Wyer, Michael Russell, 296 Yardley, W., 43, 56 (_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, 42–46; 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, 54, 65, 302; pulling a straight fast ball to leg, 47; correct pose of left shoulder and elbow, 48, 54, 71; what to do when the ball is well outside off stump, 48; forward play, 48; how to meet shooters, 50; tactics when playing and unable to smother the ball at the pitch, 51; half-cock stroke, 51; back play, 39, 53; dealing with a very short ball, 54; easy wickets, 56; the hanging ball, 57; the yorker, 57, 129, 130; offensive tactics, 58; the cut, 40, 42, 59; weak-wristed players’ cutting, 61; the leg-hit, 62; hit to square-leg, 39, pushing, 64; the glide, 65; playing a ball on the legs that is not short enough to play back to, 66; the ‘draw,’ 67; snicking a ball off leg-stump, 67; forcing stroke off the legs, 68; off-drive to coverpoint and right hand of point, 68; off balls, 69; half-volley on off side, 71; the hard drive, 72; half-volley on on side, 72; play to fast bowling on soft tricky wickets, 73; hitting on difficult wickets, 74; play to slow bowling, 75; running out to drive, 76; dealing with balls that are well outside the off stump, 78; playing lobs, 78; the pat, 79; how to meet fast or medium-pace balls on soft wickets, 81; running, 83; imitation of great players, 85; temperament, 86; nervousness, 87; rules of health, 88; sleep, 88; over-eating, 88; superstitions of players, 89; number of ways of getting out, 89, 91; hitting twice, 90; picking up the ball while in ‘play,’ 90; obstructing the field, 90; rule for playing off breaks of all paces, 117; timidity with balls on off side, 132; pokey batsman dealing with high-dropping full-pitch ball, 139; when wicket softened by overnight rainfall, 142; mistakes made about the state of the wicket, 146; dealing with left-handed bowlers, 149; left-handed batsmen, 178; W. G. Grace’s counsel on how to score, 299–312. (_See also under_ Bowling) Betting, 102 Border cricket, 292; character of wicket, 292; trop de zèle, 294; patriotic partiality of umpires, 293; playing for victory rather than cricket, 294; surroundings of grounds,294; batting and bowling, 295; ‘Les Enfants Perdus,’ 295; ‘Eccentric Flamingoes,’ 295; T. R. Marshall, 295; pleasant reminiscences, 296; at the present day, 297; umpiring, 298 Border Cup, 298