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ECB Considers Artificial Pitches For T20

February 20, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

Keen to ensure the best-possible surfaces (for batsmen, anyway) for a competition seen as vital in attracting a new audience to the game, the ECB recently held a meeting with county groundsmen where the idea was discussed. ESPNcricinfo understands that Chris Wood, the ECB’s Pitch Consultant, has been charged with researching how to introduce such […]

Another successful MDP delivered at Warwick

February 20, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

The recent Management Development Programme part 1 course held at Warwick University was a sell out with 28 delegates attending from golf, tennis and city clubs in the UK, Europe and Middle East. The delegates benefitted from education sessions focused on club operations delivered by top-rated club industry presenters including Darshan Singh on Managing Chance, […]

ECB Considers Artificial Pitches For T20

February 20, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

Another successful MDP delivered at Warwick

February 20, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

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ECB Considers Artificial Pitches For T20

February 20, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

There are significant pros and cons to the use of such pitches. While it would likely result in a certain homogenisation of conditions and provide even less opportunity for bowlers to extract anything from surfaces, it would also enable grounds to provide the centre-wicket pitches required by broadcasters multiple times without concerns about deterioration. Artificial surfaces might also be considered to provide uniformity of conditions for both teams, which a turf surface will not always offer.

Drop-in surfaces have also been considered but are not thought to be cost effective or provide quite the same uniformity of performance.

While long-term lovers of cricket may have reservations about artificial surfaces, the ECB’s mantra over the new competition is that it is not designed to appeal to those already watching the game: it is designed to appeal to the vast potential audience that is currently immune to its charms. The ECB feels that providing such good-paced surfaces will help create the high-scoring, boundary-filled cricket it believes will attract that new audience. It might also minimise delays after poor weather.

To that end, Wood is looking into the best options and cost implications of laying such pitches close to the middle of squares in all first-class grounds.

It is a move that will do nothing to address the increasing imbalance between bat and ball and might rob the game of the sort of low-scoring thrillers that made the 1983 World Cup final, the 2015 World Cup match between New Zealand and Australia and the 2003 World Cup match between Australia and England – among many others – so memorable. But subtlety appears to be one the likely victims of the T20 revolution.

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Another successful MDP delivered at Warwick

February 20, 2017/in Press Release/by Admin

The recent Management Development Programme part 1 course held at Warwick University was a sell out with 28 delegates attending from golf, tennis and city clubs in the UK, Europe and Middle East.

The delegates benefitted from education sessions focused on club operations delivered by top-rated club industry presenters including Darshan Singh on Managing Chance, Steven Brown on Food & Beverage, Rod Findlay on Club Legislation, Steuart Fotheringham on HR and Health & Safety, Bill Sanderson on Marketing in Clubs, Kevin Fish CCM on Club Governance, Duncan Ritchie on Finance and Michael Braidwood CCM on Facilities Maintenance.

The course was held at the Radcliffe Conference Centre located on the Warwick University Campus in Warwickshire and attracted delegates from England, Wales, Scotland, Spain, France and Oman all from a variety of backgrounds from General Managers to Trainee Managers and PGA Professionals.

MDP part 1 is the first of 5 Management Development Programmes that CMAE run, all designed to help Club Industry Supervisors and Managers become more informed, perform better at their jobs and help them progress on their career path in Club Management.

Kenny Monaghan, PGA Professional at Linlithgow Golf Club and a delegate on the course said: “The CMAE MDP 1 course was a wonderful experience for me. The course itself was very engaging and filled with very enthusiastic presenters from a variety of different backgrounds. This was a real eye opener for me in the world of club management and I have already started looking at what I can do next to develop myself as Modern PGA Golf professional. I would strongly recommend the MDP journey to anyone thinking of progressing with the club management industry.”

The next MDP 1 in England will be held in London from 17th – 21st July 2017.

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ECB Considers Artificial Pitches For T20

Another successful MDP delivered at Warwick

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Another successful MDP delivered at Warwick

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