We're travelling to Birmingham to watch Surrey in T20 Finals Day. To be honest this is not a journey that I expected to make; Surrey's form has been erratic to say the least. For everyone good performance ( Middlesex at Lords) there's been an absysmal one (Essex at the Oval). However having breached Fortress Chelmsford to beat Essex and then dismantling a poor Somerset side in the quarter finals, Surrey find themselves travelling to Edbaston to play Hampshire in the semi final. Hampshire are the holders and indeed the pundits favourite to regain the trophy.
We've booked a hotel about two miles from Egbaston, a ground I've never visited before.We were supposed to spend two days there in the summer of 2012 but it rained throughout both days. Ominously it is scheduled to rain today as well.
A Review of Finals Day
This is the first time I've been to Finals Day and I probably wouldn't attend if Surrey were not involved. It's a long day and the miserable weather although there was only one rain break impacted upon the enjoyment.
On the plus side Surrey made the final, the downside was they were swept aside by a Northants side that never looked back after plundering the Surrey attack during the powerplay overs. Northants were worthy winners and deserved their success.Final Days has a good deal of atmosphere, Egbaston offers little protection from the weather, and spread out over 10 hours many spectators are adversely affected by the amount of alcohol consumed.
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