Do you know what I'd like to spend a bank holiday Monday doing? Watching some cricket. Surely the ecb would schedule some sort of cricket on a day that people have free? And I live in London, I can get to at least 6 main county groups with a couple of hours or so. Simple.
Nope. The closest game is in Northampton, which is only 2.5 hours door to gate usually except that the trains aren't running.
I know I'm repeating myself but I am constantly frustrated at the way fixtures are scheduled. I also noticed a few weeks ago that when England are playing ODIs on the weekend there are no other fixtures on? Prime summer weekends where there is just one, international, game on.
I think I'll just go to Beckenham and watch Kent play Warks in the Women's County Championship (depending on rain).
Oh, can someone explain Women's cricket to me please? I was on the Surrey Website and they are very keen to make it clear that Surrey Women is a different team to Surrey Stars. But if that's the case how does Surrey Stars work as a concept if they only play a handful of games in August?
No, Essex Eagles is the name used by Essex CCC in limited overs matches.
If you go here https://www.essexcricketshop.co.uk
for example, you'll find merchandise for the county championship, OD cup and Blast in the same place.
The Glamorgan v Gloucestershire match is at Spytty Park in Newport - last used in the Championship 54 years ago. And it seems to be a good batting track if the visitors' performance is anything to go by,
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