Index
- Wickets Home
- 8.1 Width & pitching
- 8.2 Size of stumps
- 8.3 The bails
- 8.4 Junior cricket
- 8.5 Dispensing with bails
8.1 WIDTH AND PITCHING
Two sets of wickets are pitched opposite and parallel to each other 22 yards (20.12 m) apart between the centres of the middle stumps and are 9 inches (22.86 cm) wide
The wicket consists of
3 wooden stumps and 2 wooden bails
The points of the stumps are inserted on the back edge of the bowling crease
Two sets of wickets are pitched opposite and parallel to each other 22 yards (20.12 m) apart between the centres of the middle stumps and are 9 inches (22.86 cm) wide
The wicket consists of
3 wooden stumps and 2 wooden bails
The points of the stumps are inserted on the back edge of the bowling crease