Cricket ground
The cricket ground is a large, either circular or oval ground covered with grass. Though dimensions for a cricket ground are not fixed, the diameter of the playing area usually stays between 450 feet and 500 feet, with a rope marking the outer perimeter of the field. This is called the boundary, the target of every batsman who love the hollering of a crowd gone berserk with the heat of the play.
The central strip of the cricket ground is the cricket pitch that is 22 yards (20.12 m) long and 10 feet (3 m) wide, with one set of wickets (three stumps and the bails) at each end, known as batting end and bowling end. The surface of the pitch is very flat and stays covered normally with extremely short grass. Most of the action in a cricket ground takes place on this pitch, since both batting and bowling are to be done specifically on this strip of land. The lines on the pitch are known as creases that decide the dismissals of batsmen and correct deliveries. Pitches are famous for their inconsistency regarding the bounce, spin and seam movement available; this is what that makes certain pitches favorite to certain players who know how to make the best out of them.
The cricket ground may have two additional field markings for some limited over matches; these are the curves with 30 yards (27.4 m) radius that’s drawn from the center of each wicket according to the pitch’s breadth that join with lines drawn parallel at 30 yards to the pitch’s length. The line divides the field into two separate parts - the infield and the outfield, while two circles of 15 yards radii center on each wicket and define the “close-infield”. All of these three; however, are meant for enforcing restrictions on fielding.
Test pitches in India are conducive to turn the ball significantly; the Australian and South African pitches have been found to be bouncy; English pitches are the best to make the ball seam and swing; pitches in Pakistan are where run-festivals are held and Sri Lankan and West Indies pitches are infamous for being slow and low. But if it is about the the low-scoring cricket grounds, then nothing can perhaps beat the Dunedin cricket ground, followed by Headingley, Cape Town and the MCG. However, the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai beats them all - this cricket ground has been found to produce the lowest average runs per wicket in the last ten years.
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