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
ether to run,when the ball is hit infront of the wicket, andfor his partner to decidewhen the hit is behindthe wicket. The Wicket Keeper.This player always wearsleg pads and gloves. Hestands in a stooping po-sition behind the wicket,varying his distance fromit according to the swiftness of… … Playing Forward. SO stand that the ball will be thrownin to him over the wicket, which hewill thus be able to put down with-out turning around. He should alsobe on the watch for a chance to putdown the wicket when the Batter isnot on his ground (called stumpingout). As soon as he receives the…
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