Sussex’s season-opener at Emirates Old Trafford has been curtailed by snow.
Their LV= Insurance County Championship fixture with Lancashire was declared a draw.
A game that had often seemed at the mercy of some eccentric weather was brought to a premature conclusion just after lunch on the final day.
The game was eventually called off at 3.20pm with Sussex 103-2 in their second innings.
But an opportunity for @SussexCCC players to practice their fielding! #bbccricket @BBCSussexSport pic.twitter.com/71FmBONBF2
— Adrian Harms (@AdrianHarms) April 11, 2021
The only remotely cricket-related activity to have taken place on the ground in the previous 90 minutes was an impromptu snowball fight among the Sussex players.
Lancashire take 16 points from the match to Sussex’s 14.
Aaron Thomason ended the day 46 not out and Tom Clark was unbeaten on 14.
Both the wickets to fall were taken by the Lancashire fast bowler Saqib Mahmood.
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