But such allegiances are often personal matters ; we suffer mainly in silence .
It 's true that a surprising number of press - box colleagues have a soft spot for cricket 's least prepossessing county ( though Leicestershire and Derbyshire come close ) .
Such allegiances are often personal matters ; we suffer mainly in silence .
It 's true that a surprising number of press - box colleagues have a soft spot for cricket 's least prepossessing county ( though Leicestershire and Derbyshire come close ) .