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Cricket pitch measurements drawn to scale.

In cricket the pitch is the central playing area where the action takes place. Most often it loosely refers to the rectangular playing strip in the centre. The popping crease on the batsman's end is often called the batting crease and marks the limit of where the batsman can be considered 'safe'. The bowling crease is the limit of the bowlers run in. The origins of the game in England mean that all the measurements were originally in Imperial Units - hence the odd metric measures which are not 'native' to the game.

The official dimensions are much smaller and are shown by a darker horizontal band in the centre.

Made by me, Nichalp using Inkscape.

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   * (del) (rev) 22:55, 30 September 2005 . . Nichalp (Talk) . . 2500x625 (20134 bytes) (Cricket pitch measurements. Made by me, Shizhao using inkscape.)

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:43, 8 October 2009		3,200×1,000 (24 KB)	ICommon (talk \| contribs)	(-attempt to get rid of those funny arrows -minor changes)
	12:28, 4 October 2009		3,079×892 (25 KB)	ICommon (talk \| contribs)	(-dimensions -difference between crease markings (white) and creases (red) -bowling crease (back edge) runs through centre of stumps -stumps still not to scale, but hardly visible otherwise)
	09:16, 4 April 2006		3,500×1,000 (20 KB)	Shizhao (talk \| contribs)	(== Summary == Cricket pitch measurements. The drawing is not to scale. In cricket the pitch is the central playing area where the action takes place. Most often it loosely refers to the rectangular playing strip in the centre. The popping crease on )
	10:04, 4 October 2005		3,500×1,000 (21 KB)	Nichalp (talk \| contribs)	(enlarged text)
	13:12, 1 October 2005		3,500×1,000 (20 KB)	Nichalp (talk \| contribs)	(Cricket pitch measurements drawn to scale. In cricket the pitch is the central playing area where the action takes place. Most often it loosely refers to the rectangular playing strip in the centre. The official dimensions are much smaller and are s)