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https://youtu.be/MaogEEpsLcI?t=12506
Essex chairman and former player John Stephenson at 3 hours 30 speaking yesterday
The numbers across the country are big. Yorks/Gloucs having their festivals have helped get the word round. Not sure what it can achieve however. I think just like football, cricket needs regulation to save it from the administrators wrecking the game for all. It needs the kind of ear bashing the ECB got over the Azeem scandal to shake the game to get a hold of itself.
Counties like Warwickshire and Worcestershire used to make up for that deficit of privately schooled cricketers as compared to the Surrey's and Hampshire's by producing a stock of good working class lads who could play a bit. But since the 1980's selling off of the playing fields, closure of most workplace sports and then the hiding of the sport behind a paywall from 2006 that's kinda knackered our chances of keeping up with the Surrey's in this respect
Don't agree with everything in it but Duncan Stone's recent book chronicles this decline of cricket as a game for the masses played by factory and Public bodies teams quite nicely in his closing chapter
Bowling wasn't up to it for the most part last season either which was plain to see - failing to beat Derbyshire, only drawing with Worcestershire etc... Bresnan, Woakes and Rhodes/Briggs chipped in we've missed their contributions this season. Miles probably had his best season last year, OHD is probably peaking this year. A fully fit Norwell, Stone or if Brookes had made the strides that we'd hoped he'd have made by now and the situation could be very different. Our batting hasn't been able to take us deep into the last session on 4th day this season and remains the major area of concern for me
Difference is Yates is a top order/opening bat very specialist position with limited options available for his replacement. Lamb bats in a position where there are 5 or 6 other vying for his spot and also his overall record over 5 seasons now is modest at best. A bit like Sibley would've had to have had a monumental start to the season scoring hundred after hundred to force his way back into the test reckoning, Lamb needed several big scores this season to put the doubters to bed
Scores of 22, 4, 6, 8, 3, 37, 0, 1 and 18 since the start of June will have that effect especially if there is no second string to his bow (1/57 on a flat one in Northampton excepted). He can't have too many complaints. I'd have got shot of a couple of others
Yates got a bit of a shocker looking at the replay
Surrey 2nds have just closed for the day at 4.39. Obvs 2nd XI there's more discretion. Suppose it depends how long the innings lasted. Their opponents had been in the field for 72 overs and today is worse further south (Kingston upon Thames where the ground is 37 just now) whereas forecast tomorrow is worse further north
Somerset released the following ahead of their match Vs Yorkshire
Due to the anticipated high temperatures on day one of this match, the ECB have advised that all counties can play three 90-minute sessions in order to reduce any risks to player’s health at their discretion. With cooler temperatures anticipated on days two, three and four, the time will be made up in an additional 30 minutes on those days. A decision will be made shortly before the toss tomorrow.
Given Taunton is outside the red zone seems likely Edgbaston (very much within the red zone) will be adjusting hours of play. They're probably just awaiting the nod from both captains and the groundstaff)
Cheers. NC Play cricket site earlier said play would be resuming at 1.23 so I wasn't sure
The detailed notes confirm it was 1301-1339
Lamb needs to show he can be threatening with the ball I reckon to be sure of his place. 3 centuries in 41 first class games. Several players were let go for having scored only 2 or 3 in far fewer games plus he's batting down the order so more risk-reward getting someone else in who can offer something else
They can't NOT do this pretty much nationwide now. I was hoping the HEAT would be mainly Essex way but remember Cheltenham has several annual records recently and they're saying the worst 42 degree temps likely to be a bit further north than the south east tomorrow
If it's a shortened day due to weather could see 1 or 2 shoot back to Brum early morning and be in the first team squad. Lunch taken at 12.40? Did they start early or are they going three 100 minute sessions I wonder?
Might even hit that 42c level that could change things regards play on Mon/Tues. If hospitals cancel shit then like when COVID loomed large unnecessary activities might need to be cut.
Brits are being warned to stay indoors as “ferocious” life-threatening ‘day and night’ temperatures are due to blast the UK for the first time in history.
