Trials of Artificial Pitches at Lord's 1950

Reference

MCC/EST/2/1/5

Date:

1950-02-13 - 1950-04-04

Level of description

file

Extent

1 folder

Part of

Playing Area (MCC/EST/2/1)

Scope and Content

Series of reports on artificial pitches trials by Harry Sharp, Jim Sims, William Watkins, Laurie Gray and Reginald Routledge. Surfaces trialed are: sisal mat, coco door mat, universal rubber mat, rubber mat, paracrete, coco mat, dutch and bituturf. Also contains specifications and consistencies of artificial pitches, article entitled 'Problem of the Artificial Cricket Pitch' by Colonel R S Rait Kerr, diagram of artificial pitches, details and diagrams of construction of artificial pitches.

Associations

Colonel Rowan Scrope Rait Kerr
Harry Philip Hugh Sharp
Reginald Routledge
William Richard Watkins
James Lawton Sims
Lawrence Herbert Gray

Subject

artificial pitches, pitches

Conditions governing access

Open

Language

English

Size

1 folder

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