Summer Sports - Cricket
John on the roller and Brian Read on the Toro cutting the outfield
John trying out the Dennis mower type they hope to purchase later this year - age of hat unkown!
which is so ancient I can’t find the maker’s name on it.” “Last year, we managed to buy the mobile
covers on credit, which have been a great help and a lot easier for me to roll on and off when the weather is wet rather than dragging on and off flat sheet covers, which I used to do with the tow hitch of my car.” “We are in desperate need of a new wicket
Permanent ball stop fencing was installed by the National Trust in 2013
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mower as we have always made do with secondhand. Hopefully, this year when we have paid off the covers, we can purchase a new Dennis mower with two cassettes in the same way, this will also make our life easier with more options.” “We are fortunate that the National Trust
regularly cut the grass around the rest of the ground. They are also responsible for the trees etc.” “The square is Mendip loam and has seven
It seems the bigger clubs are in more need of ‘more’ money than us small village clubs. Hence why we have to get things on credit!
playing wickets and three practice wickets. As I am retired, and the main groundsman, I spend most of my time in the season working out at the club, although I do still have some help from Brian when he is able to. I also have the assistance, from May onwards, of my youngest son Jack when he is home from university. He is a great help. Some of the other players help out when they can, especially on a Saturday before a match. As we have two teams, we have a home league match every Saturday during the season. We also have friendlies - usually a weekday - against touring sides; some teams are regulars, coming every year.” John goes on to explain that the square is
fed with Everris Greenmaster Pro-Lite - Spring Summer 14:5:10 and Autumn 6:5:10,
which they currently get from a local supplier in Hayle. “We get discount as I am a member of the Cornwall Groundsman Association,” he confirms. “In September, after we have finished all
our matches, we hire in the county’s Channel 4 trailer for a day to renovate the square. There’s a scarifier to scarify the wicket and a spreader for the grass seed, loam and fertiliser. We had perfect weather for doing this; the sun was shining and we even had to dampen the square to keep the dust down. We had help from some of the lads. It was a long day, but we got the square scarified, loamed, fertilised and seeded.” “We also use this day to put the club to
bed for the winter. We used to have to take down large boundary nets that protect the public in the car park from flying sixes but, in 2013, the National Trust made a new cycle trail and built a new cafe and, as we were concerned about people being injured, they managed to get a grant to put up longer and higher nets which are not only permanent, but save us a tedious job in winter and spring.”
“In the autumn, we usually aerate the
square again with a hired machine from the county. Unfortunately, due to circumstance, we were not able to do this last year but, at the time of writing, are hoping to get this done at the end of January, weather permitting. Because the autumn was so warm down here, I had to cut the new grass several times before it cooled down and stopped growing. So we must have done a good job!” “I also keep the clubhouse in order, usually during the winter. If needed, I decorate and
Lanhydrock Cricket Club in Victorian times 66 I PC FEBRUARY/MARCH 2015
An anniversary team photo - Brian Read far left and John Trethewey far right with club mascot, Lucy
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