This is one of many interesting and unique sketches brought from the Trcbriand Islands by the well-known artist, Mr. Ellis Silas, who has just returned to Sydney from a second visit to that fascinating part of Papua. It depicts a cricket match between the girls of one of the villages. There is no limitation to the size of the bats; the ball is a weirdly-shaped piece of wood; the stumps may be of any number up to six; bills are considered unnecessary; there are no umpires; and the scores are registered by leaving off the frond of a palm left for each run. The bowler, having delivered the ball, never fails to shout "Ow's lat?" which in most ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), Wed 30 Jan 1924, Page 5
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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