£25,000 for practice nets
The extra cost was to comply with planning regulations, conducting a survey and building a ‘newt run’
He is also one of three ECB Pitch Advisors for Lancashire.
£25,000 for a newt run Over 100 trees were planted
Paul is well known in Lancashire, having spent most of his working life involved in cricket in one capacity or another. He started taking an interest in grounds as an 18 year old at Farnworth CC. He played as a professional for a number of clubs, including Read CC , Atherton CC and the Walker Institute. During his playing career he represented the County, playing for Lancashire seconds. He currently stands as an umpire and also helps out with coaching when time allows. Paul has advised the club on equipment purchase, and they now have a new Poweroll 15 roller, a John Deere 2653A ride on triple, a John Deere X300R rotary mower, a JD Gator and a Dennis FT 610 cassette mower and, at the time of writing, were awaiting the delivery of a Lloyds Paladin for cutting the strips.
As Paul has access to the ECB County Trailer, that provides a SISIS Mk4 scarifier and Groundsman spiker, he felt that purchasing these two bits of kit, which are primarily only used for renovations and winter spiking, was not necessary. The club has also invested in roll on roll off covers from Stuart Canvas, plus a number of flat sheets that enable the whole square to be covered, plus bowlers run ups, as required. There are two 75m x 15m drapes that fit on the covers, two 75m x 50m drag on sheets and two 30m x 15m bowlers run up sheets. The raised covers are easy to manouvre, but it takes around six people to help put out and move the flat sheets. This is where the Gator is particularly useful.
The square is built on a gravel raft and has a perimeter drain and trap facilities. It was constructed using 100mm of Boughton Club Kettering
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