The playing performance of county cricket pitches |
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| Authors: | Email author" target="_blank">D?M?JamesEmail author M?J?Carré S?J?Haake |
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| Institution: | (1) Sports Engineering Research Group, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK |
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| Abstract: | The surface on to which a bowler projects a ball in the game of cricket is made up of hard packed soil with sparse grass cover.
This natural turf pitch is of fundamental importance to the play of the game and the quality of the surface is a prime concern
of players, officials, commentators and spectators alike. A programme of research has been undertaken to identify the factors
that lead to the construction of high quality cricket pitches. This work employed the technology of highspeed video analysis
to monitor the performance of first class cricket pitches during county matches. A system for measuring the impact of a cricket
ball on a pitch was developed, and over 3000 ball impacts analysed. This analysis enabled pitches to be characterized in terms
of pace, bounce and consistency. Soil properties for the monitored pitches were identified and correlations were drawn between
pitch performance and soil composition. |
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| Keywords: | bounce consistency cricket impact pace pitch |
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