ECB shorten junior pitches in bid to make cricket more enjoyable

The recommended changes apply to a variety of age levels and come into immediate effect having been approved on November 29

The ECB have approved changes to the length of cricket pitches at a variety of age levels after trials and research over the past three years, as firs

Plans for changes were first reported in the May 2018 edition of The Cricketer, and were approved by the ECB Recreational Assembly on November 29 - applying with immediate effect across England and Wales.

A table of the changes can be found below: 

Junior Cricket Ambassador Andrew Strauss said: “The proposed changes to pitch lengths and formats are a product of extensive research and trialling conducted by ECB over the past 3 years. 

“I am impressed by the evidence of an improvement in techniques for batting, bowling and fielding. However, the most exciting feedback has come from the players themselves who found the new formats increased their enjoyment of playing our great game”

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