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thanks for the nudge Richard McGeery. All matches will be covered by BBC local radio stations and linked to live broadcasts via the ECB or county websites.
Several emails have been lost. Good morning, Guy Hornsby:
“Sadly the sun is now hidden in south Manchester but I hope the drizzle will stop for us all soon. Today I am taking my 6 year old daughter to her first county championship game, although watching the cricket The game looks risky. We’ve got packed lunches, cricket bats and balls, what more do you need!”
There is a lovely covered walkway next to the media center perfect for cricket if the skies are open – hope she enjoys it!
Hello, Phil Visall! “Welcome back! New season, new hope, new depressing weather conditions. I hope there’s enough off-site content to keep you occupied… If it’s any consolation, it’s raining in Queensland too…” I’m going to investigate the brownies…
Canterbury and Trent bridges also delayed due to rain
No games before lunch at Canterbury, Trent Bridge to be confirmed
I think that gives us games in Durham, Edgbaston, Lord’s and Headingley.
examine 10.30 at Headingley. I feel particularly sorry for Gloucestershire, who had their last season ruined by heavy rain and whose game at Derby County was also rain-soaked, with their chances of the first game at home to Yorkshire next week already looking in jeopardy.
The Cricketer/The Times Paul Edwards gave me a gift for the new season, a copy of Ben and Imo by Mark Ravenhill, and he thinks that if you live in Stratford Nearby, this book is a must visit. But it only lasts until tomorrow, so you don’t have much time. In return, I gave him a hot cross bun from local deli Barbakan.
No play allowed before lunch in Hove and a day off in Derby
Wet, wet, wet…
No games allowed at Old Trafford before lunch
Arrived at Old Trafford I found that they were covered with quilts before lunch and were not allowed to play.
Schedule – Group 2
derby: Derby County v Gloucestershire
Lord’s: Middlesex v Glamorgan
hoff: Sussex v Northamptonshire
headingley: Yorkshire v Leicestershire
Schedule – Group 1
chester street: Durham v Hampshire
canterbury: Kent v Somerset
old trafford: Lancashire v Surrey
trent bridge: Nottinghamshire v Essex
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Worcestershire
Preface
good morning! Welcome back old friends and a warm greeting to all the new arrivals who enjoy following the County Championship this season.
Today, anything seems possible. Gloucestershire can be promoted; Kent can steal the pennant from under the noses of well-funded south London. Now we raise a glass to new beginnings, old dogs, stars being born and friends being made. I’ll be at Old Trafford soon – and the sky… frowns.
