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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: | Breaking up of cricket pitches |
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| Section: | Enquiries and replies
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| Source: | Journal of the Sports Turf Research Institute. Vol. 66, 1990, p. 187. |
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| Publishing Information: | Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK: The Sports Turf Research Institute |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Question: | "With such a dry summer we thought this year would be the one in which we would be able to produce excellent pitches on our cricket table. However, they have all broken up half-way through 40 over games. What is the cause of our problems and what can we do to improve matters?" |
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| Answer/Response: | "Having sampled the topsoil used on the table in recent years we do consider it to have rather too high a clay content for your requirements. You have been using a mixture of a clay loam soil with marl, total clay content 60%, such a soil cracks when very dry and compacted. The localised cracking on pitches tends to reflect the presence of pockets of marl, this material being extremely difficult to mix thoroughly. For the standard of cricket expected on your table, up to Local League, then a topsoil containing 30% clay should be adequate. When you apply top dressing it is essential to aerate beforehand so that the dressing can be thoroughly worked in, keying with the soil already there rather than sitting on top of it, to prevent layering and root break. In general terms the higher the clay content of the soil the more difficult it is to grow grass. A strong grass root system is essential to bind the clay loam together. The poor growing conditions in your situation have led to weak rooting and rapid break up of pitches under play. The use of top dressing with lower clay content will make growing grass easier, permitting strong rooting whilst retaining the qualities of a clay loam for its consolidation under an appropriate rolling régime. Over rolling may also be a contributing factor, i.e. using a heavy roller when the ground is too dry. Do not neglect deep slit tine aeration through the winter to thoroughly open up the soil, relieving compaction and restoring conditions favourable to rooting and top growth. Post match aeration, usually solid tining, can do much to aid recovery of pitches as they are brought out of play." |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cricket pitches; Cultivation methods; Problem diagnosis; Recommendations; Topsoil
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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. 1990. Breaking up of cricket pitches. J. Turfgrass Sports Surf. Sci. 66:p. 187. |
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