Abbott Road
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Be aware of the other game in progress. There are NO toilet facilities. 

(E - Early game, L - Late game)

AQ-1 field, the home team of the 1st game opens and the home team of the last game locks the toilets, change rooms and storage locker.
AQ-2 field, the home team of the 1st game unlocks the gear storage locker.The home team of the last game stores the gear in the storage locker & relocks it. 
AQ-3 field, the home team of the 1st game is to wheel the green bin over for all rubbish & unlock the gear storage locker.The home team of the last game is to wheel the bin back to the shed, store the gear in the storage locker & relock it.  All rubbish must be placed in the green bin.
AQ-4 field, immediately adjacent to the Swimming Centre, is not to be used for play or for practice.

GEAR Team managers have been notified of the padlock combinations to the gear lockers.  Inside the AQ1 locker are keys to the toilets and change rooms.

LOCK-UP:
The home team manager for the last game of the day at AQ1 is required to lock the toilets as well as the ground gear for AQ1 (key for the toilet is in the AQ1 locker).
Any theft or damage as the result of the store room and/or toilets having not been secured, may be the financial and/or procurement responsibility of that home team (last or only game) of the day. It may not be possible to replace the gear at short notice and it will affect games for the following round/s. In addition, there is equipment in that room that belongs to other associations.
The same responsibility applies to the corresponding managers for the gear lockers at AQ2 & AQ3.

Park in Pickworth Avenue (not in the golf course car park), unless carrying equipment.
Players and spectators must stay off the golf course - THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE IF HIT. Accordingly the away team should warm up next to the amenities block at the north of the oval. Spectators should sit beside the cricket nets. Away team must stay close to the fence when off the diamond. Do not congregate under the tree.

Ground Rules
Fly balls hit over the fence(s) on the boundary and in fair territory are home runs, including and especially the new high mesh fence. (Please alert golfers)

Balls hitting the fence or gutter in fair territory and bouncing back into the Oval are live and still in play.

Balls bouncing over the fence or gutter in fair territory are two bags for runner(s) and batter.

KEY Currently available from the Presidents letter box. Contact 0414 599 729. Home team E game to pick up key; Home team L game return it.

GEAR is available from store room at the north-west end of the toilet block. Packed in a carry bag (army colour). Contains 3 bases, 1 Home plate, Pitching Plate, Pegs, Hammer, Tape measure, Timber Plate.

Diamond Arrangement Base locations can be found by yellow marks on fence palings & the concrete gutter along the perimeter. Then each base has a ‘Location Marker’ buried in the ground & marked appropriately.

Begin by locating the Home Plate Location Marker in the ground. (in front of the catcher foot-prints). Place the Home Plate point over the screw head of the Marker (after fitting the HP-pins). Ease the HP-pins into the ground by placing the Timber Plate over each pin and standing on it, or gently tapping with the hammer. The timber simply spreads the load and helps prevent the rubber from splitting.

Locate the Pitching Plate marker. Fit the Pitching Plate in the same manner as Home Plate.

Yellow marks on the boundaries will assist in locating 1B & 3B Markers. 1B has yellow markings painted on the concrete gutter. 3B has a paling painted yellow. Then these bases have Location Markers, which show the outside point. Ie the 90 feet measurement. 2B also has a Location Marker

Currently, each base also has painted marks on the grass, but we cannot guarantee their “survival”.

Uric acid on the flora is worrying the residents. Use the toilets next to the car park - the key is in the gear bag. Please do not send children across to the toilets unaccompanied.
Do NOT practice (baseball) near the houses.

GEAR is available from the storage box at the ground (combination lock).