10:30
“Morning Will, morning everyone,” says Galactus.
“Rain saving the Yorkists from a Lanky thrashing today, then.
“Not quite sure how that thrashing would have manifested itself given the match situation, but rest assured it was on the cards. Unless it stops raining. In which case all of us Lankies will be hiding behind the sofa if you need us.”
Yeah, I assumed Tom Hartley was going to run through Yorkshire today.
10:20
“Sorry for being Cassandra at the close of play …” emails Charles Sheldrick. “It was howling round the thatch all night and into the morning, but it is lovely and sunny in Exeter at the moment … Please just 45 minutes of play, that is all we need …”
Good news for supporters of Exeter CC.
09:06
Preamble
Good morning,
I am not going to lie, the weather might have a slight impact on today’s action. Even if glorious sunshine was forecast there are only three games which would have had a chance of getting a result. The hope for us all today is that they get some action at Taunton, where Somerset require just two Gloucestershire wickets to secure victory.
A huge congratulations to Middlesex for winning inside three days, avoiding all this silly rain nonsense the rest of us will go through.
I am sure many of us are used to being sat in a pavilion, laughing at drizzle, so today will be delightfully frustrating for all involved. Those matches taking place in the North look most at risk of being completely rained off for the day but that is normal for them.
We might have plenty of downtime today, so please feel free to fire in questions about everything in life and cricket. The details on how to contact me are in the usual places.
Storm Francis, one assumes named after former Hampshire batsman Simon, will ensure that some venues do not see a single ball bowled today. Who is cricket’s best Francis?
Anyway … let’s hope for some action.
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