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outbreak,” comments Gary. As well as preparing for the new season, the team at Edgbaston are looking to 2022, and the Commonwealth Games.


Demand for facilities means that the Edgbaston Foundation Sports Ground will play an important role.


The former Mitchells & Butlers ground, a couple of miles from the main stadium, was purchased in 2012, having been saved from development but fallen into disrepair. “I’ve got a team of two groundsmen based there who have produced some really good pitches. It’s the home of


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Warwickshire’s second team but, in 2022, it will be needed more, especially for training, so we are currently investing in nets and new pitches there.” New Astroturf pitches at the ground are being developed in conjunction with TGMS and main contractor Fineturf, with Gary as project manager. “I’ve really enjoyed it, and it was something else to think about whilst the rest of the team were on furlough. We’ve got such a lot to look forward to.”


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difference in how they play. There is much less wear - you just can’t see the white marks from the ball,” he comments. Gary says that, whilst the technique won’t make a bad wicket good, or a good wicket better, if they are prepared to a high standard, hybrid wickets will last longer. Three more hybrid wickets are due to be added in the stadium this year, while of the thirty-two net strips in the training ground, twelve are hybrid.


Another addition is an Astroturf strip around the edge of the outfield, suitable for running during training, but also to make the use of advertising boards easier and safer. Gary comments that the synthetic material also withstands run off from washing stadium seating and rain better.


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