Circular Cricket

Circular Cricket (Prototyping and Socially Engaged Manufacture of Cricket Pads, using Circular Design, Biomaterials, Recycled Materials and Component Reuse) is funded by UKRI, AHRC through its Design Accelerator (DA) programme. DA is part of Future Observatory, the Design Museum’s national research programme for the green transition.

Training

A survey amongst 500+ recreational players has identified that if provided with the necessary information on how to self-repair cricket gear, recreational players would consider repairing the cricket gear to extend the life of their product. The survey also highlighted that the preferred mode of communication on how to repair cricket gear is through online videos. As result, a series of short training videos have been developed to assist on the repair and refurbishment of cricket batting pads. The videos will be of interest but is not limited to, players seeking to self-repair or refurbish their batting pads or to local manufacturers, repair service providers, social enterprises seeing to identify upskilling potential.

Video 1: Marking the Pattern – Part 1
Video 2: Marking the Pattern – Part 2
Video 3: Sewing Front and Back of the Upper Component
Video 4: Marking and Sewing
Video 5: Inserting Padding
Video 6: Straps

Videos 1 & 2 offer guidance on how to mark the pattern onto the exterior
batting pad shell and the textile lining.

Videos 3 & 4 offer guidance on how to stitch the front and back of the upper
batting pad component and how to mark and stitch the batting pad channels.
This is the exterior material which can be PU leather or a sustainable material
alternative and the textile lining.

Video 5 offers guidance on how to insert the internal padding into the batting
pad channels.

Video 6 offers guidance on how to repair batting pad straps by replacing the
deteriorated Velcro and restitch the batting pad straps.

Circular Cricket is funded by UKRI, AHRC through its Design Accelerator (DA)  programme. DA is part of Future Observatory, the Design Museum’s national research programme for the green transition.