The Ladies' Guide to Cricket

jH !ljs ji rule, choose the first innings. Well ! Captain Alice j ^von tlu> loss, and (hero are a eleven aside. (I f more, the ppout? nre placed where the Hold shows the widest gaps, ,1 less, the Captain places the players so as to command the lllvt?t likely hits, and leaves the rest to chance). Captain Mary luUV lakes her eleven into the held, and stations them as in Dincram p. 12.) choosing the best players to fulfill the more difficult duties. Two Umpires should bo secured if possible; if not obtainable, two of the in-side, while awaiting their turn with the bat, should act as Umpires. Alice, in the mean- lime. pencils a list to show’ the order in which she intends her bats*women to go in. Two scorers should also be appointed. All being ready in the field, the two first on Captain Alice’s list take their bats, and go one to each wicket. .The bowler takes the ball, and tbe Umpire, standing near her, gives the striker ‘ guard’ or ‘ block,’ (see p. 17). The other Umpiro stands near short-leg (No. 10, Diagram), and keeps an eye on tbe striker’ s feet and the popping crease, in case of a stump out see p. 21). The Umpire at tbe bowler’s end now calls ‘ play,’ tbe bowler delivers tbe ball, and the game is begun. As we have already described the way in which the game is played, ne shall content ourselves with a few additional words on the duties of the several players. The bolder tries to bowl down tbe striker’s wicket, or to cause her to hit the ball into the air, so that the fielders may catch her out. The bowler must bowl fairly—that is, must have one foot behind tbe bowl ing crease in delivering the ball, and she must not jerk or throw the ball. T she transgresses any of these rules, the Umpire will at once ‘ no- bdl her (see p. 15), or if she bowls so crooked that the striker 1 not t within reach of the ball, the Umpire must call wide- ball 'see p. 20). The striker or hatswoman tries to make runs ' liout losing her vieket, or getting put out, in any of tho jys described at (p. 21) ; her partner being on tlic alert to run, v ;»en ver a chance offers itself. Tho wicket keeper tries to - p the ball wlienever it passes tbe wicket, and to stump-out < t>. 21), tbe striker if she goes outside tbe popping orease, or I r , . . . . . I . 1 — _ . 1_____I I . . . ..................1 ________ 4 . 1 . _ 1 . A 4 M M . a U 11 L t atek h r out, if the ball touches the hat. Tho loiupstop s 1 j save byes (seep. 11). Pointy Slip and short'!eg% are d lose to the wicket, to take near catches and to stop Port hits, while the rest of the scouts do similar .' o respect to harder hits at greater distances. ' ,n titles havi ready * , h ropeuted in a different form, many explanations u n o , , ,, ji, order to u^ist the reader’s comprehension and 'Jho«m ladi.-s who wish to perfect the knowledge of i i t . I mpir p lj rpote K1 llirilior h . p Mti'ii-i um ifcfl 1 1 <>ina t*ui * F I . r M l I I liuldU #• Iin nd J il hi ' IllI I The Indeed, wo etui r.tudy of these few pages, may now borrow J .illy white’ s Cricket Annual, from a brother or : nd ilml nothing in that hook so utterly meaningless ,nay hr found to pit cut any serious dillleully