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YEAR CITY
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AREA/MEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS SPORTS FIELDS
Badminton

44ft by 20ft. (doubles); 44ft. By 17 ft (singles)

Baseball

Diamond shaped ground; 90ft on each side and 127ft. Along the diagonal

Basketball

85ft by 46ft (maximum dimensions)

Billiards

10ft. Long, 5ft. Side and 3ft. High

Cricket

Ground: Round or oval shaped; Wickets: 22 yds. Apart; Ball: 8 13/14 to 9 inches in circumference and 5 3/4 oz. in weight; Bat: 4 1/4 inches maximum width and 38 inches maximum length; Bowling crease: 8 ft. and 8 inches in length; Popping crease: 4 ft. fro

Derby Course

1 1/2 miles (2.4 km).

Football

Length: 100 yds. To 130 yds.; breadth 50 yds; Goal width: 8 yds., Bar: 8 ft. from ground; Area 6 yds., from each goal-post; Ball: 27 inches to 28 inches in circmference; Duration: 90 minutes maximum.

Golf

Hole 4 1/2 inches; Ball: 1 1/2 oz. in weight.

Hockey

Ground 100 yds. By 55 to 60 yds.; Duration of game: two periods of 30 minutes each plus extra time in case of draw or suspension of game for some reason; Goal perpendicular posts: 8 yds. Apart joined together by a horizontal cross bar 7 ft. from ground; B

Marathon Race

26 miles, 385 yards.

Polo

Ground: 300 yds. By 200 yds.

Table Tennis

9 ft. x 6 ft. x 2 1/2 ft.

Tennis

78 ft. by 28 ft. (singles), 78 ft. by 36 ft. (doubles).

Volleyball

Rectangular 30 ft. by 30 ft.

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