Rain in County Cricket/England

[.::Stevo::.]

Or we could just harden up and play in the rain!!

 

[Skater]

Or we could just harden up and play in the rain!!

It is nothing to do with the players, why cricket isn't played in the rain. It is to do with the pitch, and the rain affecting it for the worst.

 

[Sureshot]

Also the fact that the bats are made out of wood. And what happens when wood gets wet?

 

[Skater]

Also the fact that the bats are made out of wood. And what happens when wood gets wet?

It rots. :happy

Actually, I think umpires have been more willing to play in drizzle since the advent of Twenty20.

 

[.::Stevo::.]

It is nothing to do with the players, why cricket isn't played in the rain. It is to do with the pitch, and the rain affecting it for the worst.

Also the fact that the bats are made out of wood. And what happens when wood gets wet?

That will make a boring test into an interesting one then!

 

[Sureshot]

Rain doesn't do anything for Lord's...

 

[angryangy]

Excellent drainage can only do so much. It won't make much difference in consistent torrential downpours. They have a set limit of how much rain they can cope with per hour. I think the Lord's drainage is something like 30mm of rain per hour (or some figure like that, anyone find it?). As for OT, well the Lancashire board are planning to put their own system in for next year.

I think Lord's spent ?1.25M on drainage.

2 inches, which is certainly not the upper limit. The price is obviously hefty and what that doesn't tell you is when it is next due to be resurfaced. Plenty of clubs would see a million every 10-15 years as *ahem* money going down the drain.

In the game as we know it, you simply can't play first class games while it is raining; drainage won't stop the sky from falling and a roof won't allow players to see the red ball clearly (as well as other problems). However, you're more than welcome to assess the climates of each county ground and petition the ones you feel would benefit most from redevelopment.

 

[ZoraxDoom]

I like rain cricket. Coat bats in plastic! Give the fielders giant rain boots and rain coats. Maybe a plastic outfield, and an Astroturf pitch! Much fun

 

[lightbulb]

I like rain cricket. Coat bats in plastic! Give the fielders giant rain boots and rain coats. Maybe a plastic outfield, and an Astroturf pitch! Much fun

No, no, we need something metal like the old Kookaburras but on the front as well or we can all go Dennis Lillee style.