01.07.2010

Truck mount covers new Cricket record

A 30 metre Wumag truck mounted aerial lift from Wilson Access was used to film a successful world record attempt to have the most children playing cricket simultaneously on a single field.

The record attempt, organised by N Power and Trent Bridge Cricket Club, occurred on Wednesday June 30th at Nottingham Race Course in the UK.

To match the year they arranged 2,010 children to play cricket at the same time starting at 10.30 and continuing until 13.45 successfully breaking the record breaking the world record. In addition to the children, there were a number of celebrities and others, including three mayors, 200 umpires and over 250 volunteers.
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The 2,010 children gather for the cricket

Wilson Access Hire was called on to provide the aerial lifts to film the whole event for Sky News, BBC, World News and a number of other media and production companies. The machine N Power selected was a Wumag T300 for its relatively light weight, platform rigidity and lift capacity and smooth operation.

Wilson Access Hire’s managing director Tom Wilson said: “ This is a great event to be part of both in supplying the correct machine but also offering advice for the media to obtain the best coverage from 17 to 30 metres. It’s not often world record attempts like this happens but hopefully it will further promote Cricket to a younger audience and maybe inspire some of the players for the next Cricket World Cup? “.