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Rh choose, to the best of their ability, such ground as will be convenient to, and for the advantage of, the two parties.

The reader is again referred for farther provision respecting the position of the wicket, to the Laws of Cricket.

is the last point to be attended to previously to commencing the game. Full particulars under this head the reader will find detailed, both in the frontispiece and in the body of instructions.

must not exceed in weight five ounces and three quarters, or be less than five ounces and a half. Either party may demand a new ball at the commencement of each innings.

must not be more than four inches and a quarter in width at the broadest part. There are no restrictions as to the height of the bat; it may be made as tall, short, or narrow as the player chooses; twenty-one or twenty-two inches, however, will be found the most convenient height for it, independently of the handle.

must stand twenty-seven inches above the ground; the stems must also be of sufficient substance to