Childish Things announces a July 5th release date for Captain Cricket 2016, the new installment in their sport simulation series. There is nothing about this yet on their website, but they do offer a launch movie showing off the new version. Here's the pitch:

Cricket Captain has been hailed as the best cricket management simulation ever created and Cricket Captain 2016 takes the game to the next level – new teams, a beautiful new interface, updated 3D graphics engine and all the attention to detail that you expect from the series.

Key features for 2016 include:

• 79 playable domestic teams across 5 domestic leagues, including 12 new teams from the New Zealand and South African domestic cricket leagues
• Updated One Day International (ODI) and 20 over (T20) World Cup Tournament modes. Play as any international team that played in the last two World Cups including Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland or the UAE.
• Day/Night matches
• New 3D lighting system
• Improved One Day and T20 match engine combined with improved player form calculation for One Day and T20
• Updated kits for international teams
• Sri Lanka and Pakistan historical scenarios
• New database with improved player ability ratings
• New and improved interface
• In-game help system
• New achievements