THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MATCH44

The fact that the bail can be dislodged once the wicket was struck made this preferable for the stump, which identify was later placed on the hurdle uprights. Early manuscripts vary in regards to the size with the wicket, which acquired a 3rd stump inside the 1770s, but by 1706 the pitch—the region in between the wickets—was 22 yards extensive.