Summer Sports - Cricket “ Here come the boys - Leicestershire vs Hants
it’s not an option to have two or three pitches out of play – this would lead to massive pressure on the rest of the pitches for a good two or three years. However, Andy strongly feels the drill and fill regime has helped to combat the need for relaying.
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I try to water whenever possible to maintain a level of moisture within the profile and not allow it to dry out at depth. Getting enough water on the square during June has been impossible, so I am very concerned about the state of my square for the second half of the season
During Andy’s thirty years at the club, he has obviously seen vast development and improvement to the grounds, including a new pavilion with offices, changing rooms and committee room, followed by the addition of the Fernie and Cottesmore Sponsors Suites and the Fox Bar. New entrance gates and hundreds of trees, shrubs and roses now complete the picture.
These are all welcome changes to Andy and, during his long service at the club, operations have improved greatly. “I am now involved in meetings that discuss the ground and pitches etc. which, believe it or not, the groundsman never sat in on before” Andy told me. “The working conditions are much better and time off has certainly improved. When I started
there was no such thing as lieu time, and working over twenty days without a day off was the norm - now we get lieu time, although this is never easy to take during the summer months, so we tend to have a lot of time off during the winter, but at least we now get the time off!” “Times are changing in the industry too. I still believe we are undervalued in this country, but things are slowly improving. I feel It would help, during televised games, if the TV pundits actually asked the groundsman questions regarding the pitch. At least this would mean they have a better understanding of what has gone into the pitch preparation before criticising it.”
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