Cricket Tournament which is held as part of the town’s ‘Olympian Games’, with over eighty local children participating.
The club is going from
strength to strength under the new management structure, with plenty of volunteer members pitching in to help with coaching and running the club. Tim and Keith have formed a formidable grounds team, who spend over thirty hours a week preparing and repairing the playing surfaces. Having to cater for three teams and a large junior section, plus other bespoke games, involves a lot of work for both of them.
The outfield is cut two or
three times a week using a Hayter LT324 triple mower, which has been kindly loaned to them by The Edge Adventure Centre. They also have an old Atco ride on rotary mower as back up. The square is cut and prepared using their brand new Allett C24 pedestrian cylinder mower. “We have a ‘very fast’ outfield,” Tim chuckled, “and some very fine batsmen.” He rejoiced in telling me of a
recent game when, having scored over 400, they skittled their opponents out for just over 50. “It could be the biggest winning margin ever recorded in these parts.” The square, at present, only
provides eight strips. Tim is looking to increase the size of the square by adding a couple of new junior tracks, as soon as possible, to accommodate the ever increasing youth teams.
The club has been using
Kaloam (31% clay content) for a number of seasons and are pleased with its performance. Tim and Keith like to spend at least ten days prepping new wickets to ensure they perform well and, once it comes into play, they try and keep it going for at least four matches.
The club also works very closely with the adjacent William Brooke School, accommodating many of their matches on the square and artificial strip during the summer months. They also welcome a number of touring sides. Whilst I was there, Tim and Keith where busy preparing a wicket for an evening match against a strong touring party of twenty
Tim and Keith with the Delhi Students touring team
New raised covers have been purchased
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