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TH E C R I C K E T B A T

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 C R I C K E TI N G .

IN TROD U CTI ON

TO TH E C RI C K E TIN G WO R L D AT L AR G E .

N this
pam phleteer ing m agazining book, ,

m aki ng a e I v ent u e o e wh t b o ld l t o
g , r s m a
y
intr ude upon your notice this little v olum e .

Pr oper l spe aking it ought t o h av e e m a

y ,

nate d fr om a pr ofe ssional c r i cketer ; bv

om m ost l
, ikel y it would have been m or e scientifically
,

and led th an by th e hum bl e i ndiv id u al wh o thus a br up tl y

pr ese nts him self Tim e not seem ing to im pr ov e th
. e p r ob abil ities
of th e app e ar anc e o f a wor k wher ein to l ook for dir ections h ow
to wiel d th is m ighty sceptr e of delight I tr ust I shallnot be
,

ac c use d of a n un w ar r a ntable v ani ty in su pp o sing m y sel f o f

y s a r

qualified by e xpe r ie nce as to be able to c onvey a few hints which , ,

in th e p r osec u tion of an ar dent de sir e to excel in th e p r ac t ic e of

this nobl e pastim e th, e y oung as wel, las th e m or e adv anced p r actitioner m a
y
,

find of som e l ittle value My gr eat aim is to discov er whether this splendid
.

gam e is or is not soconnected with som e of th e be autifull aws of m otion as to

deser ve th e appel lat ion of a sc ienc e ; and ifso to institute a few inqu
, ,
ir ies to ,

ascer t ain wh at ar e th e laws that r egul ate such hono ur abl e appellation That .

I B
2 IN TR OD U CTION .

it is not wh ol
ly unconnected wi th som e hhigh and honour tir r ing p in
of t e -
s r

ci
p l
es of M or alPhil
osophy is a , s uggest ion which y h d thc o n tem pt of
m a azar e

h elf
t e s -
suffi cient ; e e heless
n v rt pr epar ed with good evidence in favour
,
we ar e

of our statem ent . Fir st our

affir m atio
, n is wel lattested by th e p ar adox ,

th
”
a whil st in war we ar e m ost in peace ; at least we have a r ight to pr e ,

su m e that t h e c ontest fo r v ictor y in an h onou r able p ast im e p r esupposes th

y e

ab sence of al lanim osity In fur ther pr oof of this we hav e onl

. y to c onsider ,

h ow del ightfully flows th e gam e whe n it cl aim s allegiance to th e so v er eignty

of these te m p or iz ing attr ibute s viz l aud abl e am bition wher e th

,
. e want o f all ,

angr y feel ing sec ur es m or alappr obation; cheer fulness which per vades th e ,

co nt e st giving spiri t and ac t ivi ty to th

,
e body ; c o ur age bol dly to face or , ,

pr udently to yield to th e extr em i ties of For t u ne —wh o takes a l ively inter est
i n th e S por t notwithst anding al lour assum ed pr oficiency ; j udgm ent to appl y ,

exper ience upon which physical knowledge is founded ; justice in dealing ,

”
fair ly one by another ; m oder ation in all things ; or der He av en s fir st
’

l aw ; and th e tr ue v al ue and m odest acknowl edgm ent of pr aise and r eputa

tion .Petty differ ences in spite of th , e m ost watchfu lr estr aint wil loccasion ,

al ly ofier them selves ; but with few exceptions th

'

, e str uggl e is not so m uch ,

to e nfor c e th e str ict l etter of th e law wher e it wo ul d inter fer e with th

, e com

for t of th e individ u alor th e good feel ing of th e asse m bl ed ar m i es but wh o ,

sho ul dh e th e fir st to yiel d Som e stem thinking philosopher s m ay exclaim

.
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,

What h lm ay they ask what h ad th

”
as scienc e to do with sp o rt ! As wel e

fal ling of an apple to dowith th e laws o f gr av it ation The r eply to this would .

be L et them tr y to explain (without having r ecour se toscientific investigation)

,

th e pr actic e of an g am e whi c h cal h an s physicale ne r gies to com pete

’

y ls fo r t m

wit h th e theor y of m otion N o fi gur e on e ar th so beautifulas a spher e and

.
,

no i nquir y on th e l aws of m o tion so del ightful as that which is connected

with its m ovem ents and ch anges consequent upon c er t ain im pul ses De .

scending if o
y u ,p le ase t o th e m otion of a cr icket b al
,
l acc or di ng as t h e axis -
:

of r otation dur ing it s flight fr om th e bo wl er is hor iz ontalor oblique so will ,

it have upon r e ac hing th

, e gr ou nd th e bias or twist
,
as it i s c al
, led and , :

it is a scientific inquir y and a ver y sati sfactor y ac quir em e nt to be abl

,
e , ,
 IN TR OD U C TION . 3

im m ediately a bal lis del iver ed to calculate and ascer tain to a nicety what
,

twist it wil ltake accor ding to th

, e del iv er y of th e differ ent b owl er s .

In th e o ld fashioned under hand bowl

-
ing when th e b al
, ll eft th e h and of a

fast bowl er it h ,a d im p ar ted to it a r otato r y m otio n th e axi s of r otation l

, ike ,

that of a car r iage wheel being p ar al

-
,
elto th
l e hor iz o n and up on r eaching th , e ,

gr ound (pr ovi ded always its axis was not alter ed by any unev enness of th
, e

tur f) woul d r etain this pr ogr essive action per haps even a little incr eased by
,

its contact wi th th e ear t h and al ,

though ar r e sted in its pr ogr ess towar ds th
, e

wicket by a wel lfac ed bat woul

-
d upon falling to th
, , e gr ou nd (pr ovide d ,

agai n th, e axis of r ot ation was no t al ter e d) continue to advance and h it th e ,

wicket to th , e su r p r ise and m o r tificat ion o f th e bat sm an .

The knowledge of this pr inciple of pr ogr essiv e m otion consequent upon ,

cer tain im pu l se wo ul
,
d have m ade h im suspicious of th e thr e at ening ev ent ;

and being so m et hing pr ep ar ed he wo ul

, d hav e guar ded against th e p ossibil ity
of what we h av e j ust stated and not r ailag ainst b ad l
, uck I need scar cely .

wast e t h e t im e of m any o f m y indul gent r eader s by r em indi ng them of ,

ano ther exem pl ifi cation of t his l aw o f pr ogr essive m otion which is of such ,

v alue in th e gam e of Bil l iar ds wher e one ball aft er having im par ted to an
, ,

other th e gr eat er sh ar e of its m o tion stil lr eta ins (after th

, e cont ac t) so m uch

of this r otat or y pr incipl e as to follow its com p anion alm ost to th e e nd of it s

j our ney .

S uper fi uous as t he se ob ser vations m ay appear t o som e wh o m ay take th e

tr oubl e to wade th r ough this tr eatise yet I tr u ,

st I am not to
, o el
, ab o r ate in

th e expositio n of these use fultr uths Toth e be inner as wel

.
g l as to th e m or e
,

adv anced pr ac titio ne r this fac t i s ev ident that howev er dexter ous and
, , ,

accom pl ished he m ay becom e by habitualpr ac tice (m inus th e h ints her ein

,

suggested) et he sh al l be com e so m uch th e m o r e so by a r ight under st and

y ,

ing of those l aws upo n which he is r egu l ating h i s pl easur able exer cise
That th e sc ienc e o f b atting deser v es any consider ation at al l is m et by th e ,

fact that it pr om ises th

, e pr o bability of long and wellear ned scor es I do - .

not pr e sum e to r educe b atting to a cer t ainty ; for tunat el y for th e bo wl er s and ,

for th e ge e
n r al in t e r e st o f the g am e t hi s c an n ot
,
be d one My at t e m p t is .
4 I N TR OD U C TI ON .

m er ely to pr ove that we m ay tr eat th e su bject with th e sam e cou r tesy as any

other scientific or skil fulinquir y and not ascr ibe to badl

,
uck al lthat happens
to th e chanc e su r r ounded b atsm an
-
Per fection is a qualifi ca tion which
.
,

m o r ally or physically consider ed is a ver y danger ous topic Of contr over sy ;

,

y e ,
t w i th d ue de fe r e nce to the B a ts o f byg on e da y s I t h in k w e m a
y ysa
,

com p ar ativ el y that at no per iod of th e c r ic keti ng age was ev er per fection

sogr eat Veter an Bats 1 Obser ve wel

. lthat I use th e wor d com p ar at iv el y
for al
,
though th e difficu l ties of th e pr e sent styl e of bat ting ar e gr eatly ln
c r e ased by th e incr eased height Of t h e stu m ps and by th e e xtr ao
,
r di nar y

liber ty given to som e of th e bo wl er s wh o appr oac h so near th

, e lim i ts of pr o
r i et as often to advance to th e w ic ke t d ou b t fu l whe t he o n ot t hei b ow l
p y , r r r

ing wil lbe consider ed by th e um p ir e t o co m e u nder th e denom inatio n Of r eal ly

a fair l y deliver ed ball yet we m ust not for get taking th
-
, , e gam e as it sto od in
your days to ascr ibe ever y pr oper honour to you for th
,
e spl endid feats which
y o u pe r for m ed .

I m ust not detain you m y indulgent Reader s with any m or e intr oductor y
, ,

m atter l ,
est I occasion a distaste for th e intr insic Object of our deb ate ; and ,

ther efor e with sincer e h

, Ope tha t th e fo llowing r em ar ks suggestions hints or , , ,

other wise m ay pr ove useful if not am using I hum bl

, , , y subscr ibe m yself
your wellwisher to enjoy health str ength cour age activity patience and
-
, , , , ,

per sev er ance to secur e th ,

e inexpr essibl e delight Of attaining th e wi shed fo r -

pr oficiency It i s to be accom plished equally by th

. e Peer as th e Peasa nt .

And l ,ast and not l ,

east to enj oy in eith
, er char acter th e gr atifi cation of asso

ciating with your fel low m or tal s in th

- e m anl y spor t teac hing one another th
, e

n d m o r alle sson Of bear ing al ike w it h be co m ing gr ace th e vi ctor y o r de

g r a

feat as it m ay be var iousl

,
y distr ibuted in this fr iendly war far e G o for th .
,

m
y b o o k and go
,
o d speed
g o wi th t hee ! Se cu r e b ut on e a pp r o v in g s m ile ,

and that shal lcheer thee onwar d in th y w a

yw a r d fligh t .
 PAR T I .

C H A P TE R I
.

D RE S S , E TC .

Costly t hh
y a bi t as t y p u r seh ca n b uy,
But not ex p r essed in fanc y
r ic , not
g a h
ud y
h
For t e ap p ar eloft p r oc l
a im s t e m an — h
S H AR S PR AR R .

t h g e te t po ible f e do
e r a s ss r e m im
of l b is e
n ce ssary to t h
e

accomplishm ent of a good Cr icketer so it is essentialthat we ,

study a l ittle th e dr e ss I pr opose ther efor e to devote this

.
, ,

Chapter to th e consider ation o f those things with which it is as ,

wel l to be suppl ied viz bats b alls stum ps net S hoes gloves paddings
, .
, , , , , , ,

fl annelvests &c &c

, . .

