The Ladies' Guide to Cricket

CIJAl’THH III. w ,iicn Mil. J.0TK1I lHIAWfl A SRETCII MAn OF TUB PAHK I'OXTINKNT, ANJL> KX.1'01 ND8 IIf 15 BAAf E« HE A L80 li/j}* COURSES ON THK VARIOUS WAVS IN WHICH A HATH.MAN MAY BK rrT OVT; AND NAMES AND DESC1UHISS CERTAJN JUTS, BALLS, AND “ EXTRAS.” M bs . C hester : “ N ow , Mr. Lover, wo arc going to nsk you all sort s of questions, and the more you talk about cricket the better shall we be pleased. Hut what arc they doing with that black-board over there ? I noticed 10 marked on it 'in large figures some time ago, but it has been altered to— Whatever does all that mean!” / L over : “ That is the Telegraph board, and those figures show the state of the game. You will see them altered at intervals, since the runs are put up in tens, thus— 10—20—30, &c. M rs C hester : “ But -how is it that we see 17, if, as you say, the runs are put up in tens ?” S tanley : “ Whenever a batsman , is put out the exact score is telegraphed, as you now sec it. On reaching a cricket ground the first thing to do is to ascertain the state o f the game by glancing at the telegraph, if there be one, for it is only used in matches of more than ordinary interest. The first two men were inwhen you arrived, and the 10 was put up as soon as that number of runs had been scored ; but Johnson has since been put out, after scoring 0 runs. Miss L iston : “ ITease tell us what the rows o f figures mean mtn L o ver : ‘ ‘ J he top line of figures (17) indicates the exact total at present j the middle line ( i ) the number of wickets down that is, of batsmen nut out—und the lowest (9) the number o f runs obtained by the batsman just out. Stanley has gone in first wicket down—as it is called -being, not only a skilful batsman, but one o f out* best bowlers also. Consequently, J,v bJ oarjy in the innings, lie may make a score aml yet hare time to rest a bit before having to bowl. ( generally < it the end opposite lo Hlunley, but, not being much of a but, m > turn with tbo tviUotv will only come after (he eight wickel has fallen,**