The Ladies' Guide to Cricket

INDEX. • # # .• • • Follow-on in hi •• >•> ... ,,, jtorward plivj ••• ••• •• ... ... Full pitcher—A ball which reaches the wickets without touching the ground ........................................ Good-length balls—Those pitched in the right place Ground, In or out of his Grounders—Balls bowled all along the ground Guard or block, Taking ............... Half-volley—An over-pitched ball... Handling or touching the ball while in play Harrow-drive—A sort of hit Hat trick, The—"\\hen the bowder takes three wickets in consecutive balls ... Hat, Blowing on wicket Hitting the ball twice Hit wicket Page. . 5 21 i t # • t • t « • • • • # • • t t t « • • f I « • t f I I I ♦ i t • • • f i t i t # t t # i t # t t # i t # • • t • • # f t # f t # • • I t # # f t # i t # t i • % t t t i t Hitting across wickets Hot catch it, or hot ’ un hit i t # • # # t t « t • # * • # t • # • • • i t # t t # t i • A catch or chance from a hard • i t t i t • t i t # # • # # t t t t # Innings—The period in which a player or a side handles the bat • i t t i t t i t t t # • # # t t # • i t In-side—The side which is batting ... Judging runs ... Knock—Slang for hit Last Man—The batsman who goes in last... Late, playing or hitting too ... Leather—Sian" for the ball ... • i t t t # • • t- t i • • i t t • • t • # t t # • t i • # # t t # • t • # • # t t • i t # t i t # • • t t # t i t t i t t i t • • • t # t t # • # • t i t t # # t t # t i t • • • i t # • i t i i t • t i • # • t t # i t # • t t • t # t i t i t t i t # it—A hit on the leg-side .............. Leg-stump—The stump nearest the batsman’s leg Left-handed batsman Left-handed bowler Life A—An escape from being put out Lights—Oood and bad ^ ,,, ... L(fn£-hoi>—A short pitched ball whi< tire striker L o n g - l e e ^ Vagram j^ng-off ■oug-on—B«> xxmg-*1* bj * dr r n r diugrum .............. i counts si* to to the striker ioT'ideii orer An over in which no runs are scored - Hee diagram t t t t t • t t # i t # t t # i t # f t # i P # • • • ♦ • t • t # ft# f t # # i # • f p • ♦ • ♦ # # i t # M l « • # • # # • # ♦ ### ### # # # #•# I•# ##• • • # d id ' 'l l i t # • # ♦ • • t t I # # # # # t # # • # t t t Ml • • # i t t t • t I I I 20 21 6 18 19 22 16 22 23 22 21 22 18 14 16 Leather-hunting—Slang for much running after the ball 14 Leg-ball—A ball on the leg-side Leg-before Wicket or l.b.w. Leg-byes—Runs made from balls which bounce off any art of the striker except his bat Leg' 7 18 GO 12 12 12 12 12 15 12