{{short description|Area in and around cricket field, or two safe areas batsmen run between to score runs}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} [[File:Sydney_Cricket_Ground_(24509044622).jpg|thumb|right|The [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] in 2016.]]
In [[cricket]], a '''ground''' is a location where cricket matches are played, comprising a [[cricket field]], [[cricket pavilion]] and any associated buildings and amenities.
A '''batter's ground''' is the area behind the [[crease (cricket)|popping crease]] at their end of the [[Cricket pitch|pitch]]. It is one of the two [[safe haven games|safe zones]] that batters run between to score [[run (cricket)|runs]].
==Location for matches==
{{See also|Category:Lists of cricket grounds}}
In addition to the cricket field, the ground may include a [[Cricket pavilion|pavilion]], viewing areas or [[stadium]], a car park, shops, bars, [[floodlight]]s, [[sight screen]]s, gates, and conference facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lords.org/lords/visit-us/ground-map|title=Lord's Ground Map|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edgbaston.com/info/around-the-ground/#|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512043311/https://edgbaston.com/info/around-the-ground/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2020|title=Edgbaston – Around the ground|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kentcricket.co.uk/grounds/the-county-ground|title=The County Ground, Beckenham|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref>
==Parts of the pitch== [[File:Cricket_pitch_perspective.svg|thumb|The white lines (popping creases) and the area in between them are the only part of the field between the two batter's grounds. There is a [[wicket]] in each of the grounds, and batters risk being [[out (cricket)|out]] if a wicket is struck by the ball and they are not in their ground.]] A batter's ground is the area behind the [[crease (cricket)|popping crease]] at his end of the [[Cricket pitch|pitch]]. In general, a ground belongs only to the batter who is closest to it, and stays so until the other batter gets closer to it.<ref>A batter who is in one ground can be considered to be the same distance away from the other ground as the distance between the grounds.</ref>
Whether a batter is in or out of his ground is defined by Law 30 of the [[Laws of Cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lords.org/mcc/laws/batsman-out-of-his-her-ground|title=Law 30, Batter out of his/her ground|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> So long as the batter has his body or his bat (that he is holding) touching the ground, he is in it, and is said to have "made good his ground".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cricket – Runs|url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/cricket-sport|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
Batters can run between the two grounds to score [[Run (cricket)|run]]s. However, if a batter is out of his ground (which can happen when he enters a ground that another batter is already occupying), he may be [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissed]] (prevented from further scoring) by being [[run out]] or [[stumped]] if the fielding team [[put down the wicket]] in his ground.
==References== {{reflist}}
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