Backyard Cricket

[tigerpie]

Santa Anna couch goes dormant during the winter, so no mowing is needed. Depending on traffic it can hold its green colour, just not the deep summer green. Spreading an iron based fertilizer just before Easter will help it hold its green colour also. Frost sends it yellow overnight!

Kikuyu can be used, need to mow it more often to keep it low though. There are also chemicals on the market that you can use to control the kikuyu in Santa anna aswell, and doesn't hurt the couch grass

Dear as poison though mickey
Onsong tell the missus couch is better. The kike will smother your couch quick smart.
Played a game against Payneham a couple of weeks ago in the LOD"s on rolled kikuyu. Glad there was no one quick because it was deadly. The ball was doing all sorts.

[mickey]

All depends on whose paying for it

We spray all our wickets at work, except for Duncan Fraser #2.. for some reason gepps cross love their kikuyu pitch.

[footy1992]

Not a bad catch from last night!

[Rik E Boy]

A wonderful Adelaide Oval in your back yard.

Your a very good dad.

1. Hit the house on the full is out.

2. Hit any shrub or tree on the full is out.

3. Hit the netting it's 4. 6 on the full.

4. 2 milk crates can be placed anywhere in the yard and if the ball hits them, your out.
(Red crate is 1 out, Blue is 2 out)

5. Any nick behind is out.

6. Hit the retaining wall on the full is out. If it bounces it's 1 run.

7. Hitting any shed or fence on the full is out.

8. Hitting anything glass is out x 2.

9. Every hit is 1 run.

10. Every hit is 2 if it doesn't go off the grass.

11. If you can find a black milk crate, you could make it 3 runs if you can hit it on the full.

12. Over the fence is innings closed and you must fetch the ball.

Hahah no dad here Not yet i hope anyway! im only 19!
Me and my neighbours have put it together, started early this year on the 18th of October to get it looking good for summer!
This is what it was like after we put the first days work into it!






You can see the new roll out lawn at each end as a result of last years lloooooonngggggg sumer!(we got down to the soil)
and we gave it a topdress so it was all nice and flat! amazing what fertalizer and water can do though!

You've spent hours on this. At least we know why you aren't a Dad yet heh heh.

regards,

REB

[OnSong]

Santa Anna couch goes dormant during the winter, so no mowing is needed. Depending on traffic it can hold its green colour, just not the deep summer green. Spreading an iron based fertilizer just before Easter will help it hold its green colour also. Frost sends it yellow overnight!

Kikuyu can be used, need to mow it more often to keep it low though. There are also chemicals on the market that you can use to control the kikuyu in Santa anna aswell, and doesn't hurt the couch grass

Mickey! Fount of lawn knowledge! Nice.

[OnSong]

Not a bad catch from last night!

Waddacatch! What A Catch!

[Booney]

Was that Brad Haddin at the crease? Poor shot choice for the backyard.

[Baron Greenback]

Me and a bunch of my mates play a test match every Boxing Day.
We head to the local school oval (small boundaries!) and get drunk while having a hit.
One year we even had music when batsmen came onto the field T20 style.

[footy1992]

Im on holidays from work atm so in my spare time today i put together somewhat of a Stump-cam! Will post a video tomorrow but works well for a cheap micro camera hollowed into the back of a Grey Nicholls Stump!

[Swamp Donkey]

Im on holidays from work atm so in my spare time today i put together somewhat of a Stump-cam! Will post a video tomorrow but works well for a cheap micro camera hollowed into the back of a Grey Nicholls Stump!

Your a bloody legend mate, I want in!!!

[Swamp Donkey]

Im on holidays from work atm so in my spare time today i put together somewhat of a Stump-cam! Will post a video tomorrow but works well for a cheap micro camera hollowed into the back of a Grey Nicholls Stump!

Your a bloody legend mate, I want in!!! Tell me you haven't gone out and purchased a cherry-picker for the cameraman

[locky801]

Im on holidays from work atm so in my spare time today i put together somewhat of a Stump-cam! Will post a video tomorrow but works well for a cheap micro camera hollowed into the back of a Grey Nicholls Stump!

Your a bloody legend mate, I want in!!!

Everyone head over for a test match I reckon

[smac]

Need a run out camera as well, a phone or something hooked up for instant replays.

[footy1992]

Heres a couple of pics of the stump cam i put togther.





And a short video from the first use!



Doesnt go too bad!

[OnSong]

Looks good but the vid is a bit sketchy. Not much more than you can expect really. Classic work though.
I'm guessing you get quite good at working balls into the on-side?

[footy1992]

Looks good but the vid is a bit sketchy. Not much more than you can expect really. Classic work though.
I'm guessing you get quite good at working balls into the on-side?

Cant really expect much from a 1.3megapixel camer can ya!
haha leg side gets a fair work out.

the pitch has taken a beating over the last week with all the play on it so we've started up a second wicket also!

[OnSong]

Looks good but the vid is a bit sketchy. Not much more than you can expect really. Classic work though.
I'm guessing you get quite good at working balls into the on-side?

Cant really expect much from a 1.3megapixel camer can ya!
haha leg side gets a fair work out.

the pitch has taken a beating over the last week with all the play on it so we've started up a second wicket also!

I was thinking you could centralise the pitch and open up the offside a little, just got to be careful of that window, work one off the hip straight into it.

[Booney]

Mate, whenever Cricket Australia send a call out for the best backyeard cricket facility in Australia, you win!

That is awesome.

[footy1992]

Looks good but the vid is a bit sketchy. Not much more than you can expect really. Classic work though.
I'm guessing you get quite good at working balls into the on-side?

Cant really expect much from a 1.3megapixel camer can ya!
haha leg side gets a fair work out.

the pitch has taken a beating over the last week with all the play on it so we've started up a second wicket also!

I was thinking you could centralise the pitch and open up the offside a little, just got to be careful of that window, work one off the hip straight into it.

Yeah the window is a bit of an issue, building a net of sorts which will proctect it as we speak!

[Rik E Boy]

Imagine spending all that time to build so a huge backyard set up and some peanut hits the ball into the next suburb during the first over LOL. Seriously though 92 that is a top effort. You Leg End!

regards,

REB