Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s County Cricket Blog. After the weekend washout resulted in soggy handshakes for some and just snuck in results for others we are heading gently towards the business end of the season with everything to play for. There’s seven games to get stuck into over the next few days and the forecast, in the main, is far less volatile.
Jim Wallace here with you today as Tanya has a much deserved break, as ever do get in touch with your thoughts and theories (go gentle with me, yeh?) and get involved below the line. Play will start around the shires at 11am, I’ll be back shortly to bring you toss, goss and teams.
Here are the fixtures:
LV= COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - DIVISION ONE
Hampshire v Essex
Lancashire v Northants
Nottinghamshire v Kent
Somerset v Surrey
Warwickshire v Middlesex
LV= COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP - DIVISION TWO
Derbyshire v Glamorgan
Yorkshire v Durham