 New Road stands in the shadow of Worcester cathedral |
Worcestershire believe their New Road ground will be fit for action when the county season begins on 18 April, even though it is currently flooded. The outfield is under a foot of water after the River Severn burst its banks for the fourth time this winter.
In 2001, early season games were moved to Kidderminster because of floods.
"At the moment our thoughts are well away from that," the club said. "If we get two or three weeks of reasonable weather then we can get wickets ready."
The latest flood is thought to be the latest in a winter since 1998, and it has prompted the club to move the players to Shrewsbury School when they arrive for pre-season training in a fortnight.
"What is likely to happen is the wickets will have a bit more spice in them than they normally would at the start of the season when they are normally quite juicy anyway," chief executive Mark Newton said.
"Everyone is really down about it because we had just cleared up after the last flood and now we have to start all over again."
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