Why Dont Cricket Stadiums Have Roofs

David ryder yorkshire s operations director believes the all sip roof will see headingley lead the way in stadium development.

Why dont cricket stadiums have roofs. In recent years we have lost too many days of cricket to rain and the all sip roof will give us a solution to overcome these challenges we face during the cricket season he added. 12 runs in 1 ball in cricket history ball hits roof top docklands stadium melbourne. Apart from reasons mentioned by mudit cost is also a very important factor. In that case why don t more stadiums have retractable roofs then.

Of those only three are in northern states. Michael hussey smacks a big hit into the roof dead ball. Even a couple of odis were played in such a stadium namely the telstra dome also known as docklands stadium in melbourne between australia and the world xi in 2005. Not to be confused with the iconic home ground of manchester united old trafford cricket stadium is just five minutes away from the famous football stadium.

Headingley to become first cricket stadium with retractable roof although the cost of construction has not yet been revealed the work is expected to be completed in time for the icc cricket world. Ok so eight current full time nfl stadiums have fixed or retractable roofs. 2005 1st time ever. And looking at pics the vast majority of these open stadia have little to no roofing whatsoever.

In theory a retractable roof is the best option as you can host indoor events nurture your hallowed turf for rugby and football and close it to prevent fixtures being cancelled. Best cricket stadiums in the world 10. Cricket ball hits roof of stadium. Old trafford england.

Indoor cricket stadium fail. Of 31 full time stadiums. The all sip roof will protect the pitch from inclement weather and the. Well this concept was considered a few years back.

But there were some proble. However it still puzzles me why most stadiums in india don t have roof on seats.