Some photos from this evening at about 8.30pm, click to enlarge. The new cover is very big, but not big enough to stop a couple of days of heavy rain from seeping underneath it. Had the forecast for tomorrow not been so good i'd have called the game off. But with some forecast sun and a dry evening it would be too soon to make a decision.
I took it off as if this wicket was going to be used then keeping it covered up wan't going to help it dry out. The foot holes are very squidgy, mainly because they have been filled in from the previous game and the soil used to fill them in is the consistency of thick custard. Ironically enough the wicket about 15 yards to the right of this which was cut earlier in the week is in much better condition and will probably be used - even if it leaves one massive boundary and one very short one.
It is possible to pull this cover off, complete with water with just one person - but it's quite heavy!
As you can see from the above picture, the outfield is very wet in places, leaving muddy footprints. In others however you'd hardly know it had been raining. Hopefully this will dry up some in the morning.
I took it off as if this wicket was going to be used then keeping it covered up wan't going to help it dry out. The foot holes are very squidgy, mainly because they have been filled in from the previous game and the soil used to fill them in is the consistency of thick custard. Ironically enough the wicket about 15 yards to the right of this which was cut earlier in the week is in much better condition and will probably be used - even if it leaves one massive boundary and one very short one.
As you can see from the above picture, the outfield is very wet in places, leaving muddy footprints. In others however you'd hardly know it had been raining. Hopefully this will dry up some in the morning.
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