Is he back in Cumberland amongst his dales, a stalwart stripling, fishing some lonely stream within the hills, watching a bout at "knurr-and-spell" across the heather, or wrestling a fall in friendly rivalry with his cousin, a son of Anak, tall as himself?

Still it is strictly a sportas strictly as cricket, or rowing, or knurr and spelland I have no wish to place it on a different footing.