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...match seems almost an absurdity. In base-ball one acquainted with the rules cannot fail to be intensely interested in a close game, but in cricket it is not only necessary to know the rules, but one must be able to appreciate the nicety of every stroke of the batsman and of every ball delivered by the bowler. It is a game for which, to thoroughly appreciate, one must have almost an hereditary feeling. That such a feeling can be developed in four years of college life is not to be expected, and it is only when cricket has become...
...rule concerning delivery is: "A fair ball is a ball delivered by the pitcher, while wholly within the lines of his position, and while facing the batsman, and his hand, in delivering the ball, must not pass above the line of his shoulder...
...extent that the present manner of playing has excited severe newspaper criticism. In comparing foot ball with other sports, one. English journal says: "We should hear of more casualities in the cricket field, for instance, if a sinewy fielder were allowed to trip up and throw a sparely-built batsman, or had the option of felling him to the ground by hurling a ball at his head; and there would be accidents innumerable in the hunting field if it was permissible for riders to endeavor to collide with each other when taking a brook or a fence...
...open, we would speak of the custom of applauding good batsmen when they step up to the bat. The majority of ball players, particularly amateurs, are apt to strike wildly and harder at a ball after applause, and are less sure of a safe hit. With a poor batsman it is somewhat disheartening to step up to the bat four or five times during a game amidst gloomy silence, when three or four men ahead of him have been loudly cheered. We hope that all will remember hereafter, and not be too hasty in expressing their likes and dislikes...