Summer Sports - Cricket
“We were keen to find a solution that would enable us to play up to the end of the 2012 season and, if possible, use the majority of the square in summer 2013”
Profile Regeneration & Recycling
A revolution in cricket pitch management? M
Regeneration may have become a development buzzword, and recycling a daily part of domestic life but, when it comes to the improvement of sports pitches, both are relatively new concepts. Here, we take a look at a project
that’s underway at Olney Town Cricket Club, and which aims to save the club not only money, but valuable time
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ajor pitch refurbishments can be a real headache for clubs - whatever the discipline. However, due to the delicate nature of cricket table
construction, for cricket clubs, the decision to undertake major reconstructive works is one that needs extra careful consideration. Not only is it a serious capital investment but, with new cricket tables taking anything from twelve to eighteen months to be fully established for play, alternative arrangements may have to be made to avoid losing a whole season’s sport. This quandary faced Iain James, Club
Secretary at Buckinghamshire side Olney Town Cricket Club, when looking to install three new natural turf match pitches and a non-turf match pitch, whilst simultaneously improving the
condition of the ground’s entire square, last year. Iain says: “We’ve seen increased participation at Olney Town CC, particularly in our youth section, and also host a number of corporate fixtures due to our location. Whilst this is all great for the club, it meant that the seven pitches on our square were simply no longer sufficient. For this reason, we wanted to expand from seven to ten natural pitches, and also install a non-turf pitch.” “However, we also believe that better facilities have a role to play in developing better cricketers, so we wanted to improve the performance of the entire square by reducing thatch content, removing saddles and improving pitch levels. The aim was always to keep the impact of any works on the playing season to a minimum, so we were keen to
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