In the sport of cricket, the cricket pitch refers not to the entire field of play, but to the section of the field on which batting and bowling take place in the centre of the field. The pitch is prepared differently to the rest of the field, to provide a harder surface for bowling....
The surface layer of a playing area such as a tennis court, playground, hard cricket pitch, running track, &c. is prepared by forming an emulsion of 5-25 per cent by volume of rubber latex and 95-75 per cent bituminous material and mixing the emulsion with stone chippings to form an ...