da 888casino： The first few weeks of the 2003 season have seen many Frizzell CountyChampionship matches being affected by wet weather – and only five out of the 16 matches in Division One, and six of the Division Two games, have ended in a positive outcome
by Andrew Hignell21-May-2003The first few weeks of the 2003 season have seen many Frizzell CountyChampionship matches being affected by wet weather – and only five out of the 16 matches in Division One, and six of the Division Two games, have ended in a positive outcome.Several counties have already lost quite sizeable chunks of playing time. Some teams have already played four games, meaning that a quarter of their Championship season has now gone by, with their players dodging the showersor marooned in the pavilion waiting for the rain to relent.The figures below show an estimated percentage of playing time lost so farin 2003. Sussex and Kent in the balmy south-east haved fared best so far,while Durham and Worcestershire are the worst-affected. No surprise then that those two two are languishing at the bottom of Division Two, and will be hoping for fine weather soon as they look to move up the table and challenge for promotion.Division One
Sussex 7.52Kent 15.36Warwickshire 21.51Nottinghamshire 22.88Middlesex 23.28Surrey 24.01Leicestershire 33.00Lancashire 36.52Essex 38.97Division Two
Derbyshire 25.16Somerset 28.19Glamorgan 28.92Yorkshire 29.17Gloucestershire 32.75Northamptonshire 37.25Hampshire 39.46Durham 40.20Worcestershire 40.52nb: The figures above are based on an estimate of playing time lost, usingclose-of-play scores as published each day. The ECB playing regulations call for a minimum of 104 overs to be bowled on the first three days, and 96 overs on the final one.