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Edgbaston early season clear out

Head Groundsman Steve Rouse is having a clear out of some equipment and machinery.

in Cricket - on 29/4/10

Blot on the Landscape!

“There was one session when it was so dark that I thought the world was coming to an end. I thought the Lord had turned the lights out.”

in Cricket - on 13/10/07

Great start but pegged back slightly

With Warwickshire not playing their last game until the 25th of September, I and the team jumped the gun and used a break in play, between the 18th and...

in Cricket - on 2/12/05

I’m feeling-glad (it’s) all over

Season closes

At Edgbaston the wickets have been pretty flat, allowing the batsmen to score freely, but it has been an uphill battle for the bowlers. During the season...

in Cricket - on 1/10/04

Early season preparations at Edgbaston 

Preparations at Edgbaston

My main task was getting the first match wickets prepared for Middlesex on the 16th April and Hampshire on the 25th April, two games very close together...

in Cricket - on 13/5/04

Firework display disaster

On the Friday morning, after a lot of rain the day before and overnight, I arrived at the ground to find that the company setting up the spectacular had...

in Cricket - on 7/11/03

Renovation done and dusted

Renovation done

The end of season work here at Edgbaston has gone much better than I could have hoped for. The wicket looks magnificent at the moment.As soon as the season...

in Cricket - on 30/9/03

Sweating on the Test match weather

Test match weather

On the eve of the match between England and South Africa, Head Groundsman Steve Rouse talks about his preparations.

in Cricket - on 24/7/03

New season-same complaints

Head Groundsman at Warwickshire County Cricket Club, Steve Rouse, offers his views on the opening start to the new season, lots of games, more rain and...

in Cricket - on 12/5/03

Over winter at Edgbaston

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...

in Cricket - on 27/1/03

Edgbaston under renovation

Edgbaston Renovations

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...

in Cricket - on 26/9/02

Experimenting at Warwickshire

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...

in Cricket - on 23/8/02

Wet Weather and Dry Wickets

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...

in Cricket - on 25/7/02

Games and more games-and a Test match!

With our last game finishing on Tuesday, we now have a little bit of a break, before the four-day Championship game against Hampshire that starts next...

in Cricket - on 9/5/02

Season start up at Edgbaston

We have been working hard to get the square and the outfield ready for the first of our pre-season friendlies on the 12th April.We have cut out the wicket...

in Cricket - on 5/4/02

Final renovations at Edgebaston

Final renovations

Over the last two weeks the square at Edgebaston has been top dressed again, with about four tonnes of Ongar loam being hand spread on eighteen of the...

in Cricket - on 12/11/01

The Season End At Edgbaston

The Season End

Well the season has drawn to a close and our renovation is well underway. The last games were played over a week ago but some of the wickets have been...

in Cricket - on 2/10/01

Steve Rouse Overview

I started my working life at Edgbaston at the age of 17 after leaving Moseley College. I stayed on the playing staff with Warwickshire County Cricket Club...

in Cricket - on 1/9/01

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