CRICKET WICKET RENOVATION:

M. Collins & Sons has the unique capability no other single company can offer with respect to the restoration of grassed cricket wickets. Our unique cricket wicket renovation service encompasses the physical removal of the existing grassed surface and relevelling of the underlying soil, the supply of the Collins cricket wicket soil and a laying service for the supply of washed Legend couchgrass to provide a high quality cricket wicket.

The specific components of our service include:

• Use of the new Collins crushed 5mm wicket soil placed uniformly and levelled over the entire cricket wicket prior to regrassing. The small size ensures a precise surface.
   

• Supply and laying of washed Legend couch over the restored cricket wicket. The washed Legend couch promotes rapid establishment of the surface for play.
   

M. Collins & Sons is the state’s sole supplier of a highly processed and quality cricket wicket soil for topdressing. The company’s modern Production Facility has the material handling, processing technology and all-weather storage capacity to ensure the consistency and availability of the Collins crushed wicket soil is maintained. The company utilises technical support and service of NATA-accredited laboratory to ensure the unequalled high quality of the Collins wicket soil remains consistent.

The company operates and maintains a fleet of modern trucks of varying capacities to meet all delivery requirements. Soil deliveries in a truck and dog trailer can be split between two cricket clubs within the same town for a more efficient delivery of cricket wicket soil outside the Sydney metropolitan region.

M. Collins & Sons is a major supplier of quality sportsturf grown on the company’s owned turf farms at Camden. Legend couch (Cynodon dactylon var. Legend) is regarded as the premier couchgrass variety for use on grassed cricket wickets. The washed Legend couch is produced by the company using the most up-to-date turfgrass washing production technology in the country.