The chances are you have never heard of Gary Barwell or Karl McDermott — but they fulfil vital roles in cricket. Barwell is the groundsman at Edgbaston, Birmingham, and McDermott at Lord’s, the ...
Roy McLaren, who has died aged 84, was an authority on the care and preparation of cricket pitches; he was head groundsman at Worcestershire’s idyllic New Road ground between 1983 and 2001, and ...
Paceman Mukesh Kumar showcased outstanding sportsmanship by assisting the groundsman during the unofficial IND-A vs AUS-A Test. Australia A needed 86 runs with seven wickets in hand, pursuing 312 ...
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International Cricket Council referee Chris Broad believes new laws should be implemented to prevent pitches being repaired during Test matches. There was controversy in the Durban Test between South ...