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The club expect the pitches to be marked and cricket to be ready, so it can be a lot of pressure on myself. We try and set a date when there will be no more football or lacrosse on the main cricket pitch


entirely fi lled in, I will overseed them again and apply Marathon Spring 16:4:8 organic fertiliser. Many people would say they do not do this, but I like to use Marathon; it is a fantastic product. If temperature are right; It helps to increase the number of benefi cial bacteria in the soil. This is followed by Evolution5, which gives a slow-release feed over the next four to fi ve months then, once the season starts, I like to use liquids.” It is diffi cult for Andy to fi t in all the maintenance he would like to carry out on the wickets and the whole site. Even though he works independently, he prides himself on setting up the best wicket possible for a match day. “I like to start prepping a cricket pitch two weeks in advance of a game. On the main pitch, I will try and get water to a depth of 100mm. I will test the surface with a screwdriver or pin and water the night before using Regufl ow lay fl at hoses from Agrovista Amenity - which are lightweight, irrigation hoses that work under low pressure. I believe this is the best product for watering a cricket wicket. They saturate the pitch consistently all the way through at the required depth; in fact, I do not know how people do it without them. I get the bar


staff to turn the tap on at ten o’clock before they go home and I will turn it off in the morning when I arrive, then cover the pitch with fl at sheets or roll-on covers.” “Once it has gone through the drying stage and it is a more plasticine type of state, I will start to roll out. After carrying out the initial cut at 10mm, I will give it a good verti-cut in two directions and brush with the SISIS Combirake. Every two weeks, I will gradually reduce the height of cut to the required playing height of 6mm as I’m not a fan of shaving pitches down to 3mm. I think a lot of cricketers think that, because a pitch is golden and hard, it will play well - but that is not the case. I tend to use each pitch three times, with one practice, then move to the next.” After leaving school, Andy started his career at Connections. He found an apprenticeship position at Leigh Golf Club in Culcheth (through Myerscough College) and gained his NVQ Level Two in Sports Turf and started his Level Three, before leaving the club after six years to set-up his own contracts business. “As well as doing the contracting, I was looking after some local cricket pitches, which helped me


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