CRICKET

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3715, 28 December 1912, Page 4

CRICKET

SPLENDID HINTS. (By Harry Trott, captain of the South Melbourne team.) —A Few Things Worth Remembering by Batsmen. — Always play for your side and. fora Take no notice of outsiders who ted you how to bat. Remember you are the best judge of the bowling when at the wickets. , Get the pace of the bowling and tho. wicket, and try to play yourself in before trying to knock the pickets off the fence. . , Remember the. bowler has to get you out ; don’t set yourself out. It’s your head against his. If you can keep the ball along the carpet you cannot be caught out. Gym SO per cent, of batsmen are caught. Remember the match is never lest until the other side have won. If you make a bad stroke or are missed in the field don’t throw your wicket- away, but profit by tne nns- ‘ When you get 50 go for the 100; when there go for the second century Watch the bowlers hand; hack up a couple of yards when at the non-striker’s end. Remember that it is the striker’s call for ah strode., made in front of the wicket and the non-striker’s call for all strokes made behind the wicket. , Always call out loudly “Yes” when you are going to run, and No -alien you do not intend to.

'—A Few Things Worth Remembering

by the Bowler.- —

Remember that you have 10 men fielding beside yourself, and they are all waiting to accept catches. Hon t bowl N too much at the wicket; good batsmen are not bowled cvciy ba , but they are sometimes tempted to make a miss-hit. . , ~ . , It’s your head against the batsman’s. , . ~ If ,a catch is dropped or a ball mififielded when you are bowling take the incident philosophically, and remember the fieldsman is more disgusted at the miss than you are. Use your brains as well as your muscle, and endeavor to find out a batsman s weakness. Don’t feed him on his good strokes, but try and block them. Don’t think of your average, but bowl to get the batsman out. Place yellr end according to the peculiarities of the batsman. Bowling against the wind is rather an advantage than otherwise, as it often helps to swerve and alters the pace of the ball. Dont’ get too far away from your wicket when the batsmen" are running, as you are there to take the ball from the field.

—A Few Things Worth Remembering by the Fieldsmen. —

There’s only one captain on one side,' and he expects loyalty from his team. He may make mistakes, but your growling will not improve, matters. Keenness, good-fellowship, and good fielding has won more matches than anything else. Don’t skylark on the field when the batsmen are at, the wickets, but play the game. Mid-off and cover-point should endeavor to anticipate the batsman’s stroke, and always make a couple of yards towards the ball.

Slip and third man should back up

the wicket-keeper when the ball is being returned from the otf-field, midon backing np the bowler. As players get little or no fielding practice at'.the nets, it is a good policy to try and improve your catching and fielding by throwing the( ball about between" tho fall of wickets. Always return tho ball to the wicketkeeper or bowler on the full, as this saves a few seconds, which often runs a batsman out. Always see that, your boots are proudly spiked before entering the field.