Our website partner, ACS Cricket Equipment, offered cricket clubs a chance to win a vital piece of grounds equipment.
The new ACS Cricket Water Collector will be invaluable in helping to get games on and remove water from the square and outfield – and we have one to give away!
Made from galvanised metal with a powder coat finish, there is a sponge attached via velcro to make them easy to replace.
The 50-litre tank collects surface water in seconds – making this a fast way to get any ground ready for more cricket. It’s simple to release the water at the back when you’re full and off the pitch.
Whether it’s before or during a league game, cup final or a friendly, the ACS Water Collector is a must-have. It’s an investment that will last for years.
For use on grass, artificial surfaces and flat sheets, this piece of kit has been trialled in club cricket over the past year and even used by Richard Robinson’s team at Headingley for that very wet Ashes Test!
David Hodgson, groundsman at Kirkstall Educational CC has been testing the ACS product:
“This machine is designed to last and all components are replaceable. No messing around scraping worn foam off for hours and no glue to deal with. They are affordable and the original design has been in service for years so they are well tried and tested. After last year’s wet summer maybe it’s time to invest in this Yorkshire-built machine?”
Last but not least is to highlight the blockbuster price.
If your club wins our competition, lucky you!
If not and you’d like to buy one then at £575 plus VAT, it’s many hundreds of pounds less than other cricket pitch drum water collectors out there.
When it comes to cricket pitch water removal, I think I’ve seen it all. From towels on the ground to hand-held sponges but ultimately, it’s about time and efficiency.
The competition closed on Sunday 11 February 2024 at midnight. It was open to all UK cricket clubs.
The winning cricket club will be chosen at random and we’ll announce the winner on our social media platforms – and let all entrants know too.
Don’t miss out… this is a vital bit of kit for any cricket ground and a generous prize from ACS Cricket Equipment.
Best of luck and for details of all of the products that ACS sell, including sight screens, covers, cages and sheets, visit: https://www.acscricket.co.uk.
The family business makes all of their own products from their Calverley HQ and are a go-to for many clubs across the country.
*This is a sponsored article on behalf of ACS – if the mood takes you, click to read Cricket Yorkshire’s policy on sponsored content.
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Being in rainy Yorkshire, would be a great asset to the club..
The groundsman in the picture John is Richie Robinson boss at Headingley. & not Dave H.
Hi Rupert, good to hear from you, Robbo uses the ACS water collector at Headingley including during that very wet 2023 Ashes Test match which is why the picture is there.
Hodgy also uses it at Kirkstall Educational CC. All the best for your 2024 fixtures with St Georges.
Queensbury has a climate of its own … definitely more rain than anywhere else on the top of this hill …. We really need one ☝️
Your rain runs down the hill into Bradshaw, therefore we need it more than you lol 🤣
This would so help my husband and helpers to get the pitch ready, they are not getting any younger.
Having seen our water collector in use last summer we could do with an upgrade as it is going downhill very quickly
What one have you got Yvonne? The ACS Water Collector is new for this year so might be of interest. (Steeton CC won the competition.)
All the best with your cricket.
We are steadily building up our supplies of groundskeepers’ equipment and this would be an invaluable addition in boggy Lepton!! 🤞🏻 Especially as the wicket is so well used now with us having a ladies team!!
Thanks for the comment Cath, imagine quite a few grounds are boggy, it’s been a wet winter, hasn’t it? Steeton CC won the water collector in the end.
Info in the article if your club wants to think about buying an ACS product.
Good luck for the new season to Lepton’s teams.