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End of season renovation
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Players gave Wembley's pitch their seal of approval yesterday
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September Cricket Diary 2010
1 day ago -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
September Cricket Diary 2010
End of season renovation
4 days ago -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
- 1 comment
October! Season's end, the final ball has been bowled, the last wicket taken and the winning run scored. Now it's time to mothball the flannels, put away the bat and ball and put your feet up. All well and good if you are a player; but who has the task of putting the square to right at the seasons end?
August Cricket Diary 2010
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Bob Stretton
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Bob Stretton
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Bob Stretton
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Bob Stretton
April 2010 Cricket Diary
Aiming for the Perfect Pitch
17th Mar 2010 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
- 2 comments
Spring! The time of year when all groundsmen fear the sound of Big Bertha cranking into gear. Yes it’s time, to dust down the cobwebs and stoke up the coals, for she is about to roll.
March Cricket Diary 2010
2nd Mar 2010 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
- 6 comments
March Cricket Diary 2010
February 2010 Cricket Diary
6th Feb 2010 -
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Bob Stretton
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3rd Dec 2009 -
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Bob Stretton
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2nd Nov 2009 -
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Bob Stretton
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6th Oct 2009 -
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Bob Stretton
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4th Sep 2009 -
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Bob Stretton
September Cricket Diary 2009
Cricket Outfields Maintenance
30th Aug 2009 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
In the maintenance of a cricket outfield the success of such work is influenced by whether the site is to be used solely for cricket or for any other winter sport. It would be preferred though if Hockey or Lacrosse was to be played as these sports tend to be less stressful on the grass and ground conditions.
It's a cover up!
20th Jul 2009 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
- Issue 25 - Jun / Jul 2009 - 1 comment
Bob Stretton, former ECB Pitches Advisor for Warwickshire, and current Head Groundsman at the Massey Ferguson Sports Club, offers some advice on cricket covers suggesting that the art of cricket groundsmanship is the skill to balance soil moisture content with pitch playability
