How wide are cricket stumps?

Question

Cricket stumps are an important and integral part of a cricket match, without them one can not imagine to play cricket.I want to know what sould be the ideal width of cricket stumps, please specify.

Answer 1

Here is what the BBC had on the subject:"The stumps are 28 inches high above the ground and are equally spaced to cover a width of nine inches. "http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/rules_and_equipment/4177874.stm