Pitch (sports)

Pitch (sports)

:"This article is for the playing field of many sports. For baseball, see Pitch (baseball). For climbing and caving, see Pitch (vertical space)."

A pitch is an open outdoor area for various activities. It is used in British and Australian English; the comparable term in American English is field. However, there are some differences, as a cricket field contains the cricket pitch.

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

Games that are played on a pitch include:
*cricket (see cricket pitch)
*football (see football pitch)
*bocce
*horseshoes
*stake

ee also

*Lawn game
*Quidditch pitch (in the fictional game of Quidditch)


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