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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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Remedial work at the SWALEC Stadium
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"An amassing task Keith. You must be congratulated in taking ..."
Saracens handed pitch boost
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Harrogate 2012
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Harrogate 2012
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Cricket pitch ‘a danger to players’
27 Jun 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
- 1 comment
A Shrewsbury cricket pitch has come under fire amid fears the playing surface is so dangerous someone could be seriously injured.
Another successful day of international cricket in Cardiff
25 Jun 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Chairman Paul Russell promised groundsman Keith Exton had produced a quicker wicket than the Ashes strip, with Cardiff associated with slow, spin-friendly surfaces. Russell and Exton were proved right and the onlooking Tait must be wondering where that quicker Cardiff pitch has been hiding this summer.
Versatile Dennis cricket mower just the job for part time groundsmen
18 Jun 2010 -
Cricket -
Gregg Doggett
- 4 comments
A Dennis cricket pitch mower is providing a flexible solution for the enthusiastic grounds team at Braunton Cricket Club in Devon.
Groundsman hits back at criticism
17 Jun 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Groundsman David Wharf has replied to scathing criticism by Cleckheaton
Hampshire docked two points for pitch
16 Jun 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Hampshire have been handed a two-point pitch penalty after the pitch produced for the Friends Provident t20 match against Somerset, at The Rose Bowl, was deemed to be "poor" by an ECB pitch panel.
Successful Surrey Groundsman Conference
8 Jun 2010 -
Cricket -
George Alexander
The Surrey Cricket Groundsmans Association held their annual conference at the Brit Oval. Yet again over 60 guests were in attendance surely making the Surrey group one of the best supported in the country.
June Cricket Diary 2010
2 Jun 2010 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
June Cricket Diary 2010
Can America Catch the Cricket Bug?
28 May 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
For a team sport to succeed in the United States, it usually needs to have been born there. A sport that can last for ages; sometimes doesn't produce a winner; and looks to many American eyes like a deeply weird version of baseball where the ball bounces, nothing much happens if a batter misses it, and you're never quite sure who's winning? It's a longshot.
The Keeper of the hallowed turf
27 May 2010 -
Cricket -
Tom James
- Issue 30 - Apr / May 2010 - 2 comments
Mick Hunt is celebrating twenty-five years as head groundsman at one of the most prestigious sporting venues in the world, the iconic Lord’s. Tom James talks to him about his career and the pressures he faces to maintain the hallowed turf
Lord’s in rude health to host Bangladesh
26 May 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Lord’s will look immaculate on Thursday morning. It always does for the first Test of the summer: the pitch rolled and mowed to perfection, the watered outfield glistening, the sightscreens freshly painted. What a shame that they have to ruin it by playing cricket.
Hedgehog and fox cub freed after falling to a sticky wicket
18 May 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
It was just not cricket for these cute critters
A Grigg thank you
13 May 2010 -
Cricket -
Laurence Gale MSc
- Issue 30 - Apr / May 2010
Having spent twenty-four years tending the Barnsley Cricket Club square, Head Groundsman Tony Grigg is bowing out at the end of the season. He talks to Laurence Gale about his time at the club.
Ton-up Pyrah hails pitch-perfect Yorkshire strip
12 May 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Centurion Rich Pyrah believes the condition of the pitch for the ongoing three-day friendly against Lough-borough University at Headingley should be the blueprint for the rest of the summer.
Rec return for Dorset
3 May 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Dorchester Cricket Club chairman Tony Foot is hoping to defy the weather forecast and host Dorset’s first match in the county town for 14 years tomorrow (11am).
May Cricket Diary 2010
2 May 2010 -
Cricket -
Bob Stretton
May Cricket Diary 2010
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.
ECB's roller ban is contributing to our batting struggles, says Gidman
26 Apr 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Alex Gidman claims the England and Wales Cricket Board's decision to ban the use of the heavy roller during County Championship matches is conspiring against Gloucestershire.
Mud to Ashes
21 Apr 2010 -
Cricket -
James Westwood STRI
- Issue 29 - Feb / Mar 2010
Whilst the lamentable performance of the England Cricket Team in the fourth Test at Headingley in August was a huge disappointment, the match did at least mark the successful culmination of an eighteen month project to redevelop the outfield.
Cricket Covers from JMS in Demand in India
20 Apr 2010 -
Cricket -
Michael Heal
England is the country the rest of the world used to associate with cricket, cucumber sandwiches and “rain stopped play” but in recent years the epicentre of world cricket has moved to India with the introduction of the billion dollar T20 Indian Premier League.
Yorkshire CC: We're in the dark over pitch, says Moxon
16 Apr 2010 -
Cricket -
Press Release
Martyn Moxon admits the new Headingley wicket is an unknown quantity for him and his Yorkshire players as they seek to find a winning home formula at long last.
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