Caught out
Even the bowlers wore headgear yesterday as Essex played Hampshire at Southampton – though as an Australian, Peter Siddle may perhaps be forgiven for taking to the cricket field wrapped up against the cold. The unseasonally low temperatures, rain and wind caused widespread disruption to roads, while a man died when three people were swept off a harbour wall in Ramsgate, Kent. The two others were taken to hospital. Two adults and a baby were rescued after their car became stuck in flood water near Maidstone.