Project summary
Outfield drainage at the historic home of cricket in Somerset
MJ Abbott successfully tendered for the contract to install primary land drainage within the entire outfield at the County Ground.
The project comprised the following scope of works carried out in accordance with the specification produced by Iain James of TGMS:
- Deep scarification of the outfield utilising Koro Field Top Maker
- Minor re-grading of the outfield
- Installation of drainage pumping chamber complete with piped outlet to Stockwell Stream and extension of electric supply from the grandstand
- Installation of drainage scheme comprising 1,800 linear metres of mainlines and 1,650 linear metres of lateral pipework, spaced at 3 metre centres across the outfield
- Application of sand topdressing, fertiliser and seed
- Removal of all excavated spoil off site to tip.
The success of the drainage contract contributed to Somerset’s 2nd place finish in the 2016 County Championship and the award of the NatWest T20 International between England and South Africa in June 2017.
