FINE CRICKET BOOK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20629, 30 July 1930, Page 17

FINE CRICKET BOOK.

BENEFIT TO YOUNG PLAYERS. A splendid book entitled "Game ot Cricket" has been published by the Lons dale Library l/ondon It is a fine edition for young players starting the name, since such well-known figures in the cricke' world as A P F Chapman, captain of the English test side: D It Jurdnie P fi [1 Fender, D J Knight. E G Mar tin 11 P> Franklin and II T Leveson Gower have made contributions Jardine deals with batting very minutely and interestingly and touches on such irn portant factors as stance, position of feet and diffeietil stroke 3 His colli ribiit ion alone is well worth reading, even by ildei batsmen w'ho for the time being have lost form. \lartin gives an excellent ontribn'io-.i on iKnvling, covering length, run. action, pace and spin, and quotes vanous bowlers with illustrations Wicket keeping is fully dealt with by H I? Franklin and ("hap man gives his opinion on the art of field ing and positions Fender's contribution i*. in the irei" ion o' aptapo. i;ni e stresses the point that a captain must have confidence in every man in the 'snip who must also have confidence in turn The importance of umpiring is fully re viewed by Leveson Gower Scoring, poaching 'est match and club cricket, care and maintenance of grounds and the laws of tliP gJine complete ,tn invaluable booh foi any cricket enthusiast. The book contains ovei 50 ''llustrations. eacb one being explained in detail