15-06-2023, 00:04
Surrey were just one run short of the century-old all-time Championship record chase, and had been bowled out for 145 first innings. This week's been the ultimate illustration of why we need red-ball county cricket in June (and, indeed, every month of the summer).
"I would rather spend a holiday in Tuscany than in the Black Country, but if I were compelled to choose between living in West Bromwich or Florence, I should make straight for West Bromwich." - J.B. Priestley