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It was only nothing.
feared fleeced,” he said. He knew the that "If he played the temptation trip would be in the "nature of a would be too strong knows farewell, and he had come to like say the boy. Already Spiers." was itching for the tangible rewards I have met many people who
The moon rode clear of the of his toll amongst bricks and (think it is difficult for a bowler tol
palo-tops, and Crampton still saf mortar and real Eve menand obtain an lbs. decision when.
motionless with oppor in the women, which was precisely as it bowling round the wicket, but shape of a dull grey substance at should be. that is not the case. So-lar as his Elbow.
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He thought that he was fight. So it was that for once Cramp- must give the batsman out whe-g with his conscience, that helton acompanied his own produce
Via Shanghai, “Kobe, Yakakama was deciding what he would do, to market when the rickety old ther the bowler is bowling or or bat in reality there was never a "Andi Keba" sailed from Sanamba round the wicket.
to
When discussing variations of doubt. He told Spiers first thing landing.
in the morning.
In Sava Spiers was like a length it may be wise to poût aut
The boy took it very calmly, it schoolboy let loose, and towards that a good length ball to-day may
seemed
Crampton, almost evening he became confidential. not be a good length ball to-mor
casualy. row. I depends largely upon the
It was "Inevitable, and Crimpton "It's always been like that with Estened to his outpourings with state of the wicket. I learnt zny cricket on a concrete pitch, which me" he said, sitting up under the in easy tolerance that grew 20 is, of course, the same from the mosquito bar and grinning serene-rague suspicion and finally alavra one year's end to the other, but by over his knives “Something i
"This is good enough for me,” the boy announced, at last. They on turf the pitch may vary a good generally turns up, doesn't it?”
Crampton went back to dest even in one day-
were sitting on the hotel vernda When the wicket is slow and clearing.
"Do you know what's going to the time, with the harbour and easy the bowler must gurally
happen? Spiers asked him that the fantastic peaks of Vit Leva pitch the ball a little farther up, otherwise the batsman will be able evening, and answered the ques-putopread before them. "What's tion in the same breath. "We're this thing called art, anyhow? to step back and play him com- fortably, whereas on a Sery wie going to Suva by Friday's boat to What is if but a bubble which you ket the howler may be able to sell, that stuff, see how my daubs chase most of your life, and bursts At all look in a frame, and indulge in a when you touch it? I tel you. drop his length slightly.
celebration.
course, Crampton. I've been thinking late- times a slow bowler needs to pitch mild
doesn't want something a bit more the ball farther up than
a fast you'll say no,' but that medium-pace matter you're coming. Sanamhachstantial, less high flatin
will get you body and soul if you What's the matter with Sanumba. and a trim little banana patch not Is hundred miles from you: 7′′ get He said a great deal more, and
bowler. whist 2 bowler comes in between.
In the art of bowling a great don't watch it
Crampton smiled. ideal depends upon concentrating
"I'll come and watch you certain types of bowling against
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Crampton listened without com- ment but, with a dull foreboding extremely difficult to score from in his heart. He recognised the Let me give you an outstanding because they invariably set a well-symptoms from his own of early
Presuming the wicket placed Seld and bowl to it
days, but their very inexpected- example
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ness in Spier's case came as a to be a bowler's wicket after rain. one left-handed and
No matter whether the bowler shock. He was so alive, this boy one right- handed batsmen are batting to-is highly proficient in his art or that the rut yawned for him like Fether. Two bowlers of the same a comparative novice, he can still an open grave. type are bowling, one being left-try to think out ways and means When it was over, and Spiers handed and the other right-hand-of disposing of the batsman, and had announced his firm intention there should be no need for me to of calling at the Lands Office the
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To a right-hand batsman the point out the fallacy of setting an next morning, Crampton went out left-hand bowler will most likely of field and bowling outside the into the glare of Victoria Parade, prove very difficult, spinning the leg stamp, or vice versa. Never-and walked under the mango trees the harbour He knew ball away towards slips, whereas theless, let me again stress this beside the right-hand bowler will have fact-"set a field and bowl to it that there was only one chance the left-hand Batsman in difficities This is, of course, 2 general for Spiers, and he must bare that principle, and every bowler will chance. . Crampton set off Obviously the bowlers should use his own judgment. If he with unsecustomed briskness in make every effort to see that each thinks it wise occasionally to deli-the direction of the town He of them bowls against the bats- ver a ball which is not in con- had found certain matters to at- man whose wicket he is most formity with his field, in an effort tend to
for the same resson.
