The Cricket Pitch and its Outfield by Tainton, Neil and John Klug

(Pietermaritzburg, University of Natal Press, 2002). 8vo; laminated pictorial boards; pp. xiv + 175, incl. index, with tables, diagrams and colour photographs. Tiny area of front free-endpaper scored (erased pencil notation), otherwise fine. "The Cricket Pitch and its Outfield is based on extensive research and experience in the construction, preparation and maintenance of pitch and outfield. It is a clearly written guide for improving the general standard of cricket surfaces at all levels of the game, from school and club to provincial and national levels. Professor Neil Tainton and John Klug from the University of Natal are experts in the field of grassland science. They are currently cricket pitch consultants to the United Cricket Board of South Africa." .