Horton Park cricket pitch resurfaced for coming season

Horton Park’s no.1 cricket block has been resurfaced ahead of the coming cricket season.

Clay beneath a cricket pitch needs to be replaced at a minimum of every 10 years to keep the pitch in good playing order. As part of the resurfacing, the old block was dug up, and replaced with 100mm of gravel, 20mm of top course and 110mm of Ward clay.

The pitch is currently in a ‘grow in’ period to allow seed to germinate, and will be managed until the first ball is bowled in the new surface in October.