THE Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has acquired three John Deere motorised lawn mowers to assist in the development and maintenance of pitch squares and grounds in a number of associations. This aspect of development is perceived as critical in the GCB’s lateral cricket development structure, which encompasses the human resource empowerment such as players, coaches, tutors, scorers, umpires match referees and other cricket personnel.
The GCB has conducted a countrywide ground assessment and analysis, and found the upkeep of grounds to a highly suitable standard to be a major challenge for ground authorities, with one of the main reasons being inaccessibility of appropriate equipment.
It has been observed over the years that the maintenance of a number of facility grounds posed a challenge, especially during the period where sponsorship was not as readily available as in the years of West Indies dominance in world cricket.