Surrey v Somerset - Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B (Friday 4th May)
Presenter: Ian Ward (also commentating)
Commentators: Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain, David Lloyd, Nick Knight and Bob Willis
Yorkshire v Kent Spitfires - Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C (Sunday 6th May)
Presenter: Charles Colvile (also commentating)
Commentators: David Lloyd, Nick Knight, Bob Willis and Paul Allott
Middlesex Panthers v Gloucestershire Gladiators - Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A (Monday 7th May)
Presenter: Ian Ward (also commentating)
Commentators: Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain, Bob Willis and Paul Allott
Sussex v Lancashire - County Championship Division One (Wednesday 9th May - Saturday 12th May)
Presenter: Charles Colvile (also commentating)
Commentators: Michael Atherton, David Lloyd, Bob Willis and Paul Allott
With rain on the opening three days, Sky had plenty of opportunities to dig into the archives.
One of these was the 1996 NatWest Trophy final between Lancashire and Essex. Sky only had four commentators - Mark Nicholas, Ian Botham, Bob Willis and Paul Allott.
This got me thinking about a few [very boring] things...
Would Sky have shown this live? Or was it just highlights, with it live exclusively on the BBC?... And if so is that why they only had four commentators, or was that then the norm even on finals?
Also, in the time I've been watching cricket on Sky Beefy hasn't ever done a domestic game. Did he do them regularly then and when did he stop?