The Never Ending Summer
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By Jamie Smith (05 Dec 08 14:00)
Jamie Smith has experienced the best of both worlds. Looking after cricket wickets in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Here Jamie introduces himself his story and compares the difference in crickets wickets between England and New Zealand. - Read Article
Close Season Maintenance of a Cricket Square
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By Andrew Clarke (01 Dec 08 6:00)
The end of season work has been carried out, square fenced off and everything stored away as the nights draw in and temperatures start to drop with the onset of winter. It's time to forget about things until spring. Sadly, no! The days of "putting the square to bed" and forgetting about it are long gone. - Read Article
MCG to host Internationals for next Decade
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By Editor (29 Nov 08 6:00)
The MCG will host every international match scheduled in Melbourne until 2019 under the terms of a new agreement between Cricket Victoria and the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC). - Read Article
Les Burdett prepares for the 2nd Test
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By Editor (28 Nov 08 6:00)
As Adelaide Oval prepares for the Second Test between Australia and New Zealand, Les Burdett speaks about the River Murray, his front lawn, his 40th season at the oval and his love of a heritage roller. - Read Article
Curator Kevin Mitchell and First Test at the GABBA
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By Editor (20 Nov 08 12:10)
Curator Kevin Mitchell has worked through the night to try to make the ground playable. The covers came off on Wednesday to show a green, but better than expected pitch. Part of a Gabba grandstand roof was damaged by a fierce storm on Wednesday night and the section was closed to the public for the start of the match. - Read Article
Queen Elizabeth Oval Pitch Vandalised
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By Editor (23 Oct 08 18:25)
Vandals have damaged the fragile Queen Elizabeth Oval pitch, prompting concerns that Bendigo's show-piece ground will not be ready to host cricket next week as planned. - Read Article
Hallowed Sporting Pitch Turfed Out
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By Editor (23 Oct 08 6:00)
Hallowed turf on which many of New Zealand's greatest sporting moments occurred is being put out to pasture, but it will live on at the home of a sports legend. - Read Article
Ringwood C.C knows all about Droughts.
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By Editor (16 Oct 08 6:00)
Ringwood Cricket Club knows all about droughts. Last season the Rams broke one of the longest First XI premiership droughts in district cricket with their first flag in 34 years. Now a drought of a different kind has turned the club’s campaign for back-to-back titles into a “logistical nightmare”. - Read Article
Phil Stoyanoff Produces a Pace Friendly Pitch.
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By Editor (09 Oct 08 7:00)
Fast bowlers were given a shot of adrenalin yesterday when they were greeted by a pace-friendly Bangalore pitch.
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Just not Cricket
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By Editor (04 Oct 08 6:00)
It's just not cricket when your training ground is a dusty, grassless mess. But cricket clubs are banding together to beat the devastating effects of the drought. - Read Article
Lights on at Bellerive Oval
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By Editor (27 Sep 08 6:00)
A controversial plan for lights at Bellerive Oval is expected to be passed within weeks. - Read Article
Acton Scott Village Cricket Club
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By Laurence Gale MSc (14 Sep 08 12:00)
Looking at the main image you could be forgiven for thinking that it is one of those holiday snaps that get rolled out when guests call round; "The views were stunning and the wild flowers were everywhere ... etc. etc". It is, in fact, the home of Acton Scott Village Cricket Club as presented to the groundsman, Jamie Wrench, on 10th June!!! - Read Article
A World of Cricket Under One Roof
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By Press Release (09 Sep 08 6:00)
The Global Cricket Academy in Dubai Sports City will feature pitches that mimic the grounds of internationally renowned arenas. In order to create the 28 specialist turf wickets, three different soil types are being imported into Dubai: 380 tons of Australian clay, 380 tons of clay from Pakistan and 180 tons of clay from England. - Read Article
Bunbury Hands Oval to host Domestic Limited Overs Game
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By Editor (08 Aug 08 6:00)
For the first time ever Bunbury will host a Cricket Australia one day match between the Retravision Warriors and South Australia. - Read Article
WACA Restoration on Track
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By Editor (07 Aug 08 6:00)
Western Australian Cricket Association ground curator Cameron Sutherland is confident his five-year plan to restore the WACA's fearsome reputation for pace and bounce is on track, despite expecting a difficult summer ahead. - Read Article
Cricket Wicket Repair
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By Editor (13 Jul 08 6:00)
ECB Cricket Pitch Advisor, Gordon Gill, gives us his take on repairing bowler footmarks and damage to the crease. - Read Article
Wickets Drop into Darwin
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By Editor (04 Jul 08 6:00)
It will be all hands on deck as two 30 tonne “drop-in” cricket wickets are lowered into the heart of TIO Stadium tomorrow. - Read Article
Anthony Asquith Star Of Leeds Bradford
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By Editor (26 Jun 08 12:00)
Many is the time when a winning captain goes to great lengths to stress the vital role the groundsman has played in his team’s success, and never was this more pertinent than in the work the Weetwood groundsman Anthony Asquith performed. - Read Article
NZ Sports Turf Institute - Contributing to World Cricket
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By Keith McAuliffe (13 Jun 08 6:20)
Although the Black Caps are the show piece of New Zealand cricket, our country can also take pride in knowing that the NZ Sports Turf Institute and our cricket curators are globally recognised. - Read Article
Ricky Aitken Curator To The Stars!
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By Editor (06 Jun 08 6:00)
Cricket is like a religion in India, and former Coaster Ricky Aitken gets to hang out with the gods. - Read Article
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