As the series of matches goes on, difficulty increases. Classic Match a series of classic matches throughout history, where the player must complete one to compete in the next match.The leaders are recorded on a leader's board. Test season in this mode, the player controls a team for one to seven years of Test cricket.Test series this mode allows a one-to-six game Test series between any two teams.Knockout tournament the knockout tournament involves eight teams, and, like other modes in the game, the tournament progresses through a series of knockout stages until a winner is declared.After a series of matches, the team with the most victories wins the tournament. World Series this mode allows a tournament of up to five teams, including Australia, who are always the host nation.World Cup the Cricket World Cup tournament, where players go through a series of stages in order to win the cup.Friendly a quick friendly one-dayer that can be played by any two of the nine Test playing nations, with all the options player chosen.Quick match a quick friendly one-dayer where all options are set up by the computer.The game has a variety of game modes, of which include: He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records, including the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket, with 501 not out for Warwickshire against. He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all-time. Games can be against another player or against the computer. Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM (born ) is a former Trinidadian international cricket player.
The game can also archive the progress of up to 20 players and record the various records for both formats of the game. The Associate teams have a squad of 11 players, as opposed to 22 from the Test nations.Īvailable from the main menu are a list of all the Test nation's players and their real life statistics including bowling and batting averages. Six Associate teams are also playable but only in World Cup mode. Players can choose from the nine Test playing cricket nations at the time. Commentary for the games is provided by commentator Geoffrey Boycott and cricket broadcaster Jonathan Agnew. BLC99 boasts intelligent computer opponents, motion captured players, fully accurate 3D environments and player performance tracking.