During most cases of rain during cricket matches, players are either not allowed on to the pitch to play, or are taken off if a game is ongoing. An exception to this is if it is raining lightly and the on-field umpires feel the conditions are not unsafe to play in. Cricket is not played...
By the end of this week temperatures will rise to well above the June average, forecast to hit 28C in nearby Pilton, Somerset. It will feel warm at night too with temperatures not dropping below the mid-teens. However, by the middle of next week – just in time for the start of the festival –...
Ireland’s second T20 against West Indies was abandoned on Saturday without a ball being bowled because of heavy rain. The three-match series was due to begin at Bready on Thursday, but that match was called off due to the wet weather. Saturday’s second match at the same ground was meant to start at 15:00 BST,...
Flood warnings have been issued across the south-west of England after heavy rain and some stormy conditions were forecast in the region. The Environment Agency (EA) issued four warnings urging people to “act now” in Devon, along with one warning for part of Exmoor in Somerset. EA officials said flood waters might be deep fast-flowing...
Ireland’s first T20 international against West Indies has been abandoned because of consistent rain. The three-match series was due to begin at Bready on Thursday with subsequent meetings scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. The West Indies are returning to the area where they were bowled out for 25 in a famous Irish victory in 1969....
A yellow weather warning for thunderstorms and heavy rain has been issued across parts of south west England and Wales including Devon and Cornwall. The Met Office issued the warning for Thursday between 00:00 and 13:00 BST. The warning said an area of heavy rain and thunderstorms will move northwards covering large parts of the...
The reason for the change in weather is down to the jet stream – a fast wind high in the atmosphere – shifting position and alternating the pressure pattern in the UK. Settled weather associated with high pressure has been replaced by areas of low pressure – unsettled weather – moving in from the Atlantic....
Rain put paid to the prospect of an exciting finish at Wantage Road as Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire were forced to settle for a draw in the County Championship. The Division Two contest had been nicely poised when the weather intervened, with Gloucestershire on 214-6, needing another 136 from a minimum of 24.2 overs. Northamptonshire had...
Warwickshire were frustrated at New Road as persistent rain ended the County Championship derby when they needed just two more wickets to beat Worcestershire. Chasing 327 for victory, Worcestershire were 181-8 when the players went off for bad light just before tea. Much to the Bears’ anguish, rain then arrived to wash out the last...
The Indian Premier League’s return from suspension was spoiled by the rain, as the match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders was abandoned without a ball bowled. The game in Bengaluru was set to mark the return of the competition after it was suspended for a week because of tensions between India and...
Here’s another side effect of the Trump anti-DEI campaign I didn’t see coming, and certainly not from this angle – some San Francisco (of all places) non-governmental organizations (NGO) are losing healthy portions of formerly rock-solid funding thanks to their level of DEI-ness. In San Francisco, I imagine it would be inordinately hard to be...
In cricket you have never seen it all. At the Asia qualifier for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup in Thailand, the United Arab Emirates were getting twitchy. They had raced to 192-0 in 16 overs against Qatar but rain was looming in Bangkok. With only one team progressing from the group, the UAE needed...
Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians – and the rain – to snatch a remarkable final-ball victory and go top of the Indian Premier League. A see-saw match looked to have gone the way of Mumbai when a second rain delay stopped Gujarat’s chase with another 24 runs needed from 12 balls – the visitors behind...
Glamorgan resumed on 186-5, still 85 runs short of making Middlesex bat again, with the home side in a hurry to wrap the game up given the poor weather forecast for the afternoon. But Middlesex managed just two wickets in the first session despite Roland-Jones striking early on an overcast morning, as Kiran Carlson looked...
Nottinghamshire resumed on the third morning on 204 for five, already 111 ahead, but showed no urgency. Hameed and James added a pedestrian 51 in 21 overs before the latter edged Ed Barnard to slip. Hameed reached his 16th first class century, from 196 balls, while O’Neill added some impetus by adding a half-century to...