Then we had to sweep all the debris off the "pitch"
Ready to lay the "shock pad"
Mmmm......does this look about right
We'll settle for this
Now for the top mat - easier said than done
Double click on the image above to see the Harlsey shuffle
Then the mat had to be nailed down
And then we got to test it out!
Double click on the image below to watch the first ever ball (many apologies but you will have to look at this sideways)
Having won Hodge's caption competition Simon Hill was eligible to receive the first ball in the new net (the winning caption is unfortunately unprintable)