Wednesday 16 December 2015
Tuesday 15 December 2015
Growing importance of artificial grass pitch in sports arena over natural grass
Artificial Cricket Grass:
Ever since the emergence of artificial grass cricket pitch, the same gained popularity over natural grass pitch amongst sports organizers/administrators across countries throughout the world due to its long duration of play, with less man power and minimum effort required for its maintenance.
The modern day game of Cricket demands prolonged hours of play through Day and Night matches. Thus, it requires sustainable field condition without compromising the quality of Pitch and hence the popularity of Artificial Cricket Grass is ever increasing. Preparing a natural grass pitch requires special skill. This is done by grounds me who maintain the pitch by rolling and leveling the surface of the pitch smooth. The condition of the pitch plays a significant role on the match and game tactics are determined always by the state of the pitch during the progress of the game or anticipated as a deciding factor.
Natural grass pitch can withstand the pressure of play for about 250 hours per session while an Artificial Cricket Grass pitch can easily overcome the pressure of play for 24 hours a day 7 days a week without any hindrance on the quality of the pitch provided regular maintenance of the artificial Cricket Grass is maintained. On the contrary maintenance of natural grass pitch is labor intensive, significant investment of capital, time and effort is required
Therefore, Artificial Cricket Grass field provide solution to prolonged hours of the game of Cricket which were erstwhile played on normal grass fields prior to 1960s.
Ever since the emergence of artificial grass cricket pitch, the same gained popularity over natural grass pitch amongst sports organizers/administrators across countries throughout the world due to its long duration of play, with less man power and minimum effort required for its maintenance.
The modern day game of Cricket demands prolonged hours of play through Day and Night matches. Thus, it requires sustainable field condition without compromising the quality of Pitch and hence the popularity of Artificial Cricket Grass is ever increasing. Preparing a natural grass pitch requires special skill. This is done by grounds me who maintain the pitch by rolling and leveling the surface of the pitch smooth. The condition of the pitch plays a significant role on the match and game tactics are determined always by the state of the pitch during the progress of the game or anticipated as a deciding factor.
Natural grass pitch can withstand the pressure of play for about 250 hours per session while an Artificial Cricket Grass pitch can easily overcome the pressure of play for 24 hours a day 7 days a week without any hindrance on the quality of the pitch provided regular maintenance of the artificial Cricket Grass is maintained. On the contrary maintenance of natural grass pitch is labor intensive, significant investment of capital, time and effort is required
Therefore, Artificial Cricket Grass field provide solution to prolonged hours of the game of Cricket which were erstwhile played on normal grass fields prior to 1960s.
Artificial Turf:
Artificial surface is called artificial turf which is made of synthetic fibers and resembles natural grass. There is growing popularity of Artificial Turf in various sports arenas such as Cricket, Hockey, Tennis, Rugby and Football which were originally played or are now being played on grass turf. However, residential lawns and commercial establishments are also using Artificial Turf to give the natural view.
Artificial turf is very popular amongst sports organizers/enthusiasts across the globe due to its easy maintainability and heavy use. There is no need of irrigation and trimming of the grass unlike in natural grass fields. Artificial turf is mainly required in covered and partially covered stadiums where getting enough sunlight for natural grass is required to stay healthy. But maintenance of Artificial Turf assumes significant importance as periodic cleaning, use of petroleum, detoxify chemicals from infill is the prerequisite.
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