Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 254
difficulty in hitting this particularball, let him try guiding it : in other words,let him frame for the cut, and, as the ball passesthe right leg, just lay the bat against it, withoutattempting to strike : the pace imparted to theball by the bowler will hardly be checked, andmany a run may be got… … leg, may easily be driven in front of the wicketto long-on, or more squarely with the wicket ;but when such a ball would pass just outsidethe legs a different kind of stroke is required, asthe drive would be a physical impossibility.This class of hit is known as the leg-hit, andit may be made even…
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