Richard Edwards looks at the way familiarity can breed success when it comes to cricket grounds

It was Tom Jones who famously sang of the green green grass of home – and for players, coaches and supporters across the County Championship, those words maintain a special resonance.
Middlesex, who won the title in thrilling fashion last season, have only lost a single game at Lord’s in the past three seasons, with the champions last losing a Division One fixture as far back as September 2014 when Durham beat them by 141 runs.
Before their loss to Hampshire in this year’s openi...