South-east Australia's big wet washes out opening day of Tasmania-NSW clash in Hobart
Match Report:
ScorecardDay one of Shield clash abandoned due to rain
Heavy rain has washed out day one of the JLT Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and NSW at Blundstone Arena.
The covers didn't budge on Sunday as persistent rain and wind lashed Hobart.
UPDATE: Not great... 🌧🌧 #TASvNSW #SheffieldShield pic.twitter.com/NtsoIbnfp5%E2%80%94 NSW Blues (@CricketNSWBlues) December 3, 2017
Play is scheduled to start at 10am on Monday to recover some of the lost time.
Cloudy conditions are forecast but no rain is expected.
The rain hasn’t subsided and play has been abandoned for today. 10am start tomorrow with 112 overs to be bowled on days two and three #TASvNSW #SheffieldShield%E2%80%94 Cricket Tasmania (@crickettas) December 3, 2017
The Blues are looking to cement their position at the top of the Shield table heading into a two-month first-class break.
Tasmania are chasing back-to-back wins after their first win of the campaign against South Australia last round.
Tasmania 12-man squad: George Bailey (c), Gabe Bell, Alex Doolan, Jake Doran, Ben McDermott, Riley Meredith, Simon Milenko, Sam Rainbird, Tom Rogers, Jordan Silk, Matthew Wade, Beau Webster.
NSW 12-man squad: Moises Henriques (c), Sean Abbott, Doug Bollinger, Harry Conway, Trent Copeland, Ed Cowan, Daniel Hughes, Nick Larkin, Nic Maddinson, Peter Nevill, Stephen O'Keefe, Kurtis Patterson.