Before that, they may be as well to take advantage of the forthcoming Black Friday sale and buy a warm beanie hat or jacket.
Three of our seven home County Championship matches take place in April and that is not often an indicator of good (or warm) weather. So we have just sixteen days of four-day cricket between the start of May and the end of September. One of those is at Chesterfield for the festival week, when we entertain Lancashire this year, but it also coincides with our planned holiday, so my options quickly became quite limited.
I had a quick look at the possibility of going to Old Trafford to see us there, but the first couple of hotels I looked at were quoting £200 for the Saturday night...I might still consider going, but probably staying outside the city and taking the train or tram in.
I will see a bit nearer the time, but the fifty over competition has been mixed up a bit, with Derbyshire playing the winners of the last two seasons, Leicestershire and Glamorgan, in the group stages, as well as Nottinghamshire on a Sunday at the County Ground.
How much I get to see in person is a moot point, but I will undoubtedly be watching in some way or another.
What do you think about the fixtures?
I'm contemplating a trip to Neath and possibly Southampton.
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For Manchester try the Copthorne on Salford Quays - usually a cheap option and a decent hotel if a little tired. It's 2 mins from the tram or walkable to Old Trafford. Otherwise the hotels at the airport look like better value and by the tram stop.
Paul (Pride Park)
3 home championship games in April in what is supposed to be our national summer sport. Disgraceful, I am regretting buying my membership & we haven’t started yet. You can only conclude that the powers that be are trying to kill off the championship by stealth. No doubt that soon someone will point out dwindling attendances ignoring the fact that April is rarely suitable for watching cricket. The flip side is that YouTube viewing will probably continue to grow, especially as services continue to improve. I think thisshows that there is a healthy appetite for championship cricket.
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Meanwhile I see Mr Arthur is busy coaching Rangpur Riders rather than planning for Derbyshire's new season.
ReplyDeleteI renewed after a call from the club which at least made me feel valued. I didn't expect to see a huge amount of cricket once again and the fixtures pretty much confirm that. I guess I'll be retired in 20+ years so it'll be ok then if county cricket still exists.
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