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The two lived in a state of simmering hostility, punctuated at intervals by crises, which usually resulted in Lower Borlock having to play some unskilled labourer in place of their star batsman, employed doing "over-time."
"I remember seeing you at the Mission," he went on. "My name's Hathorne. Oh, well hit, sir, well hit!" Hathorne's approbation of the batsman made the match appear even more remote. It was like the comment of a passer-by upon a well-designed figure in a tapestry. It was an expression of his own æsthetic pleasure, and bore no relation to the player he applauded.
Then came Lehigh, grim and desperate, to bat for the ninth time. The first man Dick struck out. But even his wrist seemed to be treacherous now. The second Lehigh man offered at nothing, and went to first on called balls. So did the second, and a third man, and the bags were filled. Maitland glanced appealingly at Dick. The new batsman, at the second offer, drove a slow grounder.
"Not on account of my wrist." "But can you run the bases to the end?" "If it doesn't call for any more running than we've had," smiled Dick. Then he caught the ball, held it an instant, signaled, and let drive. It was the same Gardiner batsman whom Prescott had struck out at the opening of the game. This time the young giant got the range of the ball by sheer good guessing. Crack! It soared.
It was only when the next batsman who emerged from the pavilion turned out to be his young brother and not Fenn, that Silver began to see that something was wrong. It was conceivable that Fenn might have chosen to go in first wicket down instead of opening the batting, but not that he should go in second wicket. If Kay's were to win it was essential that he should begin to bat as soon as possible.
He gazed reproachfully at me, as much as to say: "How could you suggest such a thing?" I walked over to him, ostensibly to ask his advice. The quarrel continued, most of the fieldsmen asserting that the batsman was out: they wanted an innings. Unperceived, we strolled leisurely away and disappeared round a corner. The last thing that I heard was the batsman's voice shouting: "I'm not an ass.
Mr Bickersdyke turned a slightly deeper shade of purple, and was about to reply, when what sporting reporters call 'the veritable ovation' began. Quite a large crowd had been watching the game, and they expressed their approval of Mike's performance. There is only one thing for a batsman to do on these occasions. Mike ran into the pavilion, leaving Mr Bickersdyke standing. Mike Hears Bad News
There was one net for the elect, the remnants of last year's Eleven and the 'probables' for this season, and half a dozen more for lesser lights. At the first net Norris was batting to the bowling of Gosling, a long, thin day boy, Gethryn, and the professional as useful a trio as any school batsman could wish for.
There is a certain type of school batsman who is a gift to any bowler when he once lets his imagination run away with him. Sedleigh, with the exception of Adair, Psmith, and Mike, had entered upon this match in a state of the most azure funk.
The choice of innings shall be given to the captain of the home club. A dead ball is one that strikes the bat without being struck at. A score shall be counted every time a base run is made. A ball that goes over the fence, outside the two hundred and thirty feet line, wins two bases. A foul strike is when the batsman hits, when he is not in position. The runner must touch each base in its order.
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