County cricket opening day: Essex v Surrey, Middlesex v Lancs, and extra – stay | County Championship
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Key occasions
Olly Stone to overlook the beginning of the summer time
Poor Olly Stone, before a ball has even been bowled. Stone (Nottinghamshire) has been dominated out of all cricket for 14 weeks following scans and subsequent surgical procedure this week, which confirmed a proper knee damage. He began feeling discomfort throughout Nottinghamshire’s pre-season tour of Abu Dhabi.
He’s aiming to be again to full health by August.
There have been queues at Chelmsford -or ought to I say the Ambassador Cruise Line Floor – this morning. And a few title modifications (a minimum of to me) – what was the River Finish is now the Sir Alastair Cook dinner finish, and the Hayes Shut Finish is now the Graham Gooch finish.
Season preview
Trophy cupboard or wood spoon?
Division Two fixtures
The County Floor: Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Leicestershire
Lord’s: Middlesex v Lancashire
Wantage Highway: Northamptonshire v Kent
Division One fixtures
Chelmsford: Essex v Surrey
Southampton: Hampshire v Yorkshire
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Durham
Taunton: Somerset v Worcestershire
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Sussex
Preamble
Good morning! Magnolia – tick. Sunshine – tick. Daffodils – tick. Cricket – tick. Sure, it’s again, the County Championship, 18 counties battling it out for one title, April to September.
If you happen to’re an everyday to this weblog– welcome again! Hope the trials and tribulations of winter haven’t been too onerous.
If you happen to’re new right here, come on in, the water’s beautiful. Readers commonly chat concerning the cricket, and life, beneath the weblog (BTL – under the road) – so please do take part. Someplace is a glossary of phrases utilized by older fingers which I’ll hyperlink to after I discover it.
Right here at rickety, trustworthy, Chelmsford, the gamers are out within the center, footballs are being kicked, run-ups measured, calves stretched. I’m off to discover a filter espresso, however settle in and open the curtains – it’s starting.
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