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44 the bat generally hit the wicket, and catching is the important point.

The arrangement of the field is not really very difficult to a man of intelligence who takes the trouble to watch the play. First-class cricketers play together in rather a select circle—in fact, everybody knows about everybody. When Jessop and O'Brien come in you must have two fields out deep; if Palairet, a field out deep on the off side; if Jackson, an active man must be on the on side, and so on. If the wicket is hard and inclined to bump, impress upon short-slip that his post is no sinecure, and rebuke any field who keeps his hands in his pockets and apparently takes no interest in the game. If a fieldsman, young probably, impetuous certainly, is seen to rush in and charge a ball, a captain should exercise a chastening and moderating demeanour upon him; and a good word of advice to bowlers is, that they should be careful not to begin their over until the fields are in their places and ready. If hitters are in, and the field is