A Wodehouse Miscellany
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781153590198
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Excerpt: ... us in first?" "Very well." "Thanks," said Tom. "Good of you," said Dick. "Dont mention it," said Harry. There are two sorts of country cricket. There is the variety you get at a country-house, where the wicket is prepared with a care as meticulous as that in fashion on any county ground; where red marl and such-like aids to smoothness have been injected into the turf all through the winter; and where the out-fielding is good and the boundaries spacious. And there is the village match, where cows are apt to stroll on to the pitch before the innings and cover-point stands up to his neck in a furze-bush. The game which was to decide the fate of Tom and Dick belonged to the latter variety. A pitch had been mown in the middle of a meadow (kindly lent by Farmer Rollitt on condition that he should be allowed to umpire, and his eldest son Ted put on to bowl first). The team consisted of certain horny-handed sons of toil, with terrific golf-shots in the direction of square-leg, and the enemys ranks were composed of the same material. Tom and Dick, in ordinary circumstances, would have gone in to bat in such a match with a feeling of lofty disdain, as befitting experts from the civilised world, come to teach the rustic mind what was what. But on the present occasion the thought of all that depended on their bats induced a state of nerves which would have done credit to a test match. "Would you mind taking first b-b-ball, old man?" said Tom. "All r-right," said Dick. He had been on the point of making the request himself, but it would not do to let Tom see that he was nervous. He took guard from Farmer Rollitt, and settled himself into position to face the first delivery. Whether it is due to the pure air of the country or to daily manual toil is not known, but the fact remains that bowlers in village matches, whatever their other shortcomings, seldom fall short in the matter of speed. The present trundler, having swung his arm round like a flail, ...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153590198 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153590190 |
| Weight | 0.24 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.15 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 64 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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