Well the mop up is well underway here. The puddles are disappearing. There’s an inspection at 11.50, and lunch will be taken then too. Fingers crossed!
Lunch at Old Trafford called early too. Honestly, if they get on there, and Lancs take a heap of wickets while it rains all day in Birmingham, I will be an unhappy boy.
I’m told there’s no great urgency to get going there. Can see why. But Lancashire should want to get on. If they can get five more wickets and Essex don’t score 200, they will take two more points away two more points than the leaders. Alternatively, if they can take six wickets before Essex score 141, they can make the leaders follow on.
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The ground staff are mopping up following the heavy rain this morning so clearly play will be delayed #LANvESSpic.twitter.com/aBI5r9rRT7
Good morning from Edgbaston. I woke up in Manchester, and it was properly pieing it down, so I got on a train to Birmingham New Street. I got off that train, and it was still pieing it down. I’m told it’s now stopped raining in Manchester. Oh well.
Anyway. Cricket. If we can get some. They have already called things off at Derby! Wow. Good on ‘em, everyone loves an early call.
Here at Edgbaston, Somerset are on the brink of a victory that would basically relegate Warwickshire, and go a long way to helping them survive. So they really want this rain to stop. It’s not too hard at the moment but we are almost definitely going to be having an early lunch, I’m afraid.
There are big puddles at Old Trafford and Headingley. Both those games will be draws, barring remarkable East Saxon or Middle Saxon collapses. They might just start on time at the Ageas – the players are warming up there. Hampshire are pushing for a win that will keep some heat on Essex.
Worcestershire and Northants will be praying for play at Trent Bridge and Wantage Road, while I gather the weather is fine in Durham! What a world. This is where we are.
Division One:
Essex 115-4 v Lancashire 290
Warwickshire 146 & 172-6 v Somerset 282 & 265-4d
Surrey 200 & 135-4 v Hampshire 290
Middlesex 108-3 v v Yorkshire 358 (back on there)
Division Two:
Worcs 243 & 123-2 v Notts 193 & 275
Durham 217 & 145-2 v Kent 206
Sussex 172 & 263-8 v Northants 426
Leics 222 & 154-7 v Gloucestershire 368
Derbyshire drew with Glamorgan
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