Cup Match start is delayed by more than four hours as site safety inspections take place. Cup Match start is delayed by more than four hours as site safety inspections take place. July 31, 2027 (Photograph by Akil Simmons)Richard Scott, the Somerset Cricket Club president, announced a start-time change in a press release shortly before 6.45am. Somerset Cricket Club president Richard Scott (File photograph)“As you are aware, we have been inundated with the deluge of torrential rain and winds in recent days, which has hampered some infrastructure finishings here at Somerset Cricket Club. It is understood that the required scaffolding safety inspections further delayed the start time.