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During a match, the cricket pitch serves as the main attraction on the cricket field. The cricket field measures 22 yards (20.12 meters) in length and 10 feet (3.05 meters) in width. Because the surface is so flat, the ball may bounce when it is tossed to the batsman. At either end of the playing field are a wicket and a batsman's ground. It is a no-ball (it is wide if the ball is not thrown near one of them) if the bowler fails to deliver the ball from one end of the pitch to the batsman or wicket at the other end.
The most significant measurement on a cricket field is the length of the cricket pitch itself. To construct and arrange other elements on the cricket field, like the wickets, crease, and so on, one must be aware of the exact length of the cricket pitch.You should know that cricket is a colonial game that has historically used antiquated units of measurement like yards. Nonetheless, cricket pitches are also measured using modern techniques, such as the metric system.
One of the more straightforward tasks is to count the steps and measure the pitch's length with your feet.
An adult can walk 10 metres in around 13 steps on average. Therefore, it will require 26 steps to get the cricket pitch's length.
The table below explains the different measurements, including the length of a cricket pitch in steps.
| A cricket pitch's length from wicket to wicket. | 26 steps |
| cricket pitch length from crease to crease | 23 steps |
| cricket pitch length from edge to edge | 29 steps |
| Width of the cricket pitch during a match | 4 steps |
| The cricket pitch's total width | 4.75 steps |
The cricket field's "square" designates a distinct area. This is the area directly outside the pitch where prior games have been played. Anywhere in the square can be designated as a pit, which will remain inactive until utilized.The outfield is situated outside the plaza and stretches to the bounds. Though they are frequently used, the terms "square" and "outfield" have no actual meaning in the laws of the game. Because it has already been used in a game, the grass is shorter and the ball tends to travel over the square more quickly.
Standard Sizes of Playfields for Various Sports Disciplines
|
Sl. No. |
Name of Sports Disciplines |
Dimensions (International Standard) |
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1 |
Aquatics |
50 x 25M (depth minimum 5M) |
|
2 |
Archery |
Distance of Target from point of shooting is 70M |
|
3 |
Athletics |
400M Oval Track (radius 36.50m), outer circle distance 176.91m |
|
4 |
Badminton |
44 feet length x 17 feet width for singles, and 44 x 20 feet for doubles |
|
5 |
Basketball (including 3x3 basketball) |
25M Width X 40M Length |
|
6 |
Boxing |
6.10M Length x 6.10M Width |
|
7 |
Cycling |
250M oval track |
|
8 |
Discuss throw |
Size and Weight of Discus for men’s sports – Weight 2 Kg and diameter 8.5 inches Size and Weight of Discuss for women’s sports – Weight 1 Kg and diameter 7 inches Size of circle – 6 mm metallic ring embedded in concrete with inner diameter 2.135 metre (7 feet) |
|
9 |
Fencing |
26 Length x 8.5m width |
|
10 |
Football (soccer) |
maximum length - 120 m maximum width - 90m minimum length - 90 m |
|
11 |
Golf |
18 Holes - Size and depth of hole - 4.5 inches size and 4 inches depth |
|
12 |
Gymnastics (Artistic, Rhythm ic and Trampoline) |
12M Length x 12M Width |
|
13 |
Handball |
40M Length x 20M width |
|
14 |
High Jump |
Runway Length - 15m, Crossbar - 4m |
|
15 |
Hockey |
91.40M Length x 55.00M Width |
|
16 |
Javelin Throw |
Dimension of runway in javelin throw – 30 metre long x 4 metre wide |
|
17 |
Judo |
8.00M Length x 8.00M Width |
|
18 |
Karate |
Play area 8.00M Length x 8.00M Width (Total Mat size 12m x 12m) |
|
19 |
Kho Kho |
Total Area - 30mx19m, Playing Area - 27mx16m |
|
20 |
Long Jump |
Runway - 40m, Pit Size - 9m x 2.75m |
|
21 |
Net Ball |
Court Length - 30.5mx15.25m |
|
22 |
Pole Vault |
Runway 40m-45m, Landing Surface - 20ft x maximum l1e9nfgt th - 275 m |
|
23 |
Polo |
maximum width - 180m |
|
24 |
Power Lifting |
Platform Area - 4.0mx4.0m, 10 cm in height from Surroundings |
|
25 |
Roll Ball |
Court Size - 28-40mx15-20m |
|
26 |
Rowing |
2000m long x 10m wide(6m depth) |
|
27 |
Rugby 7s |
100M Length x 70M Width |
|
28 |
Sepak Takraw |
13. 4m x 6.1 m |
|
29 |
Shooting |
Distance of target from shooting point 10M, 25M, 50M |
|
30 |
Shootingball |
Court Size - 10mx20mx0.75m |
|
31 |
Shot Put |
Sector Length - 19m. Circle Radius - 1.067m |
|
32 |
Table Tennis |
Room size 14M x 7M |
|
33 |
Tenni Koit |
Court Size - 12.2m x 5.5m |
|
34 |
Tennis |
23.77 m x 8.23 m (single) and 23.77 m x 10.9 m (doubles) |
|
35 |
Triple Jump |
Runway - 40m, Pit Size - 9m x 2.75m |
|
36 |
Tug of War |
Area - 50m x 5m |
|
37 |
Volleyball |
Play area 18m x 9m |
|
38 |
Water Polo |
length - max 30 m and min 20 m (men) & length max 25 and min 20 m (women) width - max 20 m and min 10 m (for both) |
|
39 |
Weightlifting |
8m Length x 8m Width |
|
40 |
Wrestling |
9m diameter of Circle |