Suffolk County Cricket Board

The Suffolk Cricket Board Grounds Association was inaugurated in November 2007.  It operates under the umbrella of the Suffolk Cricket Board (SCB) and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

The association’s role is to help and advise fellow groundsmen, with the following aims and objectives:

• To work in partnership with appropriate individuals, suppliers and agencies to develop both Groundsmen and playing surfaces for all clubs and facilities affiliated to the Suffolk Cricket Board.
• The Association will, so far as resources shall permit, asuume responsibility within the County of Suffolk for:
• Grounds / facility preparation education.
• Groundsmanship development activities and programmes.
• Any other related matters in compliance with the initiatives, aims and objectives of the ECB and the Suffolk Cricket Board, provided always that they are in the best interests of the Association and to the benefits of its members and the preparation of pitches and cricket facilities for the playing and practicing of the game of cricket in general.

The SCBGA is a fully constituted group.  The Committee has regular meetings about management of cricket grounds.  Membership is open to all Suffolk based groundsmen whether volunteers or professionals, from clubs affiliated to the SCB. 

The annual fee for membership has been set at £10.00.  This charge has been based upon the benefits that arise from membership of the association.

Membership benefits to clubs and groundsmen are:-

• Representation to the SCB and ECB via the association’s representative on the SCB.
• The ability to access comprehensive written and verbal ground and facility reports including soil sample (pH) and corrective fertilisation programme, via the County Pitch Advisor Mr Tim Parker and his team of Assistant Pitch Advisors.
• The availability to hire the ECB grounds trailer at competitive rates to assist with autumn renovation.  Full training on the use of the equipment will be given before the machinery is released.
• The association is a member of the Institute of Groundsmanship.  As a member training courses organised by the IOG can be attended at a reduced cost.
  

The association is a non-profit organisation with any money raised ploughed back into grass roots cricket through training and development.  The aim is to work in partnership with appropriate individuals, suppliers, organisations and agencies to develop both groundsmen and playing surfaces for all clubs and facilities affiliated to the SCB.

To join the SCBGA please click here to download an Application Membership Form.