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David James tries to pay sacked Portsmouth staff's wages
2 days ago by: Shane O' Brien
"Well done DJ and the players, this is the side of the player ..."
The future of our Industry
4 days ago by: Poa7
"Ah! at last, the industry sees that the sensible route may j ..."
The future of our Industry
5 days ago by: Peter Leroy
"Congratulations on your perserverance young Dave :) Maybe ..."
The future of our Industry
5 days ago by: jlawrence
"Nice to see something happening. You can only discuss things ..."
Ilkley Tennis Club
5 days ago by: benjamin Tiercelin
"Dear David, "We use loam that we get from Surrey which we ..."
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Grounds for satisfaction
1 day ago -
Cricket -
Press Release
The second season in a row of plentiful runs on New Zealand pitches shows that New Zealand Cricket's efforts to build better batsmen are having at least some effect.
The Surrey Cricket Groundsmans Conference 2010
1 week ago -
Cricket -
Press Release
- 1 comment
There will be an interesting and varied presentation from our guest speakers but the highlight will undoubtedly be the walk around the Oval outfield to take a look at the pre-season preparation at a test match venue.
White Horse - White Snow ...
2 weeks ago -
Cricket -
Editor
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010 - 1 comment
White Horse Contractors undertook the drainage and irrigation work at Durham CCC’s Riverside ground during the worst possible weather conditions
Derbyshire grounds for pride
2 weeks ago -
Cricket -
Press Release
- 1 comment
Derbyshire can claim to have produced the best all-round wickets in the country last season.
March Cricket Diary 2010
2 weeks ago -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
- 6 comments
March Cricket Diary 2010
Jabber from the hut
3 weeks ago -
Cricket -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 28 - Dec / Jan 2010
Alan Hamilton, Guernsey Cricket Board’s Head Groundsman, steps out of his hut to talk about cricket on the island. It speaks volumes about a community that a groundsman’s hut is an integral part of it, but that is Guernsey cricket.
Somerset sack Phil Frost
12th Feb 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
- 11 comments
Phil Frost, the award winning Head Groundsman at Somerset CCC, has surprisingly been made redundant by the club. Phil, who was featured in last year's June/July issue of the Pitchcare magazine, won numerous awards during his time with Somerset. Taunton has long been regarded as the best batting pitch in England which is why, presumably, it has been the recipient of so many accolades.
Counties risk missing global party after ECB refuses to make room for Modi
12th Feb 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
The ECB has rejected calls for a “minor adjustment” to this summer’s fixture list to enable English counties to compete in the second Twenty20 Champions League.
February 2010 Cricket Diary
6th Feb 2010 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
February 2010 Cricket Diary
ECB Machinery grant helps buy a Ransomes Mastiff for Birkdale CC
5th Feb 2010 -
Cricket -
Peter Driver
Southport and Birkdale Cricket Club has recently taken delivery of a Ransomes Mastiff mower, after securing an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Machinery Grant. Supplied by Burrows GM of Leyland, their local Ransomes Jacobsen dealer, the new machine replaces their original Mastiff, which is over 30 years old.
Curators’ course begins at National Stadium
4th Feb 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Pitch Consultant Andy Atkinson commenced a curator’s course for local grounds men yesterday, at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Big changes at County Ground
30th Jan 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
- 1 comment
Sussex groundsman Andy Mackay is on a mission. He is as fed up with the slow, low-bouncing nature of the Hove wickets as players and spectators alike and is doing something about it.
Regional fast bowlers need help
22nd Jan 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Acknowledging the once rich fast bowling legacy, ICC Pitch Consultant Andy Atkinson feels that Caribbean pitches today represent a disservice to the speedsters.
Going Dutch II
17th Jan 2010 -
Cricket -
Mel Pooley
- Issue 28 - Dec / Jan 2010
Mel Pooley’s Holland extravaganza continues, as he finds himself delivering training courses to Dutch cricket groundsmen
Controlled ball tampering could rebalance test cricket
11th Jan 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Whilst it was the unlikely hero of Graham Onions who grabbed the headlines for his defiant role in salvaging a draw for England in the third test at Cape Town, the match itself was somewhat overshadowed by rumblings emanating from the South African camp about ball tampering.
Kotla to see action February onwards
7th Jan 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
The dust around the 'controversial' Kotla pitch hasn't settled down yet.
CA chiefs hail ‘exciting’ SCG pitch
7th Jan 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
It turned out to be a graveyard for Australian batters on the opening day of the second Test against Pakistan, but the green top at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has received strong endorsement from the country’s cricket chiefs.
A Chat with Australian Curators/Groundsmen
6th Jan 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Mark Taylor chats with the groundsmen of Australia's top cricket ovals and finds out what makes their grounds unique
January Cricket Diary
3rd Jan 2010 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
January Cricket Diary
Bowl'dly Going ...
29th Dec 2009 -
Cricket -
Tom James
- Issue 27 - Oct / Nov 2009 - 1 comment
In twenty years with Hampshire CCC, Nigel Gray has seen the club develop facilities that are set to place it in the premier league of international cricket. But there’s even more to come, as Tom James discovers
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