Const itutions differ in m ost m en Cl im ate and th

. e o r dinar y cu sto m s and

exer cises r egulate th e dr e ss a nd co stum e s of m ost natio ns In our spor ts .

,

each seem s to have appr opr iate d for itself th e dr ess m ost su i table for th e re

quir ed exer cise The huntsm an th

. e S p or tsm an th
,
e Cr ic keter and al lwh
, o ,

e ngage in an Of th e athl e ti exe r cises wher e m uch ac tivity is r equ ir ed hav e

y c ,

th e appr o pr iate unifor m s not without a due r egar d to com for t The neglect
,
.

of the se m att er s h as Often exposed th e pr ec ipitate and h ar dy yo uth to th e

danger ous consequence s attending th e gr e at changes to which we ar e su bject

6 C R I C KE TI N G .

in this unsettl
ed clim ate . I m a
y be excused ther efor e
, ,
if I am a ittle
l par ti
cular upon this head .

In th e fi r st pl ac e I str o
,
ngl y r ecom m end a cap m ade of chequere d woollen
it i s light and coolto th e head ab sor b s per spir ation and (which i s no
, t an ,

insig nifi cant fac t) is not likely to blow off and h it th e wicket An under .

flannelv est or thin !er sey I hold to be exceedingly usefulin pr eventing th

, , e

too fast e vap or ation of th e heat o f th e body For th e sam e r easo

. n a cotton ,

shir t i s bet t er t han a l i nen one ; but th e Sl eev es being lar ge m any a m an h as ,

lost h is wicket by th e b al lgl ancing off th e fo ds ; to say nothing of th

l e anno y
ing dec isions of car el ess um pir es and ev en of those wh
,
o ar e e ver watch fulto
do their duty with th e str ic t est r egar d to hone sty The best plan is to h . av e

a ! er sey no t too tight in fit wi th a S hir t col

,
lar m ade to but to n on th e tap .

A cotton neckcl oth m ay not l ook quite so dr e ssy but it is m uc h be tte r than a
,

sil k one because silk is a non conductor Of heat and does not absor b per
,
-
,

spir atio n The attention to this last nam ed fac t is r eally wor thy your str ictest
.
-

r egar d . Ther e is allth e differ enc e between c ar el essness and pr udenc e ; and
al though in m y r ecom m endations of dr e ss I do not wish to be under stood as
, ,

giving dir ections for th e p r oper cul tivation of h ot house pl ants

ye t withou-
t , ,

a du e r egar d to th e ab o v e co nsider ations of heal th your enj oym ent in this ,

exer cise willbe gr eatly c ur tailed if not wholly suppr essed

, .

The tr ouser s Should be m ade of flannel wellS hr unk befor e it is m ade up

, ,

having S ix loops r oun d th e wai st band t hr o ugh which an I ndian r ubber bel
,
t -

m a
y p ass and hel,
p t o d o th e du ty of b r ac e s whic h m ust be expl, o ded w h
il st

in th e activ e exer cise o f hitting Any socks or stockings ar e bet ter than S il
. k
or cotton Wor sted is soft to th
. e fee t and l ess li able to chafe .

Take car e tohav e th e spikes o f your S hoes put in pr oper l y The twounder .

th e bend of th e fo ot S houl d be near er th e to Of th

p e sole t h an is no w t h e

cu sto m to p ut them and th

, e o ne in adv ance S hou ld be between and close
under th e div isio n of th e fir st and seco nd toe s A gr and secr et of com for t is
.

to hav e spike s put into S hoes which you hav e wor n for som e tim e .

Al ways whether at pr actice or wh

, ilst engaged in m atches wear p addings ; ,

for th e uncer tai nty and th e ir r egu ar ity of th

l e pr e sent system o f thr ow mg
 C RICKE TIN G . 7

bowling is som eth ing danger ous ; and one violent blow in th e beginning Of

th e seaso n m ay incap ac itate or disco ur age you for th e r est of th e year Fal se .

pr ide willactuate m any to discar d this m eans of pr eventing pain ; but this
p seudo for titude will pay dear ly for its obstinacy The padding which I .

r ecom m end as m ost b ec o m i ng in its appe ar ance and m o st effectiv e in its

,

intentions is to hav e l
,
ongitudin alsockets m ade (inside th ,
e legs Of th e tr ou

ser s) of linen half an inch apar t extending fr om two inches above th

, , e knee

an do wn t o th e l o w e r p ar t of th e tr o u ser s L ong sl ip s of Indian r u bbe r

p .
,

half an inch thick c an always be inser ted ther ein and taken out as they go
, ,

or com e fr om th e wash An d her e l

. et m e str o ngl y ur ge that your pr ac tice be
c onduc ted as m u ch l ike m atch playing as possible Heedless hitting Off
-
.

car eless bowling is wor se than no pr ac tice at all; it is like shutting your
eyes at Billiar ds and hitting har d for th
,
e ch ance s of t he tabl e Le st I should .

not be r ightl u n de r stood ab out th e dir ec ti ons fo r th e tr o u ser s those of th e

y ,

r ight h anded h
- i tt er woul d r equir e th e socket s to be p l ac ed so as to defend th e

out side of th e knee

p an of th- e le ft le
g th e calf and outwar d ankl
, e b o ne t h e -
,

inside of th e knee p an o f th
- e r ight l e
g the shi n b one and th
, e i n ne r an
-
k le .

Th e tr ouser s of th e l eft handed hitter would of cour se r equir e th

-
e opp osite to

Pr ovide your self with a box lar ge enough to contain two bats twoor thr ee ,

b alls stum ps and a com plete change of dr ess It S hould have a sm al

, , l till .

box to hol
, d your watch and jewel ler y And do not for get to hav e a phialof
.

S weet o ilat hand of al lth e things th at I h av e ev er used this h as been th e be st , .

Som e r ub th e br u ise with vinegar and br andy ; other s use th e fir st t hing that

com e s to hand but oil oilis t h v er e ign st thing on ear t h for an o

’
e so
, ut
”
war d br uise .

The way to ensur e good pr actice is to hir e pr ofessional bowler s or club ,

together and get a C atapul t a the natu r e and de scr ip tion of which I sh al
, lgiv e
in th e latter p ar t o f this wor k The way to secur e m uch pr ac tice off either ‘

.
,

is to pr ocur e a l ar ge net ab out twe nty yar d s l

, ong and S ix feet in height ,

str ong eno ugh to r esist a p ower ful bl ow It willsav e expense tim e and
.
, ,

tr oubl e If youem ploy a pr ofessionalbowler it is encour aging to h

. i m toput
,
8 C R IC K E TIN G .

som e little tr ifle on th e wicket (not t o o m uch not too l , e) which in addi
it t l , ,

tion to h is p ay he is to have as often as he knoc k s it down

, .It is a tonishing
s

what good effect this l ittle inducem ent willhave with h im as wel las with
your self .

In taking l eave of this par t of m y subject I have only to say that allthese
, ,

m atter s o f equip m ent ar e to be obt ained in th e best possibl e style fr om Mr .

D ar k of Lor d s Cr icke t G r ound M ar yl

,
’

, ebone ; and of Mr W Caldecour t

. .
,

Townsend Road Mar ylebone of whom also m ay be h

, , a d th e C atapul ta pr ic e,

I II 118 com plete with th

. . atest im pr ove m ents
e l .
 C H A P TE R II .

P L AY .

h ply
T e a
’
s t h the — S HAKS PE AB
i ng l E .

T r equir es ner ve of no or di nar y char acter to possess your self of .

su ffic ient sel f com m and t o wal

-
k fr om am idst th e a ssem bl ed
t housands of Cr i cketing co y no scentz and ad v ance singl
’

y t
, o t he

post m ade vacant by th e dest r u cti v e i nfluenc e o f h

t e enem y s
’

fir e . It is howev er for younowto sum m on up al

, ,
lpr esence of m ind ; and as
ou w alk be for e th e wonder ing specu l t i on s of th e co n g r egated cr i tics bear in
y a ,

m ind this usefulhint to be com posed

,
satisfi ed to defend Y ouwil lfind .

th e r ealiz ation of this little suggestion of im m ense v alue D efend untilth e .

excitem ent of your im por tant position in th e gam e shal lsubside After pl ay .

ing one or two over s with com p ar at iv e fir m ne ss your sight wil lbe com e
,

cu r iously and quickly accustom ed to per for m th e astou nding duties whi ch i t

h as to enco unter .

Astoun di ng is a ter m not h al f power fulenough to descri be th e el ectr ical

r apidity wi th whic h th e eye c o m m unicate s to th e ner ve s and t h e ner ves to ,

th e m usc l es th e wo rd o f com m and The m ar vellously r apid j udgm ent of th

. e

eye and th
,
e ex tr aor di nar y quick r espo nse wher eon to cal culate to a nice ty

wher e and when th e conv exity o f th e cr ic ke t b allS hal lbe m et by t h

- e c onv e x

su r fac e of t h e b at to be l
, aid de ad at th e fee t o r to be dr iven for th swim m ing
, ,

th r ou h th
”
g e fi eld , b affling al l att e m pts t o ar r e st its winged fl ight is what ,

m a
y be t er m ed quick dec isio n A n d be.f or e w e S h a l
l tou ch u p on t h e

c
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10 OR c E r IN O
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.

delicious consequents of this quic k decision we m ust pr ov e th e e fficac y of

,

that position or :attitude whic h shal

, ,
l t o th e gr eate st degr ee fac il itate th e
”
oper ation of this quick decision .

I feelsom e delicacy in insisting upon this par t of m y pr eam ble ; for in so ,

doing I shallbe obliged to ar gue against m any attitudes which hav e been
,

adopte d by som e o f th e be st b atsm en of th e ol d and Of th e m oder n tim es .

Al l per sons Cr icket er s or not wil

, l agr ee with m e I t hink t hat a m an
, , ,

stan ding (as a so ldier does with h is m usket) bol t upr ight c annot j um p off ,

th o und w i th o ut be n din g the kne e s ; and th e m or e they ar e bent th e

e
gr ,

higher willbe th e ju m p O bser ve th

. e fir st position in Fencing E n y a r de ! ,

H ow beautiful l y ever y lim b of th e b ody is p r ep ar ed fo r ac tion ! Th e knees

ar e bent and th
, e body wel lb al anced i s p r ep ar ed either to be thr o
, ,
wn for
war d in th e inst ant of str aightening t h e hinder l e
g or t hr own b ac kwar d ,

upon str aigh tening th e knee of th e le

g in adv ance I str ongl y r eco m m end .

that you pr actise t his l ounge with th e b at j u st as th e fenc i ng m aste r or de r s

,
-

” ” ”
y o u E n y a r ds L
, ou n ge E n
y ar de Lo un ge 1 A n
,
d o ft e n w he n ,

on th e fu ll ext ent of th is ac tion hold th e bat fir m l ,

y so that it does not ,

m ove fr o m it s per pendicul ar i ty and wal k in fr ont of it to see if your lounge

,

be per fectly car r ied out Another good way of pr actising this lounge is to do
.

i t be for e a l ong l ooking gl ass -

.

