Cricket Grounds

[will-haggle]

I’ve got this book, well it’s not my only book! The title is Cricket Grounds, The Evolution, Maintenance and Construction of Natural Turf Cricket Tables and Outfields, by R.D.C.Evans. It covers everything you need to make a cricket ground. A neighbour gave it to me and it covers the history, the people, groundsmen, scientists, prep. of the wicket, weeds, moss pests and diseases. Most of all it has some fascinating period adverts of machinery. I’ll be putting a few in the Cultivator from time to time.

[hdtrust]

Hi there Will, I think you will find that Roger (R D C Evans) co wrote the post war history of lawn mowers with me which appears on our web site http://www.hdtrust.org (2011) which is also the same peice which Wikipedia uses, as it carries our copy rite, then as you will realise any use of this peice for commercial reasons, should be at least acknowledged.
Roger was the Librarian for many years at STRI (Sports Turf Research Institute)which I am also a past member.
He is better known in the literary world for his book on the history of guns, one amazing man!
Rogers own personnel collection of vintage related turf machinery is now held within The Hall & Duck Trust.
Regards
Andrew

[will-haggle]

Cheers, Andy, this book is published by the STRI and was probably required reading for aspiring groundsmen.

[hdtrust]

Try this book for size! Produced only in the USA, The Site Calculations, Pocket Reference (they have bid pockets over there!)
It was extremely expensive at $54 but worth every penny, there’s not a day goes by without me using it. It covers for all eventualities, look what’s inside

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