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General Cricket => Cricket Training, Fitness and Injuries => Topic started by: leatherseat on September 07, 2015, 12:43:14 PM

Title: Suitable garden net matting/surface?
Post by: leatherseat on September 07, 2015, 12:43:14 PM

Hi All,

I'm in the process of fulfilling a childhood dream - having a cricket net in the back garden.
The best location for a net is where we currently have a lawn. I don't have a heavy roller, but am working to get the area as level as possible - what would the best playing surface solution be to give reasonably level surface/consistent bounce?
Would getting some coconut matting help even things out?
Should I splash out on digging out and putting in some aggregate to make a dynamic base (I'd prefer not to do this, on cost, time and visual appearance reasons)?
Has anyone any experience with Flicx pitches? Are they worth spending £1,000+ on? (I assume their effectiveness significantly reflects the degree to which the underlying surface is level).

Any simple / alternative ideas to get a workable garden net surface? It will be used by me, for fun and for practice for my two sons.

Thanks,

David

Title: Re: Suitable garden net matting/surface?
Post by: Akewstick on September 07, 2015, 12:59:12 PM

Can I be your friend?

Title: Re: Suitable garden net matting/surface?
Post by: smilley792 on September 07, 2015, 01:54:51 PM

We played a six a side tournament once at a ground with2 pitches. But they needed three.

So on the adjacent football pitch they just pinned down a hemp Matt!!!!

It actually played quite well. Should suffice a bit of batting practice. May even be more realist than the ultra bounce artificially around.

Title: Re: Suitable garden net matting/surface?
Post by: leatherseat on September 07, 2015, 02:09:58 PM

Akewstick - you don't happen to have a heavy roller, do you?

Smilley792 - Coconut matting seems favourite. Thanks for the feedback.

Any other suggestions/ experiences?

Thanks,

David

Title: Re: Suitable garden net matting/surface?
Post by: InternalTraining on September 07, 2015, 03:18:58 PM

Hemp matting is common in the U.S. and it plays nicely too.

Title: Re: Suitable garden net matting/surface?
Post by: RF on September 17, 2015, 07:54:49 PM

The Flicx pitch we had / have was rubbish.

We took it up and now it's gathering dust

Title: Re: Suitable garden net matting/surface?
Post by: TangoWhiskey on September 18, 2015, 08:12:13 AM

A flicx pitch would do the job but its very flexible. If you don't have a flate surface to begin with it won't be worth wasting your time and money on one.