"Heavy rain and strong winds have disrupted day one of the County Championship's penultimate round of matches. No play was possible before lunch in eight of the nine fixtures, with the Division One top-of-the-table clash between Surrey and Nottinghamshire the only match left unscathed by the weather The Division Two match between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire at Bristol was the first match to be abandoned without a ball bowled at around 14:00 BST"
"followed soon after by Lancashire versus promotion-chasing Middlesex. Play was also delayed at Chester-le-Street, Taunton, Hove, Edgbaston, Derby and Leicester."
Heavy rain and strong winds disrupted day one of the County Championship's penultimate round, preventing play before lunch in eight of nine fixtures. The Division One top-of-the-table clash between Surrey and Nottinghamshire was the only match unaffected by the weather. The Division Two fixture between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire at Bristol was abandoned without a ball bowled at around 14:00 BST. Lancashire versus promotion-chasing Middlesex was abandoned soon after. Play was delayed at Chester-le-Street, Taunton, Hove, Edgbaston, Derby and Leicester, producing widespread scheduling disruption and complicating prospects for teams pursuing promotion and championship positions.
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