Pitch,Wickets and Creases

Cricket is played in a round field.The playing area shall be minimum of 150 yards from boundary to boundary square of the pitch.The law also states that the straight boundary on the both ends of the pitch are supposed to be no less than 70 yards in length.The pitch lies in the middle of the cricket field.The pitch is a rectangular area of the ground 22 yards in length and 3 meters width, apart are placed wooden targets,known as the wickets.Each wicket on the pitch consists of three wooden stumps place vertically, in the line with one another.They are surmounted by two wooden crosspieces called bails.The total height of the  wickets  including bails is 28.5 inches  and the combined width of the three stumps, including small gaps between them is 9 inches.

Four lines, known as creases, are painted onto the pitch around the wicket areas to define the batsman's "safe territory" and to determine the limit of the bowler's approach.These are called the "popping" crease, the bowling crease and two "return' creases.

The stumps are placed in the line on the following creases and so these must be 22 yards apart.A bowling crease is 8 feet 8 inches long, with the middle stump placed dead center.The popping crease has the same length, is parallel to the bowling crease is 4 feet in front of the wicket.The return creases are perpendicular to the other two they are adjoined to the ends of the popping crease and are drawn through the ends of the bowling crease to a length of at least 8 feet.

When bowling the ball,the bowler's back foot in his "delivery stride" must land within the two return creases while at least some part of his front foot must land on or behind the popping crease.If the bowler breaks this rule, the umpire calls "No ball ".

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