It is onl y a cur ious fac t but you willobser ve by th

, e fig u r es in t he fo ,
llowing
Plate that th
, e attitude of E n y a m e of th
”
el eft handed S wor dsm an is th
’
e atti
-
,

tude Of Pl ay for th e r ight h anded ba tsm an ; and vi ce v er sd th e att itude o f

'
-
, ,

Play of th e l eft handed batsm an is th

-
e E uy a m e of th e r ight handed
! '
-

swo r dsm an . I hav e found it a good plan th e m om ent th e bo, wl er begins to

adv ance to r ai se th
, e bl ade o f th e b at ab out hal f a foot fr om th e gr o und ,

keeping it wellbefor e th e wic ket so as t o S cr ee n it as m u

, ch as p ossibl e fr om
th e eye of th e bo wl er Fr om analogy to th
. e fir st p ositio n in fenc ing and ,

fr om exper ience which is one of th

, e
g r eate st t ests of tr ut h I v ent u r e to ,

asser t that no attitude wil

, lbe form d so conv enient or so wel l suited for ,

ac tion as th at which we r ecom m end by th

, e be nding of bo th knees .

I do not ar gue that r uns cannot be obtained or that m uch good play
.
,
 C R IC KE TI N G . 11

ca nnot be exhibited by th e a do ption of any other attitude than that which for m s
,

th e im m e d i ate subject of our inquir y ; bec ause in so doing I shoul d have to , ,

contend against th e fact that m any l ong S c or e s have been m ade by those wh
,
o
have m ade their attitude of Play a m atter of no consider ation at all .

Ev er y Cr icketer seem s to have adopt ed for him self a cer t ain m ethod of
standing at th e wicket o ut Of which h e can spr ing and ar r ange him sel
,
f in th e

quickest m anner for th e r equ i r ed exer tion defensive or offensiv e ; and I m ust ,

conte nt m ysel f wi th supp osing that their w el ltr ied e xper ience wil lnot be -

S haken by an of m r ecom m endatio n s bu t I fe e lq ui t e c on fi de nt th at t h ose

y y ;

of m y p atie nt C r icketing r ea der s wh o h av e not as y et quite deter m i ned upon

th
”
e po sitio n of Play willdo wel lto exam i ne and pr ove what we hav e said
,

S om e ver y good young batsm en of th e pr esent gener a tion h av e sel ected

attitudes at th e wicke t ou t of which it i s onl y sur p r i sing they could r ecov er
,

them sel v es at al l m uch l ess with th e r e quir ed activity

,
.

I do not intend th e accom p anying sketches as c ar icatu r es neither do I ,

m ean t o p ar ticu ar iz e their r epr e sentatio

l n as bel onging t o one m or e t h an

another ; b ut witho ut m uch exagger ation they ar e som e am ongst th

, e m any ,

of those extr aor dinar y p ositions .

N o 1 wi l
lfi nd it al
. m ost i m ossibl
p e t o m ak e t hn
e ecessar y spr ing r
p pe ar a t or y to thd i e r v i ng

h
bi t ; e can b ut i m per fec tl c om m a nd t e back y h block back , out , and for war d .

NO 2 . h
ust get up fr om t is cur i ous att i tude, and, consequent l,
m y hy as et to p r ep ar e h f
im s l e

th
e eby r h
osing m uc t im e, and disqui eting t e gua r d
l h .

N o 3 is
. by no m eans hwor st of th
t e e num be ; h e i the best p p ar e d
r fo a h a d h i t
s ; re r r

but i t i s a danger ous p o ist i on whe e t h

e bow l
i ng i
r y g ood A h
o ote i l
s v ero t e t i n . S r s a m s c r a

dest r ucti on . How i s i t p ossi bl e to b in

g t he bat down t
r i e enou ght o t op t h
i s o t r u l m s m s c e

c as ual
t y
.ik e N OS 2 , 5, 6,
N o 4, l . hh by di tu bing t hlin
as to a th
g er h
i m self afte r
ge t ting up, t er e s r e e

of ight wh
s i hb it w l
, l c be ed h
, e oul d t k i n t h y thbat nd t hwi k t t ht
e r em em r ,
s a e e e e, e , a e c e a

i to y i f l
s sa in w , lf o th y of t h
lt f l a e e b t
er e en to thg ound i t h
a r oul
md ee toe e e a sm a e r ,
s s m ,

on t n di n t t h o o i t w i k et t o dow n t h cent of t e b t th
h e b t being e re a a
a p e a
rs
g s
pp ap ass e s e c ,

hld to cov t h
e e i ddl tu p
er m e s m .

No 6 i . y com m on one nd is selected by ny young play

s a v er but i t h
, a as o y t o be
nl m a er s

seen to be !
r e ected.
l2 OR c R r IN G
'
.

In fur ther pr oof of our advice touching th e p ositi on of th e bent knee s I ,

r ecalto m ind a c ir cum sta nce wh i ch I bel ieve will be conclusive S om e few .

year s ago soon after I h

, ad th e pl e asur e of intr oducing to th e C r icket ing

wor l d a set of attitudes I was invi ted toplay in a m atch at M alling near M aid
, ,

st one in th
, e d ay s when (u nder th e au spic io us patr onage of Th om as S el by ,

E sq and other gent l

, em en of equalz eal) Fuller Pilch h ad th e gr o und The .

m atch being o v er i n th y par t of th

e e ar l e thir d day I ac c om p anied h im with
, ,

so m e of h is p atr ons t o h is l,
ittle r ece iving p ar lour in th e High S tr eet
-
Th e .

c onver sat ion h appened to t ur n upon this Publ ication and then c am e a few ,

p r os an d c om P ilc h. w as r equ e st ed t o a ssu m e h i s at tit ude o f Play w ith ,

which (with h i s usualm avzter i n m odo) he com pl ied He adm itt ed th e ditfi
'

c ul ty of pr ep ar ing him sel f so im m edi atel y for th e b ack o ut as m ight be done

by th e bending of both knees And it was a r e m ar k that with al
. lh is st u , ,

pendons hitting decision and r eac h he could not m ake th

, , ,
e b ack o ut equalto
th e other par ts o f h is batting ; and it was agr ee d that thi s c ir c um st ance ,

ar ose fr om th e fac t of h is keeping h is r ight l eg pe r fect l y str aight S uch an .

adm i ssion fr om su c h a Cr icketer was no t to be disr egar ded and I tr us t I do ,

not t ake adv antage of this co nfession to th e de te r ior at ion of h is acknowl edged
skil l; for l et o
, ur e xcel lence s be ever so br ight we ar e none of us per fect ; ,

”
no, not one .

Pr esum ing I have one constituent wh o wil lsub scr ibe to m y dir ec tions I ,

next r ecom m end h im t o t ake th e bl ock for th e m i ddle stu m

p ab ou t five ,

inches behind th e popping c r ease I know I am not S ingular in denouncing

.

th e pr ac tice of taking th e g u ar d fo r an
y one stum p i n p ar t icular C om m o n .

sense see m s to suggest that t h e m o r e you cov er th e wic ke t with th e bat th e

le ss liability is ther e for th e b allto pass to h it it Fr om thi s bl ock dr aw (in

.

your m ind s eye toth ’

e p opping c r ease a l ine towar ds th e opposite wi cket ;
p u t y our t oe to t he su pp o sed i
l ne an d keepi n g y,
o ur foot p
,
a r al
lel t o and

cl ose behind th e cr e ase ob ser v e th e ho

, le m ade by th e spike of your heel and ,

upon this sp ot beat th e gr o und ver y v er y sl ightly ; so that if called upon to

, ,

play for war d this l , ittle r idge m ay pr ev ent you fr om dr agging your foot over
th e cr ease and l, eaving your wi cket to th e m er ciless scr utiny of a Wenm an
 Oa m Rr IN G . 13

or a B or to any of those wicket kee ping fr atem ity w o ar e al

ox, -
ways on h
h
t e l h
ook out to i ncr ease t heir r eput ation in t e exact pr opor tion as y oudecr ease
-

your guar d The hand near est th

. e bl a de of the b at sh ould gr asp th e handl e
to within about thr ee inches of th e b at .

I ought in m y fir st Chapter to have giv en you som e hints r especting th

, , e

pur chase and c ar e of th e C r icket b at In selecting one do not let it be too

-
.
,

lar ge o r too hea vy If you ar e a har d bitter and a sh

. ar p cu tter you ar e ,

for t unat e to get one out of thr ee or four to stand d ur ing th e seaso n Bacon .

fat is I think t h
,
e best th
, ing to r ub them with .

And having thus far beg uil ed you I close this Chapter with a h
,
O e that
p ,

o u will p ar don m e for such pr ol ixi ty and be ar wit h m e a l i ttle longer wh i l

st
y ,

”
I endeavour to get up your D efence .

WH A T Y OU OU G HT N OT TO

S om o l t and nea r toth t ik

e s r er wh
en at p r ac t ic e th on
e c se quence is oc casi onal
ly
e
p p
e e s v e r y
ser i ous, as a bov e .
 C H A P TE R III .

TH E H O M E BL O C
-
K , H AN G IN G G U AR D , OR BAC K PL AY , AS IT H AS

BE E N V AR I O U S L Y C AL L E D .

He wi l
lcom e str aigh
t ook y ou l
l ay h
o m e h
to im .

S HAKBPE ARE . Ham l

et, Act iii . 80 . 4 .

IS E RABLE indeed m ust that age h e in wh i ch th e em pir e of th e

wom en is l ost and in which th

, e j udgm e nt o f the fair er se x is

co unte d as noth ing Ever y people in th

. e anc ient wor l d that can
be sai d to have l ived under th e who lesom e dictates of m or ality ,

e nter tained a cor r esponding r espec t for it S par ta Ger m any and Rom e
.
, , ,

wer e equal y c elebr ated for their devotedness to so good a por tion of th
l e

cr eatio n. At Rom e th,

e expl oits of the victo r iou s gener al s wer e ho nour ed by

th e r a t e ful vo i c e s of the wom en O n ev er y gener alcal am i ty t heir t e ar s wer e

g .
,

a publ ic Offer i ng to th e G ods It is to them that al

. lth e gr eat r ev o lutions of
th e r epub l ic ar e to be t r ac ed By a Wom an Rom e acquir ed liber ty ; by a
.
,

Wom an th ,
e Pl ebeians acquir ed th e Co nsul ate by a Wom an finished th e ,

dece m v altyr anny ; by Wom en when th ,e city was tr e m bl ing with an avenging
exile at its gates it was sav ed fr om that destr uction which no other influence
,

co ul d aver t Glance your eye over th

. e civil iz ed por tions of this globe and ,

o u w ill be str u ck with th e beautifu l onv ictio n t h at wher e th e fair er sex ar e

y c ,

a d m itted to wit ne ss t h e h appiness o f those wh o e scaping fr om th

,
e tu rm o ilof
16 C R IC K E TIN G .

when once you thr ow your body for war d in vain (Should your j udgm ent be ,

incor r ect) willyou r ecover your self tim e enough to ov er take th e bal l .

