Alan! Please help!

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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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?

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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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I think, then, that in the US we would say that the litter will be removed from the turf before the match.

Thanks, Alan.