Some may indulge in the nostalgia-fuelled ‘Premier League years,’ as some may rediscover their favorite Netflix series, while others may miss the live game. On the contrary, others have rediscovered their love for ‘Championship Manager 97/98’. But others can build an entire cricket stadium in their back garden.
Dylan Hadfield spends his time on lockdown, carving a cricket pitch in his backyard.
Advertising hoardings are running around the boundaries, and the fabric at the bottom of the pitch also serves as a site screen, so there are no costs and little details.
The markings are as perfect for trimming on the grass and wonderfully made wicket.
There is also a scoreboard and gazebo, under which you can use pint. Which one is better?
Okay, the boundaries are not in the perfect oval, there are some questionable bumps on the edge of the pitch, but we can forgive that.
Cricket is just as bad as many other sports because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Indian Premier League has withdrawn from the start of March 29, while England was to cancel the Test series against Sri Lanka.
The MCC had to postpone their committee meeting schedule for the last weekend in March, and their annual Champion County match against Essex between March 24 and March 27 also fouled the COVID-19.
The 14 county championship clubs left their pre-season tours and returned home.
International cricket was affected by the one-day international relations between India and South Africa, and Australia and New Zealand swept away, as well as Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan. The Australian women’s South Africa tour also went to the dogs.
New Zealand Cricket has canceled the last two rounds of its domestic season. Wellington Firebirds shielded Plunkett as they were 26 points ahead of their nearest rivals.
Cricket South Africa canceled all forms of cricket for two months while the Pakistan Super League postponed to March 17.
So, our cricket gardener has plenty of time to finish both his bowling and batting with the lockdown.