Cricket Grounds

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Cricket Grounds is written by Roger D. C. Evans and published by STRI. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1873431007 (ISBN 10) and 9781873431009 (ISBN 13).

Covering all aspects of cricket groundsmanship, this text sets the maintenance of modern cricket grounds in historical context by a survey of the groundsman's art since the 1600s. The work details the history of groundsmanship either side of World War II, looking at the modern role of agronomists and other scientists in the study of cricket surfaces. Subsequent topics include: the assessment of an existing table; pitch preparation; mechanized maintenance operations; fertilizer and top dressing; weed, moss, worm and pest control; renovation and repair; and care of the outfield. A chapter is devoted to the planning and construction of new grounds.