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Rh does not go over or wide of the crease; he ought to look at the arm of some bowlers to see that they do not throw. I may note here, in passing, that as it is impossible for an umpire to look at the same second at a man's feet and hand, so is it possible for a dishonest bowler to bowl a no-ball by going over the crease, and to throw the next ball, having almost forced the umpire to look at his feet and not his hand. He has to determine any question that may arise as to l.b.w., runs out, catches at the wicket and occasionally elsewhere; call wide if necessary, see no short runs are scored, announce the fact of boundary hits to the scorers, and thoroughly understand the rules. This is a great list, and has only to be set out in order to show that the post is no sinecure. We hope bowlers will call to mind the remark of old Jemmy Grundy when dismissing about the twelfth frivolous appeal—"Not hout, and yer knows it."