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PREPARATION OF WICKETS
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batsmen have been spoon-fed by playing on lifeless, top-dressed pitches with the l.b.w. law interpreted as it is. If a ball rises at all, they are inclined to grumble and complain of the wicket, while drawn matches they say are the fault of the bowlers.