Brave vs Spirit, 11th Match at London, Men's Hundred, Aug 08 2023 - Match Result

8:55pm: Match abandoned! A shame given the efforts of the ground staff and players, and endeavour of the fans that remained. A second washout for Spirit at least sees them move off the bottom, where they are replaced by Birmingham Phoenix. Brave move to 6th with a third point.

8:49pm: Big covers on now. Call it already...

8:45pm We need to start play by 9:12pm to get a 25-ball match in. That is unless the umpires deem the conditions unfit and call it off outright even if the rains stop (they haven't)

8:38pm: Oh booo, it's started raining again and they are off again. Could be a terminal downpour, this... no big covers on just yet, but it is drizzling steadily and the umpires are back out there to have a chat with Karl McDermott, the head ground staff here at Lord's

Daryl Mitchell to bowl his seamers

Tim David up next

Left-arm tweaker Liam Dawson comes in

Leg spinner Matt Critchley into the attack

And that's the end of the Power Play - Brave 19/1 off 13

8:24pm: Players making their way back out there. For those asking, yes, a DLS adjustment will be made for Spirit's target

RESTART AT 8:25PM! 50 balls-a-side, bowlers can send down a maximum of 10. The Power Play is 13 deliveries, meaning Brave have just two balls of it remaining

8:00pm: Another inspection at 8:10pm at Lord's "with a view to starting as soon as possible". You'd think that's always the case... anyway, only the hover cover remains on at the moment and a rope is being dragged around the outfield for the surface water

7:42pm: Pitch inspection incoming. And FYI - the latest start time is 8.52pm, meaning 14 balls for Spirit to bowl, and 25 for Brave, with a 10 minute interval in between. The scheduled close of play is 9.25pm.

7:35pm Word from Lord's is the rains have stopped and the covers are being rolled back. Promising scenes

7:09pm: Bit of housekeeping - we'll start losing deliveries at 7:14pm

7:02pm: Peter: "This new fad of playing cricket in November looks like it could catch on." Assuming all this awful weather means November will be positively balmy... anyway, the square covers are now being rolled out and the bowlers run-ups are being protected.

6:54pm: Match delayed! Rains have picked up and the umpires have decided - wisely - to get the hover cover on. It's fairly windy out there, so hopefully it pushes this weather away. Important to note with the delayed start already, it won't be long before we start losing balls...

Jordan Thompson in for the next set

Rain has just started to fall in St John's Wood...