New Zealand: Portable pitch prepared (5 February 1999)
Work is well advanced on preparing the portable cricket wicket at Jade Stadium (Lancaster Park) for its historic first-class trial match next week
05-Feb-1999
5 February 1999
New Zealand: Portable pitch prepared
The Christchurch Press
Work is well advanced on preparing the portable cricket wicket at
Jade Stadium (Lancaster Park) for its historic first-class trial
match next week. The cricket wicket tray was put in place earlier
this week and is now being prepared for the four-day
Canterbury-Central Districts Shell Trophy match, starting on Tuesday.
If the wicket provides a quality playing surface it should gain
International Cricket Council approval for tests and one-day
internationals to be played on it from next season. A three-day
districts match between Mid-Canterbury and Southland was played on a
portable strip last season. Some modifications with pitch depth were
made during the off-season.
Source :: The Christchurch Press (https://www.press.co.nz/)