Message Board - Cricket: Fencing off square.
14 Jul 2010 by AB
Hi all,
Can anyone recommend or tell me what you use to fence off your square during and off season?
I manage a site that is 'vunerable' to casual use/abuse and I ideally need a system that is lockable when in the ground and possibly has covers for the holes when the square is in use.
Any ideas?
Regards
AB
14 Jul 2010 by mario
Always a difficult time of year, AB.
I'm not so bad where I am now, he said with fingers crossed!, but at a previous ground, I used to fence off with the wicker type fencing.
But what I found was that it actually attracted vandalism!
"Oh there's something to abuse whilst I'm p***** on my way home from the pub"!
I don't know of a lockable system, but perhaps some of the others may have ideas.
I know no boundaries.
14 Jul 2010 by jlawrence Last edited 14 Jul 2010
Heras anti-climb fencing is the only lockable way I can think of.
I'm currently looking into some for our place whilst there's a couple of events on over the winter. It's reasonable to hire for a short period, but buying it isn't cheap - 2nd hand I've found it for £20 per 3m panel.
There is someone on here that uses Heras fencing to protect the square but his name escapes me at the moment.
ADDED:
It's Andy Matthews, the thread is here.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
14 Jul 2010 by jontaylor
I use metal pins and 6mm rope. It's not preventative if someone wants to cause trouble, but it acts as a deterant to people casually walking across the field.
I think that, like Mario experienced, if we put up anything more solid, it would act as a magnet and a challenge to those of ill-will.
I cut an area on the outfield for "casual use" by the village kids. They don't want a perfect strip and it keeps them off the square.
The ciderman rolls
14 Jul 2010 by Andy Matthews Last edited 14 Jul 2010
Thanks JL I saw this thread this morning but didn't have time to dig the photo's out. In the summer we just have a rope round the square, the posts for which are placed into metal sockets in the ground, we are just about to replace the sockets as it happens, I will get some picts tomorrow of the new sockets. The picture shows the winter set up you can see that at the far side is the panel that swings open for access this can easily be locked, the panels are held in place by driving 6mm rods into the ground and then slotting the panels over the rods, this avoids dead areas where the feet would stand.
14 Jul 2010 by jlawrence
Now if only I could get my grubby mits on enough Heras panels.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
14 Jul 2010 by Andy Matthews
long way for a raid from your end Jl, I forgot to put that I measure a 5m from the side edge of the square and 5m from the back crease line and the fence goes up on those marks, this allows space for the covers to be storage and planty of room for PSR and any other machinery to get round in the winter.
14 Jul 2010 by jlawrence
By my (very) rough guessing I reckon I need somewhere iro of 90 panels. So just poping up and raiding yours isn't really doable 
I've seen them forsale for around 20 quid but persuading the committee to spend the best part of 2 grand on fencing will take a bit of work. Of course all the ones I've seen forsale come with the great big feet as well - which I don't want.
I'm hiring some in for an event in October so you never know - they might suddenly think that's a darn good idea.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
14 Jul 2010 by Andy Matthews
If you have to have the feet Jl they are excellent for holding down any flat sheet covers you have, the are heavy enough to keep them down but wont rip the sheet, i have used them to good effect in this way in the past. I would show them how much they spend on the squares each year and point out that this considerable investment ought to be protected
14 Jul 2010 by jlawrence
Like you say Andy, I could see a use for some of the feet - but not 90 of them.
I've no idea yet where I'd actually store 90 panels.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
14 Jul 2010 by Grassman2011
90 panels surely means 180 feet jl !!
All the room you have jl, you could loose 90 panels.
14 Jul 2010 by paul kelsey
JL
You need to lose the panel,s your hiring job done.
15 Jul 2010 by jlawrence Last edited 15 Jul 2010
Bath, 90 panels = 315 meters. These things are 3.5m x 2m. Trust me, a pile of 90 of these things you wouldn't lose easily.
Problem is Paul, I'd then be charged the full retail cost of replacements.
ADDED:
DOH, just realised what you mean gordon.
there would be a lot of feet you're right.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
18 Jul 2010 by panch
Only 90 feet Bath, each foot takes two panel ends together.
In the past i've used 4ft high chain link on angle iron posts driven into ground i've also used the orange building site fencing but that usualy ends up in a million pieces by january!
18 Jul 2010 by Grassman2011
I stand corected.
18 Jul 2010 by tonybolton
In the past I've used numerous different types of fencing to isolate the square and 'protect' it. Fencing just attracts intruders no matter what you erect someone will penetrate it, I don't bother anymore and have far less trouble, so one job less then.
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother
18 Jul 2010 by Grassman2011
As do i Tony.
19 Jul 2010 by jlawrence
the only problem I get is people walking over it when wet or the odd dog in winter. Bit of orange fencing stuff is enough to remind them to walk round.
Heras fencing will be needed to an event in Oct as I (obviously) don't want anyonne on there just after renovations.
Of course there's no bounce, bend your back and put some bloody effort in.
19 Jul 2010 by Mal
Some electric sheep fencing would remind people pretty fast not to walk on your square John and a fraction of the cost of Harris Fencing 
Geography is everywhere
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