When this spot of gr ound is hapl yh it up on by th e bowl er it is wiser to ,

t ake th e bal lupon th e b ac k pl ay ; for by so doing your eye by tr avelling

'

, , ,

with th e bal l ob tains a cl

, ear sight of it The discover y of th i s spot is not
.

appl icable to ever y batsm an A tall long r eached m an could m ake a fine
.
,
-

for war d dr iv e off t h e v er y sam e b al lwhich a shor t r e ached m an coul d take -

at hom e at ease Bowl

. er s of intellect wil l(if they discov er your pr opensity
to th e for war d pl ay o f which we shal
, lsoon h av e to speak) dr op th e b al l
S ho r t er and shor t er and l ,ead you insensibly into er r or L et this hanging .

guar d ther efor e occ upy a lar ge shar e of y our attention Th i nk of noth i ng but .

defending ; th e hit s ar e su r e t o com e of which anon ,

-
.

It is scar cel y wor th contr adicting but it is a v er y com m on r em ar k that th

,
e ,

b all upon leav ing th

, e hand o f a r ound ar m b owl er takes a cir cuitous r oute ,
.

A str ong side wind m ay influence a sl

-
ow p aced b al l; but if a bowl er wer e to -

ru n r ound th e fi el d t wenty tim es pir ouette and polka and tur n h , ow be ,

pleased th,
e bal l up on l
, eav ing h is h and com e s th rough th e air in a str aight
,

line an d does not swer ve until it r eaches th

,
e
g r ound when shou ld i t f all , ,

upon a per fec t pl ai n it wil lthen al ter i ts c our se and assum e t h e bias given ,

iquity of its r otation as or iginally hpar te dto it by th

,

t o it by th e obl e bo wl er .

The pr ecise knowledg e then of your own power of r eaching for war d seem s
, ,

to be th f j udg m ent and th e dec isio n c onse quent ther eon not th e l east
’
e a cm e o ,

astonishing nev er t heless to be accounted a safe wicket allth

,
iS y
a e ,
”

m o re — m u st be wel lunder stood and ste adil y pr actised ,

.

In adopting th i s m ode of defence be p ar tic ul ar ly car efulthat th

,
e b at hang

in th e per pendicu lar ; r ai se it so th at th e to o

p f th e blade m a be abo
y u t t w o
inches abov e th e b ail s Pr actise going (fr om th
. e attitude of pl ay ) b ack

quickly to th e hanging gu ar d and no tice if your b at h ang wel

,
lto cov er as
m uc h o f the wicket as it can Th e wicket fr om out side to out side i s eight
.
, ,

inches wide and th

, e b at being onl y four and a quar ter leav es plenty of -
,

ro om for a l —
ittle m istake which little m istake in this im por tant defence is , ,

quite e nough to satisfy th e bo wl er .

 C R IC K E TIN G . 17

The leg stum p is usually and justly consider ed to be th

, e m ost vul ner abl
,
e;
b ut with car efulpr ac tic e ofl th
e C atapul ta it is astonishing h ow soon thi s
'

, ,

difficulty v anishes Take car e as our little vignette dem onstr ates that you
.
, ,

do not com e b ac k too far nor hold th, e b at t oo l y else willth

oosel e b alldr ive ,

th e b at against the wicket The r est is soon told

. .

WH AT Y OU OU G HT N OT

If p ossibl
e, es ec ia l
p l y if y ou b e a m an of any t, y ou sh
weigh d av oid digging t
oul h p ik
e s e of

you h eeli nt o o y n ighbou in t Th

e c onseque nc es ik
l y
el oss of bl
to be l ood, and
’
r ur e r s s e
p . ar e

di t to of te m p e r .
 C HAPTE R IV .

FO R W A RD

But w our c our age to th

scr e y e st ic ki ng p lace,

An we l
d l fa l
l — S HA KS P E ABE M a cbeth
’
not . . .

our for egoing obser v ations we wer e com pelled occasionally to

,

all ude to th is m anly m ajestic and m aster ly defence

, , .

We S hal lnow m ake it our study to show th e use of th i s v er y

im por tant action under what cir cum stance s we Should apply
it wh t he h andl e o f t he b at when o n th e fu llex t e nt of t his l ou nge shou l d
y , ,

be held wellfor war d ; wh t h

e b at S h ou ld be he ld cl ose to t h e gr ound whe n
y
so hel d for war d ; and last and not least wh
, y t he upper h and S hou
, ld alter

th e nat u r e of it s h old whilst th e b ody i s in th e act of a dv anc ing for war d .

I cannot help r epeating m y advice that y ou accustom your self to decide

,

what is to be done im m edi atel y th e b al ll eav es th e hand of th e bo wler Of .

c our se th,
e faster th e b owl ing th e m o
,
r e r apid m ust b e y o ur decision By .

keeping your eye wellfixed upon th e b owl er s adv ance you willbe enabled to
’

j udge som ething cor r ectly as to th e p ac e ; and as soon as pr o jec ted whether
, ,

If th
l

or not it wil lfal lwithin your r e ach e b al

. lcom e to you a r ight handed ,
-

hitter fr om a left handed b owler wh

,
-
o im p ar ts any twist it wil
, l(unl ess som e ,

t hing shou ld alter th e c ir c um st anc e of it s r otation) com e fr om th e o ff and , ,

upon touching th e gr ou nd wil ,

l incl ine towar d s you Y ou m ust ther efor e .
, ,

t ake th e ne c e ssar y pr ec aution of l ounging out wel l at it ; and shoul d it be ,

pitched an inch too far be sur e to get out wellat it and sm other it ; other
, ,

wise you wil l enc our age it in its m isch ievous intention it wi lltouch th e:
 C RIC KE TIN G . 19

i nner edge of your b at glance off to your leg ; and when does it ev er h
,
it th e

l e
g w ith out g oi ng o n t o th e w i c ke t ! W it h som e peo p le n e v e r The r,
e fore .
,

I r epeat sm other h
, er dir ectly I suppose I need not insult th
. e under

stand ing of th e m aj or ity of m

y r e a de r s by sa ing
y ,
t h a t th e , angl e o f
r eflection i s equalto th e angl e of inc idence excepting only in one instance
, ,

wher ein is cont ained that unj ust sar casm affecting th e l ady and th e l ooking
glass wher e one is said to r eflect without speaking arid th
, e ant ithesis whi ch ,

Sh allnot disgr ace m y l ittle volum e .

I ur ge this m athem atic altr uth touching th e angl e lest ther e be any wh
,
o
studi ed E ucl id as th e bo did w h o w he n ked if he h ad p r ep ar ed h i s
y , as
,

pr oblem r eplied that he thought it th

, , e height of r udene ss t o inv estigat e

other peop l e s opinions and felt confi dent that Mr E was per fectly cor r ect in
’

. .
,

h i s vi e ws . But to r etur n If th . e b al lsh oul d r each th e gr ound say at an ,

angl e of ( l
l hi g bei g f u b l e i w ill i e h t gl e d
a t n s n a v o r a ) t r , s a t t a an ; a n a

b at hel d per pendicular to th e e ar t h s su r fac e and at suc h a dist ance as to

’

eive it on th e to of t h e bl ade wou ld o ccasio n th e b al l t o r etur n at a

r ec p ,

cor r espo nding angl e ; and should th ,

e r e ac tion be str ong enough such a ,

m ode of defence wou ld endanger your station at th e wi cket ; fo r we h av e h ad

fr equent instanc es of pl aying th e b al lb ac k into th e bo wl er s hands ’

.

If th e b all S houl d str ike th e o ut er e dg e of this per pendi c ul ar defenc e ,

nothing b ut a car el ess shor t Slip can m iss th e c h anc e To av oid these .

disastr ous c onsequences th e b at m ust be hel

,
d with its handle we llfor war d at ,

e
las t at an angl e of t he b all t he n i n
,
a ddit io n t o i,
t s ow n di sp osi t i on t o

fal lby th e law of gr avit atio n wil lbe for ced d ownwar ds
,
.

The bat in this for war d defence m ust be held close to th

, ,
e
g r oun d t o avo id ,
20 C R IC K E TIN G .

t h
e sad c o equences of th
ns e shooter Th
e for m i dabl i s descr iption of b all is .

alm ost enough to pr ev e nt a m an giving him sel f th e tr oubl e of pr ac tising

Cr icket at all because it often baffles h is be st defe nc e ; he l oses h is wicket
by a chance which m ay scar c ely be said to belong to th e gam e and th e bowl er ,

glor ies in a v ictor y which he doe s not deser ve Howev er but for this said .
,

Sh ooter I know not h

, ow long it woul d take to finish som e of th e wel l
cont ested m atche s .

In t h bo e di g
e a v pposing th
a r am e b at sm an to be o
,
su n th e fu l lextent of
h is lounge N o 1 i s th
,
.e dist ance o f a bound m ost confusing ; because if he h as ,

lounged out incor r ec tl y th e b allgets up soh

, i gh as per haps topass j ust over th e , ,

sho ul der of th e bat N O 2 is as we have r epr esented in th

. .
, e il lustr ation of ,

For war d and only r equir es youto be car efulin kee ping th e b at in a line
with th e wicke t The eighth of an inch either to th
. e r ight or th e l
, eft willbe ,

fatal N OS 3 and 4 ar e both inviting to your S ight and cour age and shoul
. . d ,

be dr iven for war d like a flash of lightning I believ e I ought to have giv en an .

illustr at ion of th e h it c alled th e dr iv e ; but it p ar t ake s so l ar gel y of th e

pr esent attitude t hat it would be only a r epetition of wor ds The di ffer ence
, .

between th e for war d pl ay and th e dr ive being only in th e additionalfor ce

ou m ust em pl o y in m eeting with th b t n e y

l ou n th p e of t h
y e a a s ar as
y c a e ac , e ,

ball; and m eeting it so that th e h i t m ay pr oceed fr om ab out four inc hes fr om

th e bo ttom of th e bl ade Take gr eat car e in m aking th
. is dr iv e that th
”
e, ,

blade of th e b at be kept wel l bac k other wise you wil lr isk a ch ance in th
,
e

long fiel d However te m pting it m ay appear and however succ essfulit m ay

.
,

pr ov e in one or two instances it is anti cr icket like to r ush in to th

,
-
e slow -

paced ball If you do all I can say is go in far enough ; for if you ar e
.
, ,

r eso lv ed up on de sper ate d eeds you m a as wel lbe stu m ped o ut fo r being off
y ,

your gr ound a yar d as an inch .

22 C R IC K E TIN G .

wr ist for som e days The Indian r ub ber slips now so effect ually used on th
.
, e

out side of your gl ov e (and for wh

, ich suggestion allI ask of th e Cr ic ket ing
,

wor l d is one little Thank willbe ther e to t ake th e bl ow instea d of

th e wr ist shou ld th e b allr ise cap n eczousl high B e ide h p
'

, y s s t e fir m
gr as .

which thi s sh ifting of th e h and wil l giv e you you wil l pr eser ve th e upr ight
,

position of th e b at keeping ther eby a go

, od and ful lguar d of th e wicke t ; a

fac t ne v er to be for got te n .

I shallnow t ake leav e of th e defensiv e Oper ations ; and I t r ust I h av e not

t eased you with any el abo r ate sc r utiny The m an wh .o is wel ldi scipl ined in
the se ac tions of defence t hough he m ay not be ab l
, e to punish indiffer ent
b owl ing is nev er theless a v er y im por t ant per sonage in th
,
e g am e and v er y ,

often annoy s th e b owl ing take s off th

,
e e dge o f per sev er ing excel lence (for ,

instance sev enteen over s without a r un ) and pr epar es th

,
e wa
, y fo r th e hitter s

to c om e in and do their de sper ate deeds .

