All-time most bizarre groundsman tools and techniques, #’s 1 and 2
The poor bloke in charge of the pitch at Cape Town has been having a hell of a time trying to get the pitch ready. General atmospheric conditions have resulted in a decidely soggy wicket and outfield for the 2nd test encounter between South Africa and New Zealand, not to mention the fog that cut short the first session of the second day.
Never fear, though, some South African ingenuity helped the players getat least a few overs in the morning session. Yep - not only did they get a hovercraft out there to try and whip away some of the moisture, when the players complained that some footholes were too soft, the only thing for it was a blowtorch.
I love it. I think every player should be on hovercrafts wielding blowtorches throughout - we could call it Ultimate Cricket.
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sixandout.net » I take it all back
May 1, 2006 at 10:50 am
[…] The groundsman at South Africa’s Cape Town needs to be shot, or at least put out of his misery. The other day, I gave him some props for his sterling efforts in even getting the game going, but that’s nothing when compared to the complete shocker that is the incidental music is being played during stoppages. The 3rd test is meandering to mind-numbing draw, for certain, but I wouldn’t be blaming the lack of spectators on that. No - the answer is a lot more obvious. When there is a stoppage (wicket/lost ball/drinks break) music is played on loudspeakers around the ground - and what is one of the songs they are playing? […]
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