Cricket

ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Engraved by J. D. Cooper and R. B. Lodge, after Drawings by Lucien Davis, and Photographs by G. Mitchell, Martin & Tyler, and Medrington & Co.)

FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.

A Young Cricketer From a picture ascribed to Gainsborough, belonging to the M.C.C. To face p. 1 Cricket After Hayman's picture, belonging to M.C.C. ? 12 Royal Academy Club in Marylebone Fields  ? ? ? 28 Caught at the Wicket Lucien Davis ? 68 Run Out  ? ? 198 A. E. Stoddart From a photograph ? 212 Country Cricket (Mitcham) Lucien Davis ? 280 M.C.C. and Ground v. Australians, Lord's, May 22, 1884  ? ? 308 The Critics  ? ? 324 The Interval  ? ? 348 Kennington Oval, 1854   ? 366 Our National Game Lucien Davis ? 376

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT.

  ARTIST PAGE Vignette on Title-page Lucien Davis   'Miss Wicket' From an old print, 1770 7 The Champion Lucien Davis 34 W. G. Grace ready to receive the ball  ? 44 Forward Play From a photograph 50 'Half-cock,' or over the crease play  ? 52 'Back-play' to a bumping ball  ? 55 Gunn Cutting  ? 59 Shrewsbury Cutting  ? 60 Old-fashioned Sweep to Leg (Gunn)  ? 62 Square-leg Hit (W. G. Grace)  ? 64 'The Glide' (W. G. Grace)  ? 66 Forcing Stroke off the legs  ? 68 Off Drive  ? 70 Running out to Drive (Shrewsbury)  ? 77 Gunn playing Forward  ? 93 'The Demon Bowler' Lucien Davis 94 The Leg-break Diagram   110 Position of Field if Bowling on Leg side   111 The Leg-break From a photograph 113 Likely Balls; and what may become of them if not correctly played   114 The Off Break From a photograph 116 'Off Breaks'   117 Slow Ball   123 Fast Ball   123 A Hot Return From a photograph 127 A Pokey Batsman dealing with a high-dropping full-pitch  ? 139 Low Delivery  ? 167 Doubtful Delivery  ? 174 The Field for a Fast Right-arm Bowler   176 The Field for a Fast Left-arm Bowler   177 Going in Lucien Davis 187 Eton v. Harrow  ? 208 At Wicket after Bowling From a photograph 214 'Guard, please, Umpire' Lucien Davis 217 A Clear Case From a photograph 224 'You must go, Jack'  ? 229 Stumped Lucien Davis 243 'Saving the Four'  ? 245 Backing up  ? 247 'Overtaking and Picking up' From a photograph 249 The Right Way to Catch  ? 250 The Wrong Way to Catch  ? 251 Wicket-keeper-Sherwin in...