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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Hannan, Brendan |
Author Affiliation: | New Zealand Sports Turf Institute, Palmerston North |
Title: | Covering pitches |
Section: | Sports fields/cricket Other records with the "Sports fields/cricket" Section
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Meeting Info.: | The Edge, Auckland, New Zealand: 24-27 June 2003 |
Source: | Proceedings of the Second New Zealand Sports TurfConference and Trade Show. Vol. 2, 2003, p. 160. |
Publishing Information: | Palmerston North, NZ: New Zealand Sports Turf Institute |
# of Pages: | 1 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cricket pitches; Protective covers; Soil moisture; Playability; Sports turf maintenance; Game preparation
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Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the use of covers on cricket pitches, stating that "cricket, unlike most other sports, has a very low tolerance of wet surfaces in order to provide adequate playing conditions. The risk of rain/moisture affecting the playing strip and adjacent areas can be a major problem for groundsmen." Lists maintenance tools and techniques that may help keep cricket pitches dry, including "large lightweight covers"; "supersoppers"; "deep tyne aeration"; "integrated use of covers...and block drainage systems"; "use of lightweight transparent raised covers"; "development of covering transportation systems to reduce labour [labor] requirements and to facilitate rapid covering in winter and summer withreduced labour or in windy conditions." |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Hannan, B. 2003. Covering pitches. p. 160. In Proceedings of the Second New Zealand Sports TurfConference and Trade Show. The Edge, Auckland, New Zealand: 24-27 June 2003. Palmerston North, NZ: New Zealand Sports Turf Institute. |
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