In what is believed to be a world’s first, the Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand has published a 48-page practical design guide to the professional lighting of cricket venues.
The guide has been compiled by sports lighting specialists and covers general illumination requirements for cricket, as well as the more exacting requirements for televised matches.
While the guide can stand alone as a technical document, it was prepared primarily as a companion to existing sports lighting standards and codes such as the Australian AS2560 series of standards. The focus on lighting requirements for cricket was chosen to fill a gap not currently satisfied by these standards – in particular, television.
Like most sports, cricket is played at many levels. The guide comprehensively addresses lighting needs from basic requirements to those for international televised matches.
A sample of topics covered in the guide includes:
- Good lighting design principles
- Lighting objectives
- Illuminance levels
- Suitable light sources (lamps)
- Light tower location
- Mounting heights of light sources
- Environmental considerations
- Commissioning and compliance
- Maintenance
- Lighting for television
Richly illustrated in full colour with diagrams and high quality photographs, the guide will be an indispensable tool for sports lighting professionals, cricket administrators and sports television broadcasters in cricket-loving nations around the world.
Barry Gull, President of IES: The Lighting Society, said that LG-4.01 Sports Lighting: Cricket is the first in a series of publications by the Society on lighting applications.
He said that planning is already underway for publishing a guide to illuminating indoor cricket venues. Other publications will follow.
Ordering copies of the guide
LG-4.01 Sports Lighting: Cricket may be ordered through the Society’s website at www.iesanz.org
Images
High resolution images from LG-4.01 Sports Lighting: Cricket are available for media outlets on request by emailing [email protected].