Canadian Cricket Field Volume 1 1882

68 E D lIKTFED The last wieket contributing one hundred and ninety-seven will always beat a bad one, for they then got sa chance of show- runs to an innings is probably without precedent in the ing their superior skill. history of cricket. It is possible that this occurrence may be In dry wcather it is a good plan to have two wickets pre- .. oity Jared for an important match. one well watered and lie other but evidence in support of Solomon's assertion that history left alone, and then in case of rain you are not taken by sur- repeats itself, but if so, the stateient is not borne out by any prise. Wet has a great influence on cricket. A liard wicket record of its happening. The circumstances are so far extenu- is in favor of run-making, on a s, ft wicket bowling bas the ating that Morrison, ly all odds the best man Toronto, or the best of it. on a sticky wicket the k-sman is nowlhere; but if country î.rbaî,s, boasts of at the bat, only caiie on the field the wicket is very wet mndeed, the ball runs through the grass in tine to follow on the tenth wicket down. Nevertheless the the boling gets punised considerabiy. fact niay'be safely relegated to the category of Canadian cricket- ChAPTES VI.-LA-vs. ing curiosities, for two reasons, both because of the riculiarity AI now for a few general considerations on tle Law,. 'Che of the last wicket producing so nany runs, as well as because Z,~7 ini addition te these thereý are ten laws referring to single Of the novelty of any Canladian wicket producing 197. f towicket, and four laws regarding bets. Many of these sixty- one laws could be analganiated advantageously, and many of ,-~DTi1Li'i'A ~VI CiWqv' i~C'iT. TNT 1 themi could bie improved. Objections are always to be~- found V.iIjLEL >~~ ' ~~~ to any alteration of established ami weli.known tegulations, nY Di. W. O. ORACE. and I am aware tiit many of the difficulties in unpiring are ( Pubiieilæ ½y 8Fpal Perertdad u or osh dfconis ft.)niie CArthan t those of the rules they prfess t act by ; but tliere Lu csesCîîî'Tî 2 cub iastl~pserice of prfesiiare onîeor two points whichi certainly call for interference, and In cases where a club as tl services of a professionalbing revisd it ould b as ell t make coach it is fair to assume that he will know more about t e revision as perfect as possible. There is n reason why a gamie thani his pupils. I miake this remiark a h eeigi gnetanlspps.Ia tfsrnakas t e f eling is code of lawvs slîould net bc drawnunp and classificd se as te lie not universal, and there are sone young pupils in existence easily remembered and understood by -ny person of ordinary who imagine their tutor lias beei engaged for thei to in- intelligence, and at the sane tue put a stop te unfair play of struct. He slould be a good length-bowler, straiglit and e mediul-paced ; an erratic fast bowler who will knock you on The Lavs are common enongl, and so, assuming, te save the head and pound you in the stonach cannot possibly be space, that each of my readers possesses a copy of thein as lest worth engaging. revised by the M.C.C., 1 will proceed te glance at a few things Bowling, if indulged in for too long at a stretch, invariably whicl occur te me as te their meaning and application. deteriorates, and instead of keeping a mau bowling hard, bail after bail, for three hours, and only getting a rest by sending (To be cominued.) in a bad ball to have it hit away, it would be much better for all parties were hie to continue at it for half the time and bowl carefully throughiut. If ttoe club or schoon con afford it, it is bftetsr for thwnn t Lave two or muore bowlers, therc hein- such a great advantage Napance las been playing very strong titis season. Dudley i a in praetisiiîg Io ua left-landed man as weil as a riglit. good îian for any cleve, and Grant was one of te Canadian tea n The ball cornes ii very differently froîn tle left frou what tet visited Enoand. The to n is blessed ith two good bwlers, it. (lois fron the othèr Sie, and it often puzzles a batsman anda fer change. It hopes to c et caty in the final ties for the whwo inethts taw ae bn her e, ies Association cup. s lirstclass, it if5 ter a trial or two nicli the-casie-st te ]lit. Thtfollowihruisionas pec tapossetie nipe tourgtei : essrs J. Wioever ba thie managemnent of the grouud shîould tek P. Jepofi, h.A. L. Duadas, . a. Ha csiltoi, A. Jukes, H. P. Mitchell, R. H. Stratford, S.E. S pnally, sWrgt, D. G. Wiley, the- h of April a if you have a dry seash W. N. HoodpA. Hlloway, C. A. Pi ckards. le teani lft on I g o lttsn Sunday laît, 1tîT h6th inst, and cviom play iglit matche before ased tpe gropand is nt in order befop es it dries fses tae Macopy aiid April winds, it cen uitvu-r be got as riglit as it wouldl bave' vitis if attended te, Icalier. Once a ground is woled lt-vcl it. a cwn easily he kept in order, and etntra expense at thintad will Swel savd i( tho be.cotnue afvter a matc the holes made b hy bowlers and batsnen GENTLEMEN v. PLAyEeS. should lie iuimedietely returfed This will save a lot of The- Centieien et Lord'q on the 5th secuured e victory thet gTreatiy gruatblii frein the players fi tte -nxt atçl , end wila assao a the n for tan-e defeat t toe Ofal on the - iat he benelidal for tie grouyd, ns it will give the ne from tha Satviid En. T he etoenq which lepresented th two diviiownsler te set. If the retuhring is lnt te tde midd e of the witeu, as didrentf tf tiose wich appeed et the Oal fa the nalter of four is geetsaly dont-, you rii f nd the pieces put in are notneerly 1i18VM OU ca side. Pente had not recovered frou i the spnAalned se firs- as the rst of the grounid, o nd easily eutp again. A nkhe which compeloed him te leav t e fied et the Oal on SatrJ- Woeve s hasute lt neoet of the ground shod take P.y, an nMorly Dnas ase unbe te plty , AMessrs. Lucas and P. care th it i well rolled ear i-tuhdd did a spleadid Performance, addng 201 rus te the score thep be ](t close, d ate asoud le a dereo while th y wre together, the longe stand ever m aein thi bratch. Tan hundred yards across either tay is a fr size for a e Scoret. greund-tie lrg r te ground, the fewr te bouduy haits ENTLEMEN. ani the better the gaie. TrOces are not desirable from a A. N. Hornby, b Barlow.... 21 G. B StuddcPillingbBates 4 cricketing point of vier, as the lixrt cannot the t e good foE Dr W G. race, c Barlow, b L0. F. H. Leslie, b Flower.. thie ganiî-, and the -' chîequered shade " lias frequently much te I ates ................. 4 11ev. V. Royle, c Scotton, b answel for. t is essentiel for good cricket te have a good 'A- P. Lucas, c Futhergillb Flowers.............. 31 ground, as the wcrse the ground is the s th gaine is ae FGoEers............107 . H. orEn, otut. 7 f C T. Stuldd, run ut . 100 G. A. s. Leathrm, b Barow l u bskill.Ver Id rouids ring ail players down te a level, p L sd Harris, Lockwoed, b Extreas ...............on 12 an cricket plfted on theun is a very diffrent tin frin trlowe.e ..............e n 4 crickt on a proper pitch. On a good ground a god tan A. G. Stich, c and b Batow. 76 Totld ............. a t 37v