Cricket Ground Construction Services

Cricket is a not just a sport in india, it is treated as a religion and the supporters are the ones who make it so big. We have been involved in Cricket Ground Construction for 2 decades, and our profound experience has perfected us in this type of construction.

We use the highest grade raw materials of preparing cricket pitches which provide with the best bounce and movement of the ball on the pitch. This involves a labor intensive technique and we employ the best of manpower. With the changing demands, we have also mastered ourselves in offering oval cricket ground construction services in india. Involving a huge stadium viewer ship, cricket grounds built by us are well known for their comfortable seating arrangements. Preparing proper drainage system along with superb quality practice pitches are the part of our gamut of services.

Cricket Pitch Construction :

Owing to their own distinguished features cricket pitches and outfields are different. Girdhari lal contractor is rich experience in the construction and maintenance of cricket wickets and pitches is ensures expert planning and utmost care in every project. Special materials are required while constructing a cricket pitch. Special loam soils are used over clay to provide the precise level of bounce and movement off the pitch. This process is essential to maintain the ‘ball bounce’. We assure the best of services at the most affordable prices. We specialize in renovating cricket pitches and we utilize a wide range of our equipments to remove an old pitch, rebuild a new one and laser level to ensure a perfect playing surface for future years.

Binding Strength Test :

The naturally available top soil may need addition of one or other type of soil to make it good top soil. Fortunately in india vast variety of soils are available. One of sample top soil form village pamal, near ludhiana has the following properties :

• Coarse sand 5%,
• Ilt 50% and clay 45% (tested as per is 2720 part-4) liquid limit 44% plastic limit 28% and pi 16 (is 2720 part-5),
• linear shrinkage 11% (is 2720 part-20),
• free swell index 25% (is 2720 part-40) and strength (½” x 1” cylinder of soil converted into motty) 95 kg

Adding just 5 % of fine sand will makes a good top soil. Because of the poor laying, irrigation, compaction and maintenance techniques most of pitches prepared using this soil have become slow with time.

Pitch Construction : Suggestions for a correctly constructed pitch

• Careful assessment of the drainage: unless there is a treat of a developing a perched water table, a perimeter drain surrounding the table should be sufficient to drain surface water and reduce lateral uptake of water by the table if a plastic lining is not present.
• Avoid complicated (and unnecessary) combinations of a range of materials under the bulli. Medium crusher-run stone should be sufficient.
• Ensure the use of only finest grade clay, which has been analyzed and passed.
• Consult widely and make certain that each stage of construction has been carefully researched and planned. Do not allow a hurried operation to justify short cuts.
• Ensure adequate compaction occurs at every possible stage.

Construction Specifications :

• Base conditions and base layers: the most general is the use of medium crusher run stone
• Each material layer must be bonded or keyed to the layer below
• The clay should be of superior quality meeting the standard specifications
• Good compaction must be achieved at every level and sub-level