Season's rhythm destroyed by rain
Wednesday 10 September 2008
As the cricket season is washed away, it is easy for depression to set in.
That is another summer gone and it has not been much fun. The weather has seen to that and also governed the outcome of the Derbyshire Premier League as Chesterfield nipped in to take the title.
Encouragements to make a date in the diary always amuse me. I am not busy enough to bother with a diary and a note on the pad next to the telephone is good enough.
Four days were marked down for Derbyshire’s Championship game against Glamorgan last week but it was dead in the water even before rain washed out the final day.
It is so frustrating. Cricket followers do not ask for much, just reasonable weather and a chance to see somebody play well.
Cricket grounds easily become the bleakest places in the world, with only a handful present, against their better judgement, and play forever in doubt.
The game has been an important part of my life for more than 60 years but its grip is weakening.
The rhythm of a season has been destroyed by the modern structure, so opportunities have to be grabbed and it is utterly frustrating when they slip away.
Other stories on this day
- Ex-Ram Asanovic is hoping to help plot England downfall
- Sterjovski is expecting a tough challenge in Aussies World Cup clash
- Defeat for nacer
- Morris takes the Clough stance on players
- Events on tyneside and in east end pose threat to fabric of our national game