[10] Most authorities are agreed here, as these typical quotations will show:—
“It ought to be the aim of all advice in batting to help a young player to get runs, quocunque modo runs, otherwise he will not learn the game.”
“Many a devotee has been lured into less noble pursuits simply because he cannot score.”
[11] “Any reform of cricket law has for its object a levelling up of attack and defence—in other words, of batting and bowling.”—Haddon Hall Library.
[12] Mr. W. J. Ford is against this. He says:—
“The grace and the skill of batting is so attractive to the eye and so delightful to the batsman himself that, pace various wise authorities, batting must be regarded as the chief factor in the game. Cramp batting, and the game will be spoiled.”
[13] Quaife and Jessop are the best modern types of alert anticipation.
[14] In 1896 the number of out and home matches qualifying for the Championship was reduced to six, owing to the Australians’ tour, and for 1897 the number was fixed at seven. In 1898, however, all the counties played at least eight out and home matches, thus complying with the rule as originally laid down.