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20 CRICKET
inches in thickness, gradually tapering off up and down towards the end and towards the handle; thirdly, balance, so
that when wreilded there may be no sensation of deadweight at
the end, as is painfully perceptible in all badly balanced bats
—experience alone can teach the right' feel' of a bat.
The outward appearance of bats should by no means be invariably taken as a true indication of their inherent merits;
very often a very plain, unstylish?looking bat is worth a dozen
well-got-up, taking-looking specimens, amongst which it may
be placed; but the eye of a real connissieur will pick out at
once a likely bat from amidst a whole crowd of others. -
Nevertheless, nothing but actual trial of each individual 'bit
of willow ' can bring out all its inherent qualities, good, bad,
or indifferent.
Too much stress should not be placed on the possession of
a first rate bat; good tools cannot make a good workman, nor
a fine bat a fine batsman.
Yet, still, the good workman is not at his best without his
old familiar tools, and in like manner the cricketer plays best
with a well-approved bat in his hand.
It is a very common thing to hear men begging the loan of
a bat that, in the hands of some skillful player, has just run up
a long score, as if the virtue lay in the instrument, not in the
skill of its user.
It may also be generally, almost invariably observed, that
such men, although armed with the talismanic weapon, scarcely add much to its run-getting reputation.
A really good player will make runs with almost anything—
a hedge-stake or a broomstick.
By-the-way, these are not such inefficient weapons as might
be supposed.
But some specimens are so deficient in the requirements of
a good bat, that the best use they can be put to is to be burnt.
Bats vary, also, very much in price, as well as in make: ai-d
price varies in different localities^
| Title | The boys' own book of outdoor sports |
| Creator | John, Uncle |
| Publisher | Hurst & company |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | [1887?] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000249 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 20 CRICKET inches in thickness, gradually tapering off up and down towards the end and towards the handle; thirdly, balance, so that when wreilded there may be no sensation of deadweight at the end, as is painfully perceptible in all badly balanced bats —experience alone can teach the right' feel' of a bat. The outward appearance of bats should by no means be invariably taken as a true indication of their inherent merits; very often a very plain, unstylish?looking bat is worth a dozen well-got-up, taking-looking specimens, amongst which it may be placed; but the eye of a real connissieur will pick out at once a likely bat from amidst a whole crowd of others. - Nevertheless, nothing but actual trial of each individual 'bit of willow ' can bring out all its inherent qualities, good, bad, or indifferent. Too much stress should not be placed on the possession of a first rate bat; good tools cannot make a good workman, nor a fine bat a fine batsman. Yet, still, the good workman is not at his best without his old familiar tools, and in like manner the cricketer plays best with a well-approved bat in his hand. It is a very common thing to hear men begging the loan of a bat that, in the hands of some skillful player, has just run up a long score, as if the virtue lay in the instrument, not in the skill of its user. It may also be generally, almost invariably observed, that such men, although armed with the talismanic weapon, scarcely add much to its run-getting reputation. A really good player will make runs with almost anything— a hedge-stake or a broomstick. By-the-way, these are not such inefficient weapons as might be supposed. But some specimens are so deficient in the requirements of a good bat, that the best use they can be put to is to be burnt. Bats vary, also, very much in price, as well as in make: ai-d price varies in different localities^ |
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