Bowling, art of, 94; present contrasted with past, 95; falling off in amateur, 97; at the public schools, 97, 98; the professional bowler, 98–102, 357; object of the bowler, 102; the four motions of the ball and their intention, 103; the spin from right to left, or leg-break, 104–113; placing fieldsmen for leg-break balls, 107; rotary motion of ball from left to right, or off break, 113; what becomes of likely balls if not well played, 114; break-back, 115, 117, 138; fast off break, 116; playing off breaks, 117; upward vertical spin, 118; downward vertical spin, 118; combinations of spin, 119; change of pace, 119–121; high delivery,122; advantages of slow delivery, 122–127; two exceptions to putting on slows, 124; yorkers, 128, 164; leg half-volleys, 131; good-length ball outside off stump, 131; bowling player off his legs, 133; from different distances, 134; choice of ends, by the slow bowler, 135; taking advantage of peculiarities of time and ground, 136; avoidance of singularity of dress or manner, 137; changing from over to round the wicket, 137; varieties of full-pitch, 138; high-dropping full-pitch, 138; ordinary slow full-pitch, 140; medium-paced full-pitch, 140; how to turn different states of the ground to advantage, 142; long-hops, 145, 146; sodden wickets, 145; the ‘cutting through’ state, 147; the drying state, 147; hard and crumbled wicket, 149; left-handed bowlers, 149–153; balls curling or twisting in the air, 153, 154; under-hand slows, 154; lobs, 156, 209; fast bowling, 158–167; the off break, 162; long run up to wicket before delivery, 162; practising before beginning, 163; straight delivery, 163; value of long stops, 164; leg-stump bowling, 165; bowling over and round the wicket, 165; getting leg bias on a ball, 166; attitude in delivery, 166–168; ‘every cricketer should bowl,’ 170; throwing, 171–175; position of field for fast bowling, 175, 178; dealing with left-handed bats, 178; shooters, 180; fast under-arm bowling, 181; sneaks, 181; rules for bowlers in the field, 182–186; obedience to captain, 182; quick return of bowler to wicket, 183; appeals to umpires, 184; shoes, 184; cutting up the wicket, 184; rules for beginners, 185; training young cricketers, 382. (_See also under_ Batting) Buccleuch, Duke of, 292, 297 Bunyan, John, playing at cat, 4