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Substantial infill works have been required to construct a dedicated cricket pitch


hold, but Tom was able to sow fifteen bags of MM60 in four directions, use 6:12:6 preseed fertiliser and put on ‘lots and lots’ of water. “We use a Roll Cart sprinkler which takes twenty-four hours to water the pitches, so I was coming in three times a day, seven days a week to relocate the cart in the hot weather,” he says.


The move to MM60 was inspired by the impressive results he had seen at the Ricoh, whilst the cricket square - a new sport for Tom, previously a rugby and football


Developments at Towcestrians include a fully drained new pitch which will be heavily used for training


specialist - is reseeded with MM50. “A dedicated outfield will make a big difference to cricket renovations, although we were lucky this year, by the time play actually got started, the new seeds were grown in and ready!”


The fertiliser programme is drawn up with Mark Allen from Agrovista Amenity, starting with Sierrablen at three month intervals, then a Maxwell Premier product mid-season. “It’s very economical but gives a really quick green up,” Tom comments. Aeration is also key, currently carried out


My first task was to put together a budget for the equipment and materials needed and draw up detailed requirements


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