The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 224
As the Bowler begins to run be-fore delivering the ball, the Batterstraightens himself, raising his batslightly, and when the ball is de-livered he draws the bat back to thebails of the wicket, where he holds ittill he is ready to strike. If he leanslightly toward the wicket, in strik-ing, he is… … Taking Guard. back according to the way in whichthe Bowler gives him the ball, andthe beginner can best learn by ex-perience which to do in any case.In general, he should so bend his CfelCltEt 216 CRICKET body that the bat strikes the ballabout one-fourth the length of theblade from its end; that…
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