A heavily-delayed English county season begins at the weekend with the first round of four-day matches. Kyle Abbott is just one Proteas-level county stalwart currently stranded in SA due to lockdown restrictions. A few hours of highly experimental fun earlier this month in the form of the 3TeamCricket festival at SuperSport Park. That could mean a best-case scenario of four or five weeks yet before he can see action for them. *The Bob Willis Trophy will be played in three, regional groups of six, featuring five matches per team, and then a five-day final between the two best-finishing group winners.

Source: News 24 July 28, 2020 12:33 UTC