CRICKET
Most of us have partners or families, but one lad was living on his own in a house share, so we
”
Recent investment includes new nets on the training ground, which is maintained to the same standards as the stadium adjacent to it
“We’ve got 1.5ha of land at the stadium and another 1.5ha at our second ground, the Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground, so why not purchase the fertiliser to do both at the same time and get a better price? The second ground had not been aerated for four years but, because we’ve got our own aerator, we’ve been able to do it twice in two months.”
He comments that the grounds team have ‘taken ownership’ of the kit and are
committed to using and looking after it well. “Ash Hill came from a golf club
background so he was familiar with some of the more specialist equipment already, and Farol and the manufacturers have been brilliant with training.”
Equipment is shared between the stadium and training ground and the Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground. The aim, he comments, is to get the same standards on the square at the training ground, which has
encouraged him to go back to his family
benefitted from new nets this year, as in the stadium.
Gary considers that the relationships within the team are a key part of his role, and staff welfare has been paramount during lockdown and as groundsmen return to work. “We did regular Zoom calls when the team were furloughed and have a What’s App group, and it wasn’t just about work, banter is important too,” he says. “Most of us have
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