We feared the worst as we woke up to rain on Sunday, but Headley’s chairman Andy Pickering said “we now have covers and it will dry up. “   So we set off  to the beauty spot overlooking overlooking Box Hill.

From 1 the rain came and went and the covers were on and off like a whore’s drawers for the next 90 minutes.   James Midner, their skipper just back from honeymoon from California, said there were muddy patches next to the covered pitch, possibly presenting a health and safety issue.