Epigraph
“The British “Sphere of Influence.”—The cricket ball.
Mr. Punch’s Book of Sports
The Punch Library of Humour
LIFE IN LONDON
COUNTRY LIFE
IN THE HIGHLANDS
SCOTTISH HUMOUR
IRISH HUMOUR
COCKNEY HUMOUR
IN SOCIETY
AFTER DINNER STORIES
IN BOHEMIA
AT THE PLAY
MR. PUNCH AT HOME
ON THE CONTINONG
RAILWAY BOOK
AT THE SEASIDE
MR. PUNCH AFLOAT
IN THE HUNTING FIELD
MR. PUNCH ON TOUR
WITH ROD AND GUN
MR. PUNCH AWHEEL
BOOK OF SPORTS
GOLF STORIES
IN WIG AND GOWN
ON THE WARPATH
BOOK OF LOVE
WITH THE CHILDREN
Cricketers who ought to be Good Hands at Playing a Tie.—“The Eleven of Notts.”
Nomenclature.—The professional cricketer who makes a “duck’s egg” ought surely to be dubbed a “quack.”
A Model Cricket Match.—One that begins with a “draw,” but does not end with one.
Epitaph on a Cricketer.—“Over!”
A Cricketing Paradox.—Any eleven can make a score.