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Cricket Field and Boundary

A cricket field seen from above, with the pitch at the centre of an oval boundary — and the point that the Laws of Cricket fix the pitch but not the size or shape of the field.

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Cricket field and boundaryA cricket field seen from above: an oval boundary with the pitch at the centre. The Laws of Cricket fix the pitch but not the size or shape of the field, which the umpires determine before the toss.Pitch — 22 ydfixed by the LawsBoundary — the Laws fix no size or shapeThe umpires determine it before the tossICC international playing conditions require 65–90 yd from the pitch centre

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