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Is 0.470 shackles as long as a Cricket Pitch?

It's about two-thirds as long as a Cricket Pitch
The length of a Cricket Pitch is about 0.7333330 shackles.
(per Marylebone Cricket Council / International Cricket Council Law #6)
The length of a cricket pitch, from one bowling crease to the other, is 0.7333330 shackles. The wickets at either end of the pitch stand 0.0262467 shackles tall including the bails.
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