Magazine: Cricket

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Hopes MCG Pitch not Batter-Friendly
Cricket - 1 comment - By Editor (22 Dec 09 21:40)
MCG curator Cameron Hodgkins says he was pleased with preparations for the Boxing Day Test between Australia and Pakistan, and is hoping to get the right balance between bat and ball. - Read Article

NZ Pitch Under Fire.
Cricket - 1 comment - By Editor (18 Dec 09 6:00)
The debate surrounding Phil Stoyanoff's prime real estate reared its head once more as McLean Park remained virgin territory for the hapless New Zealand cricket team. - Read Article

North Dalton Park Pitch to look like SCG
Cricket - By Editor (17 Dec 09 12:45)
Cricket Illawarra president Gordon Treadwell is confident North Dalton Park's playing surface will look like the SCG for the showpiece Ford Ranger Cup clash on Australia Day. - Read Article

WACA Pacemen's Paradise for the Last Test
Cricket - By Editor (14 Dec 09 6:00)
WACA ground curator Cameron Sutherland says he wants to make amends for last year by preparing a faster pitch for the third Test between Australia and West Indies. - Read Article

Groundsman calls Batsmen 'useless'
Cricket - By Editor (12 Dec 09 6:00)
The McLean Park pitch that will host the third cricket test between New Zealand and Pakistan produced some unexpected spin yesterday. - Read Article

ANZ to take on MCG in bid for World Cup
Cricket - By Editor (08 Dec 09 6:00)
After gaining accreditation to host one-day internationals, ANZ Stadium is boldly eyeing off the 2015 World Cup final in a move that will jolt the nation's traditional big-match cricket venue, the MCG. - Read Article

Penrith to get Sizzling Summer
Cricket - By Editor (07 Dec 09 6:00)
Penrith sweated through its hottest and driest November on record, with no respite in sight as experts predicted a sizzling summer. - Read Article

Adelaide Oval not so Picturesque
Cricket - By Editor (01 Dec 09 6:00)
West Indian players and television viewers looking forward to seeing one of the most picturesque Test match grounds in the world are in for a shock. - Read Article

Big Plans for University Oval
Cricket - By Editor (28 Nov 09 6:00)
lans are well advanced to enlarge the playing area of the Dunedin ground to make it a quality test venue for international teams. - Read Article

Kevin Mitchell says Pitch will Turn
Cricket - By Editor (24 Nov 09 6:00)
The Gabba's long-time curator, Kevin Mitchell jnr, has recommended that Australia pick a spinner for the first Test against West Indies starting on Thursday because the pitch is likely to deteriorate from the fourth day. - Read Article

Pitch Failure Leads to Sacking of Groundsman
Cricket - By Editor (21 Nov 09 6:15)
Molyneux Park groundsman Richard McAlevey has been sacked after the popular Alexandra venue's pitch failed to meet New Zealand Cricket's standards. - Read Article

Bay Oval Pavilion Project
Cricket - By Editor (20 Nov 09 6:00)
The Bay Oval is in New Zealand Cricket's sights as a potential World Cup venue - but time is running out to get the new purpose-built facility up to international standard in time for the tournament in 2015. - Read Article

University Ground Returned to first-class Venue
Cricket - By Editor (18 Nov 09 6:00)
Slip the roast beef sandwiches into the picnic basket and get ready to unfold the rug on the lush grass embankment. There are assurances Colin Maiden Park (CMP) will be ready in time for Auckland's domestic cricket season. - Read Article

SCG in Fight to Retain Ashes Test
Cricket - By Editor (14 Nov 09 21:10)
The famous Sydney Cricket Ground could lose its Ashes Test in 2011 as doubts resurface about venues in the city. - Read Article

Canterbury Needs $1m to Kick off Oval Work
Cricket - By Editor (04 Nov 09 6:00)
The Canterbury Cricket Trust is charged with finding $1 million in the coming year to help establish a new test home at Hagley Oval. - Read Article

Warrnambool College's Wenborn Oval Cricket pitch Set on Fire
Cricket - By Editor (28 Oct 09 6:00)
The competition between Nestles and Russells Creek cricket clubs was tipped to be red hot yesterday but unfortunately the pitch was scorched hours before the first delivery. - Read Article

Pitches pose injury risk in Ipswich
Cricket - 3 comments - By Editor (26 Oct 09 6:00)
Ipswich's most experienced strappers has warned Ipswich City Council to tread carefully when developing cricket pitches on football fields. - Read Article

Bellerive Lights Mean Bright Future for Tasmanian Cricket
Cricket - By Press Release (19 Oct 09 20:35)
Deputy Premier Lara Giddings today said the installation of lights at Bellerive Oval heralded a new era for Tasmanian cricket. - Read Article

Collaroy Plateau Cricket Club in Turf War
Cricket - By Editor (26 Aug 09 6:00)
For the past 12 months Pipe has been using part of Plateau Park as a construction zone to drill over 1.5km down to sea level to provide a landing point for its cable. - Read Article

Australians refuse to blame Oval pitch
Cricket - By Editor (24 Aug 09 19:55)
Australia's batsmen had queued up to pronounce that Gordon's under-prepared surface was not culpable when they collapsed first time around - Read Article

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