First Cricket in 75 Years!

The first cricket match in 75 years was played at Longwood on October 18, 2008. It was an extremely successful and exciting day, with over 200 spectators watching and learning.

Cricket Finally Back At The Cricket Club!

The crew was approached a few weeks ago about the possibility of hosting a cricket match at Longwood. The match will take place between Newport and Cambridge/Oxford on Saturday, October 18. To prepare for this event, the crew needed to make some adjustments to the tennis areas. The fences on the porch and pool rows, as well as all the nets, were taken down. The pitch was marked roughly in the center of the two rows, and then rolled with our two-ton roller. NPR even came by this week to interview Mike Buras about the event.

Extreme Field Makeover

The New England Sports Turf Managers Association has performed an extreme field makeover each of the last three years. They take a beat up field and convert it into a brand new, state of the art playing surface - all in just one week. This years field was in Oak Square in Brighton/Boston Massachusetts. The $100,000 conversion is free to the winning applicant. It includes new soil, grading, sod and irrigation - all installed by volunteer experts. Turf vendors donate the products and NESTMA members donate lots of time, including the Longwood grounds staff. Ben, Andrew, Tim, Neil, Wilson and Mike all took turns working at the field while the rest of the crew covered for them at Longwood. The field was dedicated right in the middle of the conversion by Mayor Menino!