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title: "What is the length of the bowling crease ?"  
description: "What is the length of the bowling crease ?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-08-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48329/what-is-the-length-of-the-bowling-crease  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["cricket"]  
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# What is the length of the bowling crease ?

What is the [length](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2439/sat-exam-its-length) of the bowling crease ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

The [Bowling Crease](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34331/who-has-been-appointed-the-bowling-coach-of-india-in-july-2017) is also popularly known as **“Popping Crease”**. One Popping Crease is drawn on both the ends of the pitch and in front of the [wickets](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48348/how-many-wickets-have-kapil-dev-taken-in-one-day-international). **The length of Popping Crease (Batting Crease) is marked 1.22 m in front of the Stumps at either end**. The return creases are marked at the right angle to the [Batting](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33810/which-indian-cricketer-has-won-the-espncricinfo-award-for-best-odi-batting-show) and Popping Crease is measured as 1.32m at either side of the middle stump.

![What is the length of the bowling crease ?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ba506f52-41b0-4ce0-a495-2cfbbe311c64/images/f9b3b3e1-10f4-413d-b3bf-aefb91c05963.png)\
The size of the [field](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34227/how-to-create-field-mapping-using-salesforce-data-loader) varies from ground to ground on which the [match](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48351/who-took-the-first-hat-tricks-in-a-test-match) is played. Whereas the shape and size of the pitch remain the same. **The [pitch](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33699/which-is-the-worst-cricket-pitch-of-all-time) is in Rectangular shape and the length of the pitch is 22 yards i.e. 20.12m and width is 10 feet i.e. 3.05m.** \


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