Summer Sports - Cricket
throughout the week are my cousin, Nick Blyth, and life member, Allan Baglow, who has been involved with Mumbles Cricket Club for more than fifty years. “Although I take overall
Now in its third season, the club’s newest Lloyds Paladin mower with groomer is used exclusively for preparation of wickets
responsibility for ensuring that the ground and wickets are ready in good time for every game, there is no demarcation and we are all capable and happy to do whatever job might be needed,” pointed out John. “From time to time, we are able also to call on supporters and members of the club who work professionally on sports grounds in the area or on local farms. This provides access to tractors and specialist machinery that the club cannot justify nor afford, for example, spraying equipment, trailers and a deep-tine aerator.” That said, Mumbles Cricket Club has accumulated, over the years, a respectable fleet of ride-on, walk- behind and hand-held equipment enabling the three “part-time” groundsmen to carry out, in-house, every task involved in preparing the ground for its next game of cricket. As is the case with most amateur clubs and organisations across the country, virtually every item of equipment housed in the club’s secure lock-up containers has had at least one previous owner. Securing a new or replacement machine is down primarily to the good
relationships that have been built with local dealers who know the sort of machines that Mumbles Cricket Club is looking for, contacting John when a useful trade-in is imminent. Other sources of pre-owned machinery include professional sports clubs and grounds across South Wales who prefer to dispose of end-of-finance equipment privately to a good and appreciative home. “Most of the equipment we
acquire is in very good condition and capable of giving five or more years’ reliable service, without costing the club too much money,” said John. “This is an important factor, as virtually every penny spent by Mumbles Cricket Club comes from subscriptions and our own fund-raising efforts. We do have some excellent sponsors and long- term supporters, but costs continue to rise, so we are grateful when a useful machine becomes available at a reasonable price.” Because it receives the highest level of use during the season, mowing equipment takes pride-of- place on the ground. The most recent acquisition,
purchased last winter, is a Toro Reelmaster 2000D ride-on triple which is used at least once a week to cut the outfield at a summer height of 11mm. John Blyth commented that the attractive striped finish produced by the mower provides an excellent initial impression to those
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