[Illustration]
THE BRITISH "SPHERE OF INFLUENCE."--The cricket ball.
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CRICKETERS WHO OUGHT TO BE GOOD HANDS AT PLAYING A TIE.--"The Eleven of
Notts."
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NOMENCLATURE.--The professional cricketer who makes a "duck's egg" ought
surely to be dubbed a "quack."
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A MODEL CRICKET MATCH.--One that begins with a "draw," but does not end
with one.
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