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Batsmen (cont.): :Taylor, C. G., 37, 359-361
 * Thornton, C. I., 79
 * Tinley, R. C, 387
 * Townsend, Frank, 391
 * Trumble J. W., 319
 * Tufton, Hon. H. and T., 356
 * Tylecote, E. F. S., 321
 * Ulyett, 33, 88, 90, 152, 321, 368
 * Wakley, Billy, 283
 * Walker, John, 365
 * Walker, Tom, 20, 21, 384
 * Walker, V. E., 37
 * Ward, 23, 26, 31, 36, 385
 * Watson, Charles, 283
 * Webbe, A. J., 40, 43, 215, 382, 410
 * Wenman, E. G., 37
 * White, 396
 * Wisden, 387
 * Woolton, 311, 367
 * Wyer, Michael Russell, 298
 * Yardley, W., 43, 57
 * (See also under University Cricketers)

Batting, art of, 34; shape of bat, 35, 36; choice of bat, 41; rules for the guidance of batsmen, 41; position at wicket, 42-44, 46; Fuller Pilch as a model batsman, 36, 43; W, G. Grace's attitude, 44; manner of holding the bat, 45; playing fast bowling, 46; position of right foot, 46, 55, 58, 67; pulling a straight fast ball to leg, 47; correct pose of left shoulder and elbow, 48, 56, 73; what to do when the ball is well outside off stump, 48; forward play, 36, 48; how to meet shooters, 50; tactics when playing and unable to smother the ball at the pitch, 51; halfcock stroke, 52; back play, 39, 53; dealing with a very short ball, 56; easy wickets, 56; the hanging ball, 57; the yorker, 58, 133, 134; offensive tactics, 59; safety plajdng, 60; the cut, 40, 42, 61; weak-wristed players' cutting, 63; the leg-hit, 64; hit to square-leg, 39, 65; pushing, 66; the glide, 67; playing a ball on the legs that is not short enough to play back to or cannot be hit to square-leg, 68; the 'draw,' 69; snicking a ball off legstump, 69; forcing stroke off the legs, 70; off-drive to coverpoint and right hand of point, 70; off balls, 71; half-volley on off side, 73 the hard drive, 74; half-volley on on side, 74; play to fast bowling on soft tricky wickets, 75; hitting on difficult wickets, 76; play to slow bowling, 77; running out to drive, 78; dealing with balls that are well outside the off stump, 80; playing lobs, 80; the pat, 81; how to meet fast or medium-pace balls on soft wickets, 83; running, 85; imitation of great players, 87; temperament, 88; nervousness, 89; rules of health, 90; sleep, 90; over-eating, 91; superstitions of players, 91; number of ways of getting out, 92, 93; fitting twice, 92; picking up the ball while