Day three at Lord’s came and went without a single ball bowled due to persistent rain. Play resumes on Saturday with 98 overs planned 7.20pm BST
The only
Cricket played at Lord’s yesterday took place at the back of the new Compton and Edrich stands, as a gaggle of hopeful but unrewarded spectators took part in an impromptu game that defied the unrelenting drizzle.
Out on the main square the covers remained a permanent fixture, sadly, with the umpires Richard Kettleborough and Michael Gough calling time on proceedings at 4.30pm to leave two days of 98 overs apiece for the first Test between
England and
New Zealand to produce a result. 6.43pm BST
The only cricket played at Lord’s yesterday took place at the back of the new Compton and Edrich stands, as a gaggle of hopeful but unrewarded spectators took part in an impromptu game that defied the unrelenting drizzle.
Out on the main square the covers remained a permanent fixture, sadly, with the umpires Richard Kettleborough and Michael Gough calling time on proceedings at 4.30pm to leave two days of 98 overs apiece for the first Test between England and New Zealand to produce a result.