It is not a bad pl an to p ut in fir st at th e wic ket s a good h itter and a safe

defender ; and th e defender shoul d take th e fir st ov er Should he outlive it .
,

or ob tain one r un th ,
e gam e m ay be said to h av e a good and st eady o pening .

WH A T Y OU OU G HT N OT TO D O .

Wh i ndul i n t h
e b ur lesque ! Wh y stand upon t i p-t oe, ov e r bal
a nce you f and r ouse
r se l ;
y g e

e i ndigna ncy of t h
th e wi c k et kee pe r !
-
 CHAPTE R I .

ON TH E O F FE N S I V E O P E R A TI O N S .

TH E D R AW .

h
In peac e t er e s not i ng so b ecom
’
h es a m an

As m odest st illness, and um i l it h y

But wh
en hbl t of w blow in ou ear s
t e as ar s r ,

Thn e ult th ti on of t ht ig
em a e e ac e er .

S ti fl n th inew um on up t hbl ood

'

e e S s, s m e ,

D i gui f i n tu wi thh d f our ed ge

s se a r a re ar -
av ra

Thn lnd t h y
e e t i bl p ct
e e e a er r e as e .

S HAKBPBARE .

our Intr oduction we took upon our selves to state that our
, ,

nobl e p astim e was held in high consider ation consequent upon ,

i ts allegiance toth e sov er eignty of m or al attr ibutes which in an

y , ,

position of life tobe tr uly valued hav e only tobe fair ly pr actised
, , .

In tr e ating of th e de fensiv e p ar t of o ur wor k I need scar c e l y say h ow gr eatl

,
y
we ar e benefit ed by a j ust appr eciation of th e wo r d s Cou r age wh i ch will , ,

i ve th e nece ssar y sel f p ossession to fac e and todefe nd you r sel f in the conflic t
g
-

of th e opp osed str ength or skil l; Te m per which wil l tend to pr eser v e
,

unr ufil ed this sel f com m and ; whil

-
st !udgm ent u nited wi th E xper ie nce wil ,l ,
24 C R IC KE TIN G .

be at hand m ,
ar v el
l y
r e ady
ousl bey h e di to o e t a c c tat s he e w t h
of t e fuleye
v r- .

Our attitude of D r aw differ s so l ittle in position fr om e m c a thH o e bl

o k th t -
,

we S h al lnot detain you l ong up on this h it It is m or e l ike a defence t han a

.

h it yet we sh al
,
lnot r equir e sophistr y to p r ove that it de ser v es to be r anked
wi th th e hit s Often h
. as this app ar e ntl y inoffensiv e action obtained two a nd
th r ee r u ns and I r ecol
,
l ect upon one occasion to hav e obtained four ; as m any
al m ost as you can ge t off a h ar d h it The above attitude is extr em ely useful
.

when th e b al lis pitc hed r ather S hor t and as wel las you c an j udge about an
, , ,

inch or so inside th e l e
g stum p S o m e m e n. w it h su c h a b al l ca nn o,
t r e si st th e ,

as it h
” ”
l e
g , o r b li nd swipe , as been S ignific antl y te r m ed b u t it i s by no

m eans a safe wa
y of t a ki n g i t I n th e fi r.st p lac e t he b at by bei n g he ld in , ,

a
g r e at ob l iq u i ty h as l e ss c h anc e of sto
, ppi n g i t s h o u ld i t r ic k o r s h o o
, t ,

and S hou ld you m iss it in this attem pt be sur e of a blow or of its glancing , ,

off y our b ack l e on t o th e wic ket In p laying th e D r aw ther e for e o u h e

g .
y a v , ,

onl y to adopt t h e at titude of th e H om e bl ock and as your b ody r ec edes tur n

-
, , ,

th e fac e of th e b at i nwar d s so as to de scr ibe an angl

,
e of 4 5 with th e
°

p ar allelism of th e wicket Take c ar e not to tur n th

. e b at m o r e th an t hi s el se ,

wil lth e bl ow be sl ight and not out of th

,
e r e ach of a go od wicket keeper wh o -
,

lofte n sh ift h is p ositi on fr om th e wicket and take th

”
wil e c h anc e I have .

al r e ady hint ed at th e ac tiv ity and a dr oit ne ss o f th e wic ket keepe r s of th e -

gr eat c ontending counties of th e pr e se nt da

y b u t I h o pe I m a
y be e x c,us ed
if wh
,
en speaking of thi s im por tant adv er sar y to th e b at sm an I bear wi tness ,

to th e v er y extr aor dinar y wicke t keeping of o ne wh

-
o far excel led any of whom
histor y speaks All wh . o h a d th e pl easur e (though often to their cost) to
witne ss th e wonder ful activ ity and j udgm ent of He r ber t ! enner E sq , ,

ac knowl edge h is super ior ity ov er al land any howe ver com pet ent And not
, .

am ongst th e l eas t of h is feats was that one in wh , i c h he pr ep ar ed him sel f for

th e ch anc e o ff th e D r aw But to r etur n In m aking this Dr aw or indeed
. .
,

in m aking any of your pl ay ou m ust no t thi nk of t h e wic ket keeper Y o u

y
-
.
,

m ust for get h im Know h . i m not but fix your whol ,

e attention to th e bowl er .

Be not r ash Be c our ageous be S pir ited be fir m in p ur pose but be not r ash !
.
, , ,

The Dr aw m ay be ac quir ed to a wonder fulnicety by th e use o f th e Catap ul ta .

 C RI C KE TIN G . 25

Fir st , l
et it be set v r ey
hen gr adually incr ease it s pace ; but do
sl
o w, and t
not car e to set it to fast b owl ing untilyou wellunder stand th e pr incipl
es
upon whi ch your defence or hitt ing is conducted Again I r epeat that .
,

ir r egular pr actice ofi heedless bowling is so m uch waste of tim e

'

We shal l now go on to spe ak of those hits for which to al ly our sel f ,

possession &c &c you willhave to add gr eat m uscular ener gy m ean tim e
, . .
, :

al l ow m e to sugge st

ON B OF T OS E H T INH G WH
S IC H Y OU C U G H T N OT

We ar e d,
tol S top t h
e b al
lan yhow, so y ou st op i t In. a n y c as e e x ce p t i ng i n t h
e a bov e,

hp
a s, it m ay be adv i sabl
e. Th h
is i s, owev er , entir el l
ef t t y
o ou r y
d i sc r et i o n .

p er
 C H AP TE R II .

O FF C U T H AL F- VO L L E Y
-
,
AN D L E G - H IT H AL F- V OL L E Y .

hh h
G iv e t y t oug t s no tong ue,
N or a ny unp r op or t ion d t oug t,
’
h hh
i a s ct ;
Be h t ou fa m il by no
i ar , but n ulg m ea s v ar .

Thf i nd th
e ou h t
r e nd t h
s i dop ti on t
as ,
a e r a r ie d,

G p pl t h t o t h
ra e
y ou l
emw i t h h
oo k o f ts s s eel .

Of e nt r ance to a quar r el but be ing in,

h h
Bea r i t, t at t e op p ose r m ay be wa r e of t h — S u rr sr n
ee l sas . H am l
et .

0 in t
, h
e i gencies of this peac efulwar far e bewar e of too
cont n ,

sudde n r ush into t h e vi olence of your desper ate deed ; but ,

being r esolv ed S TR IK E ! that th

, e Opp oser m ay bewar e of thee .

The accom panyi ng attitude of th e off cu t hal f vol ley is one of - -

the m ost v io lent in its intentions and when wellcar r ied out pr oduces a
, , ,

m ighty stir in th e fiel d Tospr ing fr om your guar d to adopt this m ost effec tive
.

hit th
, e b allS houl d pitch say about four inches wide of th
, , e Off stum p ; and -
,

accor ding to you r r eac h to such a distanc e that by t hr owing th e body wel
, , l
for war d and keeping th e bat wel lbehind th e shoulder s you r efr ain:untilth e ,

ballshallr each th e S hou lder near est to it If you tim e it well and if th
. e bal l ,

keep its cour se after bounding you have a splendid h ,

i t un der your com m and .

For beside s th
,
e m u sc uar ener
l gy o f t he ar m s and h ands
y o u ar e m a t e l
r ialy ,

assisted by th e adv anc e o f your b ody th e whol e weight of wh, i ch seem s th r own

into th e h it. The spor tsm an m ay talk of th e pleasur es of br inging down h is

 C R I C R E TI N G .

gam e but th
,
e fine st S h ot in th e wor l d can never equalth e sense of gr atificatio n

wh i ch a st aunch cr ic ket er en!oys when th e fu lanticipation of this tr em endous

l
h i t is r ealised I hav e seen this h
. it m ade at Lor d s cr icket gr ound when ther e
’

was not spac e hal fl ar ge enough to do it j ustice

, I r ecollect upon one occasion
,
.

a b al ,lfr om this h it went with such viol

,
ence against th e br ick wal lof th e Tennis

Cour t that it c am e back again near ly half way to th

,
e wickets It is th
- e m ost .

difficult h it to m ake with any degr ee of c er t ainty ; but wel lexecuted it is sur e ,

to r ep ay you for th e t im e yo u m ay hav e devot ed for its accom pl ishm ent .

Wh en standing Point m any a tim e I have hear d th

,
e b al lfr om this h it whiz
by m e ; twas dear to m em or y — twas l ost to sight S et th e Catap u l
’
ta .

for th e bal l and hal ,

f an hour twice a week woul- - d soon enable you
to gain this h it The sam e m ay be said of any of th
. e kin ds of defenc e o r

hits of which we have alr eady spoken or to which we hav e yet to callyour ,

att ention .

Befor e I pr ocee d to th e next h it l et m e once m o r e r e m ind you of th

,
e

nece ssity of al ways being pr ep ar ed for a str aight b al lwhich your fir st atti tude ,

p r esum es Your expectation being agr eeably di sappointed by any deviation

.

of th e b all you wil

, l with so m uch th
,
e m or e sati sfactio n m ake you r self up for ,

m ischiev ous inte ntion I do not think thi s an im pr oper place to im pr ess it
.

upon your m em or y that in m aking this h , it S houl

, d it p ass th e fir st outpost ,

of your enem y Point and go str ai ght t o th

”
, , e c ov er p oint it is sc ar c el y safe -
,

to r un espec ial
,
ly if he be a good fieldsm an In this c ase howev er you m ust .
, ,

judge th e ru n you r self S O i ndeed you m ust with al

.
, lhits m ade by youin such
,

a di r ect ion t h at o u can S ee and j udge th e tinie th b ll w ill t ke t o t v el

, y e a a r a

to th e fiel dsm an and th e tim e it wil

, ltake to hav e it r etur ned But i t i s th e .

duty of your p ar tner to j udge for you as to pr opr iety of r unning for allbits
which p ass behind you If this wer e wel . lunder stood it woul d avoid m uch ,

anno yanc e and m any m istakes ; and such m istake as ought not to be m ade .

