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title: "What is the distance between the wickets ?"  
description: "What is the distance between the wickets ?"  
author: "Gurmeet Kaur"  
published: 2018-08-14  
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category: "sports"  
tags: ["cricket"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# What is the distance between the wickets ?

What is the [distance](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4971/5-best-bikes-for-long-distance-traveling) between the wickets ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by DILIP SINGH

**According to the rule of [cricket](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/361/2019-icc-world-cup-is-the-indian-team-ready-for-the-action), there are two sets of stems which are placed on a cricket pitch. Each set of wickets consists of 3 stumps they're named as a middle stump, off stump, leg stump. On high of the stumps, you've got to position 2 bail sticks. These stumps and bails area unit typically created from willow.** According to the principles and [laws of cricket,](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/361/2019-icc-world-cup-is-the-indian-team-ready-for-the-action) the peak of the stumps should be of 71.12 cms. The total distance between the off stump and leg stump ought to be nine inches or 22.86 cms ![What is the distance between the wickets ?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/0daccad8-e9ce-4dc3-8ab6-8d3c5ac370b0/images/e0fac8e4-ede0-4d29-ab62-972ae43de84b.gif)\
**Width and pitching** Two sets of wickets shall be pitched opposite and parallel to every different at a distance of twenty-two yards/20.12 m between the centers of the 2 middle stumps. Each set shall be nine in/22.86 cm wide and shall carry with it 3 picket stumps with 2 picket bails on high. **Size of stumps** The tiptop of the stumps shall be 28/71.1 cm on top of the taking part in surface and shall be dome formed aside from the bail grooves. The portion of a stump the taking part in surface shall be cylindrical aside from the vaulted top, with a circular section of a diameter not but 1⅜ in/3.49 cm nor more than 1½ in/3.81 cm \


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