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Artificial Practise Wickets
Due to the many permutations available with the practise wickets, each club must decide on what their personal preferences/requirements are.
Jms offers advice with location, performance characteristics, budgets and type of surface.
Jms have installed 2 bay practise areas for prices between £7,000 and £23,000 depending on the specification chosen
INSTALLATION SPECIFICATION FOR JMS CRICKET MATCH PITCH.
THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO A 2 BAY PRACTISE FACILITY
- Define the area to be used - 30m x 8m. Determine finished level and excavate site to a consistent depth 100mm below proposed final level. ECB recommended gradients are between 1:80 - 1:300 down the length of the wicket and 1:50 - 1:150 across the wicket.
- Define the location of the batting area. Excavate this area to a consistent depth 50mm below the rest of the site.
- Consolidate the base of the excavation with a roller or ‘wacka plate’ to prevent settlement at a later date.
- Apply weed killer and worm killer as per manufacturers instruction.
- Supply and fix pressure treated timber edging around perimeter and to areas required for stretching and securing carpets.
- Import, level and consolidate 20mm-dust non frost susceptible angular stone to final level to all areas apart from the batting ends.
- Determine type of stone to be used for base of batting ends. Import, level and consolidate chosen stone to 50mm from proposed final level.
- Locate position of framework ground sockets and install.
- Supply and lay geotextile over batting end base stone.
- Import, level and consolidate to proposed final level, MCD hard porous material.
- Level and grade all areas to meet ECB requirements.
- Install stump boxes if required.
- Supply and lay chosen shockpads to both bowling and batting areas. Tension and secure.
- Supply and lay chosen carpet surface. Tension and secure.
- Supply and erect framework.
- Supply and fit netting.
- Mark out as per laws of the game.
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