“Bounce was consistent, the ball carried easily to the keeper and the pace was good”
compaction to four inches. How much compaction we’d achieved we didn’t know, but the cores looked a lot better than they did at anytime during the 2006 season. There was only one pre-season match scheduled in on my ground but the captains asked (which was nice) if they could also have a track to play 3rd XI against 4th XI. This was not a problem as the tracks were drying out nicely. Unfortunately, I was away on holiday when this match was played so I didn’t actually get to see how the tracks
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Jon Lawrence on old faithful unbelievable.
It turned out that, whilst I’d been on holiday there had also been a lot of sun on the tracks and they had dried out completely - quite amazing for April. I would like to claim some credit for it - purely because I believe that rolling in perfect conditions is what really makes a difference against the ‘old’ adage of rolling for hours and hours. What it did show was that if the tracks were dried out correctly then they would perform pretty well.
The main problem we’ve encountered is that weeds once again took hold on the square. We’ve had it sprayed, which has taken care of the dandelions and odd plantain, but shifting the daisies is proving a bit more difficult. We seem to have stopped the daisies from flowering, but they don’t seem to be dying.
Now all I need is a bit less rain
- three inches in the last two weeks of May is beyond a joke - and some sunshine so I can try and dry the tracks out once again. This season we are providing
cricket at the Mount Wise ground for the 3rd XI, 4th XI, two junior teams, Sunday league XI and our Ladies team. There should be over fifty games, depending on cup runs ... and the British weather!
Having personally played two games on the square it is difficult, even for me, to believe it is the same square that we took on last season. It really does go to show exactly what can be achieved by doing the most basic operations.
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