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SIMPLE RULES.
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Fig. 1.
Preparing for Action.[1]
Meet the ball with as full a bat as the case admits. Consider the full force of this rule.
1st. Meet the ball. The bat must strike the ball, not the ball the bat. Even if you block, you can block hard, and the wrists may do a little; so,
- ↑ The toes are too much before Wicket, and foot hardly within the crease. Foreshortening suits our illustration better than artistic effect.
