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Cricket Pitch and Creases

The cricket pitch drawn to scale at 22 yards by 10 feet, with the bowling crease through the stumps at each end, the popping crease four feet in front of it, and the two return creases at right angles.

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Cricket pitch and creasesA cricket pitch seen from above and drawn to scale at 22 yards by 10 feet, showing the bowling crease through the stumps at each end, the popping crease four feet in front of it, and the two return creases at right angles.Return crease — 4 ft 4 in / 1.32 m each sideBowling crease — 8 ft 8 in / 2.64 mPopping crease — 4 ft / 1.22 m in front22 yards / 20.12 m long10 ft / 3.05 m wideThe same four creases at the other endDrawn to scale — a pitch really is this narrowThe stumps stand on the bowling crease at each end

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