The work was carried out at the BrightandHoveJobs.com County Ground and the Sutton Winson Academy Ground, Blackstone.


Speedcut at work at Sussex Cricket Club

Andy Mackay, who has been in the role as Head Groundsman for nine years, said “I’m absolutely delighted with the work Speedcut have carried out because it has gone really well.

“The outfield is coping with the rain a lot more and it’s an improved surface, it’s smoother and it’s better to field on. We are much better off now the work has been completed.”

The job had to be carried out at the main ground due to issues with thatch and an uneven surface that meant Andy Mackay and his team was often at the mercy of rain which would build up in certain problem areas.

The Head Groundsman outlines the issues that had to be addressed and what Speedcut Contractors did to appease the problems.

“In the outfield at Hove we have quite a serious thatch issue,” he began.

“Although we’ve managed to reduce that over a number of years there is still a significant amount of thatch with up to 40mm in some areas.

“Speedcut Koro’ed off the surface and then regulated the top 100mm and laser graded with more drains in around the square to encourage positive surface flows away from the main play area.


Work completed by Speedcut Contractors at Sussex Cricket Club

“500 tons of sand was added across the whole surface, which has given us around 25mm overall, this ameliorated in and then reseeded.”

Speedcut also carried out work alongside Andy Mackay and his team on the nets area power harrowing, cultivating and grading the surface before adding root zone.

This was then fully laser graded to encourage positive water surface flows away from the net before Andy’s team completed the work.

As well as a successful project at the main ground more work took place at the Blackstone based academy to vastly improve the cricket square for Sussex’s young cricketers.


Speedcut at work on the Academy ground at Sussex Cricket Ground