The 2024 season has been among the longest in history with 178 days from first ball to last.
We spoke to Head of Sports Turf Gary Barwell on one of the most demanding campaigns in his 13-year tenure at Edgbaston.
This summer – well, spring, summer and autumn – they prepared a total of 17 pitches for 48 games over 58 days of the 2024 campaign.
And the Edgbaston outfield was mowed 480 times last year!
The 49-year-old has worked in cricket for three decades and, despite the demands of the job and scrutiny from pundits and players alike, he still describes working in the sport as an “honour and a privilege”.
