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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Lopez, Francis B.;
Chinnery, Louis E. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Sports Agronomy Research Unit, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, The University to the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Saint Michael, Barbados |
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| Title: | Development of a stimpmeter for cricket fields |
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| Section: | Establishment and maintenance
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| Meeting Info.: | Santiago, Chile: July 26-30 2009 |
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| Source: | International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 11, No. Part 1, 2009, p. 389-398. |
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| Publishing Information: | Madison, WI: International Turfgrass Society |
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| # of Pages: | 10 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Ball roll measurement; Cricket pitches; Golf green speed; Quality; Stimpmeter
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| Abstract/Contents: | "A scientific approach was used to determine specifications for a new instrument for measuring ball roll distance on cricket fields. A ball roll test performed with a stimpmeter is commonly used on golf courses to ensure that particular standards are maintained, and also for diagnostic and research purposes to improve the quality of the playing surface. A modification of stimpmeter used in the golf industry that would be suitable for use on cricket fields is described, and a predictive regression model was fitted to data relating ball roll distance on artificial turf to ball release slope, ramp length and ball mass. Data were obtained using two types of cricket balls, eight ball release slopes between 15 and 47° to the horizontal, and six ramp lengths between 1.2 and 1.7 m. In the determination of ball roll distance, the model indicated a positive linear effect of ramp length, a quadratic effect of ball release slope and an interaction between ball mass and ball release slope. Recommendations based on model parameters, field testing and video analysis of ball motion include: a ball release slope of 30° with a rail ramp length of 1.5 m and an overall instrument length of 1.75 m, measurements in forward and reverse directions at up to 24 locations per field, use of three new standard cricket balls (preferably the traditional red type) at each measurement location and a vertical ball seam orientation parallel to the direction of motion." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 13 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Lopez, F. B., and L. E. Chinnery. 2009. Development of a stimpmeter for cricket fields. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 11(Part 1):p. 389-398. |
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