I read somewhere that The groundsman (Nathan?) said there had been some infection in the pitch due to the weather. Other grounds have experienced it as well.
Well the lines looked to be every 6 yards so were deliberate.
Yes, I was wondering what they were there for myself. Perfectly good question deserving more than the stupid sarcastic answers from a couple of posters, and we still seem to be none the wiser!
Sitting in the East it looked like markings for Rugby .....every 15 /20 yards or so. Perhaps its RD's new money making venture & we playing Rugger too.
I read somewhere that The groundsman (Nathan?) said there had been some infection in the pitch due to the weather. Other grounds have experienced it as well.
Yeah I seem to remember the Cardiff groundsman talking about their pitch suffering with infections and Nathan said ours was the same. Early August I think that was.
The lines were on the joins between directional cuts (the stripes). They looked like drainage lines that often show up on cricket grounds in dry weather but the pattern doesn't look right for that. I'm not sure what caused them to appear since Wednesday (maybe direct sunlight shows them up).
I would be interested to know what is the problem as I think I might have the same problem with my grass in my back garden. The front lawn is lush but the back has dead patches. I treat both the same.
The lines were on the joins between directional cuts (the stripes). They looked like drainage lines that often show up on cricket grounds in dry weather but the pattern doesn't look right for that. I'm not sure what caused them to appear since Wednesday (maybe direct sunlight shows them up).
Yes it looked like someone had marked out the pitch to show where the stripes needed to be, and that the markings had then not been removed!
I noticed the same thing watching the tennis (Wimbledon) in July on one of the courts
I would be interested to know what is the problem as I think I might have the same problem with my grass in my back garden. The front lawn is lush but the back has dead patches. I treat both the same.
You've just called the front lawn "lush" and the back lawn "dead". That's hardly treating them the same is it - you've clearly got a favourite!
The lines were on the joins between directional cuts (the stripes). They looked like drainage lines that often show up on cricket grounds in dry weather but the pattern doesn't look right for that. I'm not sure what caused them to appear since Wednesday (maybe direct sunlight shows them up).
Yes it looked like someone had marked out the pitch to show where the stripes needed to be, and that the markings had then not been removed!
I noticed the same thing watching the tennis (Wimbledon) in July on one of the courts
Most groundsmen normally do that with just a small paint mark here and there.
Sitting in the East it looked like markings for Rugby .....every 15 /20 yards or so. Perhaps its RD's new money making venture & we playing Rugger too.
Maybe it is in preperation for Millwall when they come to the Valley!
I would be interested to know what is the problem as I think I might have the same problem with my grass in my back garden. The front lawn is lush but the back has dead patches. I treat both the same.
Does the back lawn see more sunlight? If so, it's probably last year's hot weather that has killed it. I've played on several cricket outfields this year that literally died last year and haven't recovered.....they've just turned to dust. My own outfield only recovered because we re-seeded it 100% this spring.
I wondered that. Thought at first they were markings for American football, then I wondered if they were indentations caused by the wheels of something or maybe the pipes from our under soil heating system just crying out to be connected to the boiler.
Proves one thing, there's a lot going on in my poor bald head, but as Mum used to say, 'Grass doesn't grow on a busy street.'
Sitting in the East it looked like markings for Rugby .....every 15 /20 yards or so. Perhaps its RD's new money making venture & we playing Rugger too.
Rugby pitches only have a half way line, two 25 yard box lines, two end zone lines and two dead ball lines.
I would be interested to know what is the problem as I think I might have the same problem with my grass in my back garden. The front lawn is lush but the back has dead patches. I treat both the same.
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They denote areas of play mate.
I noticed the same thing watching the tennis (Wimbledon) in July on one of the courts
Most groundsmen normally do that with just a small paint mark here and there.
Does the back lawn see more sunlight? If so, it's probably last year's hot weather that has killed it. I've played on several cricket outfields this year that literally died last year and haven't recovered.....they've just turned to dust. My own outfield only recovered because we re-seeded it 100% this spring.
Proves one thing, there's a lot going on in my poor bald head, but as Mum used to say, 'Grass doesn't grow on a busy street.'