Tis absur d to think of p ut ting your sel f out of br eath confusing your S ight
’

by th e incr e ased action of th e bl ood and al together inc ap acitating your sel
, f for
th e sake of one r un If you ar e th
. e l ast m an at th e wicket and if th e gam e ,

S ho ul d be r unning v er y close th er e i s t he gr eater r eason for

, yo u to e x e r c ise
28 C R IOKR TI N G .

t h g e te
e r a r y cau —
tion b
i on I d o n ot m ean tim idi ty
caut W he n y ou ta ke .

your guar d you should not be panting for br eath Y ou m ay be war m in th e .

c ause and ought to be shar p on th

, e l ook out one to assist th e other betwee n

wickets but do not deceive one another by fal

,
se st ar ts S om e m en im agine .

that this p seudo anxiety for a r un distur b s th e h ar m o ny of a fi el d but they ,

know little about th e genuine feel ings of a genuine cr icketer if they think
that by such tr ifle s th
, e fiel d is to be str ai ned into r ashness Toobtain fr om
, .

your adver sar ies a good ov er thr ow is doubtless a valuable fault to your , ,

a dv antage b ut st r ic tl
, y speaking ther e ought to be no such thing ; for ever y
, ,

m an in t h e fiel d h as th e Oppor tunity o f j udging in case of nec essar y v iol ent ,

th r owing in and b ac king u, p ac co r di n gly B ad b acking u is b ad fiel

p . di ng ,

and b ad fiel ding willas effectually lose a m atch as any other p ar t of th e gam e

which m ay be im per fec tl y per for m ed In backing up m en should be at .

,

least twelv e yar ds ap ar t ; and if th i s im por t ant p ar t of th e gam e wer e m or e

c ar efuly studied ther e would nev er be any nec essity for m or e than two m en
l ,

to bac k an ov er t hr ow It is not a bad pl . an for t h e w i cket keeper (intowhose -

,

hands th e m anage m ent of th e fie l d is always entr uste d and to whom im plicit ,

obedie nc e shoul d be given ) when occasion should r equir e it to give th

, e wor d ,

of com m and Gent l em en back up ! Th

, is suggestion r em inds m e of th
,
”
e

extr aor dinar y str ict and delightful discipline of th e Kent el ev en under th e ,

m ana e m ent of S pe i e de W e ”
M any a thr ee d ay s m atc h hav e
’

g u r n t n nt nm an .

we p l ayed t ogether with ou r l ittle Sp ar t an band against th e Xer xes p ower o f

’

al lE ngl and and we h av e m ov ed fr o

, m one e nd o f th e fi eld to th e o ther to th e

sound of a whi sper or t o th e m or e S il

,
ent beckoning of a S ingle finger Once .

m or e do I find m y sel f wander ing fr om th e r oa d t o tr aver se th e little winding

p athways str ewed with pr etty flower s .

The lengt h of this ar ticle r em inds m e that m y wor k is not upon fielding ;
I r etur n ther efor e to speak of th
, ,e

L E G H I T H AL F- V OL L E Y
-

The itude pr epar ator y to th

att is hit i s exac tly sim ilar to th
at whi ch we hav e

illustr ated as r equi site for th e Off cut h al f v ol

ley The ballto be taken with
- -
.
 C R IC KE TI N G . 29

this leg h it m -
be j udged to bound on th
ust e l e
g side at such a dist anc e fr om -
,

yo u an d SO m uc h ou t o f th e wicket as to cl e ar you, r pe r son S hou ld y ou m iss

th e h it The difliculty in m aking th

. e h i t p r ope r ly is totim e it per fectly To , .

m ake t h e pr o per and per fect h i t ther efor e you m ust str ike th
, , e b al l(whil s t on

th e ful lext ent of th e l ounge) within a foot of th e bottom of th e b at ; bett er to

ta ke it toosoon th an too l ate ; and so j udge th e ti m i ng of th e h i t that br inging ,

th e b at down fr o m th e S hou lder s with allyour for ce you catch th e b al l about ,

half a foot on th e r i se If youar e not quick enough t oge t at h

. e r as descr ibed ,

”
desist desist ! or it willr ise S O m uch and advance som uch that by str iking
, ,

it with th e m iddl e of th e bl ade you do al lyou c an to give a ch ance either to

,

th e long stop or th e l e ; i tem

g by S O hi tting it ou assist t o keep u its r isi ng
, y p
al r eady acquir ed by th e bou nd Of cour se th . e so oner y ou get at th e b al l th e ,

m or e squar e wil lbe th e h it th e better c hanc e

, y o u w ill h av e o f keepi n g i t
down and th,
e
g r eat e r num be r of r uns wil l y o u ob t ain In l o u n gi ng for w a r d .

a nd t hr o wing your whol e body into th is h it take car e not to dr aw t h , e toe

ov er t h e p opping cr ease lest th e wicke t kee per indul

, ge in a v er y popular
tr ium ph The v iolent action of th
. e body in addi tion t o th , e l ounge is v er y ,

a t to ca use t his T h i s m ost b r il i

l ant h i t when wel l exec uted and m ost fat al
p . , ,

when badl y executed m ay be br ought to wonder fulper fection by th

, e use of

th e C at ap u lta .Once m or e to th e br eac h dear fr ie nds ;

”
once m or e do
,

I r e m ind you of
AN OTH E R WH H
OF TH OS E GH T T
TH IN GS IC Y OU OU T NO O DO .

Y ou m ay be too anxi ous to ob tai n h

Y ou oug t to be v er anxi ous to m ak e al
a r un. ly ou y
c a n, but i t is dange r ous to l
ea v e your g r ound befor e y ou ar e we l
l conv i nce d t a t t e b owle r h h
is not watch
ing you r ov er anx iety—as a bov e .
 C H AP TE R III .

TH E CUT .

If it wer e done w hn
e
’
ti s done, t hn
e
’
t wer e wel
l
It wer e done quic kl y S HAKS PE ABE
—
. . M acbeth
,
Ac t i .

LCOME th E r ic e wel ,com e thou gr e at m aje stic h

,
i t ! L et t h e

antique boast of it s D isc ob u lus Gl a diat or Her cules Par is , , , ,

Venus with a wh ol ,
e host of other sculptur ed exeellencies but
whi ch of th e athl etes can vie with th e atti tude pr ep ar ator y t o th is
al lpower fuleffor t ! The feet h
-
ow fir m l y gr asping th e ear th t o giv e for ce and ,

fr eedom to th e pl iant lim b now on th ,e ful ldev el op m ent for th e acc om pl ish ,

m e nt of th is m agnificent h it Woe be to th e Point if h e be not like th e

!

”
lightning quick and vivid as electr ic spar k
,
.

I know not wh y I h av e ind uced m ysel f to t r e at o f t hi s b r illiant effor t of

m ent al and phy sic al geni us so l ate except it be as a sum m ar y of allits

,

pr eceding com p anions and as it h as been ob ser v ed of r e aso ning do not ,

fi r e off th oude st gun until th

”
e l e l ast Gr ac eful and gigant ic str uggl
. e ,

Com e le t m e clutch thee ! for thou hast pur pose in th

,
”
y b r ow and th y ,

sinews l ike the t iger s ner ved u to sp r ing up on th e prey k ’

L a t im
’

, p , oo
ook at im l
l k at i m shou de k i g
’ ’
l at im e ber
’
ar m , e
g l oo ,
r l oo y t n ,

The bit as abov e nam ed like m any of th

,
-
, e p r ec eding i s a cal ation of
cul ,

ti m e not r equir ing ex ac tl

, y th e nic ety of a m usicalear ; and et be it ob ser ved
y , ,

th is enchanting gift of natur e is by no m eans an insignificant possession even ,

32 C R IC KE TIN G .

he tee
t e s d ir ation of th
m and a m e wor ld But S hould I attem pt to enum er ate .

one te nth of this m any m y l

- ittle v olum e which I fear h
, as alr eady wel l ,

te st ed your p at ience woul d tur n into a biogr aphicaldictionar y I close it

, .
,

ther efor e with another l

,
i ttle but v aluable hint as to , ,

H
A N OT E R H
OF T OS E H G WH H
T IN S IC Y OU OU GHT N OT TO

y do not un b tw n wi k t nd look in oppo it di tion

Pr a r e ee c e s, a s e r ec s. Many a m an hbas ee n

i d off t hfi l
ca r r e d l ot e e n t th d
a m & sY ou h oul
d g
sa s ee ,
”
i e. c. S a r ee one wit hthoth
e er as to

t h id on wh
e s i h
e
y ou t o p
c hot h ar e ass eac er .
 TH E C ATAP U L TA .

HE histor y of this m ach i ne i n its or i ginalfor m i s tr aced b ac k to

, ,

th e tim e of th e Ro m ans ; when wit h its gig antic ener gies i t

, ,

co ul d pr opel toa m uch gr eater distance than could th

, e hu m an

ar m weighty j av el
, ins lar ge beam s of wood headed with ir on
, ,

and heavy st o ne s .

The histor y of this allpower fulm achine in its r evived for m takes its dat e
-
, ,

fr om a conver sation one of th ,

e m any whic h Ih ad th , e pl easur e to hold with
a r ev er e nd gentl em an equally inter este d as m yself in for war ding th
, e h appiness

of youth whether engaged at study or dur ing th

, , e ho ur s of their r ecr eat ion
Al l I cl aim o f th e inv entio n is of having fir st suggest ed th
, e appl i cation
of th e C atapu lta in its ol d for m to th e pu r pose s o f Cr icket The fir st m odel .

was m ade at m y r equest by a Mr D at that tim e occupying th

. .
, e m ath em atical
c hair in o ur establ ishm ent .

Aft er this m odelwas m ade two seasons p assed over er e th

, e subje ct was

again m oo te d ; when th e foundation of th e fir st C atapul ta was l aid D ail

y .

suggest io ns fr om v isit ing neighbour s wer e ofl er e d Al lkind s of exper i m e nts

'

wer e continual ly m ade til lat l ength th e fabr ic was com pl eted .

At this tim e (as in th

,
e old fashioned C at apul
-
t a ) th e b al lwas pl aced in a
,

hollownear th e to of th e tongu e an d t he t ong u e fl ew u th r owi n g th e b all

p ; p , ,

by th ssion of th e tongue against a piece of ox h i de stufl e d wit h

’

e concu ,
-

eather m aking a gr eat noise and pr ojecting th

l ,
— e b al lbut v er y a per fectl y .

F
34 TH E C ATAP U L TA .

The next ggestion was that th

su e b al lshoul ,d be m ade to r est upon a stage ,

and str u ck fr om it afte r th e m anner o f a bil iar d b all Fr om this m om ent all
l .

began to wor k well fir st leather as at th

— e e nd of th e cu e then (as it is no
, w) , ,

Indian r ubber .

The engr aving is as near as possible th ,

e r ep r e sentation of one now in th e,

possession of a gentlem an to whom th e C atap ul t a is indeb ted for m any

v al uabl e im pr ovem ents but th e stage p ar t is a c om pou

: nd of m ac h iner y too
expensiv e for th e or dinar y pu r p ose s of sal e Ther e is one now m ade by Mr . .

C al decount of Townsend Road M ar yl

, ebone having a m or e S im ple wor king
, ,

stage ; and h av ing th e a dv antage of ever y im p r ov em ent it affo r ds exc ellent ,

pr actice and with car e would last m any year s

, , , .

