The Ladies' Guide to Cricket

same principle the ball is, in slang, eullod the ‘ leather,’ and h at ‘ter-hunf in<h consequently, moans plenty of work for the fieldsmen 1o do in running after it. Oil ! well hit, indeed, \\ haler! that, is n grand off-drive. Anticipating your question, 1 hasten to explain <hat a drive is a hard forward hit, which may go to the on-side, or the off-side, or over the bowler’ s head, and so gels the direction added to its name. Sec! they have crossed four times, and the hit is, therefore a four. Whaler gets the next ball too, which always happens when an etv n number is run for a hit, as the striker, of course, returns to the wicket from which he started. If, however, it be the last ball of the over, this rule does not hold good, for the obvious reason that the next ball comes from the opposite end. When a hit for an odd number of runs is made the striker is i i essarilv left at the end opposite to that from which he made the hit.” M rs . C hester : “ And in that case, i f ‘ over’ is called, lie will receive the first ball of the next over, if I understand rightly.” L o ver : “ Really, Mrs. Chester, I am proud of my pupil, kb ! the Umpire lias no-balled Trundler— that is to say the bowler lias not delivered the ball fairly. In such cases the Umpire calls no-ball instantly, and the striker may make as i. any runs as lie can off that ball without being put out in any a except by being runout. If, however, lie makes no run as Whaler lias, having allowed the ball to escape punishment — one run is marked in the column devoted to no-balls, among the ‘ extras,’ that is, runs not off the bat. Bravo! well hit again Whaler—a fine smack to long-leg, right over that fieldsman’ s head, and into the long grass among the trees.” Miss L iston : “ Long-leg is, I see, No. 11 on the diagram, but ‘ smack’ is another queer expression.” L over : “ i t is simply cricket slang for a bard hit, and crump, slog, paste, wipe, swipe, knock, &c., all mean the same thing. But long-leg cannot find the ball and the batsmen have already run four times. You will probably bear him call lost ball! directly.” M rs C hester : “ Yes ! I hear the cry, and I see that the %/ 9 Oil-men have stopped running and are deliberately walking to their wickets.” JvjfER *. “ When lost bull is called the striker is entitled to ix r Mi uni as more have been run before the cry, in which •.tr-e u11 that have been run are credited to the striker. Another ]0 i <ii» upon the telegraph, which now reads 40-3 0 ! l ’ rotty , id . taulev ! run it out! A good three there / ” Alt hii i'j: “ Laconic certainly, if not very intelligible! jJ. . t lit u,. have those epigrammatic utterances of vours / d a interpret at ion I J..> i i “ A out i t perhaps the prettiest and most effective •iti j . n thy butting department of the game. It is made by a