Talk:Cricket pitch

Creases vs Crease Markings
The image supposedly relating to Appendix B is completely wrong. It confuses the crease "markings" with the "creases" per se. The creases are the inside edges of the markings. That is those edges closest to the stumps which themselves should be on the back edge of the bowling crease "marking". Please try to get a more accurate image which correctly portrays the information in Appendix B of the Laws. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mokopuna (talk • contribs) 06:47, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Imperial measurements
Great article what about tying in the traditional Imperial maeasurements. The length of a cricket pitch is One Chain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.176.223.193 (talk • contribs) 13:21, 8 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I've added that a cricket pitch is 1 chain in length. Graham 87 10:29, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Could someone more computer savvy than me replace the image with one that gives the dimensions of the crease markings in Imperial units? E.g. the "122 cm" is approximate; the real distance is 4 ft. "122 cm" could be given in brackets. GarethStoat (talk) 12:52, 10 March 2021 (UTC)

Protected Area
Can anyone find a good picture showing the dimensions of the protected area of a cricket pitch which complies with all of wikipedia's copyright policies?

Merge proposal
Madmedea 00:26, 27 December 2006 (UTC) As Types of cricket pitches does not appear to meet the Wikipedia standard could someone with good subject knowledge take any of the unique information that is there and merge it into cricket pitch??

For what it's worth, I agree with the merger proposal. Flyguy649 16:23, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

As far as I can tell there is nothing to merge. The source article information is already in this article but in more detail (e.g., why a pitch slows). So I've changed Types of cricket pitches to a redirect QuiteUnusual 17:05, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Fine with me.... I just didn't know enough about cricket pitches to make the call! Madmedea 21:53, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Direction?
Is there anything in the direction in which a pitch lies? i've noticed recently that quite a few are north-south, and this would sem to make sense as the amount of sunlight received would be even, but i also know a couple (though less important and good ones) that are east-west. could a definite answer be included in the article? Movingpictures100@hotmail.com 14:31, 16 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I think the reason is that late in the day the sun is low in the sky. With a pitch lying E-W, the sun will be in the batsman's eyes when the bowling is from the west end. During the middle of the day, when the sun is roughly south, it's high enough in the sky for this not to be a problem with pitches lying N-S. That's based on my own reasoning. I don't have a citation to support it, I'm afraid. JH (talk page) 22:01, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

how to
the instructions on how to cultivate a pitch need to be rewritten to comply with Goldfinger820 02:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

bulli ?
"bulli" ?? I know what this means but surely it is not generic.Merkanmich 02:58, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

No references
I have added the "original research" and "no footnotes" templates because the article has absolutely no references. Also, the section about pitch construction reads like a original research. Pls provide valid references for the claims made in the article.Gprince007 15:58, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
 * I removed this 4 year old tag, because I am unable to work out what is the "original research" referred to here. Agree that the article needs improving, and more references would be very desirable, but there is a tag which addresses the lack of refs, and leaving another ugly tag languishing at the top for 4 years without any attempt to properly define or rectify the issue doesn't seem to have helped much, does it? Maybe specific discussion about what is "original research" in the article or attempts to edit/source whatever is "in question" would be more helpful than a generic tag, in order to move towards improvement ? 121.223.214.122 (talk) 19:38, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
 * I've just cut out swathes of text in the Typical pitches section, as it seems to be OR to me. There is only 1 ref in the whole section (there was an irrelevant one that I cut out), so am putting back an unreferenced section template. I feel there is more to be cut and have only cut the most obviously OR sections / lists of players who exploit the conditions Spike &#39;em (talk) 11:04, 29 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Yes and there is also a criticism of substance about this section. The narrative is unsubstantiated, although I think this could be rescued, but it is also about local conditions, not just local pitches. Whether there is bounce, pace, seam movement, spin and a surface that holds together for five days are properties of the pitch and its preparation, which may or may not be about local geography, geology and tradition, but whether the ball swings, or indeed reverse-swings, slows up in the air, or absorbs humidity or dew at the end of the day, is mostly a property of the local climate, although admittedly it seems that cricket grounds in the desert, for example, create their own micro-climate that may perhaps be said to be create conditions that are a property of the pitch.
 * Overall this section could, suitably referenced, make a great article - or several articles - about local cricket conditions. But at the moment this section does not support the heading and definition. Alternatively the definition might be broadened to say that the cricket world also uses the word "pitch" to refer to all the special conditions that arise from playing on a surface, on a day, in a locality, prepared according to local custom and practice, using local materials. One way or the other I feel. Atconsul (talk) 12:26, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

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Wide Markers
Should there be a section about wide marks, or them be added to the graphics? Macktheknifeau (talk) 09:47, 4 February 2022 (UTC)