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By Press Release in Cricket on 1st Jan 2011 13:30

Oval 'Office': Simon Harvey putting the final touches on the wicket at Cobham Oval ahead of the three-day match between Pakistan and the New Zealand XI which starts tomorrow. Photo / John Stone

Ground preparation is a labour of love and someone has to do it.

Whangarei's Simon Harvey and the Recreational Services crew have been putting in some long hours over the last month - working 13-14 hour days, including Christmas Day to prepare the pitch at Cobham Oval in time for the three-day match between Pakistan and a New Zealand XI.

It is the first international staged at the ground since 1994, and Harvey, who is in charge of preparing the wicket, is feeling the pressure.

"I've worked here for four years now and I have prepared the wicket for all of the first class games held here - but never an international game. It has involved more work as there is more pressure to get it right for the game," the 25-year-old said.

However, Harvey is a perfectionist and thanks to his toil over the summer, the pitch and practice strips are looking reasonable ahead of the first day of the international match, tomorrow.

Se the rest of the article on the following link:-Northernadvocate

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There are 3 comments on this article

1 Jan 2011 by Vic Demain

Good luck to the "boy", he is the best groundsman I have ever had the pleasure of working with, a true perfectionist, although he does have some International experience and will have more in the future.

5 Jan 2011 by simon

The game went really well and the comments from both teams and the umpires were all positive of the ground and facilities, this is just a start for the ground and im sure there will be more big games in the future.

6 Jan 2011 by pacman75cricket

Glad it went well Simon,

Just had a look at the pictures on espn looked top notch.

Vic should be happy nice thin lines

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