Thaw? After the warmest February on record?County cricket starts next month! In fact there may be some pre-season friendlies this month, although with the current weather (has it stopped raining at all since the September heatwave??) many a groundsman will be in need of a very stiff drink.
Big match first up on the 5th April; Lancs v Surrey; I would have thought the first round would have southern-based teams at home just to give the north another week to thaw?
I did read somewhere that Worcestershire have had to move their first two home games from Worcester to Kidderminster because of the state of the ground following the amount of rain we've had (also the wettest February on record I believe).