Pitch (sports field)

A pitch is an outdoor playing area for various sports. The term is used in British and Australian English; the comparable term in American English is playing field. In most sports,^{[citation needed]} the official technical term is field of play, although this is not regularly used by those outside of refereeing/umpiring circles.

In the sport of cricket, the cricket pitch refers not to the entire field of play, but to the section of the field on which batting and bowling take place in the centre of the field. The pitch is prepared differently to the rest of the field, to provide a harder surface for bowling.

A pitch is often a regulation space, as in an association football pitch.

Fields of play

	Association football	Football pitch
	Basketball	Basketball court
200px	Camoens, Gaelic football, and hurling	Camogie, Gaelic football, and hurling pitch
	Cricket	Cricket pitch
	Field hockey	Field hockey field
	Ice hockey	Ice hockey rink
	Rugby union and Rugby league	Rugby pitch
	Speed skating	Speed skating rink
	Tennis	Tennis court
	Track cycling	Velodrome

See also

• Playing field

External links

• Rules and dimensions