Vitality Blast Fixtures released

So the T20 fixtures are out, which makes the season seem that little bit closer, even if the fallen and falling snow gives a reality check that there is a long winter ahead. 

Like many of you, I have added the fixtures to my calendar, but realistically I don't see myself travelling down south for forty overs of cricket. The only one that could have been a possibility is the game at Durham, but in time-honoured fashion it has coincided with already purchased tickets to see blues legend Bonnie Raitt in Glasgow. I doubt that she will have the game on as a backdrop to the stage, so that looks like being one to catch up with after the event. 

My main interest is in the release of the other fixtures, which I understand could be next week. Hopefully some of those dates work for me and a trip to see the county live, but it is always difficult, especially when red ball cricket is confined to the bookends of the season, to make any plans in confidence that the weather will be kind. 

As I have written before, there are few more depressing places than a damp cricket ground, especially when the alternative is returning to a somewhat soulless hotel room. Actually, a wet cricket ground at the seaside is probably the worst thing of all, rendering even the delights of Scarborough a challenge!

I can only hope for things working out and a better performance to watch than I saw at Chesterfield last summer.

Now THAT was a long journey home..