Cricket Outfield Performance Quality Standard

This Performance Quality Standards Interactive Playing Surface Estimator helps you determine what the specified level of quality the playing surface of the cricket outfield meets.

Performance Standard	Points scored
1. Structural Quality
A. Herbage
Length of herbage
Bare area (a) Total area
Bare area (b) individual diam' of bare areas
Total ground cover
Desirable grass species
Poa annua
Other undesirable grass species
Weeds - Large-leaved
Weeds - Small-leaved
Moss
Algae and Lichen
B. Pests and Diseases
Diseases
Earthworms
Pests
C. Profile
Root depth
Thatch depth
Rootzone medium (depth)
Rootzone < 0.125mm
Infiltration rate
Evenness
Soil pH
Soil nutrient level P₂O₅
Soil nutrient level K₂O
Gradient
2. Presentational Quality
Appearance
Surface debris
Sward colour
Visibility of boundary markings
Width of boundary markings
3. Playing Quality
Vertical ball bounce
Traction
Hardness
Ball Roll
	Total points
For the pitch, on the whole†, to represent the stated overall level of quality the number of points that need to be scored are as follows:
High Quality (optimum points 165) This is the maximum number of points possible.	140 - 165
Standard Quality (optimum points 99)	84 - 139
Basic Quality (optimum points 33)	28 - 83
Below Basic Quality	< 28
† The term 'on the whole' is defined as being within no less than 85% of the optimum number of available points.

Cricket Outfield Performance Quality Standard

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