Pitch:


The field where cricket is played is round or oval. The rectangular strip on the center of the cricket field is known as pitch. The pitch is a surface 3 meters wide, with very short grass At either end of the pitch, 22 yards apart, are placed wooden targets, known as the wickets. . Different countries have different fields to play cricket and the length of the pitch is same everywhere but the behavior of the pitch is different. At the pitches of sub continent countries the  bowl stays low and does not swings well but it is totally different with the pitches of countries like England, Australia, New-Zealand. At pitches of those countries the bowl travels very fast to the keeper and the bowl swings in the air and bounces high.


Stumps, Bails and crease:


A wicket consists  three stumps which are placed vertically upward and two bails which are kept at the top of the stumps. The total height of stump including bails is 72 cm and combined width of three stumps including the gaps is 23 cm.  
Creases are the lines which are painted around the wicket which are regarded as safe spot for batsman. Crease is drawn on both the side of wicket i.e. at batsman end and bowler end. While delivering the ball if the bowler crosses the crease then that is called as "no ball"and the bowler has to bowl that ball again.Similarly if the batsman is found out of the crease after the delivering the ball and if the wicket keeper or any other fielder hits the stumps then the batsman who is at that end gets out. 

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