Should venues be changed if it is known in advance that rain is very likely?

[SM1989]

What if there is no cricket ground there ?

Obviously I meant a city which has a cricket ground in it.

Alternatively if the weather forecast is good the day before, then play the match a day earlier and refund anyone who can’t come a day earlier.

There should be no excuse for holding a World Cup match (where so much is at stake) on day where it is almost certain to be rained out.

 

[MenInG]

Totally impractical.

If we think Cricket should only be played in places where there is sun-light all year round, then maybe that is the way forward and to debate

 

[Itachi]

Obviously I meant a city which has a cricket ground in it.

Alternatively if the weather forecast is good the day before, then play the match a day earlier and refund anyone who can’t come a day earlier.

There should be no excuse for holding a World Cup match (where so much is at stake) on day where it is almost certain to be rained out.

The organizer will be sued for millions and millions if they implement your idea. At least, I will sue them.

It's like, a train reached a station much before than arrival time. However late the departure may be, the train can not depart before the departure time from that station. It has to halt even for hours if that is the case. Refunding isn't a solution.

 

[SM1989]

The organizer will be sued for millions and millions if they implement your idea. At least, I will sue them.

It's like, a train reached a station much before than arrival time. However late the departure may be, the train can not depart before the departure time from that station. It has to halt even for hours if that is the case. Refunding isn't a solution.

The organiser can put any adjustments to playing schedule and location in the terms and conditions the purchasers of tickets sign up to. That way they cannot be sued.

Like I said the rain was not a spur of the moment occurrence. It was known well in advance that the match would be rained out. This is a world cup and drastic measures should be implemented to ensure games are completed. Either they should have changed the venue or played the match the day before or after midnight when the rain stopped. This is a world cup not a bilateral series.

 

[Chokli]

World Cup is once every 4 years, we need a result.

Play the washed out matches the next day, don't have to broadcast it...

 

[Chokli]

You are clearly out of touch with real scenarios of life. No offense intended. It's just that you seem a bit young to grasp how hard it can be.

It's once every 4 years, adjustments can be made.

 

[jnaveen1980]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/48625085

Cricket World Cup: What to do about the rain?



It has been a very wet week in the Cricket World Cup.


India's match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Thursday was the fourth match of the tournament to be abandoned so far, and the third to be called off without a ball being bowled.

This has already surpassed the previous highest number of washed-out matches in a World Cup - two in 1992 and 2003.

Frustrated fans and bemused onlookers have been offering up solutions - but how feasible are they?

Build a roof


A common request, especially in light of Wimbledon adding a retractable roof to Court One in addition to the one over Centre Court in time for this year's Championships.

But putting a roof over a cricket ground would be much more complex and costly - tennis stadiums are smaller and most are level, whereas cricket grounds in England and Wales have different-sized stands.

It cost an estimated £100m and £70m to build the respective roofs at Wimbledon, which crucially is also the sole location for that entire tournament.

It is unfeasibly expensive to build roofs at the 11 cricket grounds hosting a World Cup fixture, even before adding in the cost of first adapting the grounds into a shape that would hold a roof.

Cover the whole playing surface in a sheet

If you watched England's tour of Sri Lanka last autumn you will have seen the host groundstaff sprinting to cover the entire outfield in a massive tarpaulin whenever it started to rain.

This has the advantage of preventing wet patches forming on the outfield and means it should be quicker to resume play when the rain stops - India against New Zealand never got under way, in part because of muddy areas that did not dry.

It also could prevent a match starting late because of rain on previous days. So why not invest in some big sheets?

As Cricinfo points out, this system needs a lot of groundstaff to be successful and grounds over here may not be able to afford employing the amount of people required.

Such a covering has also been used in the UK before - Edgbaston had the 'Brumbrella' from 1981 to 2001, but it was banned after the ECB found flat covers encouraged 'sweating', making the pitches damper and therefore much more difficult to bat on.


Eden Gardens in Kolkata, India, has adopted the Sri Lankan method of covering the entire outfield

Reserve days

Reserve days were used the last time England hosted the World Cup in 1999, but there are none during the group stage this time round, only for the semi-finals and final.

"We put men on the moon so why can't we have a reserve day?" asked Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes after his side's match against Sri Lanka on Tuesday was abandoned.

ICC chief executive David Richardson responded by saying reserve days "would be extremely complex to deliver" and increase the length of an already long tournament.

Just play in the rain

Unfortunately this is always going to be a no-go.

The rain drastically alters the playing conditions and would give sides an unfair advantage or disadvantage.

The ball becomes almost impossible for bowlers to grip and it is dangerous to field on a slippery outfield.

Don't hold the World Cup in England & Wales

You do know it rains in other countries, right?

We asked you for your ideas on how to settle abandoned matches instead of no result. Here are the serious...



Phil Smith: Why not have two pre-planned reserve days, and fit washed-out games into that time with reduced overs if necessary?

Alex Hall: Penalty shootout style bowl-off to decide rained off games - you score if you hit the stumps, best of five (select five bowlers) then sudden death! All XI players must take part.

Lucas Abbott: Why not have a 'Super Over Day' (one innings per side) at the end of the group stages? Any abandoned matches can all be settled on the same day and it would be a bit of quickfire entertainment.

...and the not so serious...

Mlgraham73: The classic cricket dice game Howzat? would be a great way to settle matches and make good radio. "Cottrell now from the radiator end, he's up to the table, he rolls..." etc.

Scott Cameron: Pretty simple really - Brian Lara Cricket '98.

Barb: How about a dance-off? My rated teams: NZ with (of course) the Haka. Windies and India close contenders. England need to start practising their Agadoo!

Chris Edwards: A fellow teacher once settled a rain-cancelled school cup fixture with the toss of a coin. He called and lost, which was no surprise as it took place over the phone.

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But in the end, is it all down to luck? - analysis

Simon King, BBC Weather, speaking on Test Match Special podcast on Wednesday

David Richardson mentioned the 100mm rainfall we had earlier in the week and how unseasonable it was.

He's right in that 100mm rain in 48 hours is unseasonable, but that was only affecting very small areas in the south east of England and Lincolnshire.

Actually, in Bristol and Southampton where the matches were, the weather wasn't unseasonable for June. It was fairly typical really. We just had some rain.

Last year he mentioned we had 2mm and it was warm and sunny, but that was unseasonable. It was a very, very dry month.

It's all down to luck. If you had Monday's game in Bristol and Tuesday's game in Southampton, you'd have had a result.

It's just bad luck, but it's been fairly typical June weather.

And what about the next week?
14 June: England v West Indies, Southampton - dry
15 June: Sri Lanka v Australia, The Oval - dry
15 June: South Africa v Afghanistan, Cardiff - wet
16 June: India v Pakistan, Old Trafford - afternoon showers
17 June: West Indies v Bangladesh, Taunton - dry
18 June: England v Afghanistan, Old Trafford - dry(ish)

 

[Snatch]

Easily said, less easily implemented.

 

[gazza619]

WC should have been held in Aug/Sep in England. These two months are typically dry

 

[offstump]

They will have to do something to hold another World Cup in England as its preposterous having so many washed out matches; it’s bad for the game overall to not have a result.

One option could be to have 1-2 stadiums with a retractable roof and designate these only for matches which can’t be played in their original
venue. Will require some upfront logistical planning, coordination with meteorological agencies, etc but it can be done if planned and executed properly.