LCC Grounds

LCC Grounds

Longwood Cricket Club Grounds

LCC Grounds blog began in 2008. Entries have educated membership and the public on the crew, agronomic techniques, horticulture and clay court maintenance.
We really enjoy what we do and hope the readers of this blog get something out of it. Questions , comments and any feedback on the content is highly encouraged. If you are from another club, or grounds department, please do not hesitate to contact us!

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Tent Floor

The floor of the tent was made of 4X8 plastic pieces from Duradeck. The Duradeck has a honey comb bottom and the plan was to put it directly on the clay. With rain predicted the night of the event plans changed. Stringers or boards were placed under the whole area to raise the floor 2 inches. This way the rain water could run underneath the floor and not rise up into the tent during the event. There was a concern that with all the weight the stringers would sink into the clay - but the clay held up well, with little damage.









Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Tenacity Take Down




The Tenacity event take down. The toughest part from a grounds management perspective - removal of the flooring and tent.


Cricket Prep


Nets and fences came down today on the pool and porch rows in preparation for Sunday's cricket match.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Tenacity Event

Final clean up- Charlie scrapes up dirt.






Let the party begin...

















Monday, October 12, 2009

Tenacity Progress


Much of the work for the Tenacity event is being done at night so that there is minimal member disruption. Work continued into Saturday night with Sunday an off day. The tents and flooring are complete. Next lighting and Audio/Visual.


Friday, October 9, 2009

Thursday's Tenacity Progress






The guys worked all day to put up the tent's beams and covers. They also began to install the flooring on the courts. Not bad for a 16 hour work day!



Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Wednesday Morning Video

Last night beams for the tent were laid out. Work has been suspended due to rain.

Tenacity Event

Tenacity is holding their tenth anniversary dinner/celebration at Longwood on October 15, 2009. 850 people will be visiting the club for this event. I will attempt to document the events progress on this blog. The six new clay courts will be the place for the dinner. Tent assembly for the dinner and catering began yesterday. The grounds department removed the center fence between the two rows of courts, irrigation heads, nets posts and electric boxes. Beams for the huge tent were delivered to the property and a generator was set up for construction. Electricity was also set up for temporary event bathrooms.

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