County Championship Division Two roundup: No play as September rain sweeps in

The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action during the final round of the Vitality County Championship in 2024

ECB Reporters Network | 26/09/2024 at 14:20

Cardiff (day one of four): Glamorgan, Gloucestershire - no play due to rain

There was no play on the first day of the Division Two game between Glamorgan and Gloucestershire after heavy rain in Cardiff left the outfield waterlogged.

The day's play was called off at 12.50pm.

Grace Road (day one of four): Leicestershire, Derbyshire - no play due to rain

The inclement late September weather put paid to any play on the scheduled opening day of the East Midlands derby that brings Leicestershire and Derbyshire's Vitality County Championship seasons to a close.

Wet areas on the playing surface following heavy overnight rain delayed the start despite some glimpses of sunshine in the morning but conditions were never good enough for the rapid drying that was necessary and, umpires Neil Bainton and Nigel Llong abandoned play for the day after their 2pm inspection.

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^{Not a ball was bowled in Division Two (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)}

Headingley (day one of four): Yorkshire, Northamptonshire - no play due to rain

Promotion favourites Yorkshire and visitors Northamptonshire were frustrated by the weather as the opening day of their final round Vitality County Championship fixture at Headingley was washed out without a ball bowled.

Yorkshire came into this game placed second in the Division Two table, 15 points clear of Middlesex in third with 24 points to play for.

Here at Headingley, umpires Hassan Adnan and Chris Watts brought the day to an end just before 1.30pm when puddles were visible across the outfield.

Hove (day one of four): Sussex, Middlesex - no play due to rain

There was frustration for Middlesex after rain washed out the first day of their Vitality County Championship match against Sussex at Hove.

Heavy overnight rain left the outfield at the 1st Central County Ground saturated and further torrential downpours meant there was no surprise when umpires Paul Pollard and Surendiran Shanmugam abandoned play at 1.05pm with large puddles all over the outfield.

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