Volume 1
The encyclopaedia of sport and games / edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire.
- Date:
- 1911
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Credit: The encyclopaedia of sport and games / edited by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Forward-play.—Advancing the bat and foot to meet the ball (see p. 453). Full-pitch or Full-toss.—A ball which hits the bat or wicket without touching the ground. Get up.—A ball “ gets up ” . which rises ab- normally high from the pitch. Googiy.—A ball delivered with a leg-break action but breaking from the off. Go with the arm.—A ball “ goes with the arm ” when on touching the ground it goes across the wicket in the same direction as the bowler’s arm swings (see p. 466). Ground.— (i.) The space behind the popping- crease, which is the batsman’s “ground.” (ii.) The professionals, collectively, attached to a club, e.g., “ Surrey Club and Ground.” Ground-man.—The man whose duty it is to look after the playing area. Grub.—[See Daisy-Cutter.] Guard.—The place where the batsman puts his bat to guard his wieket. Half-cock stroke.—A forward stroke suddenly checked, so that the ball strikes the bat and is not struck by it. Hands.—An old term for “ innings.” Hang.—A ball “ hangs ” which rises unex- pectedly slowly from the pitch. Half-volley.—A ball which is met by the bat the instant after it leaves the ground. Hat-trick, Hat.—A white hat used to be given to the bowler who got three batsmen out in suc- cessive balls (whether in the same over or not), provided that they were bowled, caught, stumped, leg-before, or hit-wicket. A bowler who performs this feat is said to “ get a hat,” or to “ do the hat-trick.” Hook.—To hit the ball from the off-side to the on-side in the direction of square-leg. Innings.—The stay of a side or an individual at the wickets. Late cut.—A cut (q.v.) which sends the ball considerably behind the wickets. Leg, Leg-side.—The side of the wicket on which the batsman stands. L.B.W.—Leg before wicket. [See Law 24.] Leg-break.—A twist of the ball by the bowler from the leg-side to the off-side. Leg-hit.—A hit to the leg-side, either square with the wicket or behind it. Length.—The distance from the batsman at which the bowler pitches the ball. Life.—If a fieldsman misses an opportunity of catching, stumping, or running out the batsman, he is said to give him a “ life.” Lobs.—Slow under-hand bowling. Long-hop.— [6V<? Short.] Long-leg.—A fieldsman deep on the on-side, behind the batsman. Long-off.—A fieldsman deep on the off-side, in front of the batsman. Long-on.—A fieldsman deep on the on-side, in front of the batsman. Long-slip.—A fieldsman deep on the off-side, behind the batsman. Long-stop.—The fieldsman who stands behind the wicket-keeper to save byes; now dispensed with in good class matches. Lost ball.—A ball hit away which cannot be recovered. [SVtf Law 34.] Maiden over.—An over from which no runs are scored off the bat. Mid-off.—A fieldsman on the off-side, in front of the batsman. Mid-on.—A fieldsman on the on-side, in front of the batsman. Middle.—Guard that covers the middle stump. Middle and leg.—Guard that covers the middle and leg stumps. 495 Mid-wicket.—Another name for mid-on or mid-off, standing close up. No-ball.—A ball improperly bowled. [.SVtf Laws ii, 13, 16, 17, 48A, and 48B.] Notches.—An old name for runs, which used to be scored by notches cut on a stick. Not out.—One batsman is necessarily “not out” in a double-wicket match. If the match is won by “wickets” [See Wickets], two are “not out.” Off, Off-side.—The opposite side to the “ leg- side ” (q.v.). Off-break.—A twist of the ball by the bowler from the off to the leg-side. Off the wicket.—A ball not straight for the wickets. One-leg.—Guard that covers the leg-stump only. Over.—A series of six balls delivered alter- nately from either end. Over the wicket.—Bowling so that the de- livering arm passes over the wicket. Overthrows.—Runs scored after the ball has been thrown to the wicket-keeper or bowler but not stopped. Pitch.—(i.) The ground between the wickets, (ii.) Synonymous with “ Length ” (q.v.). (iii.) Almost synonymous with “to bowl.” To make the ball strike a particular spot. Place.—To hit the ball intentionally out of a fieldsman’s reach. Play on.—To hit the ball on to one’s wicket. Players.—Professionals as opposed to amateurs. Point.—A fieldsman on the off-side, square with the wickets. Popping-crease.— [See Law 8.] Pull.— [See Hook.] Return the ball.— (i.) To throw it to bowler or wicket-keeper. (ii.) To hit it back to the bowler, especially used of a c and b. (q.v.). (iii.) A sharp straight throw is known as a good “ return.” Return-crease.—[See Law 7.] Round-arm bowling.—Bowling in which the hand is raised level with or over the shoulder. Round the wicket.—The opposite to “ over the wicket” (q.v.). Run out.— (i.) A batsman is “run out” who, in trying to score a run or runs, fails to reach the popping-crease before the wicket has been struck. [See Laws 2 and 49.] (ii.) A hit is “run out” when the batsmen actually run all the runs gained by the stroke, no allowance being made for boundaries or “ lost ball.” Set.—A batsman is “ set ” who has been in so long that the bowling seems easy and familiar. Shooter.—A ball which on touching the ground keeps very close to the turf, often with an in- crease of pace. Short, Short ball, Short-pitched.—A ball which pitches too far from the batsman to be a good length, and can be well punished. Short-leg.—A fieldsman on the on-side, nearly square with the batsman or behind him but close to him. Short-slip.—A fieldsman behind the batsman, on the off-side, and close to him. Silly.—Applied to point, mid-on, and mid-off, when they stand dangerously near to the striker. Skyer.—A ball hit very high into the air. Slog.—To hit hard and indiscriminately. Sneaks.—[See Daisy-cutter.] Snick.—To hit the ball with the edge of the bat instead of the face of it. Spectacles.—Two scores of o, made in the same match by the same batsman.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28120681_0001_0527.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
