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26 CRICKET.
FIELDING.
The science of fielding naturally resolves itself under twe
heads.
First, stopping the ball by a catch at the hop or on tha
ground, and second, by returning it to the wickets.
It might be thought by the uninitiated that the mere return
of the ball, after having succeeded in stopping it, is a matter
of the simplest kind, and hardly worth speaking of, much lesa
investing with the dignity of a disquisition.
But the real fact is, that a perfect return to the wickets is
very rarely attained, even by first class players; presumably,
therefore, the art is more difficult to acquire than its necessary
preliminary, the mere stopping of the ball.
Certain it is, that with beginners, however apt, correctness
and quickness of return is invariably the last thing they ever
master.
But more of this in its proper place.
STOPPING THE BALL.
In doing this, as in everything else, there is a right way and
a wrong way.
The beginner should take care to find out which is the right
way, and should then carefully practice that and none other.
Every time he stops the ball, he is either forming a good
habit or a bad one.
Of course this is true in other things besides cricket; but it
is of more importance in cricket than elsewhere, because the
cricketer is almost entirely a creature of habit
He has no time, when the moment for action arrives, to consider how he shall play; so short is the space allowed him, in
general, in which to act, whether in the field or at the wiokets,
that a habit of instant, unhesitating adaptation of his play to
the ball is his only chance.
A good habit, therefore, a correct attitude, taking the word;
tn its fullest sense, as signifying the arrangement of every fin*
| 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 | 00000255 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 26 CRICKET. FIELDING. The science of fielding naturally resolves itself under twe heads. First, stopping the ball by a catch at the hop or on tha ground, and second, by returning it to the wickets. It might be thought by the uninitiated that the mere return of the ball, after having succeeded in stopping it, is a matter of the simplest kind, and hardly worth speaking of, much lesa investing with the dignity of a disquisition. But the real fact is, that a perfect return to the wickets is very rarely attained, even by first class players; presumably, therefore, the art is more difficult to acquire than its necessary preliminary, the mere stopping of the ball. Certain it is, that with beginners, however apt, correctness and quickness of return is invariably the last thing they ever master. But more of this in its proper place. STOPPING THE BALL. In doing this, as in everything else, there is a right way and a wrong way. The beginner should take care to find out which is the right way, and should then carefully practice that and none other. Every time he stops the ball, he is either forming a good habit or a bad one. Of course this is true in other things besides cricket; but it is of more importance in cricket than elsewhere, because the cricketer is almost entirely a creature of habit He has no time, when the moment for action arrives, to consider how he shall play; so short is the space allowed him, in general, in which to act, whether in the field or at the wiokets, that a habit of instant, unhesitating adaptation of his play to the ball is his only chance. A good habit, therefore, a correct attitude, taking the word; tn its fullest sense, as signifying the arrangement of every fin* |
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