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Andy Atkinson and Alan Hurst from the ICC with Frits Makkee and officials of VCC inspecting the square
The final chapter in Mel Pooley’s Dutch extravaganza, where ODI status is eventually given to the new square at Voorburg Cricket Club
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new square at Voorburg using modern technology, a web cam that is focused on the square. Photos and information sent over by Frits, using email, have allowed me to advise on the work being carried out on the new square since my last visit in April. The new square has established
someone special to be that tolerant enabling me to achieve the things I have been able to. On the 25th August we drove to
Harwich to catch the day crossing to Holland. This proved to be costly for me as my wife decided she would stock up with perfume from the duty free shop on board - maybe her tolerance levels had worn a bit thin! On Thursday the 27th we went
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quite well but had some cracks that were quite extensive. This, of course, is quite common in the first year of establishment. The grass cover is good and, with some light topdressing and watering, the cracking was reduced. The square at Voorburg is one that has been identified for staging the One Day International (ODI) Division one games in July 2010, subject to the facilities meeting the required standards. I received an email from Frits to inform me there was to be an inspection of the ground by Chris Broad, the ICC match referee and dad of current England player, Stuart, on the 27th August 2009. With this in mind, I booked a trip to Holland for the week so that I could be on hand to answer any questions regarding the square. My wife and I made the trip over so that we could also have some time together and have a bit of a break. I must thank her for the tolerance she has shown over the last twenty-five years because, as most groundsmen know, the summer is spent at the cricket ground and not taking holidays like normal people do. It takes
to the Voorburg ground to meet with Chris Broad and representatives of the KNCB. This meeting proved satisfactory, with the facilities meeting, and exceeding, the required standards. Of course, a decision could not be made on the square as it had not been played on, and there was no way of making an assessment at this time. I did explain the construction of the square and my thoughts on how it would be in 2010. Chris Broad recommended that a further inspection would be required in the early summer of 2010 to see how the square was playing, and to make the final decision then.
grass coverage and I took some core samples to see how well the root had established. This was very good, with roots at 170mm, and the soil structure was becoming established and had keyed together very well. I was confident that the square would be up to the standard required for the ODI in July 2010. During my visit I arranged with Tim De Leede to set up the autumn course for the groundsmen on Saturday 26th September 2009. This meant that I would have to
The square had a good even
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