I have had a quick look at them and the Blast looks fun.
We are in group A, with Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Notts Outlaws and Yorkshire. We play each of them home and away, and in addition, we play Essex at Chelmsford and Somerset at home, which will be a fine game!
I don't see myself making any of these in person, purely because of the distance involved. Yet there are other good options in the 50 over and 4-day fixtures, released today.
I especially fancied in the 50-over competition the Yorkshire game, to be played at Scarborough. Then I realised it was on the date of my wife and I's fortieth wedding anniversary. Unless she fancies a trip to the seaside, I had probably best not head off to that one...
The two 50 over games at Derby on 31 July and 2 August might work for me, so too the four-day games at Durham and Lancashire. A trip to Derby in September will be nice, maybe earlier if things work out.
Of course I fancy the Chesterfield Festival for a few days (who doesn't?) but at this stage I need to hold fire, as my wife may or may not need double hip surgery. It would be just the thing to book up and then get those dates through...
Anyway, which ones are you looking forward to? Repton should prove popular, I think...
I see Notts are playing a 50 over home game at Queen's Park, now that Derbyshire play at Repton. I won't be rushing down to that one! Kris
ReplyDeleteI’d have much preferred us to play at QP rather than Repton! Potentially bigger crowd and far better facilities. Think we’ve made an error there having yet another game in south of county rather than the north. Not impressed that Notts are coming over the border !
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IMO the best set of balanced fixtures for some years. Looking forward to Somerset in the blast and thankfully we’ve binned off the Edgebaston “ home” game !
ReplyDeleteScarborough looks attractive and TWO home CC games in August hopefully reduces the hundred moans ! Be interesting to see if we get increased crowds for these although I suspect not. Would have been nice to play one of these games at Chesterfield but I guess costs come into this.
Also no home games end of September 👍
Paul
I would advise not getting too exited about Scarborough. A friend of mine went there for a game this year and reported that the ground is very run down.
DeleteOn that subject Yorkshire we’re also charging mad prices for admission in the few games they had last season. Almost £ 40 for a day saying that some of the money would be spent on improving the ground( although the obvious happened and they got very low attendances)
DeleteThe best news is as we already knew it’s still a 14 match county championship season. The signs I think are looking quite good that we can finish in the top 4 again and if we do manage to sign a good overseas player for most or all the season maybe even a slight chance of promotion
DeleteThe only disappointment for me is only one home game in September
ReplyDeleteThey're re-laying the outfield and requested 2 away games to finish so they can complete the works before october
DeleteSmart move by Derbyshire. Lower crowds in late September, colder weather and bad light. What’s not to like ?
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Why on earth are Notts playing at QP? Not a fan of that at all.
ReplyDeleteI think Nottinghamshire supporters and clubs have a right to ask that question. Surely there are places within their county borders that would be suitable? I don't blame Chesterfield, they're entitled to do what they wish with their ground, I suppose link through Ben Slater helped, but it seems, on the face of it, very odd
DeleteAs someone with a foot in both camps living in Notts and working in Derby and loving county cricket, I have to say it doesn’t sit comfortably with me that they are playing in Derbyshire. Might be old fashioned but I don’t think you should play in another FC’s manor
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. If they played in Lincolnshire so be it. The more I think about it the more I consider it to be a middle finger to DCCC for not bringing more games here.
DeleteAny news on the new floodlights?
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