Cricket AtoZ

In Cricket, the middle of the field is a rectangular surface, where the grass is very low. This is the wicket, or square or pitch. At each end of the pitch there is a group of three stumps, close enough to each other so that the ball can’t pass between them. The stumps are surmounted by two bails. The ensemble makes a wicket (wicket must not be confused with the word which is synonym with pitch). The distance between the two wickets is in general 22 yards (about 20 meters). On the pitch there are creases traced. One line having 4 feet ( 1 m 30) length is traced in front of the wickets, and this is called popping crease, which is a safe territory for the batter, equivalent with the base in baseball.

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