The groundsman is reported to be self-taught – quite a feat when the pitch has received praise for its quality and for a facility having hosted international matches. He is known to be one of the best curators in the country despite originating from a humble farming background.The Cricket Village hosts two turf wickets and 5 cement wickets all of which are floodlit
Note: it may be advisable to avoid locating the cache on a Friday in cricket season to avoid muggle detection!
The cache is not at the posted coordinates but the final coordinates can be found by answering the below puzzle:
25 A.BCD
055 E.FGH
A = Number of runs short of a century for a “Devil’s Number”
B = The number of runs given if the ball touches the ground on the way to reaching the perimeter boundary
C = Out for a Duck
D = Brace – the number of wickets taken off consecutive deliveries
E = Maximum usual pace (mph) for a spin bowler or the minimum usual pace (mph) for a medium pace bowler
F = Number of feet that the popping crease is in front of the bowling crease
G = The number of runs awarded when each batsmen crosses the length of the pitch and grounds their bats behind the opposite crease
H = Number of stumps in a wicket
Check:
A + B + C + D = 19
E + F + G + H = 63