Grounds Management Courses 

Hampshire Cricket Board has the pleasure of inviting you to several, short sessions to support clubs with various aspects of cricket pitch maintenance over the course of the season. These sessions will be hosted by Phil Jeggo, our regional representative of the Grounds Management Association and formerly Head Groundsperson at Essex County Cricket Club.

We have three courses on offer with each one lasting two hours. Details of the course are below along with registration links. All courses are free of charge to attend.

Spaces are limited to 20 places per event.

Session 1

Theme: Match Pitch preparation including Marking out

Areas of focus:

• Pitch preparation considerations

• Mower type, cutting heights,

• Wetting the pitch, Drying a pitch

• Brushing, raking, mowing

• Rolling

• Marking out the pitch

Location: Sparsholt CC - 11th May - 2pm to 4pm

Session 2

Theme: Match Pitch repairs including foot hole repair

Areas of focus:

• Cleaning the pitch up

• Materials/equipment required

• Preparing a seedbed for the pitch

• Applying Loam, seed, Fertiliser, levelling

• Post repair care

• Repairing a foot hole to re-use a pitch and during longer games

Location: Hartley Wintney CC - 5th July - 2pm to 4pm

Session 3 

Theme: Post season renovation. Winter maintenance

Areas of focus:

• Preparing Square for renovation, Materials/machinery required

• Thatch removal, Scarification

• Preparing a seed bed

• Applying Loam, seed, Fertiliser

• Winter Maintenance

• Mowing (topping)

• Drag Brushing

• Surveillance for Weeds, Pests, Diseases

Location: Totton & Eling CC - 6th September - 2pm to 4pm

Thanks in advance for taking advantage of these excellent opportunities.