By Simon Mann BBC Sport in Grenada

The wet season here in Grenada officially begins at the end of the month.

Groundsmen try to mop the covers in Grenada

Memo to publishers of guide books: Please be advised that it can start in late April.

Among the island's many attractions on a favourable day - "45 pristine beaches, crystal clear sea and gentle tropical breezes" - is the Concord Waterfalls.

Offered a trip as an alternative after the fourth one-day international was called off, one disgruntled England follower retorted: "What do I want to go there for? I can watch the water fall from my hotel window."

The rain was so incessant that the England players did not even waste their time going to the ground. The match was called off shortly before the scheduled start.

Only a few hundred England supporters have opted to follow the one-day series in preference to the Tests.

The process of claiming back the £34 they have paid for tickets is only a minor irritation compared with holidays ruined by the weather.

The growing list of abandoned matches is also proving an administrative and financial nightmare for the West Indies Cricket Board.

Refunds are due on 54,000 tickets sold for the three games and the board estimate they will hand back around £560,000.

It's not the first blow West Indies cricket has taken but it hits the bottom line pretty hard WICB spokesman

What is more uncertain is how much of that revenue is protected by their insurance policy against matches being washed out.

It is an unprecedented situation. Of the 119 one-day internationals scheduled in the Caribbean, only eight have been abandoned - three of them in the last five days.

"We have taken a hit," admitted Darren Millien, the board's chief marketing executive.

"We hoped to break even in the Test series. The one-day game is a lot more popular and we hope to make some money there.

"We will only know where we are after the series. It's not the first blow West Indies cricket has taken but it hits the bottom line pretty hard.

"We push on though. We have three games left."

In theory, he is right. The "fifth" match is in St. Lucia on Saturday with another game at the same venue the following day.

The series, such as it has been, then finishes in Barbados next Wednesday.

The encouraging news is that the new Beasejour Stadium, built just outside of Castries in St. Lucia, was built there because it is statistically the driest part of the island.

The bad news is that it has been raining in St. Lucia for three days while the same persistent weather system has been affecting Barbados as well.