Heavy rain, largely centred on the East and West Midlands, has caused the entire third day’s play to be washed out in six County Championship games. No play was possible at Edgbaston, Worcester, Derby, Hove, Northampton and Chelmsford. The Northamptonshire-Kent game was the first of three Division Two games lost. After continuous, heavy rain at
Three County Championship matches lost their first day’s play in entirety – thanks to poor weather in the Midlands. Warwickshire’s meeting with Division One title rivals Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston was the major casualty. Two of the four Division Two games were also called off – first at Derby, where Middlesex were the visitors, then also
