Cricket pitch
20.12 m (66.01 ft)
Pitch length
The strip between the wickets, seen from above. 22 yards (20.12 m) long.
Published
How big is that?
20.12 m is 11 times an adult man and 74% of a blue whale.
Cricket pitch is the 15th largest of the 39 Classic objects, and the 52nd largest of the 109 objects across all three SizeItUp games.
Closest in size from the other games: Spinosaurus (Prehistoric Giants), 14 m long and James Webb Space Telescope (Sunshield) (Cosmic Scale), 21.197 m.
Size comparison
To scale, smallest to largest: Cricket pitch in orange beside the Classic objects nearest in size, in teal.
| Object | Size | vs Cricket pitch |
|---|---|---|
| Shipping container (40 ft)The long version of the standard intermodal container. | 12.192 m long | 61% of the size |
| Mount Rushmore (Washington's head)George Washington's carved head, measured from chin to the top of the head. | 18.3 m tall | 91% of the size |
| Cricket pitch | 20.12 m long | – |
| Tennis courtA doubles tennis court seen from above, measured baseline to baseline. | 23.77 m long | 1.2× bigger |
| Basketball court (FIBA)An international basketball court seen from above. | 28 m long | 1.4× bigger |
In other units
| Centimetres | 2,012 |
|---|---|
| Metres | 20.12 |
| Inches | 792.1 |
| Feet | 66.01 |
| Yards | 22 |
How it's measured
Pitch length. MCC Laws of Cricket, Law 6.1.
Sources
- lords.org: MCC Laws of Cricket, Law 6.1: a rectangular area of the ground 22 yards/20.12 m in length.
- cglcusa.co.za (supporting): Copy of the MCC Laws (2017 Code, 4th edition, 2026), Law 6.1, same wording.
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Could you have guessed it by eye?
Cricket pitch is one of the objects in Classic, a daily size comparison game: you stretch a shape to the size you think is right beside one you know.