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George Mills - his dad,  groundsmen should be on a footballer’s wage


My name is George Mills. I’m 24 years old and Head Groundsman at West Herts Sports Club.


 with no children.


My dad, Bob Mills (Head Groundsman at The Honourable  to him and I’m very grateful for the  paved for me.


If I could change anything about myself, I would   days a year I walk around West Herts and I’m  of about 100 jobs in my head.


Love a few 


  of praise from professional tennis players to county cricketers. I think the biggest thing is probably one I now see regularly. When I  of the work carried out by my predecessor was the wickets were slow and low. I was      face and this proves how much of an improvement has been made in terms of pace and bounce.


 Anywhere with cricket, football, golf, tennis or any other sport being played.


I’m very  go as required and I don’t have set hours. I’m employed to get the job done. I always end up doing more hours than I’m supposed to by the end of the year, and I think my boss   already be cross with myself.


 actually mind doing the job, but it drives me crazy. You spend all week making the


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site look as good as possible and then some of the members can’t put a water 


Just to carry on in the same career. I don’t mind where I end up or if I stay at West Herts.


  at Thorley Cricket Club and West Herts  groundsman though.


   


  My dad, my mum and my girlfriend; best company in the world.


 Regularly, but not so much in the last year or two.


Play lots 


 Why have you planted dead hedges? When I planted some young copper beach at West Herts last October.


Auto Certes wicket mower. It’s absolutely bomb  work when I’m gone.


 be a groundsman but control the weather.


 Groundsmans’ minimum wage to be in line with highest paid footballer’s.





 and has been trained to use a wide variety of the equipment so that he can undertake  George also receives a lot of support from  local company called A T Bones who scarify the cricket square in September and deep drill in November. 


Ongar loam to a depth of at least 10 inches. George commented: “When I started at West Herts, there was a root break 3 inches under  improved the root depth and reduced the    root breaking through the split. Now the     but perhaps not as much as some other groundsmen. In my opinion, if the pitches are playing well, and the grass is healthy, that’s all you can ask for. I adapt to weather 


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