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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 250

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t by advancing it in the direction ofthe supposed ball, the body going with it, thebat can be kept perfectly straight, and will meetthe ball flush with its face. Further, by trans-ferring the whole weight of the body from theright to the left leg at the moment when theball and bat meet, the bat… … on pp. 222 and 223) must the right toe be allowedto leave the ground : as, if the toe is in the air,however little above the turf, the batsman is outof his ground, provided no other part of his body, or his bat, is properly grounded. Byshifting the left foot, as described, it will befound that not…

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