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CRICKET.

Bowlers (cont.):

Saunders, 21
Searle, 21
Shaw, Alfred, 38, 78, 83, 84, 125, 151, 192, 207, 214, 291, 310, 315, 322, 323, 361, 367
Shaw, J. C, 156, 291, 302, 323, 355, 358
Shrewsbury, 273
Silcock, 116
Slim, 31
Southerton, 83, 278
Spofforth, 23, 100, 124, 125, 137, 138, 152, 153, 166, 168, 171, 193, 243, 260, 270, 278, 279, 311, 315-318, 322, 323, 325, 369, 406
Steel, 368
Stephenson, 364
Stratford, 172
Tarrant, 47, 57, 165, 365, 366, 387
Taylor, 363
Thewlis, 355
Thornton, C. I., 185
Tinley, 31, 160
Toppin, 164
Tylecote, 174
Ulyett, 164, 213, 279, 368, 406
Vigne, 357
Walker, 353
Walker, Tom, 19, 22, 24, 35, 356
Walker, V. E., 160, 401
Watson, 77, 368
Wenman, 358, 362
Wheeler, 354
Whitby, 164
Willes, 19, 21, 22, 98
Willsher, 23, 364-366, 387
Wisden, 362, 364
Wootton, 213, 310
Wright, W, 354
Yonge, George, 361
(See also under University Cricketers)

Bowling, art of, 96; present contrasted with past, 97; falling off in amateur, 99; at the public schools, 99, 100; the professional bowler, 101-106, 354; object of the bowler, 106; the four motions of the ball and their intention, 107; the spin from right to left, or leg-break, 108-116; placing fieldsmen for leg-break balls, III; rotary motion of ball from left to right, or off break, 117; what becomes of likely balls if not well played, 118; break-back, 119, 121, 142; fast off break, 120; playing off breaks, 121; upward vertical spin, 122; downward vertical spin, 122; combinations of spin, 123; change of pace, 123-126; high delivery, 126; advantages of slow delivery, 126-130; two exceptions to putting on slows, 128; yorkers, 132, 168; leg half-volleys, 135; good-length ball outside off stump, 135; bowling player off his legs, 137; from different distances, 138; choice of ends, by the slow bowler, 139; taking advantage of peculiarities of time and ground, 140; avoidance of singularity of dress or manner, 141; changing from over to round the wicket, 141; varieties of full-pitch,