Bristol Cricket Centre | Bristol

Client: Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC)

Value: £240k

Services provided: Concept Development, Detailed Design, Project Management, Contract Administration, Funding Application Support, Principal Designer.

Refurbishment of Bristol County Ground indoor practice facility in advance of the Cricket World Cup.

On recommendation from the England and Wales Cricket Board, gcp was appointed by GCCC to complete a refurbishment of Bristol County Ground. The project was undertaken in only 8 weeks from inception to completion, to ensure the club had international standard indoor practice facilities in advance of One Day International matches and the 2019 Cricket World Cup.

The facility had been identified as being substandard as an international venue by the ECB. gcp redesigned the former multi-sport sports hall and coordinated specialist suppliers to ensure this groundbreaking pilot scheme achieved the stringent ECB performance standards for lighting, flooring and netting.

In delivering this project, gcp created the following:

• 4 ECB compliant cricket lanes with markings for junior formats.

• Independently retractable nets providing a flexible training environment.

• 1 central wicket for match play scenarios.

• The first ECB-approved LED lighting installation.

• 2 protected padding up and bag drop areas providing a safe transition and coaching space.

• Enclosed training environments with sewn in corners which minimise the chance of balls escaping and causing injuries.

• Local secured storage for bowling machines.

• Changing room refurbishment.