Chappell-Hadlee 3 Match Series

[Bill Manspeaker]

toss in about 5 mins

37 overs a side

[Bill Manspeaker]

sigh

toss has been delayed

[Gigantor]

sigh

toss has been delayed

Haha you shouldn't have got out of bed  ;D

[GoLions]

It's gonna be a T20 at this rate

[Bill Manspeaker]

sigh

toss has been delayed

Haha you shouldn't have got out of bed  ;D

freakin wasting my sleepin time n shower :P

It's gonna be a T20 at this rate

I wonder how they'll play it. as in, T20 rules, 6 overs PP n that, or ODI rules and figure out how many PP overs there'll be or whatever. I'm guessing the latter cos it is an ODI after all, but I dunno

[Bill Manspeaker]

NZ commentator reckons the ground won't dry, doesn't think there'll be play

[Gigantor]

NZ commentator reckons the ground won't dry, doesn't think there'll be play

Did it actually rain after that designated start time?

[GoLions]

NZ commentator reckons the ground won't dry, doesn't think there'll be play

Did it actually rain after that designated start time?

It hasn't rained for about 10 years, ground just taking ages to dry.

[Bill Manspeaker]

NZ commentator reckons the ground won't dry, doesn't think there'll be play

Did it actually rain after that designated start time?

It hasn't rained for about 10 years, ground just taking ages to dry.

haha yeah that's pretty much it. hasn't rained for ages but the ground is still soaked and he didn't sound confident on it getting dry any time soon

[Gigantor]

"The Met says that Napier today has had 5.8mm of rain. That is 1/5th of an inch. An international ground should be able to cope with that. If not it should not be an international ground."

Surely there has been more rain than that!

[Hawka]

Match Abandoned  :(

[Bill Manspeaker]

yep. that's it. we can't win the series but we only need to draw it to keep the trophy. so let's hope the rain stays away on Sunday

[shaker]

Total waste of time for 3 one dayer's that no one really cares about

[Bill Manspeaker]

Total waste of time for 3 one dayer's that no one really cares about

if you think this is a waste of time just wait for the T20's against Sri Lanka for some reason :P

but cricket's cricket so imma watch it regardless :P

[PowerBug]

Seriously, Sheffield Shield is more important than this crap. At least those players that are going to India could get a red ball game in before leaving... Why those going to India and not in the ODI squad aren't playing I have no idea (Swepson, Renshaw, Agar etc)

Also, you'd think that a ground that is in a country where it rains should have awesome drainage.