The ground staff have in recent weeks undertaken a large amount of very expensive work on the main rugby pitch at New Anniesland (the pitch in front of the stand, to the right-hand side when looking out from the pavilion).
Some of the work, such as reseeding, is fragile and can easily be damaged or undone.
We therefore ask all members to help the rugby section and the ground staff by avoiding crossing the rugby pitch unnecessarily, carrying rather than dragging bags across the playing fields, and training to the far side of the nets (to the left looking out from the pavilion).
During matches, it will obviously not be possible to keep entirely clear of the rugby pitches, but we would ask members to cause as little damage as possible by using run-up markers rather than marking the turf, refraining from marking fielding positions, and exercising basic common sense to minimise damage where possible. We should also make every effort to make sure that visiting captains are aware of the situation.
New Anniesland is a heavily-used multi-sport facility, which benefits the cricket section in many ways. We would encourage our members to respect this and make every effort to coexist with and support the other sections; just imagine how we'd feel if the rugby section wanted to practice scrummaging on the square!