COUNTIES CRICKET Rain washes out T20 Finals Day
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- Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 07:26
- Published on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 07:26
- Written by PAUL BOLTON Cricket Correspondent
The board of the National Counties Cricket Association will meet to discuss whether it is possible to reschedule National Counties T20 Finals Day after rain washed out the reserve day at Chester Boughton Hall.
Despite a more optimistic weather forecast and the efforts of the host club’s groundstaff, further beefy showers during the morning topped up Sunday’s heavy rain and left the ground unplayable.
The lunchtime abandonment meant that the first semi-final between Cumbria and Oxfordshire – the only match in which play was possible on Sunday – could not be completed with the second semi-final between holders Staffordshire and Berkshire and the final being washed out completely.
It also left the organisers with a major logistical headache in trying to find a date – or dates – when the three matches might be rearranged.
All the remaining weekends in the season are already fully booked up with 50 overs National Counties Trophy, three-day Durant Sport National Counties Championship games or Showcase matches involving the 20 National Counties and the 18 first-class counties.
At present the only available free date is Sunday September 8, four days after the scheduled end of the National Counties season.
It is the first time that no matches at Finals Day have not been completed and only the second time that a reserve day has been required
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