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I think my affection for Jorkins began with the discovery that he, like myself, saw that astounding catch with which Ulyett dismissed Bonnor in the Australian match at Lord's in 1883 or was it 1884?
He was bowling, and the batsman it was an Australian in a test match hit as hard as ever he could. Ulyett could not have seen it, but he just stuck out his hand and there was the ball." "Suppose it had hit his body?" "Well, it would have hurt him." "Would he have cried?" from Dimples. "No, boy. That is what games are for, to teach you to take a knock and never show it. Supposing that "
It was just the beginning of the match and the ball was quite red. Suddenly I saw something like a red flash and there was the ball stuck in my left hand. I had not time to move it. It simply came and stuck." "Oo!" "I saw another catch like that. It was done by Ulyett, a fine Yorkshire player such a big, upstanding fellow.
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