It was just reward for Apoel's fans, who provided magnificent and noisy backing for their side throughout on a rain-soaked night at Stamford Bridge.

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Nottinghamshire and Durham also drew at Trent Bridge two weeks ago, rain a factor then too.

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Parts of the Calder Valley, including Hebden Bridge, saw a month's worth of rain fall in three hours.

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