Keen to ensure the best-possible surfaces (for batsmen, anyway) for a competition seen as vital in attracting a new audience to the game, the ECB recently held a meeting with county groundsmen where the idea was discussed. ESPNcricinfo understands that Chris Wood, the ECB’s Pitch Consultant, has been charged with researching how to introduce such […]
The recent Management Development Programme part 1 course held at Warwick University was a sell out with 28 delegates attending from golf, tennis and city clubs in the UK, Europe and Middle East. The delegates benefitted from education sessions focused on club operations delivered by top-rated club industry presenters including Darshan Singh on Managing Chance, […]
Leading sports pitch construction specialist, O’Brien Sports, has secured a hockey pitch resurfacing project at Bridge Street Sports Centre in Leominster. Appointed by Kier Construction, under the Scape National Minor Works Framework, O’Brien’s 8 week contract involves the careful removal of the existing sand filled synthetic grass pitch and enkaflex shockpad, in preparation for the […]
The prestigious Toro Student Greenkeeper of the Year awards are returning for 2017 and the British & International Golf Greenkeepers Association is encouraging its members to get involved with this career-defining opportunity. Last year Jimmy Heritage, of Maylands, joined the list of talented greenkeepers who have secured the highly coveted Toro Student Greenkeeper of the […]
A leading conservation organisation has warned that Cumbria’s cricket clubs could face future disruption on a scale similar to that caused by Storm Desmond. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says that increased rainfall and flooding are scientifically linked to climate change. Keswick Cricket Club was one of many in Cumbria to be hit by flooding […]
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