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Extending Clydesdale's Square
The extension to the cricket square at Clydesdale Cricket Club in September
1997 shows how the Garscube square will also be constructed; photographs
courtesy of Chris Wilson, please click each picture to enlarge.
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 The
area excavated for 6 pitches, has been divided into three by planks
and 2 pitches are being laid at a time.
The loam is being laid, heeled-in, and raked
in a series of layers by Gordon Curry and David Duncan of the Scottish
Cricket Union.
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 The
excavated square with the gravel sub-base in the foreground,
and loam being applied to the first set of two pitches. |
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 The
excavated pitch with the gravel sub-base to the left, and loam being
applied, compressed and raked for the first
set of two pitches.
At Garscube, we intend to heel-in all the loam, and will not be
using a compressor.
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 The
excavated square, with the first set of two pitches almost ready for
the final application of loam. |
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 Heeling-in
the loam. This has been described as a rain-dance, and involves
a series of short overlapping steps with the weight fully on the
heels.
This is designed to compress the loam and remove air,
and hence prevent later subsidence; heeling in is believed
to be better than any mechanical compression methods.
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