Cricket Winter Maintenance
Winter is usually a quiet time for cricket grounds managers, but it is important not to wave goodbye after end of season renovations and think the ground can be left alone until March. There are plenty of jobs that can be done on the brighter and drier days to ensure your surfaces get through winter in the strongest possible shape ahead of next season, as well as making sure your machinery gets some TLC.
This down time provides a perfect opportunity to make sure your machinery is cleaned, greased and serviced so book this in with your local turf-machinery mechanic before it’s too late. Pop up to the ground regularly to check for damage and disease, problems can fester quickly at this time of year so make sure you aren’t caught out.
Click here for some suggested maintenance tips to carry out to the square and outfield through winter. You might not be able to do them all or you may have more in mind but whatever your circumstances it’s crucial to make sure ground conditions are right, if it’s too wet you can end up doing more harm than good.