The media centre includes a purpose- built camera gantry that can cover twelve of the twenty- four pitches on the square - especially the central six strips
purchase of quality players from the UK and abroad.” “That success has prompted rising
interest from television and we now enjoy more county and test match live transmissions as well as the Twenty20 game.” Sky is the main broadcaster, with Channel 5 taking highlights. The pre-season meeting, which includes the head groundsman, sorts out arrangements for the season’s televised games, he says. “We then meet a few weeks beforehand to discuss the finer points for each individual match.” “Typically, six to eight games a season
are televised, but that may be more if we progress well in a cup competition or if we continue to do well in the league.”
The recent state-of-the-art media
centre contains television studios, so Durham are well equipped for broadcasters. “The BBC also record their Test Match Special for radio and we have a room ready for them when they need it,” says Richard. The media centre includes a purpose-built camera gantry that can cover 12 of the 24 pitches on the square - especially the central six strips, which are the ones most commonly used for games and Test matches and are those wired for sound and vision.
As the commitment from television firms up, the issue of permanent cabling is coming up for discussion. “It’s an aspect that is being developed,” says Richard. “We have installed some
ducting but, at the moment, it is mostly temporary. Cables are laid around the perimeter of the ground and pitchside, stewards handle any problems that might arise.” Arguably, the most intriguing aspect of camera work in cricket are stump cameras. Brought in by the television crews with the camera already fitted inside, the stumps connect with underground cable terminals positioned about two inches behind the stumpline and covered with trapdoors covered in artificial turf. From there, cables descend to some two feet below the playing surface and run out to the boundary. “My part in planning for television coverage is to ensure that health and safety criteria are met and that all
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