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Batsmen (cont.):

Taylor, C. G., 37, 359-361
Thornton, C. I., 79
Tinley, R. C, 387
Townsend, Frank, 391
Trumble J. W., 319
Tufton, Hon. H. and T., 356
Tylecote, E. F. S., 321
Ulyett, 33, 88, 90, 152, 321, 368
Wakley, Billy, 283
Walker, John, 365
Walker, Tom, 20, 21, 384
Walker, V. E., 37
Ward, 23, 26, 31, 36, 385
Watson, Charles, 283
Webbe, A. J., 40, 43, 215, 382, 410
Wenman, E. G., 37
White, 396
Wisden, 387
Woolton, 311, 367
Wyer, Michael Russell, 298
Yardley, W., 43, 57
(See also under University Cricketers)

Batting, art of, 34; shape of bat, 35, 36; choice of bat, 41; rules for the guidance of batsmen, 41; position at wicket, 42-44, 46; Fuller Pilch as a model batsman, 36, 43; W, G. Grace's attitude, 44; manner of holding the bat, 45; playing fast bowling, 46; position of right foot, 46, 55, 58, 67; pulling a straight fast ball to leg, 47; correct pose of left shoulder and elbow, 48, 56, 73; what to do when the ball is well outside off stump, 48; forward play, 36, 48; how to meet shooters, 50; tactics when playing and unable to smother the ball at the pitch, 51; halfcock stroke, 52; back play, 39, 53; dealing with a very short ball, 56; easy wickets, 56; the hanging ball, 57; the yorker, 58, 133, 134; offensive tactics, 59; safety plajdng, 60; the cut, 40, 42, 61; weak-wristed players' cutting, 63; the leg-hit, 64; hit to square-leg, 39, 65; pushing, 66; the glide, 67; playing a ball on the legs that is not short enough to play back to or cannot be hit to square-leg, 68; the 'draw,' 69; snicking a ball off legstump, 69; forcing stroke off the legs, 70; off-drive to coverpoint and right hand of point, 70; off balls, 71; half-volley on off side, 73 the hard drive, 74; half-volley on on side, 74; play to fast bowling on soft tricky wickets, 75; hitting on difficult wickets, 76; play to slow bowling, 77; running out to drive, 78; dealing with balls that are well outside the off stump, 80; playing lobs, 80; the pat, 81; how to meet fast or medium-pace balls on soft wickets, 83; running, 85; imitation of great players, 87; temperament, 88; nervousness, 89; rules of health, 90; sleep, 90; over-eating, 91; superstitions of players, 91; number of ways of getting out, 92, 93; fitting twice, 92; picking up the ball while