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CC : Durham v Hampshire


brandon said:
The main reason why we don’t have them here is because the drainage is that good. The time it would take to mop rain off the covers and then remove those covers would take far longer than simply leaving the outfield uncovered and the moisture finding its way through the earth.

Where it falls down is when we have a substantial amount of rainfall for a prolonged period (i.e. days on end) and the water table rises, because then the water has nowhere to go. No amount of covers on an outfield can prevent that occurring.

In fairness it’s very rare that we have these sorts of problems nowadays and to the surprise of many, Chester-le-street is one of the driest grounds on the circuit.
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Fair enough
 
brandon said:
In fairness it’s very rare that we have these sorts of problems nowadays and to the surprise of many, Chester-le-street is one of the driest grounds on the circuit.
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I was thinking about this last night and did a check and it's five years since we lost a full day's play at the Riverside. (Glamorgan in the last game of the 2019 season). With the exception of that glorious first week in September the weather has been dreadful since the beginning of last July but it never affected the chances of play at the Riverside.
 
The Red Telephone said:
I was thinking about this last night and did a check and it's five years since we lost a full day's play at the Riverside. (Glamorgan in the last game of the 2019 season). With the exception of that glorious first week in September the weather has been dreadful since the beginning of last July but it never affected the chances of play at the Riverside.
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That’s the answer surely? The club clearly don’t feel it’s cost effective or proportionate to spend huge sums installing and maintaining a cover system that in reality adds little value/benefit?
 
mosi said:
That’s the answer surely? The club clearly don’t feel it’s cost effective or proportionate to spend huge sums installing and maintaining a cover system that in reality adds little value/benefit?
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Hey come on, you know being sensible and using logic isn’t how this forum goes🤣
 
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