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 225
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… … Preparing for Action. ball bounds, he should play forward,always holding the bat close to theground, so that the ball will not gounderneath as it rises from thebound. The reason for playing suchballs forward is that any twist theBowler may have given the ball, thatit may bound in anunexpected…
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