Aidan11
Striker
Didn't realise that was damaged at the time.
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Durham v Kent (h) C.C. ( 3/4/26)
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Didn't realise that was damaged at the time.
viccarlton
Striker
Love the attitude of some posters on here regarding the damage etc.
Have they ever considered careers as Safety Officers or maybe Litigation Solicitors?
Have they ever considered careers as Safety Officers or maybe Litigation Solicitors?
Sightscreen and covers presumably out of commission is the reason for my pessimism.
Raymondo
Central Defender
Presumably the sightscreen would not then be secure. I want the game to resume asap as much as you do.Why
Genuinely not having a go at anyone here, but if the only damage is to temporary structures, all they need to do is clear the mess out the way and crack on.
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viccarlton
Striker
In that case it makes me wonder where you attained your *qualifications*?Or maybe we already actually work in that field to begin with
Raymondo
Central Defender
Why? What have I said that has offended you so much?
It’s simple hierarchy of control stuff, remove the hazard and the risk doesn’t exist.
The Red Telephone
Striker
Joked last night on the cricket whats app group I'm on that the covers would be blown into the Wear and end up under Monkwearmoth Bridge - so not far off.I said to our group on Friday the ridiculous scaffolding for the side screen looked appalling, no shock to see that blown over.
As for the covers now in the trapdoor stand
Classic Durham this but that scaffolding seriously looked appalling, not sure who had that idea for April, absolutely crazy
viccarlton
Striker
I’m not offended at all, I was questioning how you can ascertain what potential hazards are still around the ground, any organisation/company/business is always going to err on the side of caution, if anyone was to be injured in anyway then who would be held responsible, you suggest removing the hazard, in this case they have removed the potential for a safety related incident occurring.
The Red Telephone
Striker
Kent will be summoning the ghost of Deadly Derek Underwood.
Struts
Winger
Feels like half the ground is help up by some kind of scaffolding
Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan
Striker
There is a pitch prepared for the Womens team friendly on Tuesday. If it could be dried and prepared, hopefully it would be in the range of the permanent sightscreens. Restart Durham's second innings, so its the same for both teams? Alternatively just stand around chin-stroking and abandon the game. Having seen how the two clown umpires have performed so far, I'd be suprised if the game isn't just abandoned today.
Lord Potts
Striker
Pity they didn't get that far. We could have charged DCC for the cost of having the river dredged and then re-started the shipbuilding industry.
Raymondo
Central Defender
As far as I can see (as has been reported) the only issues are the scaffolding, the covers and a wet wicket.
Only the scaffolding is an actual H&S issue.
Dismantle the scaffolding and remove it - risk no longer exists.
It’s sunny and windy, I suspect the wicket will probably be totally dry now, or will be very soon.
The covers can be retrieved fairly easily.
If they need to replace the sight screen, it shouldn’t take any more than a couple of hours to build a new structure. Since they’ve obviously been aware of this since the sun came up, I’m at a loss as to why this hasn’t already been put in motion.
Absolute worst case scenario you tell spectators that they must stay away today, but there’s no legitimate reason for not playing any cricket. Even then, that’s extreme, because barriers exist - so just cordon off the risk area and get on with it.
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Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan
Striker
If you listen to the BBC Sport Radio 'live' radio coverage, it is just the ambient noise of the ground and scaffolding being hoyed around.
Yeh, always err on the side of caution is the rule nowadays.
Not a topic to take issue with. We all want the match to continue asap.
Raymondo
Central Defender
Pretty sure Vic and the ground staff do all that stuff anyway.
Dan..Dan..Dan..Dan
Striker
Odd snippets of Marty too. You can hear reporters in the background doing reports but loud enough to work out what they are saying.
Chances are that the sheeting attached to the scaffolding was billowing in the wind. One strong gust and the force would overturn the scaffolding that won’t be anchored at ground level. Moral of the tale is there should be permanent moveable sightscreens at both ends of the ground instead of sheeting attached to scaffolding, seats or whatever else is at hand to attach a cable tie to.
Similarly why aren’t there hover covers? On a ground where international cricket is played the current covers are merely a slight upgrade on what most club grounds have. Surely the covers should be on a par with those found at Trent Bridge, Old Trafford etc? Hover covers may still have been blown off the wicket, however they are in contact with the ground whereas the wind can get under the current covers and overturn them, which is possibly whats happened here.
Similarly why aren’t there hover covers? On a ground where international cricket is played the current covers are merely a slight upgrade on what most club grounds have. Surely the covers should be on a par with those found at Trent Bridge, Old Trafford etc? Hover covers may still have been blown off the wicket, however they are in contact with the ground whereas the wind can get under the current covers and overturn them, which is possibly whats happened here.
