2. If three good balls have been stopped, the fourth is often destructive, because the batsman’s patience is exhausted: so take pains with the fourth ball of the Over. 3. The straighter the ball, the more puzzling to the eye, and the more cramping to the hand of the batsman. 4. Short-pitched balls are not only easier to hit, but have more scope for missing the wicket, though pitched straight. 5. A free leg-hitter may often be put out by placing an extra man On side, and bowling repeatedly at leg-stump--only do not pitch very far up to him. Short-pitched leg-balls are the most difficult to hit, and produce most catches. By four or five attempts at leg-hitting, a man gains a tendency to swing round, and is off his straight play. 6. Besides trying every variety of length, vary your pace to deceive the batsman in timing his play; and practise the same action so as not to betray the change of pace. Also, try once or twice a high dropping ball. 7. Learn to bowl tosses and tices. With a stiff player, before his eye is in, a toss often succeeds; but especially practise high lobs--a most useful variety of ball. In most Elevens there are one or two men with whom good roundhand bowling is almost thrown away. A first-rate player in Warwickshire was found at fault with lobs: and till he learnt the secret, all his fine play was at an end. 8. Find out the farthest point to which your man can play forward safely, and pitch just short of that point with every variety of pace and dropping balls. Lillywhite’s delight is by pitching alternately just within and just out of the batsman’s reach, “_to catch him in two minds_.” Here we have positive metaphysics! Just such a wary antagonist as Lillywhite is described by Virgil,-- “Ille, velut celsam oppugnat qui molibus urbem, Nunc hos, nunc illos aditus, omnemque pererrat Arte locum; et variis adsultibus irritus urget.” Of course _aditus_ means an unguarded stump, and _locum_ where to pitch the ball. 9. A good underhand ball of two high curves--that is, a dropping ball rising high--with a twist in to leg-stump, and a third man to On side, is very effective, producing both catch and stumping. This is well worth trying, with four men on the On side, even if some great player is brought to win a country match. 10. Most men have a length they cannot play. The fault of young bowlers is, they do not pitch far enough: they thus afford too long a sight of the ball. In the School matches and the University matches at Lord’s, this is very observable, especially with fast bowlers. 11. The old-fashioned underhand lobbing, if governed by a good head--dropping short when a man is coming out, and sometimes tossed higher and sometimes lower,--is a valuable change in most Elevens; but it must be high and accurately pitched, and must have head-work in it. Put long-stop upon the On side, and bring long-slip nearer in; and be sure that your long-fields stand far away.