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A cricket field or cricket oval is a large grass field on which the game of cricket is played. Although generally oval in shape, there is a wide variety within this: perfect circles, elongated ovals, rounded rectangles, or irregular shapes with little or no symmetry – but they will have smooth boundaries without sharp corners, almost without exception.
English: Diagram of a Cricket ground showing various fielding positions and variations of the field as it may be set for a right-handed batsman. Changes compared to Cricket fielding positions2.svg. Closer in → nearer the batsman; very close in → very near the batsman; toward 90 deg to the pitch → level with batsman's crease
A standard cricket ground, showing the cricket pitch (brown), close-infield (light green) within 15 yards (13.6 m) of the striking batsman, infield (medium green) inside the white 30 yard (27.4 m) circle, and outfield (dark green), with sight screens beyond the boundary at either end. Boundary could be 2-3 metres inwards.
Diagram of a Cricket ground showing various fielding positions and variations of the field as it may be set for a right-handed batsman.
Field. The large grass field where cricket is played and is usually shaped like an oval. Pitch. It is the middle strip of ground in the cricket field. This is where the batters gather to bat and ...
A cricket pitch in the middle of a cricket field. A cricket pitch is the rectangular central strip of a cricket field between the two wickets, where most of the action takes place. It is 22 yd (20.12 m) long (1 chain) and 10 ft (3.05 m) wide. [1]
A diagram showing where a number of balls, usually from a particular bowler, have passed the batter. [25] Compare pitch map. Beer match In club cricket, where the scheduled game ends early, a friendly match concocted to fill in time, originally where licensing hours would have prevented the teams from retiring to the pub, but also for love of ...
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