Summer Sports - Cricket
to be expected.
The end of season maintenance is complete which involved digging down
People are
realising, and are interested in the job we do. Whether things are good or bad, groundsmen are mentioned these days
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new soil on pitch number three. A GOSTD Surrey Loam was used and built up 2 inches Over the coming months, Steve and the
with general out of season maintenance disease and spiking if necessary. Steve places a lot of emphasis on his
are keen to chip in and do whatever tasks is: Assistant Groundsmen Andrew Selwyn- Duncan and Darryl Townsend, Deputy Head Groundsman, Frank Dalling, and Assistant Groundsmen Guy Toulson, Tom Love and Richard Marshall. Deputy Head Groundsman, experience and knowledge to Durham County Cricket Club.
a consultant comes round once a month to chat with them and ensure everything is up
Health & Safety course three days per year. Work is very much governed by weather
with whatever it chucks at them. Steve looks at the monthly forecast and will usually get the pitch ready ten days before a game or, if the weather is going to be poor, he increases Fine Turf are brought in, whilst Headland Amenity Products analyse the soil samples month. Every aspect of pest and weed control used for the past eight years and, maybe as a result of being in the city centre, Steve has odd fox.
Machinery is in abundance at the ground
but Steve told me his favourite piece of
What’s in the shed
Sisis Rotorake 600HD Sisis Hydromain Allet Shaver Dennis Regal Groundsman Spiker Variseeder
Servicing of the machines is done by local outside contractor, JR Mowers. Steve has worked with them for many
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