The reliable book of outdoor gamesContaining official rules for playing base ball, foot ball, cricket, lacrosse, tennis, croquet, etc . h as he has not only to bat soas to score runs, but he has first to look to thethorough defence of his wicket. What with thespeed of the bowled ball in delivery, allowingbut a moment to judge the pitch of the ball, andthe uncertain angle of the rebound of the ballfrom the ground to the wicket, occasioned bythe bias or twist imparted to it by the bowlershand, the task of defending the wicket is nolight one in itself; while to do this well, and atthe same time t
The reliable book of outdoor gamesContaining official rules for playing base ball, foot ball, cricket, lacrosse, tennis, croquet, etc . h as he has not only to bat soas to score runs, but he has first to look to thethorough defence of his wicket. What with thespeed of the bowled ball in delivery, allowingbut a moment to judge the pitch of the ball, andthe uncertain angle of the rebound of the ballfrom the ground to the wicket, occasioned bythe bias or twist imparted to it by the bowlershand, the task of defending the wicket is nolight one in itself; while to do this well, and atthe same time to be on the watch to hit everyball, which is at all off the wicket, for run get-ting, adds to the difficulties the batsman has toencounter. THE BATSMANS POSITION. The batsman is legally entitled to stand any-where back of the line in front of the wicket,known as the popping crease. While he isback of this line he is safe from being stumpedout or run out; but the moment he steps infront of the line he is outside of the citadeland open for capture. In standing at the wicket he should standwith his bat]tas shown in the appended A GOOD POSITION, and not in such bad form as is seen in the fol-lowing cut.
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