Proper cricket design.
Ponding water is the leading cause of premature roof system failure. Proper cricket design caneliminate ponding water and prolong roof system life.

CRICKET TERMINOLOGY
- Roof Surface Slope The slope that is in the structural deck, the slope created by tapered insulation, or a combination of the two.
- Cricket Width (Points C to D) Generally the shorter of the 2 cross-sections.
- Cricket Length (Points A to B) Generally the longer of the 2 cross-sections.
- Cricket Panel Slope The slope of the cricket panel.
- Cricket Valley Slope (Points C to B) the net slope created along the edge of a cricket. (Cross-Slope).
- Cricket Angle The angle (X) between corresponding lines AB (Cricket Length) and AC (Cricket Valley)
Design Guidelines
- Cricket Panel slope is typically double the roof surface slope.
- Depending on the roof surface slope, there is an accepted maximum length to width ratio.
- The functionality of the cricket is determined by the cricket valley slope.
- Cricket valley slope is independent of the cricket material slope.
SADDLE AND CRICKET RECOMMENDED MAXIUMUM L:W RATIOS
ROOF SURFACE SLOPE PER FOOT
1/8″ (0.125″)
1/4″ (0.250″)
1/2″ (0.500″)
CRICKET PANEL SLOPE PER FOOT
1/4″ (0.25″)
1/2″ (0.50″)
1/2″ (0.50″)
LENGTH: WIDTH RATIO
3:1
3:1
4:1
CRICKET VALLEY SLOPE PER FOOT
0.040″
0.080″
0.121″