Derbyshire lose eight points for poor pitch
An ECB Pitch Panel comprising John Jameson and Phil Sharpe (ECB Pitch Liaison Officers) was convened yesterday on the second day of Derbyshire's home Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Middlesex at the County Ground
Media Release
13-Sep-2002
An ECB Pitch Panel comprising John Jameson and Phil Sharpe (ECB Pitch
Liaison Officers) was convened yesterday on the second day of Derbyshire's
home Frizzell County Championship Division Two match against Middlesex at
the County Ground.
After interviewing the umpires, captains and coaches of both teams and the
groundsman, the panel decided that the pitch had offered undue uneven bounce
and undue assistance to seam bowlers throughout the first two days and
therefore the pitch should be rated as 'poor'.
As a consequence, an automatic deduction of eight Championship points has
been imposed on Derbyshire.