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times a week. Starting in the autumn on the pitches, I will cut them down to pitch length, then flood them for two or three days, depending on what’s happening from above, to get plenty of moisture in and then let the surface dry. I then scarify a couple of times using the TM1000. Last year, I had the county pitches fraize mown - and that will be done once in every six years - and clean them off. After this, I apply pre-seed fertiliser and overseed using a bag of seed every six pitches.” “Finally, I topdress with Ongar loam. I have
always been an advocate of using more than others. I will often be in double figures; a minimum I will use per pitch is ten bags. It's an extra expense, but I'm lucky the club supports this, providing the right results are achieved.”
With the amount of cricket John has to accommodate, how does he use the pitches? “I have a varied amount of cricket here, from county right down to under 11s that play hardball cricket. I have different areas of the square I use for different games; starting nearest the top end, I have
two junior pitches for under elevens and thirteens. Then I have a pitch that can only take lighter use, so the girls and women play on there. Then four club pitches, six counties, another four club pitches and the rest become net areas as the boundary comes into play. I like to get as much use out of each pitch as I can, depending on who is playing on it.”
“Procedure after a game on a standard pitch would be to sweep the ends off and, if the pitch is in a satisfactory condition, I will not do anything with it until the day before
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