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84 and in that time a hitter may get thirty runs, and this may win a match. (Remember Massie's innings in the great International match of 1882.) But when in doubt, go in first, and trust to Providence for the rest; and always go in first in a one-day match. Modesty is a great virtue, but if a captain is a good bat he should go in high, or even first; if he is the best bowler he should begin, and not go off early because he is captain; in fact, he should be possessed of the right medium, a half-way house between conceit and modesty. Of the two vices he had better be over-conscious of his own powers than over-modest.

When in the field the management of the bowling and the placing of the field is very difficult. Begin, as it is obvious you should, with your two best bowlers; and, as a rule, put your best bowler on if possible to a new man after a wicket has fallen, as he is more likely to get a new man out. An inferior bowler may enable a new bat to get his eye in, so that he will be able afterwards to hit