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Definition of protected area in English: protected areanoun Cricket A rectangle in the centre of the pitch on which a bowler may not run after delivering the ball. Example sentencesExamples - In cricket, running onto the protected area of the pitch, or even being on the pitch without just cause is forbidden.
- The fast bowler had to be pulled out of the attack in mid-over for running on to the protected area of the pitch.
- The additional stipulations cover: time wasting by fielding side, batsmen wasting time, and bowler running on the protected area after delivering the ball.
- I once saw a batsman draw a line with his bat from leg stump up the pitch and just before the protected area, to give himself a guide of where the leg spin bowler was pitching the ball.
- lf the umpire sees a bowler running on the protected area after delivering the ball, the umpire will caution the bowler.
- Cricket Australia said in a statement that he had been found guilty of creating a long valley within the protected area by means other than natural wear and tear.
- The Protected Area has no special relevance for batsmen, only for the bowler.
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