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E F Benson. The Cricket of Abel, Hirst, and Shrewsbury
The Cricket of Abel, Hirst, and Shrewsbury
Table of Contents
THE CRICKET OF ABEL, HIRST AND SHREWSBURY
CHAPTER I. BATTING AND RUNNING
I.—INTRODUCTORY
2.—THE ALPHABET OF SAFE BATTING
SOME SAMPLE EXERCISES
PRACTICE OUTSIDE THE NETS
NET-PRACTICE
GAMES
WAITING FOR THE BALL
BACK-PLAY; THE GLIDE; THE HALF-COCK
FORWARD-PLAY AND SAFE DRIVING
THE PULL AND HIGH DRIVE
CUTTING
LEAVING BALLS ALONE
MOVING OUT
RUNNING
GENERAL HINTS
CHAPTER II. BOWLING
INTRODUCTORY
ORDER OF LEARNING
THE ACTION OF BOWLING
DIRECTION
LENGTH AND HEIGHT
PACE
BREAK, SPIN, CURL, ETC
GENERAL HINTS
CHAPTER III. FIELDING AND THROWING-IN
CHAPTER IV. NOTES ON WICKET-KEEPING, CAPTAINING, IMPLEMENTS
NOTES ON WICKET-KEEPING
NOTES ON CAPTAINING, ESPECIALLY AT SCHOOLS
NOTES ON IMPLEMENTS
CHAPTER V. THE IMPORTANCE OF ALL-ROUNDNESS IN CRICKET
CHAPTER VI. FAULTS IN PLAY AND PRACTICE
CHAPTER VII. GENERAL TRAINING FOR CRICKET
CHAPTER VIII. SPECIAL EXERCISES AND NOTES ON PRACTICE
THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF EXERCISES
GENERAL HINTS ON THE EXERCISES AND ON PRACTICE
ACTUAL EXERCISES,
CHAPTER IX. FALLACIES OF THEORISTS AND OTHERS
CHAPTER X. MERITS OF CRICKET
CHAPTER XI. SUGGESTED REFORMS
APPENDICES
APPENDIX I. THE EDITOR’S DEFENCE OF THIS SYSTEM FOR BEGINNERS AND OTHERS
APPENDIX II. LAWS OF THE GAME
ONE DAY MATCHES
SINGLE WICKET
INSTRUCTIONS TO UMPIRES
FITNESS OF GROUND
FITNESS OF LIGHT FOR PLAY
CODE OF SIGNALLING
Passed by M.C.C. Committee, June 16th, 1902
RULES OF COUNTY CRICKET
COUNTY CLASSIFICATION
CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES
THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
