County Pitch Advisors (CPA) are qualified through the Grounds Management Association to support clubs with raising the standards of playing surfaces as well as the understanding of sports turf management practices among grassroots cricket clubs.
A CPA can support leagues and clubs to be reactive to surfaces performance in season and support clubs to be proactive in planning and improving surfaces performances long, medium, and short term. As such they are a valuable resource for clubs & leagues to call upon if required.
Our CPA
Mark Hobley
Mark is head grounds keeper at Dunstable Town CC as well as looking after several other grounds. He has extensive knowledge and experience within the industry and is GMA Level 3 qualified in cricket surfaces (advanced turf cultures) as well as having experience using the new PitchPower App used on club site visits
If you require him to come out and look at your ground, please complete the site visit report form for either Beds and Hunts and return to brad.matthews@cricketeast.co.uk
please note there is a cost for Mark to come out and will be subject to what level of report your club want/require
Clubs Site Visit Request
As part of our ongoing support, our pitch advisers can come out and visit on the request of clubs.
If you require a visit, please contact Brad Matthews brad.matthews@cricketeast.co.uk
Some visits/reports have a cost involved, with fees payable for a County pitch advisor report managed locally by the CCB and are subject to specific circumstances such as soil analysis tests and travel costs. Please note the scheme is not run at a profit and the fees are used to cover the time of pitch adviser and any associated costs.
A guide price for reports is as follows:
Detailed PQS assessment (Square, outfield, Equipment), Grant Applications - up to £300
Grassroots assessments:
- Written report (Square and Outfield) - up to £150
- Verbal report (with Notes) - up to £75
