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[simonmay5]

I will try and locate the manhole cover next time I'm up there and have a look

Make sure your not unblocking the drains with the customs mate 🙈🙈🙈🙈

[Northern monkey]

Those bats are going near the ground until it's dried off a lot Simon

Spoke to our chairman today and he's never seen the ground as wet!

[simonmay5]

Those bats are going near the ground until it's dried off a lot Simon

Spoke to our chairman today and he's never seen the ground as wet!

I know mate down our ground is like a bog

[TGB1997]

I've heard that our club is planning to have an underground water and drainage tank to help keep the outfield as green as possible. Would be awesome if that did happen

[Roaster323]

Those bats are going near the ground until it's dried off a lot Simon

Spoke to our chairman today and he's never seen the ground as wet!

We are in exactly the same position, groundsman said he is a month behind due to not being able to get any equipment on the square its been that wet, and dont forget the rainfall over winter has been exceptional. We have a problem in one corner of the outfield where the ground is constantly wet/soft. Rodded the drains back from the outfall manhole and hopefully it may make some difference. League pitch inspector said we can play this weekend if we bring the boundary rope in from that corner. (Easy fours eh?) Root cuse is that the drains are probably 80 years old or more now and just need modernising.We are are applying for a sport england grant but apparently everythings been put on hold. quotes are around 15k to re do that half of the ground

[Vitas Cricket]

Not quite on the same subject but this is new for 2016

http://www.durantcricket.co.uk/outdoor/run-bund-pitch-protection

[ppccopener]

drainage?

Saturday I was at my ground with 7 others taking surface water for 4 hours using waste disposal bins. Yes we scooped the water off the ground with bins.

Village?   yes absolutely..especially as I fell down the clubhouse carrying a bin and sprained my ankle badly.

we stuck the oppo in on a nightmare pitch and rolled them out for 80 then knocked them off 3 down. I was 2 not out

was it worth it?  I dunno really !!