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How to Mark out a Cricket Pitch is a blog that l hope will do as it says on the tin, to help you mark out your wicket with confidence. …

Six Step of How to renovate a used cricket wicket, some may say why bother when this can be done at the end of the season. My response to this …

With a break in the weather , that has brought some rain to already stressed turf has seen a increase in red thread turf disease. This blog just looks at …

I hope you find my 4 ways to maintain a renovated football pitch helpful. Having a renovation undertaken on football pitches has gradually gone from being a luxury to a …

Wivelsfield Green CC is a small club in East Sussex which has had just a Sunday friendly team for the last 100 years and l am the current groundsman. We …

Manage Turf on a Limited Budget Disclaimer myself as well as other colleagues are all guilty of not always doing what we preach, so please take this blog as its …

Tips and Hints for the Month ahead on The Turf This year if nothing else has taught us to expect the unexpected, the wettest autumn and winter on record has …

Meadow Grass Control and Prevention Options and Preventatives This blog explores a few possible options in removing and managing (poa annua) meadow grass, found on so many of our sports …

The Straight Hitting Groundsman pulls no punches So with no cricket at the ground and one bored Groundsman I thought I could inject a bit of new seed into the …

Secondly, hello! my name is Tom Banks and I’ve been a volunteer groundsman for the last 9 years at Kirkoswald Football Club.  Kirkoswald FC is a Step 8 level team …