Death-Valley type temperatures of 42C during the day and 30C at night are threatening to double the UK summer average - prompting a Met Office first-ever red warning.
The public are being urged “to do as little as possible” and try not to use public transport.
Does this apply to fielders busting their guts stopping a four or batters turning easy singles into risky twos?
Hospitals have cancelled appointments and many businesses have announced two day closures including restaurants, bars, zoos and wildlife centres - while millions will work from home.
The chief executive of the College of Paramedics has warned that the “ferocious heat” the UK is predicted to experience over the next few days could result in people dying.
They do indeed though for football move kick off times. I was at a game that had to be rescheduled from 4pm ko to 12 noon kick off purely due to the excessive mid afternoon temperature made worse by forest fires all across the Pacific Northwest. It is a reasonable question to ask when would it be needed to be done for cricket? Would it have to go to 42 degrees for them to call off play? Obviously not as practical for first class cricket as for football but you get the feeling that if it was the start of the Hundred it would be being considered at least due to the effect it might have on numbers showing up
We've had bright lights from windscreens stopping play - I wonder if there is protocal for suspension of play if temps get to a particular figure at various levels within the sport. I suppose we'll see over the next few days. Clouding over last night and today hopefully takes the sting out of it anyway. I think if/when it remains 29/30 degrees at night-time that's gonna make everyone uncomfortable
Chelmsford - 39 on Monday, 38 on Tuesday. For Brum they appear to be dropping the prediction for Tuesday due to possible thunderstorms. I'm sure there's more to it than that but if the storms don't show temps could be not far off what they're predicting at Chelmsford across a swathe of the country.
Nothing to panic about. I think people will happily take advantage of the air con in the dollery and shade in the Hollies at Edgbaston for the first two thirds of the day. It's that sticky bit 3pm till 5pm that will get uncomfortable if the storms don't arrive
One problem I guess is the vagaries of the English weather and how sure they can be that Tuesday will be as bad as predicted. Would players object to moving to Wednesday start and thus only having Sunday off before the next game?
I also wonder if Gary Barwell has been asked to prepare a very short boundary wicket on the Raglan Stand side so as to lose some of the suns intensity behind the west stand after about 5.30pm and bring the ropes right in so the fielders have less work to do. Would this counter any home advantage we might have over Kent?
Also team selection. Surely wise to pick 9 all rounders for this match - I'd certainly be looking to bring Jacob Bethell & Ethan Brookes in
Suffolk county board are advising their clubs to avoid play between 11 and 3 tomorrow and Sunday. Also to prepare shorter boundaries than the norm and also to allow 12 or 13 players so fielders can be rotated more frequently. Some of these may relate more to their under 18's and recreational cricketers
https://www.warcricket.org/wcl2018/news.php?news=3314
Is slip-slap-slop going to be sufficient advice for spectators (many of whom will be elderly) and ancillary staff on Tuesday if we get to 40+ I wonder?
Free ice cream for all members would be a nice perk hint hint
Just realised Leicestershire's game starts next Wednesday because they host a womens ODI on Monday. I just wonder if that's the first game that will be affected as temps expected to top 38 degrees on the Monday as there is very little shade at Grace Rd
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/catastrophe-feared-40c-death-valley-27485470
In view of impending 'death valley heatwave' conditions I wonder if there are contingencies in place to respond to extreme temperatures next Tuesday when folks are advised not to be outside. From player, staff and spectator duty of care surely there needs to be thought given to altering the hours of play or postponing the start of this next round of fixtures if/and it's a big if the heat is as bad as they fear? With football they could bring kick off times forward to 11am or something is the same possible for cricket? Are we looking at 9.30am starts and a cut of of 2pm and an extra day (Friday) to complete the overs?
Suppose the easiest thing would be put each fixture back to a Wednesday start instead of Tuesday.
Leicestershires game starts Wednesday next week already. Risk then is there'll be interruptions due to the other sort of weather we're more used to here