likely to obtain The right-hand to bring about the dismissal of Nathing but 3 meke world suit bateman will, of course, try to get the batsman, well and good, and Spiers. The ambergris had been the strike against the right-hand of course it should be sinost un-sold, and the celebration must bowler, an end to which his part- necessary to point out that a dif- follow, a native feast in true ner should assist him, but it is ferent field in some slight degree land fashion. Champtis ar the bowler's job to try to prevent will probably be required for each ranged it all. Batu Nason!" was
It be batsman
an old friend of his, and that was Singapore, Penang, Kangoon and such a thing happening.
comes a battle of wits between the Must Have Weaknesses.
enough It was held in the guest players."
There is scarcely any player house of a native village across We frequently see 3 certain
who has not some weakness or the harbour. batsman who is uncomfortable.
some particularly strong point Spiers's impression of it was - a when - facing a certain bowler. The bowier should realise ime trifle vague. He remembered the Under these circumstances, that diately where the strength and excellent fish soup served in coco- bowler should be given every op weakness lies, and place his men ut shells, the turtle steak, and portunity of obtaining that bats- so that the batsman may be lured mealy taro root that melted in man's wicket at the earliest moeither into a false feeling of the mouth. Also, he had dim ment
security or find his pet strokes recollection of the meke that Breaking His "Duck" covered, thereby forcing him to followed, the fava ceremony, When a new batsman arrives to attempt other scoring shots in or sonorous chanting and the sway- commences his immings it is only der to swell his total
ing brown bodies of the dancers, natural that he wants to secure I can remember a player who but over all there was a strange his first run, and so get off the scored fours with monotonous re and not unpleasant base. Up- dreaded "dock. Bowlers should gularity for several matches, with doubtedly his celebration was a
No always make a special effort to magnificent cover driver
block this Dreams followed. It was prevent the batsman securing his effort, was made to fest zu
The longer he is st the stroke, and consequently he went though he soared in mid-air for a wickets without scoring the more along, his merry way picking up space, then floated to the accom unsettled he will very often be-the runs in that spot match after paniment of plashing water." A come, and there are occasion when match. The next time I saw this touch of nightmare was supplied the batsman will make some unplayer in action, a concerted effort a meaningless but tough sound stroke in an effort to secure was made to prevent him scoring struggle against heavy odds, to that first run, and so lose his wie-from this shot both by the method be followed ammoet immediately by ket
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In the same way, we find occa field with the result that his sub sionally one batsman well settled sequent performances fell to
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as
The conspirators stood on the wharf, watching the stem lights
of the floating hotel grow fainter
when a new player comes in, and considerably lower level, and so it the former will endeavour to take is with most baterien, Patent down the harbour fairway. the strike for a few balls to give No matter how proficient they have no motion what it was his partner a better chance. It is may be, the success of their efforts all about," said Ratu Nasomi, the bowler's job to prevent this, may very often be minimised con- who prided himself upon his and so attack the incoming bats siderably by the whole-hearted fanitiess English. "But I pre- man as quickly as possible co-operation of bowlers and fields-
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"I think I has been of use," bowler, having no plan of attack,
Over 40 members of the long mised Crazapton; still staring bowling rather inscenately-Kong General Camber of Com after the dwindling stern lights. When playing " in the figher merce and China Association at- “And so you do not zygrove-of grades of cricket, against mtended a lunch party t who understand cricket, and who Kong Hotel yesterday atte have made a study of rt, ve find honour of Sir F. Leith close attention has been paid to
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