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    In the 1800s pitching the stumps at cricket is how we got the name pitch but in which year was it extended to football: 1870, 1892, 1900 or 1910?

    Question #76800. Asked by bobbysgirl58. (Mar 06 07 3:53 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		"It wasn’t until the 1870s that the term was turned into a noun to describe the playing area and it was extended to football only about 1900 — surprisingly late in both cases."


    http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-pit1.htm

    Mar 06 07, 4:39 AM

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