Opening day of the County Cricket: Essex against Surrey, Middlesex V Lancs and more – Live | County Championship
Key events
Olly Stone to lose the beginning of summer
Poor stone of Olly, BBefore having even been launched a ball. Stone (Nottinghamshire) was excluded from the whole cricket for 14 weeks after the scans and the subsequent surgery this week, which confirmed a right knee injury. He began to experience discomfort during the pre-stagional tour of the Nottinghamshire of Abu Dhabi.
Aims to return to full physical form by August.
There were queues in Chelmsford -O I should say the ground of the ambassador’s cruise line – this morning. And some changes of name (at least for me) – What was the end of the river is now the end of Sir Alastair cook, and the end of Hayes is now the end of Graham Gooch.
Preview of the season
Wardrobe for trophies or wooden spoon?
Two division fixtures
The terrain of county: Derbyshire V Gloucestershire
Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan V leicestershire
Lord’s: Middensex against Lancashire
Wantage Road: Northamptonshire V Kent
One One Division Provisions
Chelmsford: Essex V surrey
Southampton: Hampshire V Yorkshire
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire V Durham
Taunton: Somerset against Worcestershire
Edgbaston: Warwickshire V Sussex
Preamble
Good morning! Magnolia – Tick. Sunshine – Tick. Narcisi – Tick. Cricket – Tick. Yes, it is back, the County Championship18 counties that fight him for a title, from April to September.
If you are a normal blog, welcome back! I hope that the tests and tribulations of winter have not been too onerous.
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Here in Rickety, Faithful, Chelmsford, the players are out in the middle, the football are kicked, the measured run-ups, the calves have stretched. I go to find a filter coffee, but I am satisfied and I open the curtains – he is starting.
