The one-day international against Ireland at Bristol was abandoned.
Gloucestershire chief executive Will Brown has called for more innovation to combat the elements after England’s summer ended in soggy fashion with an abandoned one-day international against Ireland at Bristol.
Several puddles formed on the outfield within minutes while the ground staff’s attempts to get the covers on were delayed – by umpires Mike Burns and Paul Reiffel hesitating before ushering the teams off – then hindered by gusts of wind, which meant a significant amount of water got on to the square.
“In some respects we were lucky to start when we did on time,” Brown said. “We always had the sense that if we had something similar to night, 20-30 minutes of rain could be what killed it off. “I think the game needs to be thinking innovatively about how we get games on or prepare pitches and surfaces using different things to get cricket away.”
“It caught everybody by surprise,” Crawley said. “I was in the lunch room when the said it was abandoned, I didn’t know. It caught us all by surprise when they came in to shake our hands.
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