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£8 CRICKET.
chest, they must point downwards; if the ball pass nraeh t«
either side, the line of the hand must be across its course. In
a falling ball the palms must be upwards, for a rising ball
downwards.
Of course the position of the palm and fingers above mentioned must be preserved.
In using both hands, for a low ball the fingers must be
brought together (both palms to the front), and slightly interlaced; for a high ball the thumbs must be brought together in
like manner.
Further, to save the hands and wrists from unnecessary jars,
the hands should be always held in such a way, that either by
the flexion of the elbows, or the yielding of the hands, the ball
maybe received as upon a spring, and not upon an unyielding
body.
In taking a ball directly in his front, the player must take
care that his hands are not driven in upon his body; by an unexpectedly sharp ball; if the part with which his hand comes
in contact be hard, woe to his hands; if soft, woe to that part
I have seen men receive very unpleasant ' facers' from their
own knuckles in this way, either from carelessness or awkwardness, or both.
To acquire this art of stopping the ball correctly, it is well
to begin with catching it from gentle tosses at short distances,
gradually increasing both the distance and the speed of the
ball, being careful the while, at each attempt to note whether
the position of the hands was in rule, and endeavoring to cor*
rect the defects as they show themselves.
The same practice should be tried with a rolling ball, and
then a bounding ball.
A fair proficiency having been acquired in these initiatory
practices, the tyro may proceed to the more ambitious points
in fielding.
But first he must learn to stop the ball, both on the ground
and in the air, with right or left hand alone, and must not rest
satisfied until he can thus use either hand equally welL
| 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 | 00000257 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | £8 CRICKET. chest, they must point downwards; if the ball pass nraeh t« either side, the line of the hand must be across its course. In a falling ball the palms must be upwards, for a rising ball downwards. Of course the position of the palm and fingers above mentioned must be preserved. In using both hands, for a low ball the fingers must be brought together (both palms to the front), and slightly interlaced; for a high ball the thumbs must be brought together in like manner. Further, to save the hands and wrists from unnecessary jars, the hands should be always held in such a way, that either by the flexion of the elbows, or the yielding of the hands, the ball maybe received as upon a spring, and not upon an unyielding body. In taking a ball directly in his front, the player must take care that his hands are not driven in upon his body; by an unexpectedly sharp ball; if the part with which his hand comes in contact be hard, woe to his hands; if soft, woe to that part I have seen men receive very unpleasant ' facers' from their own knuckles in this way, either from carelessness or awkwardness, or both. To acquire this art of stopping the ball correctly, it is well to begin with catching it from gentle tosses at short distances, gradually increasing both the distance and the speed of the ball, being careful the while, at each attempt to note whether the position of the hands was in rule, and endeavoring to cor* rect the defects as they show themselves. The same practice should be tried with a rolling ball, and then a bounding ball. A fair proficiency having been acquired in these initiatory practices, the tyro may proceed to the more ambitious points in fielding. But first he must learn to stop the ball, both on the ground and in the air, with right or left hand alone, and must not rest satisfied until he can thus use either hand equally welL |
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