Alan! Please help!

[Jamie (K)]

Alan --

In a grammar book from the UK, I saw a sentence more or less like this one: "The litter will be removed from the pitch before the match starts."

I understand this to mean, "The rubbish will be removed from the tar surface before the game starts."

I know I am interpreting this wrong. Can you explain what it means? What sport is involved here?

[Alan]

Hi,

Pitch in this context means field as in football field as used in any team ball game. Cricket is another example.

Alan
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[Jamie (K)]