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| Publication Type:
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| Content Type: | Q & A |
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| Corporate Author(s): | Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| Title: | Wicket treatment |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 37, 1961, p. 341-342. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Question: | "Please recommend a suitable book on the preparation of cricket wickets. We would also like to know your views on the amount and type of rolling that should be done on wickets for school use." |
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| Answer/Response: | "There is no recognised textbook dealing specifically with the preparation of cricket wickets, but you would gain useful information from the following: Practical Lawncraft by R. B. Dawson published by Crosby Lockwood Ltd. The Practical Groundsman by L. W. White and W. H. Bowles published by English University Press Ltd. You will of course realise that the subject of wicket preparation is one on which there are many opinions. The practice that must be adopted is determined by weather and ground conditions prevailing at the time of wicket preparation and the type of turf and soil in which it is growing. To help your groundsman produce the type of wickets you require, we make the following suggestions: 1. Thoroughly scarify the chosen wicket to lift procumbent foliage and dead fibre. 2. Mow out the wicket at a height of 3/16 in. 3. Roll to produce a degree of firmness and help correct any unevenness of the immediate surface. 4. Re-scarify or vigorously brush the wicket and then mow it out. The mower should be set as low as possible without scalping the ground surface. A height of cut of 1/16 in. is satisfactory. 5. Now carry out further rolling to produce the degree of firmness required for play. 6. During periods of dry weather artificial watering of cricket wickets is required some time before their preparation starts. Regarding suitable rollers for use on school wickets we find that if cricket squares are rolled to settle their surface in the early spring with a 10-14 cwt. roller, it is quite simple to produce the firmness on wickets required for each game using a 7-10 cwt. roller. At the same time heavier rollers could be used if available but a lower number of passes would be needed." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cricket wickets; Information resources; Maintenance practices; Recommendations; Sports turf maintenance
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Sports Turf Research Institute. 1961. Wicket treatment. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 37:p. 341-342. |
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