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gundalf7;349622 said:rooves over stadiums anyone?, lol
sadspinner;349634 said:Do you think county sides are so rich to finance such a project. Even wimbledon has only just finished construction of a roof, that has taken them a long time. I doubt they would be able to play tests due to the red ball and artificial light problems, maybe the pink ball will help. Wuld the ball swing more indors do you think, especially people who play indoor cricket?
mas cambios;349640 said:If the ECB thought it was a viable project then they would certainly look into it. As it stands the biggest issue with covered stadiums is the grass and maintaining decent growth, something which is vital for cricket
mas cambios;349650 said:The advantage they have is that they can open the roof, although even this is not certain to avoid problems.
I'm not an expert on turf but from memory they have to choose the grass variety very carefully, as well as the soil and base etc. All of this is fine for an outfield but trickier for a wicket.
A lot of these places will also have grass on pallets, which they bring in for games. Not the case at Wimbledon (iirc) but it's my understanding that the roof will be kept open most of the time. Not an issue so much with tennis but can you imagine the uproar if one team had an open roof to bat/bowl under then the rain came and the other side had to play under the closed roof.
someblokecalleddave;349654 said:There's all sorts of issues re roofed stadiums, you've only got to look into all the problems at Wembley and other stadiums Docklands Stadium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia there's issues of location and the axis and direction of the sun and the primarily the fact that such venues have to create revenue through being multi-purpose facilities. So with regards cricket and the ever dwindling crowds I reckon that's a no-go. As with most things in life these days it's the pressures of commercialism and the need to turn a profit. In years gone by I'm sure they'd have let the pitch bed in properly before saying it was ready?
someblokecalleddave;349654 said:In years gone by I'm sure they'd have let the pitch bed in properly before saying it was ready?