Summer Sports - Cricket
The blotter was swifty brought into action
It may well be drying very quickly, but nothing, under the natural conditions, is growing; the mowers are wondering when they will get a decent run! Meanwhile, back in the marquee, we have had good results on the strips used earlier in March, with the warmth, and being shaded from the east wind, the rejuvenated pitches are coming back well, and the MM50 seed used has germinated within fifteen days. I have had seed in the outfield for over five weeks and there’s not a hint of a fresh shoot.
So, it is not just a case of getting the
cricketers on grass decks earlier, it does have the advantage of being like a propagating frame to get the
Koro by Imants Terraplane®
It certainly wasn’t an 8-4 job!
rejuvenation process well advanced, especially this year.
Last year was much warmer in March and April, so results were easier to achieve. What will next year’s early season bring us, I wonder? Who knows, but after experiencing the marquee management I can honestly say I would rather look to advance the theory than be without one for next year and, if any governing bodies out there want facts and figures to take any of these simple innovations to the next level, please let’s get off the fence and sit round a table, continue trials, get some sponsors if need be, so that we are in a position to ensure that a lot more cricketers can benefit
from these small beginnings. With pressures that come with hosting international and county cricket on a regular basis, it is nice to be able to think that there is another piece of armoury in the cupboard to help and, if we have another poor summer like last year, who knows how many more times the process may have to be used? I hope not many because, at the end of the day, you can’t beat Mother Nature. Let’s hope she is kinder to us this year and we get the warm, UV light and the gentle rains all when we ask for them. Yeah, dream on fellas, that Gulf Stream and Jet Stream are still a long way south!”
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