The Cricket Pitch is the rectangular area at the center of a Cricket infield that is divided from the infield by a series of dots or another white line. Two lines called creases are painted along the pitch, and help determine whether a pitch or hit is within the playing rules of the game.
Cricket Pitches have an overall length of 66’ (20.12 m) between wickets and a playing width of 10’ (3.05 m). The width of the bowling crease is 8.66' (264 cm) with a minimum popping width of 12' (366 cm) in front. The Wicket is placed 4' (122 cm) back from the popping crease.
The Cricket Pitch is the rectangular area at the center of a Cricket infield that is divided from the infield by a series of dots or another white line. Two lines called creases are painted along the pitch, and help determine whether a pitch or hit is within the playing rules of the game.
Cricket Pitches have an overall length of 66’ (20.12 m) between wickets and a playing width of 10’ (3.05 m). The width of the bowling crease is 8.66' (264 cm) with a minimum popping width of 12' (366 cm) in front. The Wicket is placed 4' (122 cm) back from the popping crease.
