http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 articles by Bob Stretton on Pitchcare - Serving the Turfcare Industry Copyright 2012 Maxwell Amenity Ltd dave@pitchcare.com (Dave Saltman) al@pitchcare.com (Alastair Battrick) en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:17:08 +0000 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://media.pitchcare.com/static/images/general/newlogo.png http://www.pitchcare.com/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:00:00 +0000 December Cricket Diary 2011 mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/december-cricket-diary-2011.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/december-cricket-diary-2011.html Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:00:00 +0000 As the sun sets on a another season of spills & thrills of action packed cricket, and, with the trials and tribulations still ringing in the ears of the players, chairmen and supporters alike, for many it is time to pack away their flannels and polish the dust off the footy boots and turn one thoughts to Ahhhhhh, winter sports. mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/winter-shut-down-for-cricket-groundsmen.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/winter-shut-down-for-cricket-groundsmen.html Wed, 28 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0100 Bob Stretton looks at the importance of cricket outfield maintenance, the problems caused by dual use and how they might be rectified mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/outfield-of-dreams.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/outfield-of-dreams.html Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/how-well-do-you-know-your-square.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/how-well-do-you-know-your-square.html Thu, 13 Jan 2011 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/whats-in-the-shed.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/whats-in-the-shed.html Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100 October! Season's end, the final ball has been bowled, the last wicket taken and the winning run scored. Now it's time to mothball the flannels, put away the bat and ball and put your feet up. All well and good if you are a player; but who has the task of putting the square to right at the seasons end? mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/end-of-season-renovation.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/end-of-season-renovation.html Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/aiming-for-the-perfect-pitch.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/aiming-for-the-perfect-pitch.html Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:00:00 +0100 In the maintenance of a cricket outfield the success of such work is influenced by whether the site is to be used solely for cricket or for any other winter sport. It would be preferred though if Hockey or Lacrosse was to be played as these sports tend to be less stressful on the grass and ground conditions. mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/cricket-outfields-maintenance.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/cricket-outfields-maintenance.html Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:10:00 +0100 Bob Stretton, former ECB Pitches Advisor for Warwickshire, and current Head Groundsman at the Massey Ferguson Sports Club, offers some advice on cricket covers suggesting that the art of cricket groundsmanship is the skill to balance soil moisture content with pitch playability mail@pitchcare.com (Bob Stretton) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/its-a-cover-up.html http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/its-a-cover-up.html