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MR. PUNCH'S BOOK
OF SPORTS

The British "Sphere of Influence."—The cricket ball.




Cricketers who ought to be Good Hands at Playing a Tie.—"The Eleven of Notts."




Nomenclature.—The professional cricketer who makes a "duck's egg" ought surely to be dubbed a "quack."




A Model Cricket Match.—One that begins with a "draw," but does not end with one.




Epitaph on a Cricketer.—"Over!"




A Cricketing Paradox.—Any eleven can make a score.


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