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If I want to put the water


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” Farnworth Cricket Club


rolled and, if it needs water, this can be applied on a Monday. Cutting will be done daily, taking the height down to 3mm, and then marked out on a Friday. The squares and the outfield are cut four times a week at 13mm, as I find, if I am cutting four times a week, it is quick enough. I do tend to leave a bit more grass on the square at Littleborough with it being an old square. To be honest, it is dead and needs ripping out. It is something we have talked about, but it


would cost the club a hell of a lot of money to put a new square in.” At Westhoughton, Rob has a fertiliser programme in place as they have a bigger budget available. At the two other sites, he devises his own programmes. “Here, I use ICL products, and I have Phil Collinson to provide me with a programme which best suits our soil profile. We have seen some excellent results on the square and outfield since starting the programme. I use fertiliser


pre-programmed cycles on, or I’m able to pop up each individual head if I have the covers on part of the wicket


from a local supplier on Farnworth and Littleborough. I have a good idea of what is required and what works as I have been using their products for a while.” With the government having given the go- ahead for domestic cricket to restart after lockdown, Rob says this has come as a great relief to both himself and the clubs he works for, as it will bring in much-needed revenue. It also meant he could prepare his first wickets of the season, whilst his plans for


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