N o 1 Top of th
. . e box contai ni ng a ser ies o f S pir alS pr ings to which ar e
, ,

connected two l eather str aps N o 2 The str ap s pass par tly r ound twowheels
. . .
,

whose axes pl ay in two socket s N o 8 is th e tongue m a de to fit int o an

. .
,

ir on socket v er y tight and v er y tr ue so that when dr awn down with th

, , e for ce ,

with which you m ay p l ease to set it by th e scr ew 5 i t m a

y lo ck into th e , ,

l atch 4 By p ul i ng th
l e lat ch b ack u fl ies th e to n g ue and th e b all bei ng
, .
p , , ,

st r uck by th e ham m er 1l (tipped with I ndi an r u , , bber ) goes towar ds th e ,

wicket a shor t pitched b al l or a l

-
ong pitched b al l or a p oint bl
, ank sho t-
,
-
,

acc o r ding a s ou e e
l v at e or dep r ess th e pl ate 8 by th scr ew 12 N o 9
y e , , , . .

i s th e p ar t o f a n endl ess scr ew which r uns hor izontally ac r oss and thr ough
,

th e pl a te 8 — its use is to m ov e th
, e pl a te up on whic h th e b all stands either
t o th e r ight or l eft var ying at pleasur e th, e dir ectio n of th e b all N o 6 is a . .

piece of ox hide stuffed with hor se hair or other wise and is fixed upon two
-
,
-
,

l ong spr ings whose use is to stop th

, e t ongue fr om kno cking against th e

st age aft er it h as disch ar ged th e b al l N o 7 is ir on wor k on which to buil . d .

-

th e m achiner y A is a h andl . e m ade to take in and out B is a socket in .

which t o adapt wheel s for th e c onv enie nce o f m oving it fr om one pl ac e to

ther ; and C C ar e socket s thr ough whi c h to dr iv e l ong ir on spike s into

'
ano

th e gr o und to keep it fir m and st e ady

, .

With th e use o f this Instr um ent you m ay (by setting it t o th ,

e p ace S O fa st , ,

that it woul d split your bat in two; or S O slow that th e b al lwoul d scar cely ,
 TH E C ATAPU L TA . 35

r e ach the wicket) im i tate th

, e p ace and pl ace of al lth e
gr e at b owl e r s of th
e

day . Too m uch pr actice with per fectl y str aight bowling would per hap s
, ,

c r am p your hitting . The per son wor king it should (unless other wise r equir ed)
v ar y t h
e di r ect i on of th labout ev er y thir d or four th
e b al ball and this without
,

th e kno wledge of th e batsm an

.

Wer e it nec essar y to say anyth ing m or e in fur ther r ecom m endation of this
Instr um ent I could filla v olum e with favour able opinions
, .

N ow for th e l aws which r egu late th e gam e and th

, e pe nal ties for any
infr ingem ent ther eof .
 L AW S OF C R IC KE T ,

AS RE VISE D BY THE MARY L E BONE CL U B IN THE YE AR 1844 .

I . TH E B A LL m ust we i ghnot less thn fi a ve ounce s and a hlf no o t hn a , r m re a

fi v e ounc e s a nd th r ee qua r te r s . It m ust m easure not less t hn nin in h noa e c e s, r

m hn nine c e nd one qu te in c i cu fer n

or e t a in h sa e e ar e r r m e ce . A t t hb ginning of h ac

inning e ith p t y s
y c ll
er fo nar
e w b l lm a a r a a .

II ThBAT u t not e ce e d fou in h

. e m s e nd one qu t e in th
x e wide t p t ; it
r c s a ar r s ar

m u t not be
s o t hn t h i ty igh
m ret inc h i n lngt h
a r -
e es e .

III Th e STU M P S m ust b

. th e in nu be ; t w nt y se e n in h e e out of t h
r e e m r e -
v c s

g oru nd ; t h b i l igh t i n eh i n
a l n
s eg t h; t he t u p o
c f e q
esu l n d of u ffi ec i nt s m s a , a s e

th ic knes to p e ent t h s e b l lf o p
r v ing t hough a r m ass r .

IV Th e BO WL IN G G R E A S E
. u t b in l ine with th e t u p ; ix fee t igh m t s e a s m s s e

inc h e i n lng t h
s ; t he t u
e
p in t h ce n t e ; w
si t h m r e t u n s e se t eac h een d r a r cr a a

t ow d t h ar e bowl es t igh t ngl e r a r a s.

V Th P OP PING GR E A S E u t be fou feet f o t hwick t nd p alll

. e m s r r m e e , a ar e

t o i t ; unl i it d in l e ngt h m but not h

e o te t h n th e b owl
, ing c as s r r a re e.

V I Th e W I C K E TS
. ust be p it h d op p o i t t o each
m ot h e by th e u pi s c t e s e r, m re , a

t hdi t nce of t w nt y t wo y d
e s a e -
ar s.

V II It hl lnot be lwfulfo it h p t y du ing

. s a a tchwit h out t h
r ee c on e nt of er ar r a m a , s

th e oth to l t th
er , e g ound by ol a er li ng w t ing co ing r owi ng o be t i ng
r , a er , v er , m , r a .

Th i ul i not
s r nt t o p e e nt t h t ike f o
e s m ea b ting t hg ound wit hh
r v i b te s r r r m ea e r s a

near to t he p ot wh e e h e t a nd du ing t hi nni n

s r
g no t o p e
s nt t h
s e bowl f or e s, r r ve er r m

fil i ng up h
l ol wit h w d u t & c whn thes sae g ound h
-
l
slbe wet, .
, e r s a .

VIII Aft in t hwic ke t er r a b c h n ge d w i t h t he c onse nt of both

s m a p a t i e e r e s.
.
y a

I X Th e BOWL E R
. hlld li thb llwit hone foot on th s a e g ound b h
e v er ind t h e a r e e

bowling nd wit h in t h
c r ease , a
e tu n s nd h l lbowlfou b l rels be fo r be cr e a e, a s a r a re

ch nge wi k t
a wh i h h hllb p itt d t o doonce only in th
c e s, c e S a e sa e inning
e er m e m s.
38 L AW S or C R IC KE T .

XXIV Or if wit hny par t of h

. is p er son h, e to p t he b ll w hi h i na t h e op in i on s a , c ,

of t h e u pi e t t hbowl s wi ket hllhv be n p itch e d in t igh

’
m r a e t l ine f o
er c , S a a e e a s ra r m

it t o t h e t ik e s wick t nd wou d he h ’
s r l i t it
r e , a av .

XXV If t h e p ly e s h e
. ossed hoth er h e th t r uns fo th
a e wick e t wh
r av ich cr eac , a r

i p ut down i out
s s .

XXVI A ballbeing c ugh . t no un h l lbe ec kon d a , r s a r e .

XXVII A t r ike being un out tht un wh

. s i hh nd h ri p t ne we e r , a r c e a s ar r r

a t te p ting sh
m llnot be e ck on d a r e .

XXVIII If Lo t B ll be lled t h . e st ik e
a hllb e llowed ix un ; buts a ca , r r s a a s r s

if o e t h
m ra n ix h llh a e b e n r un b e fo es Lo t Ball hllhv e b en c lld th
S a v en e r s s a a e a e ,

t h tr ike
e s hllh e llwh i ch
r s a ha bee n un av a ve r .

XXI X A fter t h e b l l hl. lh e b en fi nal ly sett led in t hwicket k p a s a o av e e -

ee er s
’
r

bowl h and i t h
er s
’
lb e conside e d dead but wh
l , en t h
s a e bowl i bout to d li e r : er s a e v r

th e ball if t h
e st ik e
, t h is wi k et go out side th e po r
pp i ng c ea r ab e fo e uc h t u l c r se r s ac a

deli e y th
v er i d bowl
, y p ut hi o u tsau nl e s (wi t h f r en t o L w
er m a X X I ) h i m , s re e ce a . s

b t in hnd o o e p r t of h
a a is p e son be with
, r s m in t he p opp ing c e se a r , r a .

XXX If th e st ik . be h ut h e ay e t i fo h i wick e t nd et u n t o it
r er r m r re r m s a r r

a ny t i du ing t h
m e a t inni ng r s.

XXXI If t h e t ik e be h u t o e ot h
. er p e son y t
s r n d ou t f o h i
r b u t no t r , s m r m a s a r m ,

go In .

XXXII No subst itute in th e fi el

.d sh allb e a l
l owe d to bowl keep wic ket t and , , s

at t h
e point co er t h e po int or top beh ,ind in any case v , s , .

XXXIII If any fi elds n t op t h e b llwi th

. h is ha t th
e b l lsh allb c on ide ed m a s a , a e s r

dead and t h,e opp osi te

p a r t y S h
a ll a dd fi e r uns t o t hei c o e ; if any b e un t h
ey v r s r r ,

s alhh
l av e fi v e in al
l .

XXXIV Th e b l lh a v i ng b e e n h .it t h e t r ik e ay gu ar d h
a i wic k t with h i , s r m s e s

bat o wi tha ny p r t of h
r is body e xc ept h is h a nds ; t h a t L a w XX II I
a not
, y , . m a

b e d i obe yed s .

XXXV Th e wi ck e t ke e p e r . h lnot t ake t h

al e bal lfo t h e p ur p ose of st u p ing
-
s r m ,

unt ilit h a e p assed th e wi ck et ; h e h lnot m o e t il lt h e bal lbe ou t of t h

e b owl
’
v l e s a v r s

hn d ; h
a e Shal lnot by a ny noi e inc o m ode th e st iker ; and if ny p t of his p er son s m r a ar

be o e o befor e t h
v r e wic k e t al
r th
ough th e bal lh it it t h e st ike hallnot be out , , r r s .

XXXVI Th e u p ir e s r e sol e !udg es of f i

. o unf ir p ly and l
m l disp ut es a a r r a a : a

sh llb e de te r m ined by t h e cht h

a is own wic ket ; but i n case of a cat chwh ic h
em , a a ,

th e um p ir e a t t h e wic ke t bowld fr o
, ca nnot see suffic ientl y to decide up on h e e m , ,

m y app ly tao t he ot he r um
p i r e whose op ini on S h a l
l be c on c lus i v e , .
 L AW S OF C RI C KE T .

XXXVII Th e u p ir es in l m at ch
l e
. hllp itchfair wickets and th
m e p a t i es a s s a , r

shllt o up for t h
a e ch
oice of inn ing
ss s.

XXXVI II Thy hll llow t wo m inutes fo eacht i k t o co e in and ten

. e S a a r s r er m ,

m inut b t wee n eachinnings Wh

es e e n the um p i e hal
lcal l P ly t h
”
e pa t y . r s S a , r

refu ing t o p ly shl

s ose th
ll e at ch a a m .

XXXIX Th ey not t o or de. a str ik e out unless pp eale d

ar e t o by t h r r a e

adv e r sar ies.

XL . But if one of t h
e bowl
e
’
r s fe e t be h g ound behind t hbowl
not ing
on t e r e

c r ease , a nd wi th
in t h etu n
e r r cr ease e h
whn h ldel
l ei th l thu p i
e b l s a th i v er a , e m re a s

wi cke t , unsal B ”
t ed, m ust l
ca l N0 a l
l.

er of th
X L I If eit h . e st r iker s r un a s h
or t r un, t h
e u m p i re m ust cal
l, One Sh
or t .

