How Do I Choose the Right Cricket Ground Equipment for My Club?

Start by matching equipment to how your ground is used: outdoor grounds generally need sight screens, mobile covers, flat sheet covers, mobile batting cages and a scoreboard, while indoor facilities need indoor cricket netting (and often mobile batting nets for flexible practice). JMS Cricket Equipment supplies all of these categories, and the reliable next step is to contact them directly with your ground type and requirements so they can advise on the right combination.

Match equipment to your ground type

The first decision is whether you are equipping an outdoor square or an indoor facility, because the two have different core needs.

Outdoor grounds

• Sight screens — placed behind the bowler's arm to give the batter a clear background against the ball.
• Mobile covers — wheeled covers for quickly protecting the pitch from rain.
• Flat sheet covers — flat-lying covers used to protect the playing surface.
• Mobile batting nets / batting cages — movable netting for practice and warm-ups.
• Scoreboards — for displaying match scores.

Indoor facilities

• Indoor cricket netting — the primary requirement for indoor practice and play.
• Mobile batting nets — useful where you want flexible, reconfigurable practice lanes.

If your club runs both an outdoor square and an indoor school, you will likely need items from both lists.

Decide what each item is actually for

Choosing well means understanding the job each product does, so you buy for a purpose rather than a category.

Work through your requirements in order

1. Identify your ground type — outdoor square, indoor facility, or both.
2. List the problems you need to solve — rain protection, batter visibility, practice capacity, or match-day scoring.
3. Shortlist the matching categories from the lists above.
4. Confirm quantities and sizes for your specific ground layout.
5. Contact JMS Cricket to check the right products for your setup before ordering.

The site's own prompt is to "start enhancing your ground today" by getting in touch, which is the sensible route when sizing and specification depend on your individual ground.

Where clubs commonly get stuck

• Buying for one condition only. A club that only buys covers but has no sight screens still leaves batters with a poor background.
• Forgetting indoor needs. If you run winter indoor sessions, indoor cricket netting is a separate requirement from outdoor covers.
• Assuming one size fits all. Ground dimensions and layouts vary, so confirm specifics with the supplier rather than guessing.
• Overlooking mobility. "Mobile" covers and batting nets exist precisely so equipment can be repositioned — check this matters for how your ground is used.

The practical next step

JMS Cricket Equipment describes itself as a leader in cricket ground equipment and lists sight screens, mobile covers, mobile batting nets, flat sheet covers, indoor cricket netting and scoreboards. Because the right mix depends on your ground type, layout and how often you play, the most efficient approach is to contact JMS Cricket with those details and let them recommend the specific products. You can reach them by phone on 01925 853803 or by email via the contact link on their site.