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Build it and they will come... a report on the Isle of Man's first seminar for the industry
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Edgbaston early season clear out
29 Apr 2010 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
- 3 comments
Head Groundsman Steve Rouse is having a clear out of some equipment and machinery.
Blot on the Landscape!
13 Oct 2007 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
- Issue 14 - Aug / Sep 2007
“There was one session when it was so dark that I thought the world was coming to an end. I thought the Lord had turned the lights out.”
Great start but pegged back slightly
2 Dec 2005 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
- 3 comments
With Warwickshire not playing their last game until the 25th of September, I and the team jumped the gun and used a break in play, between the 18th and 21st to start our renovation-details inside
I’m feeling-glad (it’s) all over
1 Oct 2004 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
At Edgbaston the wickets have been pretty flat, allowing the batsmen to score freely, but it has been an uphill battle for the bowlers. During the season it was funny to see the batsmen come in to through the gate with big smiles-full article inside
Early season preparations at Edgbaston
13 May 2004 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
My main task was getting the first match wickets prepared for Middlesex on the 16th April and Hampshire on the 25th April, two games very close together and not allowing much time for preparation, especially with the weather not favourable. More Inside.
Firework display disaster
7 Nov 2003 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
- 3 comments
On the Friday morning, after a lot of rain the day before and overnight, I arrived at the ground to find that the company setting up the spectacular had laid a lot of cables across the square, which wasn’t covered. The cables were for a laser powered screen in the middle of the ground-full details inside
Renovation done and dusted
30 Sep 2003 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
- 3 comments
The end of season work here at Edgbaston has gone much better than I could have hoped for. The wicket looks magnificent at the moment.As soon as the season finished...full details inside
Sweating on the Test match weather
24 Jul 2003 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
On the eve of the match between England and South Africa, Head Groundsman Steve Rouse talks about his preparations.
New season-same complaints
12 May 2003 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
Head Groundsman at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Steve Rouse, offers his views on the opening start to the new season, lots of games, more rain and the usual comments from the uninitiated.
Over winter at Edgbaston
27 Jan 2003 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
The square is doing quite well. We did get a good take of seed germination after the renovations, and my only real worry since then, has been the development of moss.
Edgbaston under renovation
26 Sep 2002 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
The whole square was renovated a week last Monday with the Graden. We used this heavy duty scarifier to remove a huge amount of thatch from the surface of the square. The machine was used in
Experimenting at Warwickshire
23 Aug 2002 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
t the moment we're planning to do some work on the No 1 practice area. We've relayed 20 new wickets.The old bowling ends where the bowler lands were originally the former outfield; it is very soft and has taken some hammering from these heavyweight bowlers.
Wet Weather and Dry Wickets
25 Jul 2002 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
A testing time at Edgbaston with lots of rain but, ironically, with the difficulty of dry wickets. Several weeks to go, but already Head Groundsman, Steve Rouse, is planning for the end of the season on 12th september.
Games and more games-and a Test match!
9 May 2002 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
With our last game finishing on Tuesday, we now have a little bit of a break, before the four-day Championship game against Hampshire that starts next Wednesday. This game is then followed directly by the ‘Sunday slog’ with Nottinghamshire.
Season start up at Edgbaston
5 Apr 2002 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
We have been working hard to get the square and the outfield ready for the first of our pre-season friendlies on the 12th April.We have cut out the wicket and surprisingly enough it is already dry enough and hard enough to play on at the moment.
Final renovations at Edgebaston
12 Nov 2001 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
Over the last two weeks the square at Edgebaston has been top dressed again, with about four tonnes of Ongar loam being hand spread on eighteen of the wickets. We worked this latest top dressing in to the new grasses with lutes to finish readdressing our levels for this year.
The Season End At Edgbaston
2 Oct 2001 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
Well the season has drawn to a close and our renovation is well underway. The last games were played over a week ago but some of the wickets have been renovated going as far back to July. With the luxury of having around twenty seven wickets on our square,
Steve Rouse Overview
1 Sep 2001 -
Cricket -
Steve Rouse
I started my working life at Edgbaston at the age of 17 after leaving Moseley College. I stayed on the playing staff with Warwickshire County Cricket Club for the next 15 years.
