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drainage pipes, and avoiding the capillary rise in the soil between the drainage pipe runs. The cricket loam was sourced
from Ongar Loam because a suitable clay soil was not able to be found locally in Holland or, for that matter, in Germany, and it is known that the soils in England are tried and tested because they have been used for cricket for many years. An all ryegrass mixture of seed (Lollium perenne) was to be used, supplied by one of the reputable seed suppliers. This specification was adopted, and I made my first visit to Holland for many years to inspect the site and to check the indigenous soil before the final construction work could begin, to ensure the specification would work.
August, I also visited Kampong Cricket club, Excelsior 20 and VOC. Kampong and VOC have grass squares, and Excelsior 20 was the other new square to be constructed.
some problems with its performance and I was asked if I could give some advice. When a core sample was taken I could see there was a problem with poor root structure and depth of root. This was caused by a lack of good aeration, compaction and ‘over exuberance’ with the roller - there was also a problem with thatch. The square had also suffered from sinking which they were trying to rectify. Fortunately, I was able to give advice on some maintenance procedures to help rectify some of the problems. From my discussions with the
Mike Farrant at Kampong it was clear that there had been little or no training in the work required to produce and maintain a grass cricket square. Also, they did not have suitable equipment for
The square at Kampong had During my visit, at the end of
carrying out the work - this was also the case at VOC. During my visit the possibility of me returning at a later date to deliver a suitable training course was discussed by all parties. I was now satisfied with the
specification at Voorburg and so the construction was able to go ahead under the guidance of Frits Makkee. The work was contracted out to Chris Boniface and was started at the end of September. I was able to keep in touch with progress by email and lots of photographs to ensure the work was carried out satisfactorily. The work was completed in two
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weeks and the weather remained fine for the whole construction process. The square at Excelsior was also constructed, but they did not use the specification I had produced for Voorburg. I understand that it was constructed using a river clay base and topped with Ongar Loam. The square at Voorburg had good germination, rapidly established a healthy sward and was suitably maintained through out the winter. Holland now has six grass squares and it is anticipated International cricket will be played there on a regular basis in the future. Cricket is played by around 5,500 people in Holland but mainly on non turf pitches. There is encouragement for junior cricket from the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricketbond (Royal Dutch Cricket Board), but for the players to compete at the higher levels they need to play on good, well maintained grass pitches and, in some small way, I hope I can play a part in helping this to happen.
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