http://www.pitchcare.com/ The most recent 20 Cricket articles of Pitchcare, the online magazine for Groundsmen and Greenkeepers Copyright 2008 Pitchcare.com Ltd mail@pitchcare.com mail@pitchcare.com en Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:07:03 +0100 Pitchcare's Custom Grown in House CMS 60 http://www.pitchcare.com/images/general/newlogo.png http://www.pitchcare.com/ 22 23 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saturday Sunday Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT October Cricket Diary mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5630 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:10:00 GMT With a fiercely proud County cricket side, two top teams playing both codes of rugby, and Leeds United FC, the city of Leeds has a sporting heritage second to none in the UK. - - Home to much of this activity is Headingley Carnegie. Cricket and rugby are played here at the dual stadiums on the site, with Leeds United playing across town at Elland Road. - mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5642 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT Glamorgan have appointed Simon Lee as their new operations director as they prepare to host the first Ashes Test next July. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5637 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT International Cricket Council chief pitch consultant Andy Atkinson has been brought in as acting head groundsman at Glamorgan ahead of the 2009 Ashes Test. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5625 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT Lancashire will tonight unveil plans for the new Old Trafford at the start of what is a crunch week, on and off the pitch. The club, who could still be relegated from Division One of the County Championship, begin their bid to bring a 2013 Ashes Test to Manchester by presenting their ideas for the 25m redevelopment of the world famous 151-year-old stadium to Trafford Borough Council. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5613 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 01:00:00 GMT SEWERBY Cricket Club groundsman Carl Robinson was honoured last Tuesday at Headingley, when he received an Outstanding Services to Cricket Award (OSCA) from the Yorkshire Cricket Board. mail@pitchcare.com (News) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5610 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT Stuart Kerrison, Head Groundsman for Essex County Cricket Club, explains his end of season renovation techniques. - With the finish of the cricket season the important renovation work can commence. Here at Essex County Cricket Club we have used a couple of different methods for that renovation over the past few years. mail@pitchcare.com (Stuart Kerrison) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5609 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMT A 67-year-old cricket club groundsman chased a burglar who stole items from a storage room. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5604 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMT Glamorgan are now without two senior staff after announcing the retirement of head groundsman Len Smith. - - On 11 September, BBC Wales reported the county's chief executive Mike Fatkin had left Glamorgan, 10 months before they stage the opening Ashes Test. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5603 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:45:00 GMT Wellstream NTSL clubs head into the last weekend of the season with many fearing last weeks torrential downpours and flooding will lead to cancellations tomorrow. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5588 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:00:00 GMT Four groundsmen were honoured this week at the home of cricket when they each received a Cricket World and Pitchcare Cricket Groundsman of the Year Award for 2008 - mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5578 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:00:00 GMT The Global Cricket Academy in Dubai Sports City will feature pitches that mimic the grounds of internationally renowned arenas. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5560 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT Worcestershire are unlikely to play at New Road again this season after the ground was flooded late on Saturday. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5558 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT Yorkshire have been granted planning permission to build their new state-of-the-art pavilion at Headingley. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5559 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT Durham County Cricket Club has unveiled plans for a 45m development at the club's Riverside headquarters in Chester-le-Street. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5556 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:00:00 GMT Looking at the main image you could be forgiven for thinking that it is one of those holiday snaps that get rolled out when guests call round The views were stunning and the wild flowers were everywhere ... etc. etc. It is, in fact, the home of Acton Scott Village Cricket Club as presented to the groundsman, Jamie Wrench, on 10th June - mail@pitchcare.com (Editor) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5503 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:00:00 GMT September Cricket Diary mail@pitchcare.com (Laurence Gale MSc) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5533 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT SCARBOROUGH Groundsman Mick Stewart says North Marine Road will be ready for the 122nd annual cricket festival. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5517 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:25:00 GMT Durham groundsman David Measor saw the Riverside pitch come in for criticism last week from Kent. Despite the England and Wales Cricket Board taking no action Cricket Writer Tim Wellock discovers a man battling constant suspicions about the square at Chester-le-Street. - mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5495 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT THE weather may be taxing cricket's groundsmen at the moment but the man who tends Bolton-le-Sands' wicket has been to the top for advice. mail@pitchcare.com (Press Release) http://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/article/5496