X L II No um p ir e . s alh
lb e al
lo ed w t o be t .

XLIII No u p i e i t o be h . anged du ing a m tc hu

m r nl ess wi th
s th e conse nt of c r a ,

bothpa tie e xc p t i n r e o f v ioltion of L w XL II ; t hn eit h

s, e cas e p t y y a a . e r ar m a

dis iss t h
m e t n g e o ra s r ss r .

XLIV Aft t hdeliv e y of fou balls th

. er e u pi e m u
e st call Ov er rbut not r , m r

unt ilt hb l l S hl lb fin l
e y t tled in t h
l a e wick e t k e
a p e e o b ow ler a h n d ; set h -
e r s,
’
r
’
s a e

b ll h
a lt h
al se n be c onsi de ed de d ; ne er t h ele if n i de be enter taine d t ht ei th
r a e v ss, a a a r

of t he t ik e i out
s r que ti on rsy b e p ut
s p r e v i ously
, t o b u
a t n ot aft e t hesd e li v e ym a , r r

of t h n xt b l
, l e e a .

XL V Th u p i e m ust t ke e p cialcar e t o call N o Ball inst antly upon

. e m r a s e

deli y ; Wid B ll s oon e it shllp t h

v er e e st ik
a a s as v er a ass r er .

XL VI Th e p ly e wh o go i n ec ond hl
. lfol
a low t h ei
rs innings if t hy hv e s s a r , e a

obt i ned one h

a und e d un l s t hn t h eir ant goni t r r s es a a s s.

XL VII Wh en one of t h e t ik
. h allh e be en p ut out th e use of t h e bat
s r er s s av ,

hllnot be llow d t o ny p on untilth

s a a e ne xt st ik
e hllco e ina er s , r er s a m .

L AW S F OR S ING LE WICKE T .

Wh Ien t h e sh
. llb e l
e t hn fi p ly e o n er
S i de bou nds hall be
a p l
a ce d ss a ve a rs a , S

t wenty t wo yar ds ch in l
-
in f o t he Off nd l
eg m ea e m a
p a r e .

II Th l ust b bit befo e t hbounds to entitl

e b l . a e th
m e str ike to un whe ich r e r a r ,
40 L AW S or C RI C KE T .

r un cannot d unless h e t ouc h

be o tai neth b
e bowl ing tum p o cr e ase in a l i ne wit h s , r

h i ht or so e p t of h
s a , i p e son o go be yond th
m ar e r etur ning to t h
s e p o p i ng
r
p , r m ,

c ease as a t d oubl wick e t ac co ding t o L w X X I

r e , r a .

III Wh en t h
. e t ik e hllh it t he b l l one of hs r is fee t r s ust be on tha e g ound a , m r

and be h i nd t h e p opp ing cr ease ot h e wise th e u p ir e h

”
llc l l N H it , r m s a a 0 .

IV Wh e n th
. e e sh lbe l
l e ss t h n fi p ly e
r r s on S i
a d e ne i t he by es n o o e a ve a a , r r v r

th ows h
r allbe l lowed no sh
S allth e t ik e r be ca u
a gh t out be h
, ind th
r e wi c k et nor s r ,

stum e d out
p .

V Th e fi el
. ds n ust r e t u n t h e bal lso t h
m a a t i t shm llc o t h e ply b e t we e n t h
r e a r ss a

wicket nd th e bowl aing stum p o be t wee n th e bowl ing st u p and t h

-
e bounds ; t h
, e r -
m

t ik er m ay r un t il
s r lt h e b l lbe so r e t ur n d a e .

V I Afte th . e t r ik e S hall hv e
r ad e one r un if h
s e st ar t a gain h
r e u t touc ha m , , m s

th e bowl i ng st u p nd t ur n b efor e t h e bal

m lsh al
, lc oss th
a e
p la y t o e nti t l
, e hi t o r ,
m

h e t ik e
V II T hllbe ent itled to thee un fo lost b ll ndt h e nu b
. s r r s a r r s r a , a e sam m er

l t opp ed wi t hht ; with e fer e nc e t o L w XXVIII and XXXIII of

for b l a s a r a s . .

doubl wi ket e c .

VIII Wh e n the hllbe o e thn fou play on ide t h

. e e hllbe no
re s a m r a r er s a s , r s a

bounds Allh it by . nd o th ow h allthen b l

loweds, e s, a v er r s, S e a .

IX Thbowl e i
. ub!ec t to the ee lw t double wi c k t
r s s sam a s as a e .

X N ot o e thn one inute hllbe llowed be t ween ac hb ll

. m r a m s a a e a .

BE TS .

. h yb
I No b e t up on a ny m a tc is pa a l e unl yd
e ss it b e p l
a e out , or giv en up .

h . y hb d g
II If t e r uns of one p l a er e et te h h h d pe nd
a a inst t ose of anot er , t e be t e s

h g
on t e fir st innin s, unl h d
ess ot e r wise sp ec ifi e .

III If t h b t b . ad on bothinni ng end on p t y

e b t t h ot h
e m i n on e s, a e ar ea e er e

inni ng t h un of t hfi st inni ng hl
s, ld t
e r in it s e r s s a e er m e .

IV If thot h p t y go in
. econd t i th
e en t h
e be t u t b d te
er ined by
ar a s m e, m s e e rm

the nu m ber on th
e cor s e.

THE E ND .
 AD D E N D A .

X . Th
e bal
lm ust be bowled not thown or !er ked and th e h and m ust not be
, r ,

a bov e t he h der in deliv er y ; nd wh

oul s ene v e t he b owl e hllso closely inf inge on
a r r s a r

th is R ule i n eit h
, er of th e bo e pa tic ul as to m ake it difi cult fo th
a v e u
p ire t a r s, r m r a

th e bowl er s wic ket t o !udge wh ether t he b llh i e e d wi th

as bee n d el in t h
e t u
’
e a v r r

i nte nt and ea ning of th e or not t he um p ir e S h l N0 B al

”
m i R ul slc l
al , l , a , .

X II hbowle hllt o t h
. If t e e b llo th e t ik
r s a h d o bowlit o wi de
ss a v er s r er s
’

ea , r s ,

th t in t hop inion of thu p i

a , e it hl lnot b e f i ly within t h each
e m of t hb ts
r e, S a a r e r e a

m an h h , l d!udge on
le s a un t o t h p t i
a cei ing th inni ngs ei t h wi th
e r o e ar es r e v e , er r

with out n p pe lwh

a i hhl lbe p ut down t o t hsc o e of Wid B l
a a , c S al suc h b ll e r e a s a

hllnot b ckoned one of t hfou b ll ; but if thb t n sh

s a e re as allby ny n e r a s e a sm a a m ea s

b ing h
r i lf wi thi n e ch
m se of thbal l t h un hl lnot b ad!udged
r a e , e r s a e .

XXXVII Th u pi in ll tch hllpitchf i wi ket and t h

. e m r ese pa r t ie a m a es s a a r c s, s

sh allt o up fo the ch
ss oic e of inningrThu p i es S hl
lch
ange wi ck e ts fte ch s. e m r a a r ea

p a ty
r h h d on i
asnni ng a e s.
 A . H B AIL Y 8 CO
. : .
’
S NE WP UBL IC ATIONS .

U NDE R THE P
E S E CIAL PATRON AC E or H E R M A! E S T Y , TE E Q UE E N
DOWAC E R, AN D TE E P RI N CE AL BE RT.

PORTRAITS OF THE R OY AL FAMIL Y .

AN D MOS T DIS TING UIS HE D
N O BL E S AN D C O M M O N E RS O F G RE AT BRITAIN .

BY S . D IE ! ,
PORTRA IT R AIN TR R IN ORD I N ARY TO H I S I R R RN R H I G H R R S I TH R D U KE OR I AK R M E I N I N O E H .

TH E PO R TRAITS AR R P NT D O
RI E N A S CA E L OP F OU R TE E N N H BY G HT
I C ES E I EE N .

(E a c n so w sa u n a a . )
-

P noor h
um or ous ON IND IA PAPE R

PL AIN P aoor s

T e Por tr ai ts of th
h l
e folowi ng Roy aland Il lus tr ious Per sonages h av e b een t aken and a r e i ntended
t o for m a p or ti on of th
,

e S er i es :

fi st o
m at Ci t at ions M a!esty tbs (mum .

HE R M A!ES TY TE E Q UE E N D OW AGE R . m s R OY AL HIGHNE S S PRI CE N AL BE RT .

H R H TH E
. . . DU H
D KE W LL NGT
C E S S OP K E NT . TH E U OP E I ON .

H T
H R . . MB DG
. HE TD H
D KE UC HM D E S S OP CA RI E . HE U OP R IC ON .

TH
H R H. . X
. E TD K
DUK B U E OP S U S S E .
HE E OP U CC L E U G H .

H T
H R . . M B DG
. HE DUK HB H T B Y
E OP C A RI E . TH E AR C IS OP OP C AN E R UR .

T D H HE TH ND UC H B HOP Y K
E S S OP S U E RL A . TH E AR C IS OE OR .

T E
H B HP IS ND N O L D LYNDH U
OF L O O P LB T
. OR RS T . S IR R . E E , AR .

TH EL B D N
E AR L D H LL
OP A E R E EG H M B T
. OR I . S IR ! . RA A , AR .

L D M LB
OR E OUR N ED TT H M . W LL M LL TT L OR CO E N A . S IR I IA PO E .

L D P LM T N
OR A E RS O D . L OR ! . R U S S E LL . 8m . &c . &c .

L D B GH M
OR RO U AD T NLE Y
. L OR S A .

O P IN IO N S O F TH E PRE S S .

h h
Altoget er , we av e ne v er m et wit l h
inear tr anscr ipts of t e um an c ou nte na nc e m or e c or r ec t i n dr awing , hh
tastefuli n ar r ang em ent , or t or oug l h
y i m bued wi t inte l lec tu h
i ty , t an t ose of M D r e z
al h
T e E av ing s h h h
h h h h h
.

h
.

ar e of andsom e si z e , and t e p r i c e is so r eas onabl e , as t o br ing t em , ei t er sing l

y o r i n se ts wi t i n e r e ac
" —
h
,

e c ases gene r al
of r e spec ta bl ly Coar t ! our na l . .

D i az s Por tr ai ts of Il
’
lust r i ous C h
ar ac te r s ar e dr awn wit hsing ulr a beauty and dist inc tnesa of touch ; is h
P or tr ai t of He r M a!esty i s one of t e m ost pl easing we av e h h see n, and is an adm ir abl
e lik e ness ; nor i s t at of h
Pr ince Al ess a c cu
ber t l S ua
"
r at e -
. .
 A . H . D AIL Y 8 C O S N E .
'
W U
P BL ICATI ON S .

h y N e w
T ir d E di ti on, const r ucte d u
entir el Plapnon a n .

A N E W F RE N CH AN D EN GLISH LE XI CON ,

Com pr ising, s be ides thusualnu be of Wo d found in th

e e be t Dic ti onar i
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