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