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Cricket preparation is everything
8 Feb 2003 -
Cricket -
David Markham
With the start of the new cricket season a little over two months away, Keith Boyce stresses the importance of pre-season rolling to prepare good cricket pitches.
ECB pitch advisor chats openly
2 Feb 2003 -
Cricket -
Editor
Jon Buddington, a North-East ECB Pitch Advisor entered into a question and answer session with our Editor Dave Saltman. Click inside for the full transcript.
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.
New Cricket Diary 2003
9 Jan 2003 -
Cricket -
Editor
To start off a new series, we have a cricket diary of generic tasks for January-This is open to variation, feel free to offer your own tips, helpful hints and advice and we'll incorporate these into the diary too.
Out with the outfield in with the new
5 Nov 2002 -
Cricket -
Dave Saltman
Excavating and removing approximately 20,000 tonnes of soil may not sound a lot in a quarry; but from Lords Cricket Ground in Central London it poses a logistical nightmare.
Renovation requires hose pipe!
15 Oct 2002 -
Cricket -
Paul Markham
Finally, on Friday, October 11th in Bingley we got what I can only describe as wet stuff falling from the Sky. I was amazed, stunned, and, of course, relieved, yes, indeed, RAIN.
ECB Grant helps Keighley C.C
10 Oct 2002 -
Cricket -
David Markham
The square at their Lawkholme Lane ground has been re-laid at a cost of about £7,000 with the Bradford League club receiving an 80 per cent grant towards the cost of the work.
Machine pleasantly surprises at British Airways
10 Oct 2002 -
Cricket -
Lynn Hilton
Shortly after the appointment of Andy Richards as Head Groundsman at the British Airways Concorde Club in Middlesex, the annual STRI visit indicated excessive thatch and compaction on all the fine turf surfaces – bowling green, six grass tennis courts, two cricket squares.
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
Woodhouse Grove School
12 Sep 2002 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Bill Davis has enjoyed a successful cricket season after re-laying his square at Woodhouse Grove School. Bill is head Groundsman at the school, an independent co-educational day and boarding school situated north of Bradford and Leeds on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales.
Blackpool hope for new wickets
31 Aug 2002 -
Cricket -
David Markham
It has been a busy season at Blackpool CC with three county matches on top of a hectic club campaign with senior and junior teams using the Stanley Park ground most days a week.
Blackpool staged a Lancashire second team three-day match early in the season
Flooding in August!
30 Aug 2002 -
Cricket -
Paul Markham
August has been an eventful month for Bradford & Bingley Groundsman Paul Markham, who has seen his ground under water twice as well as preparing a pitch for the Bradford League showpiece, the Priestley Cup final. Here is his latest report.
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.
Graden scarifier proves its worth
21 Aug 2002 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Groundsmen at Bradford’s premier cricket ground have made good use of their Graden scarifier.Chris Cay, co-Groundsman at Park Avenue, which is the headquarters of the Bradford-Leeds Universities Centre of Excellence, said: “We have a Graden scarifier, which can go down to a maximum depth of 50mm.
Weather plays havoc on school square
21 Aug 2002 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Rain and drainage problems have played havoc with the cricket programme at Sedbergh School.
Sedbergh, set in south Cumbria within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District, is one of the leading public schools in the north.
The school has 450 students
Keith Boyce looks forward
6 Aug 2002 -
Cricket -
David Markham
The cricket season may still have two months to run, but Yorkshire Academy Groundsman Keith Boyce believes now is the time to plan winter work.
Keith stresses the need to make thorough and careful preparations to ensure that pitches are in good condition for next season.
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.
Saltaire Cricket Club
19 Jul 2002 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Saltaire is a Victorian industrial village near Shipley in West Yorkshire's Bronte Country. As a World Heritage site the village receives protection from development and modern day influences which may damage the character of the area. Not the case, unfortunately, for the local cricket club.
Life for a contract Groundsman
17 Jul 2002 -
Cricket -
John Crawford
I look after three cricket grounds, which keeps me very busy through the summer months but inevitably means having to look for alternative work in the winter. The three grounds are all within a few miles of each other
Is it going to rain or shine?
16 Jul 2002 -
Cricket -
David Markham
Cricket Club Todmorden is one of the busiest league cricket grounds in the north with a heavy programme of matches. The ground itself managed by a team of four voluntary Groundsmen.Besides 26 Lancashire League matches at first and second team level
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