Cricket's future swivels on castors
It's been over twenty four years since England has won the Ashes down under in Australia. The Ashes has been played between England and Australia since 1882 and this incredible victory has had positive benefits to the Nation but also its impact can be felt in our Cricket clubs all over the country.
It's been over twenty four years since England has won the Ashes down under in Australia. The Ashes has been played between England and Australia since 1882 and this incredible victory has had positive benefits to the Nation but also its impact can be felt in our Cricket clubs all over the country. Any sporting achievement can have massive gains in the interest of our young players, who may become the cricketing heroes of the future. With over 8000 cricket clubs in the UK, this sport has in the past paid second fiddle to football and rugby. However the tide may now be turning on castors.
In the 1920 the nearly all villages had a local cricket field, and over the last ninety years this precious land has been sold to developers. This means the remaining sites become even more precious. Maintaining these cricket grounds is an all year round occupation and on closer investigation you can see the importance of the roles of castors and wheels to the cricket club grounds men. You only have to drive or walk past your local cricket ground to see the huge cricket screens and cricket pitch covers that are in daily use. It is often a difficult balance for the grounds men to manage, as on the one hand they are required to protect the cricket pitch from the ravages of our weather, and on the other hand they have to be mindful not to damage or dent the cricket field. This is where pneumatic castors and wide tread wheels can come into play.
A pneumatic castor can be attached to any piece of sporting equipment, particularly if the equipment is exposed to the weather, and is required to move over the field of play. Pneumatic castors have large tread rubber wheels, filled with air in their inner tubes. This makes these particular castors suitable for a wide variety of external applications. The wide tread prevents denting and rutting of the field and the zinc plated castors are weather resistant and can take a large amount of weight each. As these pneumaticcastors wheels tend to be over ten inches in diameter they enable the easy movement of ground covers and screens, which can weigh a considerable amount.
The wider the tread the less damage wheeled castors can have on the sports grounds and fields. Pneumatic castors can not only be utilised on ground cover frames but castors also can be attached to cricket screens and manoeuvrable score boards. As the majority of screens are wooden structures, the attachment is a fairly simple process of screwing the castors top plate to the underside of the frame. Not only are these pneumatic castors and wide tread castors used externally to protect the cricket pitch, but castors are also evident in a variety of indoor cricket clubs and sports halls. Having a wide variety of nets and practice runs enables players to practice whatever the weather. Manouverable nets on frames with castors ensure these frames can be placed in the most suitable indoor and outdoor positions. Cricket has become a sport that can function all year round, and thanks to castors, will ensure the longevity and popularity of cricket for many years to come.
