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Cricket Pitch Preparation Guide

This document discusses the preparation of different types of cricket pitches, including cemented, matting, and turf pitches. It provides details on the processes for preparing each type of pitch, including digging, filling with mixtures for cemented pitches or layers of soil for matting and turf pitches, rolling, and allowing proper drying/grass growth time. Maintaining the pitches with regular watering, rolling, and grass cutting is also emphasized. The overall goal of pitch preparation is to create high quality, long-lasting surfaces suitable for practicing or playing cricket matches.

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706 views31 pages

Cricket Pitch Preparation Guide

This document discusses the preparation of different types of cricket pitches, including cemented, matting, and turf pitches. It provides details on the processes for preparing each type of pitch, including digging, filling with mixtures for cemented pitches or layers of soil for matting and turf pitches, rolling, and allowing proper drying/grass growth time. Maintaining the pitches with regular watering, rolling, and grass cutting is also emphasized. The overall goal of pitch preparation is to create high quality, long-lasting surfaces suitable for practicing or playing cricket matches.

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PITCH

PREPARATION
Vinod Baitha
Cricket Coach
TYPES OF PITCH
TWO TYPES
PITCHS

TURF NON TURF


BENEFIT OF NON TURF
PITCHES
LOW MAINTANANCE
LESS AMOUNT
PRACTICE FOR PERFECTION
LONG TIME DURATION
MINIMUM AREA
INDORE CRICKET PERFECT
SUITABLE FOR ALL KIND OF CONDITION
NON TURF PITCHS

CEMENED MATTING POLYGRASS


PROCESS OF PREPANING
CEMENTED PITCH

PROPARE DIRECTION
* PRACTICE N
6,8,10 E W
* SIZE
40 S
N-S
CEMENTED PITCH
PREPARING
1. DIGGING IN HARD BASE = 6” INCH

2. CRUSHED WHITE STONES


4”INCH FILLING
3. IRON NET 4MM

4. MIXTURE 1:2:4

1. CEMENT
2. SAND
4 .STONES
FILLING THE MIXTURE

AGAIN MIXTURE
1:4

1.CEMENT
4 .SOFT SAND
LAST MIXTURE REFILLING

 WATERING 48 HOURS
PREPRATION FOR MATTING
PITCH
Select the area of 10’, 8’ width and 90’,50’,40’ length

10, 8 10,8

90 50, 40

Match purpose practice purpose


Guideline before laying down
Matting pitch
Water facility close o the pitch

Pitch cover
At least two types roller light and heavy
Light roller ½ ton

Medium roller 1 ½ ton Heavy


roller 2 ½ ton
DIGGING IN HARD BASE = 1FEET

after removing all dug up material


cover the whole area either with clay wherever available or
with morran
Watering and Rolling
Pressed with roller 1, 1 ½ inch
Re-filling by morram 2 inch and again watering
and rolling

 Then use met on whole pitch tight it both side


PREPRATION FOR Turf
Wicket
Guideline before laying down
turf pitch
Water facility close o the pitch

Pitch cover
Grass cutter
At least two types roller light and heavy
Light roller ½ ton

Medium roller 1 ½ ton Heavy


roller 2 ½ ton
Quality of soil

Binding ability
Shining ability
Plasticity ability
Moisture retaining capacity
 Suitable surface for turf

Minimum 30 feet width and


80 feet length
50 feet width and 80 feet
length
Digging in hard base 9’’ inch

Fill the full water in dug and leave for natural dry
Clean the whole dug

Rolling the dug surface


Spread the bricks in the dug area

 After that thin sand ½ inch should be


applied
Cleaning the soil

divide in two part


1. thick soil
2. thin soil
Thick soil applied first in the digging
area

Fill till the ground level


Watering on the filled area and rolling

rolling by the light and heavy


After ground level filling there
should 2 -3 inch more filled
Again watering and rolling
Fill the thin powder soil and level it

Growing the grass on the pitch


When grass grown the grass has to be
cut
The m.t area has to be filled by grass
Morning time rolling

Evening time watering


Minimum of 300 hr. rolling then
only the pitch is said to be completed
and until the pitch shines

Pitch is ready to play

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