The Cricket Field; Or, The History and the Science of the Game of CricketLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1854 - 267 sider |
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... Miss Willes , who revived over - hand bowling , their natural powers of criticism , if honestly consulted , would , we think , tell some home truths to a certain class of players who seem to forget that , to be a Cricketer one must ...
... Miss Willes , who revived over - hand bowling , their natural powers of criticism , if honestly consulted , would , we think , tell some home truths to a certain class of players who seem to forget that , to be a Cricketer one must ...
Side 39
... Miss Mitford , in ' Our Village , ' " to be winning , win- ning , winning ! Who would think that a little bit of leather and two pieces of wood had such a delightful and delighting power ? " CHAP . III . THE HAMBLEDON CLUB AND THE OLD D ...
... Miss Mitford , in ' Our Village , ' " to be winning , win- ning , winning ! Who would think that a little bit of leather and two pieces of wood had such a delightful and delighting power ? " CHAP . III . THE HAMBLEDON CLUB AND THE OLD D ...
Side 87
... missed , " said Mr. Budd , " the easiest possible catch before he had scored thirty . " Still it was a great achievement ; and Mr. Morse preserves , as a relic , the identical ball , and the bat which hit that ball about , a trusty ...
... missed , " said Mr. Budd , " the easiest possible catch before he had scored thirty . " Still it was a great achievement ; and Mr. Morse preserves , as a relic , the identical ball , and the bat which hit that ball about , a trusty ...
Side 103
... missed a catch , or B made no runs , and where's the player whose hand is always in ? -that man was called a rogue directly . So , when a man was doomed to lose his character and to bear all the smart , there was the more temptation to ...
... missed a catch , or B made no runs , and where's the player whose hand is always in ? -that man was called a rogue directly . So , when a man was doomed to lose his character and to bear all the smart , there was the more temptation to ...
Side 117
... miss , and then the good player has always half the width of his bat , besides its height , to cover the deviation ; whereas , the cross player is far more likely to miss , from the least inaccuracy of hand and eye , or twist of the ...
... miss , and then the good player has always half the width of his bat , besides its height , to cover the deviation ; whereas , the cross player is far more likely to miss , from the least inaccuracy of hand and eye , or twist of the ...
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The Cricket Field; Or, the History and the Science of Cricket. By the Author ... J. P. Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1854 |
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