{{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 popping crease at their end of the pitch. It is one of the two safe zones that batters run between to score runs.
==Location for matches==
{{See also|Category:Lists of cricket grounds}}
In addition to the cricket field, the ground may include a pavilion, viewing areas or stadium, a car park, shops, bars, floodlights, sight screens, 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 if a wicket is struck by the ball and they are not in their ground.]] A batter's ground is the area behind the popping crease at his end of the 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 runs. 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 dismissed (prevented from further scoring) by being run out or stumped if the fielding team put down the wicket in his ground.
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