London Championship Race at stake for Middlesex, Kent, Essex and Surrey

Cricketing action has taken a backseat due to coronavirus, but that is not dampening the spirits of Middlesex, Essex, Kent and Surrey as the clubs have agreed to compete in London Championship Race in the lockdown period to keep themselves busy. This innovative idea was proposed by Middlesex club without the cricketing gears and have challenged their counterparts to take part in the race which is going to kick-off in the upcoming weekend.



All the precaution and protocols will be in place before the four counties pick its players and set off on runs as part of daily exercise and routine. All the players and coaches picked will have 30 minutes and the players' mileage will be recorded on Strava running app. The collective milage will be added up from the whole squads runs to create a total team distance, which then will be divided between both counties home ground. The counties which collectively covers most between the two grounds will be declared as winners.



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Middlesex will kick-start the opening clash against Essex, with the teams vying to clock up the most while running from Lord's Cricket Ground and the Cloud FM County Ground in Chelmsford.



"During this period of lockdown it is obvious to everyone the importance of physical activity, and how getting outside for a period of time each day can help people feel relative freedom and improve their mental wellbeing," said Danni Warren, the head of women's cricket for Middlesex, the brain behind this innovative idea.



"With that in mind we wanted to find a way to challenge our players and to drive their inner competitive fire - these London Championship match ups will do just that. It’s been amazing to get the buy-in from all of our neighbours in order to bring this to life and here’s to some healthy competition over the coming weeks!"