Captains, 191; few good, and those amateurs, 187, 188; difficulties of professional, 188; captaincy of the Australians, 189; qualifications for, 189; nervous order, 190; apathetic kind, 190; bowling enthusiasts, 190; duties of, 191; choice of team, 191, 207; putting the other side in first, 191; order of sending men in, 195–197; counsel and encouragement to players, 198; right of captains to order men to get out or to bowl wides to cause or prevent a follow on, 198–203; economising time, 203; educational hints to men, 203; correcting slovenly dress, 204; duties in field, 204; management of the bowling, 204; placing field, 206; duties of captains of University and Public Schools teams, 207; management of school elevens, 209; enforcing practice, 210; what to drink, 210; selection of teams, 211–216; cheerfulness and watchfulness, 216 Cat-and-dog, 4, 5 Clubs:-- All England Eleven, 363; Drumpellier, 32; Eccentric Flamingoes, 295; Free Foresters, 31; Hambledon, 10, 19, 21, 31, 358, 388; I. Z., 31; Melbourne, 313; Old Grange, 32; Richmond, 12; Vine (Sevenoaks), 11; West of Scotland, 32; White Conduit, 27 Country cricket, 280; a rustic match in 1830, 280; dress of period, 280; paraphernalia of the time, 281; a common warlike wind-up of the match, 282; modern village cricket, 282; training of village lads, 283; single wicket, 284; practice before a match, 284; sixpence on the wicket, 285; the thing to ‘burn’ into a young player’s mind, 285; getting and saving runs, 285; management and finance, 286; subscriptions, 286; professional trainers, 284, 286; playing against strong in preference to weak teams, 287; educating the rougher element, 287; introduction of the school element, 288; a captain’s reward, 288; début of Richard Humphrey, 289; expenses, 290; country umpires, 290