Rain Stops Play: Cricketing Climates

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Summary

This volume looks at the fundamental geography of cricket, especially in England where the game is played by county sides.

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List of Illustrations	p. vi
List of Diagrams	p. vii
List of Tables	p. viii
Foreword	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Series Editor's Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xxi
Acknowledgements	p. xxiii
Introduction: The Need for a Geography of Cricket	p. xxv
The Geographical Boundaries of Cricket	p. 1
The Growth of English Cricket: A Development Stage Model	p. 13
The Diffusion of Cricket: A Geographical Explanation	p. 37
A Locational Analysis of the County Grounds of England and Wales	p. 55
Locational Changes to County Cricket, 1901-1951	p. 67
The Location of County Cricket in the Commercial Age, 1951-1991	p. 87
Rain Stops Play: A Meteorological Analysis	p. 113
The Raining County Champions	p. 121
Sunspot Activity and Golden Summers	p. 132
Cricket in the Cities: A Microclimatic View	p. 138
Global Warnings and Global Warming	p. 149
Greenhouse Cricket: The English Game in a Warmer World	p. 161
Redrawing the Boundaries	p. 171
Epilogue: The Future Geography of English Cricket	p. 191
Notes	p. 196
Grounds in the United Kingdom used for First-Class and Limited Overs Games since 1801	p. 209
Counties of England, Scotland and Wales, pre-1974	p. 221
Index	p. 223
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