The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-08-26 00:00:00

ORIGINAL COMMIICATIONS.

CRICICET.—No.

i BATTING. In batting and bowling we have the
heart and brain of cricket, the other points may be
Way taken as the limbs. Long stop as the right arm,
ir wicket keeping the left arm; and ao till yea
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omit the mina and all round him; but which points
ell he named after the fore parts and she hied parte
him, we ate not disposed to decide. As the shuttle
the loom, so is batting to cricket. Look at him as
forth with that nervous look,whieb is not nervous-
and with that coolness, which is not coolness. He
. great amounts of bowler Sampson,. and he is
join imue ; ha• come twenty miles in the litib
1 .no matter which to him, to do so. He has
j • "caretullY 'dictated him pads, felt the ply of his shoes,
(domed the spikes of dirt and grew,. buttoned carefully
On. well-rubbed glove, given his flannel • loosening
twitch, and away be goes, just giving the hat • twist
now and then to familiarise the heed with it. There is
no affectation in our fumy batter you see. lie has
block, and now observe his attitude and position. He
puts his right foot firmly on the ground, and as near
the block hole as possible, yet so as not to Mond before
his wicket, and his left foot pointing mil away towards
the bowler; his left shoulder is well forward, because
this will prevent the tip of the bat swinging too far in
blearing, and prevent the ball from rising too much.
Be recollects that as the bat is but four inches wide,
and the wickets eight, it follows that his bat mast be
held nearly upright, and opposite the middle stump, so
re te emer it as mach se poadble. The gime has emu-
teemed, note straight WA bet the player quietly lets
it gob;. He draws • deep breath, the ice is broken,
and now he throws his heart into it. See that cut low,
sad sharp away, just by long slip—did you am how it
was denser UTtlifi done through what may seem • lois.
eomer—upright hitting, the handle of his bat was held
inclining towards the bowler, not to the right or left,
and presented its surface to the opposite wicket, but at
the same time to the ground. Hitting upright is rather
difficult to achieve at Arst, but maim will render it
easy. See that ball. A good mom Sampson I Pitched
about four yards before the batter; and me the latter
es he steps his left foot forward without moving his
right, ant plays his bat upright at some distance from
the popping crease. The next Sampan puts nearer
within two yards; back goes his friendly opponent (our
pattern friend it not to be lured off to forward batting,
or attempt at it) and the play is snre. He adoprs the
same plan with twisters and the straight bowling that
gammon gives him, both in hitting and Meshing. He
gets a glorious innings,. 66 about his seers, sad mostly '
bemuse his heart is in it, and his good sense warns him
to be guided by safe roles, and not go experimentaliaing,
or holding the bowler cheep, after hashes made a good
hit, or reached • namable some. The next good macs
is in. We took the position and attitude of the former,
we will just look at the hitting styie of the other. He
keeps his hands, we observe, nearly close together, but
tree, so that one does not check the other; there, now
he Mk. Arms, wrists, and shoulders go together, and
heart with all. About six inches or a little lass from
the tip of the but, It is over long iteld'a head, four rs
made, and the shock wee scarcely felt Now there.+acr
a ball! it is wide of the off.atnmp ; 'imam would be
apt to let such a ball rise by teuebits the off edge of
the bat—this is through not keeping the shoulder well
eves the point of the bat. Watch our friend at the
seat; it comes about six inches wide; be mosses his
left leg over without moving his.gight, and makes a fine
out. On no 'Mount will he. more than his peedeccesor,
be tempted to itep In to strike,. he knows it VI A din-
germ; practice, not at all to be recommended, is no
rate san be applied to it. In gums in which science
takes a Aron hand, and rules through it are carefully
propounded, to go out of the record is vicious play.
Stick to the game. If you are net snecessful, remember
"'Ha not In 'ottani to command anew ;
But you've done more, Besamonlous, you've deserved It."

There is a growing objection amongst the cionsumers
of tea, to the Chinese practice of colouring it, especially
since the oMeial information given on the subject be-
fore the Parliamentary Committee on tood Adultera-
tions, disclosed the face, that the mineral 'lacing' used
on the leaf coons otr on infusion, and is imbd when,
the tee is drank. The public will, therefore, be pleased
to learn that many additional cargoes of pure tuloolonrrd
tea have recently come in, per Empress of India, and
other ships. Purchasers will do well to bent in mind
that pure tea is a dull olive— not bluish—pure bleak
is,erver instensely dark. //omission dr 00., Loodoos,
devote their entire attention to this important article,
and to meet pnblio nerimments fbr straw deliciot!st
and wholserene ton, =Port it *JIMA ..MY "till'
oolourAogrufpoe.i. Oaf suppliki sok* thrown
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