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43 CRICKET.
With downright fast bowling all the resources of the
bowler are, by the very nature of things, eonfined to variation of time and pitch, both very useful in misleading a
batsman, but still, against a good defence, not by any
means so destructive as the more delicate weapons of finese
in the power of the bowler of more moderate type.
The swift bowler, in fact, trusts for success mostly to his
mere swiftness, while the medium and slow bowler trusts to
head work and delicate manipulation of the ball.
The one is pure brute force, very telling in the hand of
peculiarly gifted men, especially on rough ground, while
the other may be called
THE CHESS OP CRICKET.
Fast Bowling, moreover, has one failing which is, in my
opinion, except in cases like those above mentioned, a very
great objection to it, unless it is very good it loses more in
runs than it gains in wickets, however good may be the
fielding.
The cause of this is, that the bowler is dependant upon
the wicket-keeper and long-stop to save byes, a work of unparalleled difficulty with fast bowling, unless the ground
be of the truest and the bowling of the straightest.
All these considerations lead me to advise the amateur not
to attempt any
GREAT PACE,
unless it comes naturally, but to rest content with a medium
and more manageable pace.
There is a style cf bowling coming very much into
favor of late years, about which I must say a few words. I
mean
SLOWS—
though why called slows I cannot quite understand.
Some men undoubtedly do bowl most unmitigated slows ;
but the great masters of the art certainly do not bowl slow.
It is a great puzzle to many people how bowling of this
simple (looking) kind can prove so exceedingly formidable
to the batsman.
| 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 | 00000277 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 43 CRICKET. With downright fast bowling all the resources of the bowler are, by the very nature of things, eonfined to variation of time and pitch, both very useful in misleading a batsman, but still, against a good defence, not by any means so destructive as the more delicate weapons of finese in the power of the bowler of more moderate type. The swift bowler, in fact, trusts for success mostly to his mere swiftness, while the medium and slow bowler trusts to head work and delicate manipulation of the ball. The one is pure brute force, very telling in the hand of peculiarly gifted men, especially on rough ground, while the other may be called THE CHESS OP CRICKET. Fast Bowling, moreover, has one failing which is, in my opinion, except in cases like those above mentioned, a very great objection to it, unless it is very good it loses more in runs than it gains in wickets, however good may be the fielding. The cause of this is, that the bowler is dependant upon the wicket-keeper and long-stop to save byes, a work of unparalleled difficulty with fast bowling, unless the ground be of the truest and the bowling of the straightest. All these considerations lead me to advise the amateur not to attempt any GREAT PACE, unless it comes naturally, but to rest content with a medium and more manageable pace. There is a style cf bowling coming very much into favor of late years, about which I must say a few words. I mean SLOWS— though why called slows I cannot quite understand. Some men undoubtedly do bowl most unmitigated slows ; but the great masters of the art certainly do not bowl slow. It is a great puzzle to many people how bowling of this simple (looking) kind can prove so exceedingly formidable to the batsman. |
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