[22] Cobs: balls peculiarly bowled.
[23] Innings: turns for using the bat.
[24] Topping: wonderful.
[25] "The Knights": a Greek comedy by Aristoph´anes.
[26] Set-tos: fights or encounters of any kind.
[27] Leg-bail: part of the wicket.
[28] To leg: to the left and rear.
[29] Draws: good play by the batsman.
[30] Hard away for six: to the best advantage.
[31] Herodotus: an early Greek writer, "the father of history."