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Cricket Matting
 In full pitch or half pitch lengths

    Cricket Matting made from either heavy duty light weight three-treadle Jute or Cocoa fiber. Available in full pitch or half pitch lengths. Covered from at each end from side-to-side; i.e. the entire 8 feet of the matting width, and on both sides with 6 feet of durable canvas.

 

cricket match
Material: Jute Fiber
Construction: Tightly Woven Herringbone pattern 3-treadle and  grommetted with 35 grommets or eyelets around the perimeter of the mat.
Size: Full Pitch = 8'x64' deployed 34"x34"x8' rolled for storage or transport
Half Pitch = 8'x32' deployed 28"x28"x8' rolled for storage or transport
Thickness: 1/8 inch nominal
Color: Natural Tan

 

painting of a cricket player

Cricket Matting is used to provide the best possible playing surface where actual turf is either irregular or nonexistent by establishing an even area that presents the ball as predictably as possible. The advantages of Jute as compared to Cocoa fiber matting can include discussions about portability; Jute is often felt to be easier to transport as it is some what lighter in weight; to “play-ability” where veteran players may lean towards Cocoa fiber as being tougher and therefore able to deliver the ball better than Jute. It seems to be the consensus that Jute matting is the better option for use over grass and that Cocoa fiber matting is the better one for use over sandy surfaces. It would be hard to say one is better over all than the other. There is no standard way to clean the Cricket Matting other than hosing it off and allowing it to dry thoroughly on a sunny day. Please Note: Sample pieces of Cricket Matting are not available.

 

cricket match using cricket matting

 
Cricket Matting
Product Number Summary Description Detailed Description Price per mat
2319-201-0863 GYM-Cricket/Full-mat/Jute Cricket Matting Full-Mat, Jute, 1/8" thick x 8' x 64', with grommets, weight 150# approx., $/roll  (rack#: Crick-J) $1,777.78
2319-201-0832 GYM-Cricket/HALF-mat/Jute Cricket Matting Half-Mat; Jute; 1/8" thick x 8' x 32'; with grommets; weight 85# approx.; $/roll (rack#: crick1/2 J) $888.90
Shipped via common carrier due to size of rolled product.
Prices are exclusive of shipping and handling, which will be quoted on request.
Deliveries to NY, NJ or CT will have applicable Sales Tax added to final invoice.

Cricket Matting is usually secured to the ground using spikes (available from others) and heavy duty sewn in grommet holes, which are reinforeced with canvas to protect against the stresses and strains of normal game usage. See the pictures below for grommet hole details.

     
grommet holes at corner of cricket mat by The Mat King grommet holes at side where cocoa mat meets end by The Mat King grommet holes at corner of cricket mat by The Mat King
     

the mat king cricket mat fully deployed

 

 Articles about Cricket:

The New York Times, Thursday, July 21, 2022: "Through It All, Staten Island Cricket Endures The club, which has been in continuous operation since before the invention of airplanes and the game of basketball, recently celebrated its 150th anniversary." by David Waldstein Click HERE

The New York Times, Monday, August 8, 2022, Page D1: "World's Climate Crisis Menaces a Global Game." by Jeré Longman and Karan Deep Singh Click HERE
 
 
 

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