| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | The History of Cricket By Andrew Lang. | [1] |
| II. | Batting By the Hon. R. H. Lyttelton. | [34] |
| III. | Bowling By A. G. Steel. | [94] |
| IV. | Captaincy By A. G. Steel. | [187] |
| V. | Umpires By A. G. Steel. | [217] |
| VI. | Fielding By the Hon. R. H. Lyttelton. | [245] |
| VII. | Country Cricket By F. Gale. | [280] |
| VIII. | Border Cricket By Andrew Lang. | [292] |
| IX. | How to Score By W. G. Grace. | [299] |
| X. | The Australians By A. G. Steel. | [313] |
| XI. | The University Cricket Match By the Hon. R. H. Lyttelton. | [328] |
| XII. | Gentlemen and Players By the Hon. R. H. Lyttelton | [356] |
| XIII. | The Art of Training young Cricketers By R. A. H. Mitchell. | [375] |
| XIV. | Single Wicket By the Hon. R. H. Lyttelton. | [386] |
| INDEX | [395] |
[ILLUSTRATIONS.]
ILLUSTRATIONS.
(Engraved by J. D. Cooper and R. B. Lodge, after Drawings by Lucien Davis, and Photographs by G. Mitchell, Martin & Tyler, and Medrington & Co.)
FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.
| ARTIST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| [Caught and Bowled] | Lucien Davis | Frontispiece | |
| [A Young Cricketer] | From a picture ascribed to Gainsborough, belonging to the M.C.C. | To face p. | 1 |
| [Cricket] | After Hayman’s picture, belonging to M.C.C. | ″ | 12 |
| [Royal Academy Club in Marylebone Fields] | ″ ″ | ″ | 28 |
| [Caught at the Wicket] | Lucien Davis | ″ | 68 |
| [Run Out] | ″ | ″ | 198 |
| [A. E. Stoddart] | From a photograph | ″ | 212 |
| [Country Cricket (Mitcham)] | Lucien Davis | ″ | 280 |
| [M.C.C. and Ground v. Australians, Lord’s, May 22, 1884] | ″ | ″ | 308 |
| [The Critics] | ″ | ″ | 324 |
| [The Interval] | ″ | ″ | 348 |
| [Kennington Oval, 1854] | ″ | 366 | |
| [Our National Game] | Lucien Davis | ″ | 376 |