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Daily Mirror
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Matthew Cooper

Fans react as snow stops play in multiple County Championship warm-up matches

Several county cricket grounds have been hit with snow showers today, with warm-up matches between Kent and Lancashire and Northamptonshire and Durham affected.

The new County Championship season is set to get underway next week, with the first round of fixtures due to begin on April 7. However, snow has had an effect on some counties' preparations for the new season, with the Kent vs Lancashire match at Canterbury ending prematurely due to the snow.

Northamptonshire's game against Durham and Gloucestershire's clash with Glamorgan were also hit by a snow shower, while Nottinghamshire's pre-season photoshoot was also affected by the weather. The club shared a selection of images on social media with the caption: "It's beginning to look a lot like... cricket?"

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