Cricket Grounds
Cricket Grounds

Author: Roger D. C. Evans

Publisher: STRI

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9781873431009

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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.

Winter Games Pitches
Winter Games Pitches

Author: R. D. C. Evans

Publisher: STRI

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9781873431030

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Covering the establishment and care of grass for a wide variety of sports such as association football, rugby, hockey, lacrosse, the Gaelic games, American football and including facilities such as polo grounds, this work provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject. Divided into nine sections, a detailed introduction to the sports to be catered for is followed by sections on: pitch construction and design; sands for construction and top dressing; frost protection and soil warming; grasses for winter pitches; maintenance machinery; fertilizers for pitches; weeds, pests and diseases; and end of season renovation.

Sports Management and Administration
Sports Management and Administration

Author: David C. Watt

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0415274575

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This text should provide knowledge for those working in the field of sports administration and development by outlining management principles and procedures, examining the various structures and organizations involved.