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LAW 9 THE BOWLING, POPPING AND RETURN CREASES


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LAW 9 THE BOWLING, POPPING AND RETURN CREASES



1. The creases

    A bowling crease, a popping crease and two return creases shall be marked in white, as set
     out in 2, 3 and 4 below at each end of the pitch. See Appendix B.

2. The bowling crease
     The bowling crease, which is the back edge of the crease marking, shall be the line through
     the centres of the three stumps at that end. It shall be 8 ft 8 in/2.64m in length, with the 
     stumps in the centre.


3. The popping crease
     The popping crease,  which  is the  back  edge of  the crease marking,  shall  be in front of 
     and parallel to the  bowling  crease  and  shall be 4 ft / 1.22 m from it. The popping crease  
     shall  be marked to  a minimum of 6 ft/1.83m on either side of the imaginary line joining the 
     centres of the two middle stumps and shall be considered to be unlimited in length.


4. The return creases
     The return creases, which are  the inside edges  of the crease markings, shall be at right angles 
     to the popping crease at  a distance of  4 ft 4 in /1.32m either side  of the imaginary line joining 
     the centres  of  the  two middle stumps. Each  return  crease shall be  marked from the popping 
     crease to a minimum of 8 ft/2.44 m behind it and shall be considered to be unlimited in length.


[Meaning for some important terms in TAMIL: edge-விளிம்பு, right angle-செங்கோணம்]
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