MELBOURNE, May 1: Melbourne Cricket Club’s new curator says there will be no repeat of problems that led Cricket Victoria to question club’s commitment to cricket.

Cameron Hodgkins said his team and he have begun relaying surface of ten strips of turf, to be housed for winter in a clearing enclosed by cyclone-wire fencing in parklands.

He said excessive amounts of a mineral inhibiting grass growth had been detected in soil, creating inconsistencies in grass coverage.

“We are very confident next season we will see measurable improvement.

Our wickets will certainly fulfil requirements of first-class, international cricket and fruits of what has been put in place this year will be seen.”

Cricket Victoria, whose nine-year agreement with the MCC to host international cricket expires after the 2008-09 season, described present wicket as “embarrassing”.—Agencies