
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.