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CRICKET. 65
ready for 'bailers,' —balls that rise high to the bails—without
losing, in my opinion even gaining, in the power of being
down upon 'shooters:'
For, be it remembered, it is far easier to drop the bat than
to*raise it.
Moreover, the batsman standing upright has his muscular
powers more at his disposal than when stooping.
The player is now ready for the bowler to deliver the ball;
but something more is necessary before he can defend his wicket or strike with full effect
The bat is merely hanging from his hands perpendicularly
in front ofthe wicket, in order to put it in a position to block,
that is stop the ball, or strike, a further movement is necessary.
As the ball is delivered, the point of the bat should be thrown
lightly and smoothly back upon the bails, the right hand to be
used as the pivot, and the left being changed from front to
rear, until the whole bat lies in the line from the top of the
middle stump to the bowler's hand [Fig. 4.]
This position allows the batsman, by the mere dropping of
the bat to its previous position, if the ball be straight and difficult, to stop it quite as effectually, as if the bat had never
been moved, with this further advantage, that the bat strikes
the ball, not the ball the bat—a point always to be gained if
possible.
Thus offering the chance of a run, where otherwise the ball
might have fallen dead.
And if the ball be hitable, the bat is ready raised for the purpose.
So thus the batsman is enabled to wait till the last moment
and hit or block as seems best.
Only let him take this to heart, that if ho block, he shall
block as late and as hard as possible.
Thus have I often seen even fast shooters turned into capital
by a good bat, to the great discomfort of the bowler.
| 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 | 00000284 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CRICKET. 65 ready for 'bailers,' —balls that rise high to the bails—without losing, in my opinion even gaining, in the power of being down upon 'shooters:' For, be it remembered, it is far easier to drop the bat than to*raise it. Moreover, the batsman standing upright has his muscular powers more at his disposal than when stooping. The player is now ready for the bowler to deliver the ball; but something more is necessary before he can defend his wicket or strike with full effect The bat is merely hanging from his hands perpendicularly in front ofthe wicket, in order to put it in a position to block, that is stop the ball, or strike, a further movement is necessary. As the ball is delivered, the point of the bat should be thrown lightly and smoothly back upon the bails, the right hand to be used as the pivot, and the left being changed from front to rear, until the whole bat lies in the line from the top of the middle stump to the bowler's hand [Fig. 4.] This position allows the batsman, by the mere dropping of the bat to its previous position, if the ball be straight and difficult, to stop it quite as effectually, as if the bat had never been moved, with this further advantage, that the bat strikes the ball, not the ball the bat—a point always to be gained if possible. Thus offering the chance of a run, where otherwise the ball might have fallen dead. And if the ball be hitable, the bat is ready raised for the purpose. So thus the batsman is enabled to wait till the last moment and hit or block as seems best. Only let him take this to heart, that if ho block, he shall block as late and as hard as possible. Thus have I often seen even fast shooters turned into capital by a good bat, to the great discomfort of the bowler. |
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