Summer Sports One Man’s Mission
313 not out
Equestrian 66
Shifnal Cricket Club has just completed one of the most ambitious projects in its long history, a complete regrading and reseeding of the outfield. Laurence Gale MSc met up with the club’s Head Groundsman, Adrian Shelley, to find out more.
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Goodwood Cricket Club, on the Estate of the Duke of Richmond in West Sussex, is almost certainly one of the oldest in the world. A receipt for brandy, given to players there, is dated 1702. Goodwood House, one of England’s finest country houses, is its backdrop.
Winter Sports A synthetic debate?
No dry run at Goodwood 116
Glorious Goodwood is etched into the Dictionary of The Turf, the definitive guide to thoroughbred horse racing and breeding - and the celebrated late July early August meeting is a default highspot in the flat racing calendar. Neville Johnson went to the West Sussex course days before this year’s big meeting to talk to Seamus Buckley.
Princely sport 122
Presenting the best pitches possible is the challenge for groundsmen at low goal polo clubs, the sport’s entry level. Fortunately, for Kirtlington Park Polo Club, their head Groundsman ‘Magic’ Mike Moss is adept at providing the princely sport on a tight budget.
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The recent Women’s World Cup, hosted by Canada, will be seen as a watershed event for the game. Yet FIFA attracted much criticism for its insistence that the tournament be played on 3G synthetic turf. But what exactly were the issues surrounding its use and have any lessons been learned?
Cherry on the cake 84
Peter Britton headed to AFC Bournemouth to catch up with the Premier League’s newest Head Groundsman, James Lathwell, a young man who has experienced the club’s low moments, but is looking forward to the high point of his career to date.
The merry man at Murrayfield 94
Chris Bennett visits BT Murrayfield to catch up with Head Groundsman, Jim Dawson, and discovers that working at Scotland’s largest stadium brings plenty of headaches, but also plenty of accolades.
Artificial Surfaces Provision for ‘extras’
Technical Planning new builds 128
The chosen location of new pitches is either available farmland or exists as part of the property made available after re-configuration of the existing layout. But there are so many hurdles to clear before there can be an active move to create one.
Giant Hogweed A “firm” decision? 132
You pretty much know that, if a song is written about a plant, it’s going to be something spectacular so, when Genesis wrote The Return of the Giant Hogweed, a horticultural legend was created.
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Steve Isaac, Director - Golf Course Management, The R&A, says that the grasses we grow on our golf greens largely dictate how the putting surfaces perform for the golfer and the maintenance regime we employ
Compatible Cricket Loam 106
This article, the fourth in a series prepared by David Rhodes of Traction Sports, looks at the many additional requirements outside the footprint of the playing surface, such as warm-up areas, access, fencing and storage. Together, they can have a significant impact on the budget.
Conservation It’s their home too
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Daniel Ratling, Head Groundsman at Whitgift School, has recently completed a year long research project studying cricket loam compatibility. In this article, he explains how the constituent parts affect the process and how this might be applied practically.
Well groomed 140
Ian Mitchell, until recently a Senior Training Technician at Cutting Edge Training, discusses the importance of cutting unit accessories, in particular turf groomers and brushes.
Industry 112
In his latest article on conservation and ecology, James Hutchinson, Environmental Officer at The St Andrews Links Trust, looks at the impact the Open championship had on the wildlife which resides at the Home of Golf.
25 years and counting... 142
A bit of Dutch courage, coupled with some ‘joie de vivre’, has seen Tim Merrell build a successful business in the turfcare industry. With a portfolio of products that are widely used across all sectors, how did the company get to where it is today?
152 Total Play Story
Wickford Cricket Club Rio 2016 Olympics Golf Offside
154 156 158 160
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Myerscough College Frank Newberry Tally Ho Bowls Barnet FC
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Also in this issue A dying breed
News
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Aston Villa Grasscutter
Rhinos on a charge
90 98
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Jim Dawson, BT Murrayfield
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Mike Moss, Kirtlington Polo Club
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