We can now confirm that following consultation with the England and Wales Cricket Board and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, it has been confirmed that cricket will resume from tomorrow, Saturday 10th September 2022.
Following the cancellation of play today at the England vs South Africa Test match, as a mark of respect on announcement of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's passing, there was some doubt over whether other fixtures would also be affected, although after discussions between the governing body and the Government, and in line with Official National Mourning guidance, it has been agreed that cricket can resume.
Middlesex will therefore resume their County Championship campaign on Monday at Lord's, with Glamorgan the visitors, in a game starting at 10.30am.
There will be a period of silence observed before the start of the match, with players wearing black armbands and the flags at Lord's flying at half-mast.
The ECB has recently issued the following statement:
Following the cancellation of Friday’s cricket fixtures as a mark of respect on announcement of her death, the England and Wales Cricket Board can confirm that play will resume from Saturday including international, domestic, and recreational fixtures. The decision has been taken after consultation with DCMS and in line with Official National Mourning guidance.
This means the Men’s Test match between England and South Africa will begin at The Oval and the Women’s IT20 match between England and India will also go ahead at the Riverside in Durham. The scheduled match between England and Sri Lanka Men’s U19 along with recreational cricket fixtures will also take place as planned.
Before each match, a minute’s silence will be observed followed by the national anthem. All players and coaches will wear black armbands. Branded inventory will be replaced with messaging paying cricket's respects to The Queen.
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