Word: slacked
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...they have shown some remarkably good play, considering their resources and opportunities. Their bowling is very effective before the men become exhausted; their batting is good, and their fielding splendid. The one point in which they fail is in running the wickets. This has at times been fearfully slack and hesitating, and has given them many a needless out. The only way in which this can be remedied is to persuade enough men to practise on Jarvis to play a regular game, and to keep scores. It is to be hoped that this will be done at once, that...