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How long is a cricket pitch?
A cricket pitch is 20.1 m · 66 ft long.
Cricket pitch at true scale
- Cricket pitch 20.1 m · 66 ft
- Orca up to 9.75 m · 32 ft
- New Routemaster bus 11.2 m · 36.9 ft
- Triceratops 9 m · 29.5 ft
Cricket pitch (blue) beside an orca, a New Routemaster bus and a Triceratops, all on one scale.
Under MCC Law 6, a cricket pitch is 22 yards (20.12 m) long between the bowling creases and 10 ft (3.05 m) wide. The game measures that 20.12 m strip.
Cricket pitch length and width
The length of a cricket pitch is 22 yards (20.12 m) from bowling crease to bowling crease. The batters’ popping creases are marked 4 ft (1.22 m) in front of those creases.
| Measurement | Size |
|---|---|
| Length, bowling crease to bowling crease | 22 yd (20.12 m) |
| Width | 10 ft (3.05 m) |
| Popping crease, in front of the bowling crease | 4 ft (1.22 m) |
| Bowling crease length | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
| Wicket width | 9 in (22.86 cm) |
| Height of the stumps | 28 in (71.12 cm) |
Sources: MCC — Law 6: The Pitch (checked 2026-09-29); MCC — Law 7: The Creases (checked 2026-09-29); MCC — Law 8: The Wickets (checked 2026-09-29).
Compared with familiar things
- A cricket pitch is about 2.1× an orca (up to 9.75 m · 32 ft).
- A cricket pitch is about 1.8× a New Routemaster bus (11.2 m · 36.9 ft).
- A cricket pitch is about 2.2× a Triceratops (9 m · 29.5 ft).
- A cricket pitch is about 2.7× a football goal (7.32 m · 24 ft).
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Play five comparisonsWhat is measured
Length between the bowling creases: 20.1 m · 66 ft. MCC Law 6: the pitch is 22 yards/20.12 m long and 10 ft/3.05 m wide.
Source: MCC — Law 6: The Pitch. Checked 2026-09-28. The silhouette is scaled so this measurement is exact; its other proportions are illustrative.