen can have the following preferences:

  • Favours RH Bowlers – these batsmen will perform slightly higher against RH bowlers, and to a much lesser extent slightly lower against LH bowlers.
  • Favours LH Bowlers – these batsmen will perform slightly higher against LH bowlers, and to a much lesser extent slightly lower against RH bowlers.

Bowlers can have the following preferences:

  • Favours RH Batsmen – these bowlers will perform slightly higher against RH batsmen, and to a much lesser extent slightly lower against LH batsmen.
  • Favours LH Batsmen – these bowlers will perform slightly higher against LH batsmen, and to a much lesser extent slightly lower against RH batsmen.