Rain. It has haunted this cricket season, it wrecked Warwickshire's first championship visit to the Rose Bowl in 2001, ruined their last championship visit to Hampshire's old Northlands Road ground in 1999 and, accompanied by spectacular thunder and lightning, has stopped play here again today. Warwickshire taking an early tea at 353 for 5. Loudon 41, Streak 5.
Even the nasty rain was, however, powerless to prevent members of Southampton Astronomical Society enjoying a fascinating talk entitled: "Bang - The Complete History of the Universe" at their meeting on May 10 this year.