From Boyzone to No-Shuffle Zone

Matt Walker, Kent’s head coach, says there are inquiries to acknowledge to after their match towards Derbyshire at Chesterfield, rescheduled attributable to a pop concert at their headquarters in Derby, used to be deserted with out a ball being bowled within the entire game.

Umpires Stephen Gale and Billy Taylor determined there can also unbiased be no play on day four after heavy rain on Thursday easiest added to the already saturated outfield at Queen’s Park.

It is miles the 11th time in Derbyshire’s history that a serious-class game has been deserted at Chesterfield with out a ball bowled. On the different hand, Derbyshire had switched the fixture to Queen’s Park because there have been issues a Boyzone pop concert at the County Ground on Saturday night can also have broken the outfield.

After heavy rain on Monday night left the Chesterfield floor waterlogged, there used to be tiny likelihood of the game going ahead and Walker acknowledged: “It is fully disappointing because everybody has something to play for.

“We were attempting to provide somebody a debut this week and of us are playing for milestones and locations. All people has issues to level at this advantage terminate of the season and as I acknowledged sooner than this game we wished to total on slightly of a high with a pair of wins.

“But when we turned into up on day one I judge all of us knew we weren’t going to bowl a ball on here for the four days and doubtlessly no longer for some other four days because it be correct no longer in a fit articulate to play cricket.

“I’m no longer going to bag into causes as to why they did it, that is as a lot as the ECB to inquire these questions, but from our level of ask it is disappointing for the rationale that guys wished to play and indicate what an exact side they are.

“You map no longer inquire of it this prove day with the facilities at grounds and all the pieces in place of residing to terminate this from occurring but while you advance to an outground there is a chance and positively in September there is an even elevated chance.

“It is miles no longer the groundsmen’s fault, they were fighting a shedding wrestle from ball one if truth be told, but sadly realizing the dangers attached to a floor that is at chance of being waterlogged today of yr, there used to be doubtlessly the opportunity to play it in numerous places.

“No one wishes to advance to a game of cricket and no longer play for four days, avid gamers, umpires, supporters especially, so I factor in everybody has acquired a pair of inquiries to inquire.

“We weren’t in a promotion hunt, had we been god is aware of what would have took place, everybody would have been fully furious relating to the jam but that is no longer the level if truth be told, everybody has varied causes for concerned to provoke today of yr and we wished to play.

“I map no longer favor any individual to bag punished and I’m no longer announcing throw the book at any individual but it be disappointing and it positively wishes attempting at within the break.”

Gale, who is retiring at the terminate of the season, acknowledged: “It has been a frustrating four days, I’ve been umpiring 10 seasons and here’s the first time I’ve had a game the place there is no longer been a ball bowled.

“But sadly at no stage over the four days used to be the bottom fit for first-class cricket. There used to be a extraordinarily heavy downpour within the night earlier than the game and the bottom used to be very wet when we turned into up, it used to be very muddy and with the very heavy dews and extra rain on day three we had no opportunity to bag going.”