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archaeological watch which resulted in numerous delays during the earth moving stages of the project. The fact that the club wanted to continue play in and around the areas being worked on also meant that timescales were longer than would usually apply. During phase two of the project, there were also some last-minute changes to outfield design due to changing requirements from Fingal County Council.
On our most recent visit to site, we witnessed the new drainage system being tested - and coping admirably - as the Dublin area experienced 100mm of rain in four hours!
Moara Vlasiei, Romania Project Overview:
The objective of this project is to develop what will not only be the first International standard cricket ground in Romania, but also the first in Eastern Europe. Spearheaded by Cricket Romania, a body set up in 2009 to promote the game throughout the country, the project is funded by Gabriel Marin. TTS was awarded the contract for consultancy, design and project management on recommendation from ICC Europe and has worked closely with Cricket Romania Chief Executive, Rangam Mitra, who is co-ordinating the project and local contractors.
Progress: In the last instalment,
considerable earthmoving work, including the construction of a retaining wall, had been undertaken. However, due to poor weather in autumn 2010, drainage, irrigation and the installation of the square was delayed, and set to be completed in spring 2011, with the aim of sowing in April. With the advent of spring and the hope of sunny weather to come, work recommenced in earnest with the goal of getting the ground ready to allow sufficient gestation period after primary development, to enable surfaces to be fit for play during the 2013 season. Works continued throughout the summer with the outfield, banking and retaining wall all being completed, and efforts are now focused on the construction of a pavilion. The outfield construction included a somewhat complex pipe drainage and irrigation system which, along with the rest of the works, was designed by TTS, who also monitored all construction works and instructed contractors in best practice for maintaining the new ground construction.
With the ground and square now seeded, there will be a period over which the grass will be allowed to germinate, after which a maintenance programme will be introduced for the development of the cricket grounds. This
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by a separate contractor. Once established and play is underway, ongoing
maintenance will be carried out by a local grounds contractor.
Project specific challenges
One of the biggest challenges of this project has been to ensure that the contractors responsible for maintaining the ground fully understand the basic cultural practices involved in its maintenance, as they had no previous experience of having worked on cricket grounds. We also had to pay particular attention to the design of irrigation and drainage systems, as the Romanian government has very high standards for water entering water courses and the extraction of water for irrigation.
Another specific challenge was sourcing suitable materials for the construction of the ground; for the cricket loam, a Romania-wide search was undertaken and, after a year, a soil with a breaking point of 85kg was found and
transported to site. In terms of selecting the grasses, the key was finding a variety able to cope with an extreme annual temperature range, from as high as +40O to -15O
C in the summer C in the winter.
As we enter the new year, we look forward to seeing both new grounds continue to mature.
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In 1997 the ICC launched a development programme backed by soft drinks giant Pepsi, aimed at making cricket a truly global sport. Since the inception of the Pepsi ICC Development Programme ICC membership has more than doubled - there are now 105 Member countries comprising ten full, thirty-five associate and sixty affiliate members.
In making the game truly viable at international level, the
development of top level facilities in member countries is paramount and significant investment has been made to provide funding for the development of international standard grounds. In 2010 the Development Programme Facility Fund (DPFF) was established to help drive development forwards.
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