Cricket In-season

Cricket In-season

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All the advice and information required for preparing your cricket ground ready for play throughout the playing season

Maintaining the Square

Maintaining the Square

Mowing the Square

Verticutting the Square

Irrigating the Square

Fertiliser Application

Managing Weeds, Pests and Diseases

Preparing Pitches for Play

Preparing Pitches for Play

The Aim – Great Pitches

The Three Pitch Phases and Time Planning

Phase 1: Initial Phase

Phase 2: Conditioning Phase

Phase 3: Finishing Phase

Evaluating and Improving your Pitches

Managing Pitch Performance

Maintaining the Outfield

Maintaining the Outfield

Key Tasks (Outfield Maintenance)

Mowing Outfield In-Season

Verticutting the Outfield

Repairing Damage to the Outfield

Applying Fertiliser to the Outfield

Managing Weeds, Pest and Diseases

Irrigating the Outfield

Preparing the Ground for Play

Preparing the Ground for Play

The Aim – a well presented, safe and compliant ground ready for play.

Setting and Marking the Boundary

Fielding Restriction Circle

Ball Stop Netting

Making Sure your Ground is Safe for Play

Covering the Pitch and Square

Covering the Pitch and Square

Types of Covers

Covering Pitches

Covering the Square

Covering Run Ups

Preventing Water Running Under Covers

Removing Water From Covers

Looking after your Covers

Cricket – Repairing Pitches to be used for the next Game

Cricket – Repairing Pitches to be used for the next Game

Why Repair and Overview of Process

Cleaning a Pitch

Re-Wetting and Rolling

Cutting the Pitch

Re-Marking Creases

Repairing Pitches for re-use later in the Season

Repairing Pitches for re-use later in the Season

Overview of Process

Cleaning a Pitch

Scarification and Repairing Levels

Seeding, Fertiliser and Top Dressing

Growth Sheets and Watering