County Championship (7 replies)
Weather forecast for Thu 8 Apr : glum, cloudy, max temp 9 degrees.
I know the CC has always started in April : but more like late April, not just 10 days after the clocks have gone forward.
And allegedly this is the highest form of the game and young guns are using the CC to show off their prospects so that they can play for England ...on fast pitches in 30 degree heat in Aus, or square turners in the sub continent, whereas the most successful bowlers in these farcical early April and late Sept fixtures are medium pace trundlers who can do a bit off the pitch.
Then of course there are the risk of muscle strain for bowlers and fielders in cold outfields.
My point being that the cricket authorities need to decide to be serious about the domestic red ball game and play it in conditions that allow it to be played properly or just give it up totally. At the moment the CC is going the same way as the County Cups in footy : competitions that once had huge importance but now only played by never will bees and never have beens in front of no one.